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Synthesis · 02-14-2010, 11:53 PM

If you think being killed on Armageddon leads to nothing but repeats of the same character concepts, you either a) have never played Armageddon or b) have a very limited imagination. I've put in over 70 characters there over nearly 13 years, and the only times I've ever "recycled" character concepts are when I've died by some fluke random mob showing up to pwn me at the <10 hour mark.

As far as other players are concerned, I would hazard a guess that only true newbies who have difficulty generating descriptions and backgrounds ever repeatedly recycle concepts. As far as recruiting over the forums is concerned, uh, no.

Diversity there is what you make of it. If you want to play the same archetype over and over again, that's your prerogative, but the permadeath feature has absolutely nothing to do with it.

02-14-2010, 11:53 PM	#29
Synthesis New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2	Re: What types of games are impacted the most by permadeath? If you think being killed on Armageddon leads to nothing but repeats of the same character concepts, you either a) have never played Armageddon or b) have a very limited imagination. I've put in over 70 characters there over nearly 13 years, and the only times I've ever "recycled" character concepts are when I've died by some fluke random mob showing up to pwn me at the <10 hour mark. As far as other players are concerned, I would hazard a guess that only true newbies who have difficulty generating descriptions and backgrounds ever repeatedly recycle concepts. As far as recruiting over the forums is concerned, uh, no. Diversity there is what you make of it. If you want to play the same archetype over and over again, that's your prerogative, but the permadeath feature has absolutely nothing to do with it.