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DK9292 04/04/20 5:04:23 PM #1:	I know most tend to go 3-4, but how far do you think it could go? Or why is 3-4 used aside from tradition/technology limitations? --- ''It doesn't matter if we're devils! I can't abandon the person who's fighting this battle beside me to the very end!'' ~Sunshine, Kinnikuman <cite>DK9292 posted [p:936779779] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>I know most tend to go 3-4, but how far do you think it could go? Or why is 3-4 used aside from tradition/technology limitations? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 04/04/20 5:05:38 PM #2:	Disgaea 5 has 20 --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:936779843] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Disgaea 5 has 20 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheDarkCircle 04/04/20 5:06:35 PM #3:	probably cause it would extend the time for each turn in so many ways, (more commands, more enemies on the other side to make the game challenging in any form etc) and thus extend the time of every random battle and thus making grinding even more annoying than it is. <cite>TheDarkCircle posted [p:936779902] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>probably cause it would extend the time for each turn in so many ways, (more commands, more enemies on the other side to make the game challenging in any form etc) and thus extend the time of every random battle and thus making grinding even more annoying than it is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DK9292 04/04/20 5:06:37 PM #4:	Irony posted... Disgaea 5 has 20 Disgaea's not a jRPG, it's an SRPG. --- ''It doesn't matter if we're devils! I can't abandon the person who's fighting this battle beside me to the very end!'' ~Sunshine, Kinnikuman <cite>DK9292 posted [p:936779905] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite> <quote>Disgaea 5 has 20</quote>Disgaea's not a jRPG, it's an SRPG. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SH_expert44 04/04/20 5:06:51 PM #5:	Star Ocean 5 does 7 at a time and the action is pretty good --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://imgur.com/nhHkg9L https://imgur.com/A3kur0P <cite>SH_expert44 posted [p:936779917] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Star Ocean 5 does 7 at a time and the action is pretty good </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 04/04/20 5:06:58 PM #6:	DK9292 posted... Disgaea's not a jRPG, it's an SRPG. Lol ok kid --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:936779921] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>DK9292 posted... </cite> <quote>Disgaea's not a jRPG, it's an SRPG.</quote>Lol ok kid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 04/04/20 5:10:03 PM #7:	In Last Remnant there's a lot in a party --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:936780098] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>In Last Remnant there's a lot in a party </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stagmar 04/04/20 5:10:14 PM #8:	Can't remember, was Suikoden six or eight? --- 11/11/1572 -- Never Forget. <cite>Stagmar posted [p:936780108] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Can't remember, was Suikoden six or eight? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
cmiller4642 04/04/20 5:10:51 PM #9:	Final Fantasy IV has 5 <cite>cmiller4642 posted [p:936780139] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Final Fantasy IV has 5 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolpal23 04/04/20 5:10:59 PM #10:	Irony posted... Lol ok kid He's right though And this is coming from a huge disgaea fan --- MSI B360-A PRO\|EVGA 8Gb Gtx 1070\| DDR4 2400 16Gb G.skill\| i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Steam: That Hero Luka "Fact and fiction, where do you draw the line?" <cite>coolpal23 posted [p:936780147] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite> <quote>Lol ok kid</quote>He's right though And this is coming from a huge disgaea fan </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
inTaCtfuL 04/04/20 5:11:48 PM #11:	What's a jrpg in your eyes? Just one that's turn based? Also to somewhat answer the question, the norm is 3-4 because of balance reasons and perhaps time reasons? (as in if you have too many characters in battle at a time then battles might start to drag on) --- i7-3970X Extreme ~ Asus Rampage IV Extreme ~ 32 GB DDR3-2133 ~ 10 TB 7200RPM ~ 500 GB SSD ~ 690 x2 ~ 1200 W PSU Gold ~ <cite>inTaCtfuL posted [p:936780187] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>What's a jrpg in your eyes? Just one that's turn based? Also to somewhat answer the question, the norm is 3-4 because of balance reasons and perhaps time reasons? (as in if you have too many characters in battle at a time then battles might start to drag on) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 04/04/20 5:12:28 PM #12:	3 is too few assuming you're controlling all of them. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:936780221] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>3 is too few assuming you're controlling all of them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GATTJT 04/04/20 5:12:47 PM #13:	FF IV had up to 5. FF X had 3 but you could swap characters whenever you wanted. 5 seems like a good cutoff point to me, any more would start to feel cluttered imo. --- http://steamcommunity.com/id/gamerfanfan/wishlist <cite>GATTJT posted [p:936780239] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>FF IV had up to 5. FF X had 3 but you could swap characters whenever you wanted. 5 seems like a good cutoff point to me, any more would start to feel cluttered imo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 04/04/20 5:14:41 PM #14:	Romancing SaGa 3 had six, where one was a squad leader and had a bit of a special role --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:936780344] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Romancing SaGa 3 had six, where one was a squad leader and had a bit of a special role </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dameon_reaper 04/04/20 5:14:53 PM #15:	Stagmar posted... Can't remember, was Suikoden six or eight? @Stagmar 6. I think it was four in Suikoden IV though. Suikoden was the oddball of the series...but now that I think about it, Suikoden III was the oddball, Suikoden IV was just..not as good as the rest of the series. <cite>dameon_reaper posted [p:936780357] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Stagmar posted... </cite> <quote>Can't remember, was Suikoden six or eight?</quote> @Stagmar 6. I think it was four in Suikoden IV though. Suikoden was the oddball of the series...but now that I think about it, Suikoden III was the oddball, Suikoden IV was just..not as good as the rest of the series. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DK9292 04/04/20 5:18:02 PM #16:	coolpal23 posted... He's right though And this is coming from a huge disgaea fan You say that as if I'm not. TheDarkCircle posted... probably cause it would extend the time for each turn in so many ways, (more commands, more enemies on the other side to make the game challenging in any form etc) and thus extend the time of every random battle and thus making grinding even more annoying than it is. inTaCtfuL posted... Also to somewhat answer the question, the norm is 3-4 because of balance reasons and perhaps time reasons? (as in if you have too many characters in battle at a time then battles might start to drag on) Hm, I suppose that makes sense. SH_expert44 posted... Star Ocean 5 does 7 at a time and the action is pretty good scar the 1 posted... In Last Remnant there's a lot in a party Stagmar posted... Can't remember, was Suikoden six or eight? Really? Interesting. inTaCtfuL posted... What's a jrpg in your eyes? Just one that's turn based? If that were the case why would I argue against Disgaea, a turn-based strategy RPG, of being a jRPG? --- ''It doesn't matter if we're devils! I can't abandon the person who's fighting this battle beside me to the very end!'' ~Sunshine, Kinnikuman <cite>DK9292 posted [p:936780531] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>coolpal23 posted... </cite> <quote>He's right though And this is coming from a huge disgaea fan</quote>You say that as if I'm not. TheDarkCircle posted... </cite> <quote>probably cause it would extend the time for each turn in so many ways, (more commands, more enemies on the other side to make the game challenging in any form etc) and thus extend the time of every random battle and thus making grinding even more annoying than it is.</quote>inTaCtfuL posted... </cite> <quote>Also to somewhat answer the question, the norm is 3-4 because of balance reasons and perhaps time reasons? (as in if you have too many characters in battle at a time then battles might start to drag on)</quote>Hm, I suppose that makes sense. SH_expert44 posted... </cite> <quote>Star Ocean 5 does 7 at a time and the action is pretty good</quote>scar the 1 posted... </cite> <quote>In Last Remnant there's a lot in a party</quote>Stagmar posted... </cite> <quote>Can't remember, was Suikoden six or eight?</quote>Really? Interesting. inTaCtfuL posted... </cite> <quote>What's a jrpg in your eyes? Just one that's turn based?</quote>If that were the case why would I argue against Disgaea, a turn-based strategy RPG, of being a jRPG? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DK9292 04/04/20 5:18:06 PM #17:	Tyranthraxus posted... 3 is too few assuming you're controlling all of them. GATTJT posted... FF IV had up to 5. FF X had 3 but you could swap characters whenever you wanted. 5 seems like a good cutoff point to me, any more would start to feel cluttered imo. Ooh, can you two go into more detail? --- ''It doesn't matter if we're devils! I can't abandon the person who's fighting this battle beside me to the very end!'' ~Sunshine, Kinnikuman <cite>DK9292 posted [p:936780536] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>3 is too few assuming you're controlling all of them.</quote>GATTJT posted... </cite> <quote>FF IV had up to 5. FF X had 3 but you could swap characters whenever you wanted. 5 seems like a good cutoff point to me, any more would start to feel cluttered imo.</quote>Ooh, can you two go into more detail? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coolpal23 04/04/20 5:19:42 PM #18:	DK9292 posted... You say that as if I'm not. I could tell you were based on the response, such a good series --- MSI B360-A PRO\|EVGA 8Gb Gtx 1070\| DDR4 2400 16Gb G.skill\| i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Steam: That Hero Luka "Fact and fiction, where do you draw the line?" <cite>coolpal23 posted [p:936780635] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>DK9292 posted... </cite> <quote>You say that as if I'm not.</quote>I could tell you were based on the response, such a good series </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
absurdForest 04/04/20 5:24:28 PM #19:	5 <cite>absurdForest posted [p:936780878] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>5 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Machete 04/04/20 5:33:37 PM #20:	69 <cite>Machete posted [p:936781347] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>69 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 04/04/20 5:34:34 PM #21:	5 at most. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:936781408] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>5 at most. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
discodancer77 04/04/20 5:42:01 PM #22:	If were counting SRPGs then we can just toss in everything, Fire Emblem, Shining Force, FFT, etc --- Playing: Life is Strange http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198797989609/wishlist/?sort=rank <cite>discodancer77 posted [p:936781754] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>If were counting SRPGs then we can just toss in everything, Fire Emblem, Shining Force, FFT, etc </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GallisOTK 04/04/20 5:52:13 PM #23:	Standard turn-based (like Final Fantasy) = 3-6, with 4 being the optimal Turn-based strategy (like Fire Emblem) = 6-15, with 10 being the optimal --- "WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON OUT HERE!?" ~ Vince Lombardi https://imgur.com/rDu2AJS <cite>GallisOTK posted [p:936782216] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Standard turn-based (like Final Fantasy) = 3-6, with 4 being the optimal Turn-based strategy (like Fire Emblem) = 6-15, with 10 being the optimal</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DK9292 04/04/20 5:57:14 PM #25:	discodancer77 posted... If were counting SRPGs then we can just toss in everything, Fire Emblem, Shining Force, FFT, etc For fuck's sake no we're not. --- ''It doesn't matter if we're devils! I can't abandon the person who's fighting this battle beside me to the very end!'' ~Sunshine, Kinnikuman <cite>DK9292 posted [p:936782449] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>discodancer77 posted... </cite> <quote>If were counting SRPGs then we can just toss in everything, Fire Emblem, Shining Force, FFT, etc</quote>For fuck's sake no we're not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 04/04/20 6:00:13 PM #26:	As far as "what would work" I think it's more about what's fun to play than any theoretical limit. And that will depend a lot on other factors such as complexity, how many distinct roles are there, how many distinct units to fill those roles, etc. I'd rather ask questions like, "at which point do decisions stop feeling meaningful?", and there's no one size fits all number for that. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:936782587] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>As far as "what would work" I think it's more about what's fun to play than any theoretical limit. And that will depend a lot on other factors such as complexity, how many distinct roles are there, how many distinct units to fill those roles, etc. I'd rather ask questions like, "at which point do decisions stop feeling meaningful?", and there's no one size fits all number for that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DK9292 04/04/20 6:13:50 PM #28:	scar the 1 posted... As far as "what would work" I think it's more about what's fun to play than any theoretical limit. And that will depend a lot on other factors such as complexity, how many distinct roles are there, how many distinct units to fill those roles, etc. I'd rather ask questions like, "at which point do decisions stop feeling meaningful?", and there's no one size fits all number for that. Hm, can you elaborate a bit on that last point? --- ''It doesn't matter if we're devils! I can't abandon the person who's fighting this battle beside me to the very end!'' ~Sunshine, Kinnikuman <cite>DK9292 posted [p:936783297] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>scar the 1 posted... </cite> <quote>As far as "what would work" I think it's more about what's fun to play than any theoretical limit. And that will depend a lot on other factors such as complexity, how many distinct roles are there, how many distinct units to fill those roles, etc. I'd rather ask questions like, "at which point do decisions stop feeling meaningful?", and there's no one size fits all number for that.</quote>Hm, can you elaborate a bit on that last point? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpaceBear_ 04/04/20 6:17:35 PM #29:	I liked how in FFIV, you had a max of five members but throughout a lot of the game you didn't have a full squad. I wish FFVII and VIII had four. --- - God bless, downtime and TheSlinja. YNWA GameFAQs' Favourite Sons. - Official Barman Of Champion Pub <cite>SpaceBear_ posted [p:936783527] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>I liked how in FFIV, you had a max of five members but throughout a lot of the game you didn't have a full squad. I wish FFVII and VIII had four. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpaceBear_ 04/04/20 6:18:40 PM #30:	Also BoF IV had a good system with three front row and three back row. --- - God bless, downtime and TheSlinja. YNWA GameFAQs' Favourite Sons. - Official Barman Of Champion Pub <cite>SpaceBear_ posted [p:936783587] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>Also BoF IV had a good system with three front row and three back row. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stagmar 04/04/20 6:41:15 PM #31:	I miss Suikoden :( --- 11/11/1572 -- Never Forget. <cite>Stagmar posted [p:936784893] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>I miss Suikoden :( </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 04/04/20 6:46:27 PM #32:	5 is probably the best, though anything between 4-6 is good. With 3 and less you pretty much have to let every character do most everything, while with more you can make them feel different. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:936785190] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>5 is probably the best, though anything between 4-6 is good. With 3 and less you pretty much have to let every character do most everything, while with more you can make them feel different. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar the 1 04/05/20 2:30:11 AM #33:	DK9292 posted... Hm, can you elaborate a bit on that last point? Party size should be something that enables meaningful and interesting decisions. "Should I put in these two characters? I'll have more damage but less protection", for example. If your party is too big, you might run the risk of never having to make interesting choices and it might feel boring or meaningless. It's not the only aspect, but it's part of what goes into the design --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar the 1 posted [p:936808212] in In jRPGs, ... [t:78542695]...</cite> <quote>DK9292 posted... </cite> <quote>Hm, can you elaborate a bit on that last point?</quote>Party size should be something that enables meaningful and interesting decisions. "Should I put in these two characters? I'll have more damage but less protection", for example. If your party is too big, you might run the risk of never having to make interesting choices and it might feel boring or meaningless. It's not the only aspect, but it's part of what goes into the design </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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