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by dartos 679 days ago
Yeah. A truly balanced game is boring. There’s no drama or tension.

You need the power fantasy of being strongest characters and the underdog tale of winning against the strongest characters as a less meta one.

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Why not abandon the idea of balance entirely and tailor balance situational for maximum drama.make the meta shakespearean..
Valve memorably did just this over a decade ago with the Director system in Left4Dead.
See also the storytellers in Rimworld. Randy in particular is a master of the dramatic turn.
That’s exactly what “balancing” a game means.