The problem with RPG Accesories
The Accesory. Be it one or two, most RPG's include them. This is the 'trinket' slot, that weird gem, the necklace, the ring, the boots whatever.
There's a problem with them.
Allow me to elaborate:
I can equip an accesory that increases the quality of harvested goods. Mushrooms, grass, wood that sort of thing. Or I can equip an accesory that boosts my stats in battle.
Which do I use? That's the Accesory problem and so many RPG's do this. The optimal route is to wear the stat booster, then when I find a harvest spot to swap to the harvesting accesory then go back to the stat booster. It's a hassle.
Why don't you make the harvesting increase a toggleable Relic option? Why don't you take Star Ocean's route of taking a penalty to your stats for bonus experience? The equipping and re-equipping stuff is just hassley.
Mass Effect had this problem with Ammo, having to swap ammo in and out depending on encounter. In Mass Effect 2 they made the ammo powers instead and swapping between them is much faster.
In short:
Having to equip and re-equip items depending on whether I'm out of combat or in-combat is a hassle. Quit doing it.
There's a problem with them.
Allow me to elaborate:
I can equip an accesory that increases the quality of harvested goods. Mushrooms, grass, wood that sort of thing. Or I can equip an accesory that boosts my stats in battle.
Which do I use? That's the Accesory problem and so many RPG's do this. The optimal route is to wear the stat booster, then when I find a harvest spot to swap to the harvesting accesory then go back to the stat booster. It's a hassle.
Why don't you make the harvesting increase a toggleable Relic option? Why don't you take Star Ocean's route of taking a penalty to your stats for bonus experience? The equipping and re-equipping stuff is just hassley.
Mass Effect had this problem with Ammo, having to swap ammo in and out depending on encounter. In Mass Effect 2 they made the ammo powers instead and swapping between them is much faster.
In short:
Having to equip and re-equip items depending on whether I'm out of combat or in-combat is a hassle. Quit doing it.