Goonhub
08-29-2024, 10:29 PM
After playing a few rounds with it, I can concretely say that yeah my previous hopes I had first seeing this kinda fell flat. Playing with it felt more like "eh I'll get it fixed when I have time" and just using the first source of food or water I see instead of actually having interaction with the barkeep or chef. As barkeep it was a bit better in terms of actually doing stuff like refilling drinks and seeing people in the bar, but even then it rarely led to anything other than asking for a drink and leaving.
Overall while it did seem cool as a concept, in practice it kinda ended up being more a mild annoyance or surprise that a debuff happened mid fight since it's been a while from drinking/eating so now you're much closer to death/getting stunned. The 'cost' of other gameplay with it really does not equal what's gained from the mechanics it uses or opportunities it gives to bartender or chef, taking way more than it gives.
Overall while it did seem cool as a concept, in practice it kinda ended up being more a mild annoyance or surprise that a debuff happened mid fight since it's been a while from drinking/eating so now you're much closer to death/getting stunned. The 'cost' of other gameplay with it really does not equal what's gained from the mechanics it uses or opportunities it gives to bartender or chef, taking way more than it gives.