Re: Odyssey Is Here!

From: gameman@aimnet.com (Jeffrey Kessler)

Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000

I was also a playtester.  My focus in the second playtest was solely on
troops.  I performed a great deal of analysis on the cost and point values
of the troops.  Unfortunately IMO, the troop types in the Hero's Quest
module are not particularly balanced.

I will admit that the Den Staff did an excellent job and did change
somethings to bring the troops into balance.  Many people would complain
that because I focused on damage delievered per cost of troop, I ignored
the defensive statistics.  I did look at the defensive statistics and
showed that it was not cost effective to purchase the more expensive units
as the defensive stats did not pay for themselves.

If it were not for the troop imbalance, I might be signing up now.  The
fact that the game is modular means that in a different module the troops
might be better designed.  I look forward to that.

As a final recommendation, if you are interested in Legend type games for
their character focus, I really think Odyessy is a great game.  My first
playtest was  a character group and it was very enjoyable.  You should not
ignore troops, just be aware that there are troops that perform better
than they should.

References

Odyssey Is Here!
hahn@den.com (Tim Hahn)
Fri, 04 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey Is Here!
heyman@camis.Stanford.EDU (Jay Heyman)
Fri, 04 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey Is Here!
Kevin McGee <kdmcgee@aol.com>
Mon, 07 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Odyssey Is Here!
hahn@den.com (Tim Hahn)
Fri, 04 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey Is Here!
heyman@camis.Stanford.EDU (Jay Heyman)
Fri, 04 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey Is Here!
Kevin McGee <kdmcgee@aol.com>
Mon, 07 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000