Mummelmann on 19 May 2009
They could be implemented in areas where it makes sense, ambushes in thick jungle, dark caves etc. Makes no sense at all to be surprised on a huge plain without so much as a shrub to hide behind or in the middle of a busy city street (monsters, that is).
Of course, I'm a long time pen & paper RPG fan so I'm a little particular about my feelings in this, encounters should always make sense imo and in many JRPG's (and WRPG's) they just don't.
