richardhutnik on 21 October 2009
| Crazymann said: I think Blizzard is on the right track with D3. Overworld is hand-crafted, but dungeons and side quests are randomly placed - as are a lot of the underworld areas themselves. Best of both worlds I think. |
I am not opposed to there being both, and think it helps. I am of the belief when you are doing things like grinding to build up, having things randomized helps, or if there is a need to explore and to prevent preset planning, then randomizing (procedurally generating maps) helps.
I remember when Age of Wonders came out, the designers labelled those who wanted the maps randomized as "The Random Map Cult" from way back when. Well, I thought the name stuck as a good label, so I started a Yahoo group with that name:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/randommaps/
When it comes to RTS titles (another post) Age of Empires is an exception. Most maps are NOT randomized/procedurally generated.
