Poll: Are Turn based RPGs Dead?

[SegataSanshiro]

Azuren said:

SegataSanshiro said:

It absolutely is. Xenoblade is turn based. There is a misconception turn based is just one thing. Dragon Quest. Not true. Dragon Age Origins is turn based. The basis of turn based is stats and timing. Turn based can be presented to look more action but the mechanics work the same. Your level your stats your timing all matter. ARPG stats don't determine timing. Closest to that is the Ys bump system which is stats and position not timing. So it's ALMOST turn based. Turn based does not always mean selecting from a menu. That is confusing actual mechanics with presentation. If your stats are important to the timing in a battle when you and a enemy attack that is the core basis of turn based.

I think you're confusing turn-based with menu-based.

No I am not. People are. RPGs been playing them for 30 years. Best friend teaches game design. People think somehting like Xenoblade isn't turn based when it is. You have a swing timer in DAO which is based soley on your characters stats. All that is turn based.