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    DISPATCHES DECEMBER

    Oct 10, 2019 6 minutes

    Dialogue

    Send your views, using ‘Dialogue’ as the subject line, to edge@futurenet.com. Our letter of the month wins an SN30 Pro+ controller, compatible with PC and Switch, courtesy of 8BitDo

    Master and servant

    I too felt a sense of ‘fresh air’ when reading that Disintegration (E337) would not have a multiplayer progression system. Later on in the Fantasy Strike review (another game without progession systems), you mention that it’s heartbreaking to find so few players offline. As much as this saddens me, I have to admit, I am a hypocrite.

    Another excellent David Sirlin game is . A few years ago, you could buy characters for a small price, or grind through 100 games or so to earn one. One day that system was replaced with a full purchase. Doing so drastically decreased my playtime. The lobby participants disappeared, and all that’s left is nostalgia. Another example was ’s honour system. To get the best

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