What system is better? Like in Fallout, Diablo or D&D (memorizing spells for one day and remembering them after rest)? As for me, last thing is quite strange. Why mage forgets spell just after using it? Maybe question is a bit incorrect, but try not to compare, what game is better. Pay attention to RPG system only: combat, spells (if they are) and so on.

I prefer to have as much say in the character development as possible, and that's only possible in the Fallout style, so that one.

I would say SPECIAL(too lazy to write those .s)
because its many stats but stays easily understandeable,but i prefer improvement based on performing activity,not adding skill points

I'd say it's AD&D 2nd edition for pen&paper, but for games, special is the best system probably...

You can have quite some say in your development in 3E DnD.

I will still vote for SPECIAL for the sole reason that I have a copy of SPECAL at home, but not of DnD (it's far too expensive! :cry: )
(and the fact that fallout is the game of all time helps too)

Well, Diablo is the most fun, so I said Diablo. :bleh:

That's really nice joke. :D

This is an easy one... wait... no Deadlands? Oh, I'll write in vote for Deadlands.

That's really nice joke. :D [/b][/quote]
It's a really nice joke when you say it's a nice joke because Diablo has kept me busy for 4 years while I played Baldur's Gate for a month.

It speaks for itself.

I like the Final Fntasy turn based system for combat, and stat building that actually effects your char, like in Might and Magic.

The SPECIAL, hands down. One major point/reason is that it is turn based (I dislike the real time or the "phased" battle systems in RPGs). Another is that it just plain rocks!

Those people knew how to create a great buggy rpg. Just look at their history, Fallout series, Arcanum, TOEE. Great adventures (in the non gaming sense) with very good rpg elements, large worlds to explore, and a style that is for me the same as the old Command and Conquer for the RTS genre.
I hope they will manage to start a new company again since Troika took a dive to the sea of neverland.

yes it does.
and it's not in your favour blood pigggggg
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had to post this somewhere. it fits so well.

One thing in that reasoning (the one from Blood-Piggy), is that it disregards the existence of the Fallout system. Seems to be either Baldur's Gate style or Diablo style.

Personally, the best RPG system I found was present in Tales of Symphonia. Gotta love real time, stat based battles.

I like every RPG system.

I agree totally with you!

for the first time somebody does!

SPECIAL is nice, but it's a very fractured and buggy system.

Diablo system is easy and good for novices.

SPECIAL is rather intuitive and powerful. Decidedly my favorite.

Arcanum's variation on SPECIAL is more complicated, but still fairly understandable.

I cannot voice an opinion of Baldur's Gate, as I have not played that game.

I like all rpg systems, but I have to say that from the Fallout1 - the main playing was very flegmatic, so thats a downer.