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RPG Developers Encourage Players to Embrace Failure Instead of Savescumming

Developers behind acclaimed PC RPGs discuss designing games around meaningful failure, arguing that player trust can reduce the temptation to reload saves after unfavorable outcomes.

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"If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing
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RPG Developers Encourage Players to Embrace Failure Instead of Savescumming

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"If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing