I get why people do this, it does make sense. But, it kind of sucks for the health of the game. It creates an incentive to start combat the moment you enter a scene, and not do any actual roleplay. I say this as someone who’s character very much relies on backup to win any conflict he’s ever in, and is the one who benefits the most from calling for backup the moment he thinks he’s in danger. I’d like to be able to do a scene some justice, especially a tense scene in which conflict might soon be happening, but I feel like anyone who isn’t slamming their face into their keyboard as fast as possible to initiate combat, win combat, bind, and take their target to a second location before their entire faction shows up, is just going to be eternally punished for their desire to have good RP.
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