Just a random thought I had, about game design, when it comes to equipment upgrades. Which do you prefer?
I know mechanically there really isn't any difference, but personally, I find I like it when I'm using the same stuff, and upgrading it, versus just picking up new loot. I get more investment and satisfaction when I'm using that same sword/knife/pistol/etc I had from the start, but I've just turned it into this insane WMD. But when the game just gives you new stuff, I find I don't really care about any of the stuff. It's just...there.
It's like how the first Mordor game, let you keep using the same weapons that you started with, and they had emotional, narrative weight to them. But the second Mordor game just tossed tons of shit at you, that you swapped out ad nauseum, with no real concern for what you had. I dislike that.
I know mechanically there really isn't any difference, but personally, I find I like it when I'm using the same stuff, and upgrading it, versus just picking up new loot. I get more investment and satisfaction when I'm using that same sword/knife/pistol/etc I had from the start, but I've just turned it into this insane WMD. But when the game just gives you new stuff, I find I don't really care about any of the stuff. It's just...there.
It's like how the first Mordor game, let you keep using the same weapons that you started with, and they had emotional, narrative weight to them. But the second Mordor game just tossed tons of shit at you, that you swapped out ad nauseum, with no real concern for what you had. I dislike that.