Have you posted about mana before? (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Saturday, December 10, 2016, 17:27 (2694 days ago) @ someotherguy

I was having a conversation with someone about alternatives to mana mechanics a while ago. You can do some really interesting things to mana with a little tweaking, but sadly very few bother.

I think it boils down to two things:

1. Does the limitation add fun and complexity?
2. Is there a way to fundamentally bypass the limitation?

You want the answer to be yes, and no respectively.

I think something like Diablo 2 fails on both parts. If you are a sorceress, you magic is basically the only way to damage the enemy, and so essentially functions like your attack. Run out of mana, and you have no options. Thus it fails number 1. It can be bypassed as well. Mana potions are cheap and plentiful (after the 1.10 patch), and most players use mana steal or mana on kill items. You reach the point where you never think about your mana because you can just always use a spell.

Sadly most 'mana' in games functions the same way.