What's so fun about Turn Based Combat?

Am I missing something? It sure seems to kill the action/paceof videogames.

Interesting question, i never found the concept good either...

for one, it adds strategy and complexity to something that generally isnt

and its a dying breed of gameplay, so dont fret

It kind of makes you think about what you're going to do.

I haven't played a turn based game since FFX though so I'm curious to see if I'll even enjoy FFXIII.

I think its put into RPG's to make the D&D fans feel right at home.

In KOTOR I would have much rather had control of my light saber than to enter attacks in the queue.

It depends on what king of turn based you mean. If you mean turn based like in Baldurs Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Ogre Battles 64, Dragons Age Origins, or KOTOR it adds strategy to the game while letting you watch the characters that you made the way you wanted fight in decent/really goodlooking combat. Usually in games like this the way you leveled up your characters or set up your party make a big difference in combat and the game really does require you to think about what you are doing. The "turns" are used more in a D&D way (especially in Baldurs Gate) where things like your weapons, stat buffs, class, speed, etc determine what you can do in a round or turn. I really enjoy games like these.

If you mean JRPG style turn based where the battle has to load, it is boring to watch after the first few battles, you usually have very little options for customizing your character, all you do is grind and choose attack and your strongest spell while in battle, and the only strategy is saving up your MP from battle to battle or remembering if that monster was weak to fire, lightning, or ice then I see no fun in that at all. I have always hated the battle systems of most JRPGs.

I like the fact that I can sit back and think about what move i'm going to make. I've not playeda turn based game since FFX but I just liked being able to a) have a break b)think through my moves

I like it as a change of pace sometimes. Plus, if done well, can make you think a lot about strategy, like in the Fire Emblem games. I don't pick up TBC games for their form of combat though: I do it for their stories,

Well because you can take your time to think out your moves, plan ahead -you know- form a strategy of sorts

And because some people find that non-turn-based games simply turn into a frenzy of random button mashing that results in sore fingers and broken controllers.

Am I missing something? It sure seems to kill the action/pace of videogames.

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If you're controlling a group of people, it gives you time to give them orders and make use of their abilities.

I like the strategy that is involved in taking turns. It makes things so much more exciting for me. It's also fun to watch your actions play out in front of you.

It adds a nice strategy aspect to rpgs imo.