>>719103598
>>719103730
He was like, 70% of the way there in DD2
The enemy variety was dogshit, and the spawns were constant and repetitive and so it got boring way too fast, but once in a while you'd get a glimpse of this perfect natural, emergent chaos where everything lined up and created some fantastic moments
If the game had 3x as many enemy types, and variable spawns and persistent roaming large monsters and bands of guards and shit then yeah travelling could have easily had enough interesting moments to justify a bit of walking. The caravans shortcutting travel but still getting interrupted by ambushes and shenanigans was a glimpse into a better world.