For a long time I thought Dragon's Dogma had an awful defense/damage calculation formula
Then I checked how Dark Souls 2 works
Holy shit, that's bad

DD's formula is absolutely perfect for an open world game. You find gateway encounters you can't beat, level up a bit, and then trounce it
Great sense of progression

>>713986912
Nobody likes doing fuckall damage to enemies after exploring or outscaling the world to the point you are Op