Save Points, A desperate plea Options

[rewells]

Hey y'all,

I've been meaning to write a post about this for a while, but it keeps slipping my mind until now. I get really annoyed when games do not have save points. The majority of non-RM games I play do have save points, so I am used to relying on them, not having to save just whenever I think about it. I'm glad that RM lets you save anywhere by default, but you could at least put some reminder to save before a boss or after a long cutscene. In most commercial RPGs, save points let me know when the challenge is going to increase (i.e., a boss fight is up ahead) or to let me know that a cutscene is about to happen, so I know if it's a good time to to take a bathroom break or call it quits for the night. They help me pace my the experience, and, most importantly, they remind me to save so I don't have to replay the same 20 minutes of game play!

Thank you

[amerk]

Save anywhere with save point reminders (to remind to save before an upcoming boss for example) is ideal with a lot of players. I don't really care, either way, but if you use save points, add them aplenty and allow saving anywhere on the world map.

I'm currently playing a game with save points, and it doesn't allow you to save on the world map.

Another option, save anywhere on the world map or in safe zones, but for dungeons, let the player buy save points. The cost can be relatively expensive, say around 1000 G for a standard save, and get expensive the more features it offers:

1. Standard Save = 1000 G
2. Save with 25% Party Restoration = 1500 G
3. Save with 50% Party Restoration = 2500 G
4. Save with full Party Restoration = 4000 G

This allows the players to be selective on how many save points to buy and use, but doesn't hinder from doing so if they have the resources.

[markchapman10]

Save anywhere with save point reminders (to remind to save before an upcoming boss for example) is ideal with a lot of players. I don't really care, either way, but if you use save points, add them aplenty and allow saving anywhere on the world map.

I'm currently playing a game with save points, and it doesn't allow you to save on the world map.

Another option, save anywhere on the world map or in safe zones, but for dungeons, let the player buy save points. The cost can be relatively expensive, say around 1000 G for a standard save, and get expensive the more features it offers:

1. Standard Save = 1000 G
2. Save with 25% Party Restoration = 1500 G
3. Save with 50% Party Restoration = 2500 G
4. Save with full Party Restoration = 4000 G

This allows the players to be selective on how many save points to buy and use, but doesn't hinder from doing so if they have the resources.

to be honest, that is one thing I have never tried... I like that idea.

[amerk]

I haven't tried it either, yet, but I've been contemplating it as a possibility. You could even give the saves names of items (similar to Final Fantasy):

1. Standard Save = 1000 G is called Sleeping Bags
2. Save with 25% Party Restoration = 1500 G is called tent
3. Hut
4. Cabin or House
5. etc

The more I think about it, the more I think I'm going to try it out... after the game I'm working on.

[vvalkingman]

What about not breaking immersion by autosaving for the player whenever they accomplish something of significance like defeating a boss, starting a questline, finding a town, etc...Deux Ex Human Revolution does that AND it gives you the option to save whenever you want as well just like the default saving system of rpg maker. Idk about you guys, by immersion is hard to pull off in rpg maker games(imo) but if you can, there isn't anything worse than breaking that immersion by having a floating crystal or a textbox pop up "would you like to save?" We want them in our "world", saving should be handled by us in the background. Thoughts?