MateKiddleton

Fox. 100 dex and double entendres all round.

Personally the one that misses most for me is Ivan's portrait. He's just too friendly looking now and not rough enough. Magic is second, but I can live with it. On the other hand, I like Meltdown's new gang leader look, and Mouse looks fantastic.

Since perks are based on stat thresholds, and those particular examples are dealing with the interrupt mechanic, that seems fine. But probably depends if you can still interrupt with no remaining AP. Too hard to say without playing the game.

No problem with perks or traits, but talents could be completely busted depending on what they do (extra movement for example is usually op in these types of games). Appreciate that talents give mercs uniqueness, but needs to be carefully balanced and not outside the realms of reality.

Livewire is too expensive, and Kalyna's stats do seem a bit off. Stats changes/balancing are easy to do though.

I'd have to have a play with both the JA3 overwatch and crafting systems to make a proper judgement. From what little information is available, I'd prefer the JA2 interrupt system over JA3 overwatch, but JA2's crafting system was terrible tbh.

I picked 2, but don't mind a shared stash if it was inaccessible in combat. Merc loadout/carry weight should be an important consideration in JA games.

JA2 mercs were still one-dimensional stereotypes. They had a few lines each and no character development. Their stereotype WAS their character. You're never getting Baldur's Gate level writing in a Jagged Alliance game. And that's perfectly fine in a game with 40+ playable characters.

The cost (and time) of development was much lower back in the 90's.

The JA2 portraits aren't great. JA1 portraits were almost always better even at crappy resolutions.

It'd probably be a struggle to successfully parody modern day merc personality stereotypes without offending someone in today's climate.

Wasn't there mention of an intel or scouting strategic map assignment (like assigning milita training, repairing items, doctoring, etc) for mercs? Maybe that reveals enemy numbers.

Huh I didn't even notice there was no minimap. For sure, the game needs one.

Sparky. I always liked the cheap ditzy mechanic.

Fox Buns Mouse I'm sure they'll get along just fine...

Darkest Dungeon 2 and Wartales. And with Baldurs Gate 3 and Diablo 4 coming out, I think I'm good for the next few years.

I already blocked him, life is good

I would go a step further and hide even more info, such as crit chance, enemy HP and damage reduction %. It doesn't make sense you would know these things if you don't know CtH. You shouldn't need to know exact numbers to make informed decisions in JA. JA isn't exactly a min-maxing type game and that's what I like about it. You shouldn't have to make a "crit build" or "DPS glass cannon" or "high HP tank" or some rubbish like that, it's completely unrealistic in JA.

1. They said there would be vendors, so don't care if there's no Bobby Rays. 2. Not a big issue for me, more of a UI thing for immersion. 3. Yes. Shared inventory is good for other games, but not JA. Every merc should carry their own ammo/gear. 4. Not a deal-breaker, but yes preferable to have magazines over boxes of ammo. 5. I don't really mind crafting. 6. More guns is unnecessary if most players end up just min-maxing and picking the "best" gun anyway. 7. Yes, I like sunglasses, NVGs, etc. Dunno if canteens are in the game, but I liked those too. 8. Not too important for me, sounds like something that can be added later/modded in. 9. Hacking things to get money seems fine to me. 10. No idea how it is atm. 11. Also no idea how balanced it is without personally playing. 12. Yes. QoL is always good. 13. Also yes, to special abilities. But perks can stay. JA2 also had perks (night ops, lockpicking, stealth, knifing, autoweapons, etc). 14. I won't say no to more mercs, budget pending. 15. Low priority for me.