Balancing Games

In my most recent class, I got a taste of Systems Design. We were given an empty chart (tan boxes) for characters and stats. In the white boxes, each of their weights were calculated. There were sets of criteria that had to be met, all while trying to balancing the 20 characters and their stats.

I've always loved math. Throughout grade school, it was that talent that I had that I didn't want to be good at. As I progressed through school, I started to appreciate math more and more. Calculus was actually my favorite class in my whole high school career. I've read blogs on the math in idle games where all my calculus memories came rushing back. My coworkers started to tease me for being so nerdy getting excited about math AND video games. But, I enjoyed the heckling nonetheless. Learning more and more about design everyday and I can't wait to continue learning!