Why Nemesis-style systems are rare: coordination costs plus WB's patent
ccerrato147 · x · 2026-10-23
Part 10 of a thread on Nemesis-style systems: shipping takes more than clever algorithms — voices, animations, missions, and persistent state must work together, and failure has to advance the story. WB's patent complicates direct imitation, but content costs and testing demands also explain why this design isn't widespread.
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