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the game rules for pretending to punch, stab, and blast without a lawyer present.
means the set of mechanics that determine how fighting works in a game, from stats and timing to hit detection and feedback.
from traces back to tabletop wargames like chainmail, where dice replaced actual swordplay, then migrated into video games as code replaced dice.
turn-based ancestordragon quest borrowed jrpg turns from d and d combat.
frame data obsessionfighting game players study hitboxes down to milliseconds.
souls influencestamina bars made combat feel like actual physical effort.
hidden mathmost rpgs run damage formulas players never see.