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[Super Buu]

Originally posted by Raditzu
That leaves you free to decide how you train, who you train with, when you train, what IC elements you decide to incorporate, what plot devices you want to use, how you want to have you character actually learn the tech, in what ways your character will use said tech, etc., etc., etc..

Aye, and the problem I'm describing is that the content is getting more and more specific. Back in the day, you were just told this guy is 'Lord Vine' or 'Charango', and that they were 'really really strong'. For the rest of it, you could pretty much make up their entire personality. Whereas the sensei's personalities are very clearly lined out. Usually a technique is held by only one or two masters, which doesn't leave you with a great deal of choice (assuming you even fulfil the requirements of all of those sensei with the tech you want).

My opinion is that I like the added flavour for a few techs (as with the shapechanging school, Metal Binding etc) - it makes those techs special. But when every technique can be learned from senseis, not only are the 'special' techs no longer special, but you're going to be spending a lot of time doing training with limitations staff has decided upon.

What I'm basically saying is that I think you should be careful adding more content, because it removes something the player would otherwise have had to/been able to think up for themselves. I would have preferred, instead of the sensei thing, saying that people can simply train for these techs. It allows total freedom, and I don't see any downsides next to sensei.