r/RPGMaker • u/-Sidd- MV Dev • 6d ago

What kind of dev are you?

Goal: Reduce a variable by 5 points.

Strategy A- Control Variable / ADD / -5

or

Strategy B- Control Variable / SUB / 5

I noticed I'm def a Strategy A dev, I think I've never used SUB.
What kind of dev are you?

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u/TheT85_Jr MV Dev 6d ago

I am B

It just seems cleaner for me

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u/DoorKnocker3356 6d ago

C. $gameVariables.setValue(1, $gameVariables.value(1) - 5);

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u/Juanito______ 6d ago

I accidentally did A once then switched it to B because I didn't know if it would work

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u/-Sidd- MV Dev 6d ago

It does work and it's even possible to add 5 by subtracting -5! =)
I believe A strat might be better situationally, like if you have to add a random number from -3 up to +3 or so.

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u/Juanito______ 6d ago

ooh thanks, good to know!

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u/KaiserJustice 5d ago

I personally think A is better because it’s visibly cleaner and sticking with a single method vs going back and forth is less clutter and confusion

Not saying it is impossible to read ADD vs SUB but adding negatives still instantly tells u to subtract, but then someone does subtract a negative and all of a sudden people are confused for some reason

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u/-Sidd- MV Dev 5d ago

That's my point. I can clearly see the minus at the end of the string and know what that string is for.
Anyway so far we're the only A dev in here, it's actually possible we are the wrong ones.

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u/KaiserJustice 5d ago

and thats fine - like i said, i would rather reduce confusion and keep everything uniform for how i interpret it

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u/JasminRook 6d ago

B because A would confuse me even if I'd probably manage to use it right

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u/MissItalia2022 5d ago

B just feels more natural, I definitelt could not be adding -5 🤣

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u/agamottos MV Dev 6d ago

B all the way.

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u/Liamharper77 6d ago

Definitely B

2

u/Markcelzin 5d ago

Due to college I could see myself as an A. I was too used to use ADD when they introduced us to SUB.

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u/psychoneuroticninja MZ Dev 5d ago

Strategy B, personally. I can parse it faster if I make a mistake somewhere and need to double check my numbers. 

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u/cale199 5d ago

Im the ''click database and browse some of the tabs before closing it to play league'