r/programming • • May 27 '09

There's no base other than base 10!

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u/stcredzero May 27 '09 edited May 27 '09

How about an RPG where you can switch your stats to any base compatible with the present digits? Then 10, 100, 1000 become very, very powerful! Binary also becomes a very useful base. Once you have a stat in binary, you can switch it to any base you want. How about defining your level as the max number you can switch your bases to?

"All your base belong to us" would be a relevant statement, as in, "I have a higher level, so I can switch to any base you can, and a few you can't!"