It makes sense that people savescum. I savescum. People want optimal outcomes, and anything else feels extra bad when it's from random chance.
But optimization is anathema to good storytelling: it removes tension and minimizes dynamic character relationships. It reduces narrative to power fantasy.
But optimization is anathema to good storytelling: it removes tension and minimizes dynamic character relationships. It reduces narrative to power fantasy.
September 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
It makes sense that people savescum. I savescum. People want optimal outcomes, and anything else feels extra bad when it's from random chance.
But optimization is anathema to good storytelling: it removes tension and minimizes dynamic character relationships. It reduces narrative to power fantasy.
But optimization is anathema to good storytelling: it removes tension and minimizes dynamic character relationships. It reduces narrative to power fantasy.
April 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
People attempting to savescum arguments!
September 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
People attempting to savescum arguments!
if you avoid materialist analysis hard enough you convince yourself you can savescum elections until your shot finally lands
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
if you avoid materialist analysis hard enough you convince yourself you can savescum elections until your shot finally lands
hypnotically implanting an amnesia trigger in a girl so i can savescum dialogue with her
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
hypnotically implanting an amnesia trigger in a girl so i can savescum dialogue with her
Me looking at the vast empire I made in Paradox Map Painter, pretending I didn't savescum 50 times:
literally cannot understand a fight where the enemy has leverage over him
Trump regarding Iran on Fox News: ‘You’ve shot your missiles, that’s enough. Get back to the table and make a deal.’
June 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Me looking at the vast empire I made in Paradox Map Painter, pretending I didn't savescum 50 times:
It's fine to savescum in a roguelike, it's your damn game
June 7, 2024 at 8:11 AM
It's fine to savescum in a roguelike, it's your damn game
extremely funny to try to savescum a coup
December 6, 2024 at 4:16 AM
extremely funny to try to savescum a coup
“We’re going to have a withdrawal and we’re gonna take our equipment”
Does he… does he think you can redo the Afghan withdrawal? Savescum it?
Does he… does he think you can redo the Afghan withdrawal? Savescum it?
Apparently Trump is making noises about invading Afghanistan again.
February 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“We’re going to have a withdrawal and we’re gonna take our equipment”
Does he… does he think you can redo the Afghan withdrawal? Savescum it?
Does he… does he think you can redo the Afghan withdrawal? Savescum it?
This game just fricking recommended I savescum LOL
April 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
This game just fricking recommended I savescum LOL
asking the job interviewer if it's okay to savescum
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
asking the job interviewer if it's okay to savescum
Oh no no no you got it all wrong, I savescum because I don't trust *myself*, there's a difference!
"If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing https://bit.ly/4cPmuPy
"If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing
The makers of Planescape: Torment, Wasteland 3, Citizen Sleeper, and Esoteric Ebb explain why they want to make players accept their failures in RPGs.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Oh no no no you got it all wrong, I savescum because I don't trust *myself*, there's a difference!
"people might make copies of their quicksave and savescum the rolls" well I'm not gonna do that and this is a single player game so why the hell is that my problem
May 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"people might make copies of their quicksave and savescum the rolls" well I'm not gonna do that and this is a single player game so why the hell is that my problem
This is one of those games where I'm not too proud to savescum but I didn't even savescum for it...
September 29, 2026 at 3:37 AM
This is one of those games where I'm not too proud to savescum but I didn't even savescum for it...
watching my wife savescum the tribunal in disco elysium and she is DISTRAUGHT
February 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
watching my wife savescum the tribunal in disco elysium and she is DISTRAUGHT
Also I will definitely incorporate an anti-savescum feature where status effects that need to be manually removed get worse if you try to cheat out of them
September 29, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Also I will definitely incorporate an anti-savescum feature where status effects that need to be manually removed get worse if you try to cheat out of them
tfw you were expecting to savescum
March 11, 2026 at 1:42 AM
tfw you were expecting to savescum
my wife watched me savescum in disgaea so I could steal the horse wiener
September 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
my wife watched me savescum in disgaea so I could steal the horse wiener
Me when I latch on to a favorite character
reloading all the [SAVE POINT] I did for @shenaniganza.bsky.social 's living Save Genie
she can save, load, DELETE.
just dont savescum for that 1 in 4096 encounter or something
reloading all the [SAVE POINT] I did for @shenaniganza.bsky.social 's living Save Genie
she can save, load, DELETE.
just dont savescum for that 1 in 4096 encounter or something
February 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Me when I latch on to a favorite character
reloading all the [SAVE POINT] I did for @shenaniganza.bsky.social 's living Save Genie
she can save, load, DELETE.
just dont savescum for that 1 in 4096 encounter or something
reloading all the [SAVE POINT] I did for @shenaniganza.bsky.social 's living Save Genie
she can save, load, DELETE.
just dont savescum for that 1 in 4096 encounter or something
I usually savescum at this point. please tell me you kept a save game.
March 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I usually savescum at this point. please tell me you kept a save game.
you mind if i savescum ?
September 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
you mind if i savescum ?
played LOVELY LADY RPG yesterday. in order to get official access to HRT i had to savescum three times and died once. great experience
July 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
played LOVELY LADY RPG yesterday. in order to get official access to HRT i had to savescum three times and died once. great experience
Seriously your #1 priority should be maxing out Kalla. The other gods just aren't worth the divine sand (ignoring Fortuna, who's just the savescum button) in comparison. +50 avoid and a movement buff will save you from so much fuckass bullshit the game throws at you.
Fortune's Weave gods tierlist based on how useful their blessings are
September 26, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Seriously your #1 priority should be maxing out Kalla. The other gods just aren't worth the divine sand (ignoring Fortuna, who's just the savescum button) in comparison. +50 avoid and a movement buff will save you from so much fuckass bullshit the game throws at you.
"If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing https://bit.ly/4cPmuPy
"If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing
The makers of Planescape: Torment, Wasteland 3, Citizen Sleeper, and Esoteric Ebb explain why they want to make players accept their failures in RPGs.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"If the player trusts you enough, they are not going to savescum": Why the makers of some of the best RPGs on PC want you to get used to failing https://bit.ly/4cPmuPy