User blog comment:Spinfx/Overhauling Pawns/@comment-24741991-20140327141759

"Will that pawn just stand around and hold it's dick when combat happens?"

LOL

I agree with your post. Sure this backwards way of hiding (vital!) information from the player may help the community talk about the game, but if it was transparent from the start there would still be worthwhile topics to talk about.

I guess the 'meta' would be hugely improved if you could use something like FFXII's gambit system to fintetune your pawn(and maybe have presets for others' pawns?!). I can only imagine how satisfying it must be to stand back (as the support mage of the group), overseeing your minions play out your grand tactics like a finetuned clockwork.