RPG logic part 1 - 99 items
Maybe it's just the RPGs I play, but did you ever notice that the max amount of a item you can hold in those games is generally 99? Now, I assume from a programming prospective, they want to put an arbitrary limit on the amount of an item you can hold for a reason. There's limits on just about everything. I'm just curious as to how that works for the characters. I mean, on your inventory screen, everything's all neat and tidy, all of your potions are right next to each other, your revival items all in one spot, etc. But it can't really be that organized for your characters. I mean, imagine being in the middle of a battle with a huge monster, and you've got to pull out a very specific item to help an ally. Good luck finding it under the metric fuck-ton of crap you've got in there! That's another thing; where the hell do they seriously carry all of this crap? I know you're not meant to think about it, but come on, a party of 4-6 isn't going to be carrying 99 Elixirs in their pockets. They must have some kind of magical Bag of Holding to keep all of this crap in. Though, if that's the case, WHY CAN'T IT HOLD MORE THAN 99 OF AN ITEM!?聽
Another thing I wonder is when you go into an inn or something, you've just got an ass-load of money, and you decide to go on a spending spree. Say you buy 50 Hi-potions. Does the guy behind the counter actually have 50 Hi-Potions just sitting there, or does he have to go get more in the back? At least that makes a little more sense as to where he's keeping all of that crap. You've just got your pockets and maybe a backpack or two.
Moreover, why 99 of an item? Why not 100? I mean, can we seriously hold 99 Antidotes just fine, but if you DARE have one more, your bag will implode. Nevermind that I've got x99 of about 20 different other things. I can't put an extra Antidote in an empty Potion slot? Some games, like Pokemon, let you carry more than 99 of each item. I don't know what the max is in those games, but I'd assume it's either 500 or 999. Which makes me even MORE confused. I'm having trouble believing 5 dudes with tons of pockets can carry 99 Phoenix Downs, but now you also want me to believe that 1 kid with a backpack can carry 999 Pokeballs AND a ton of other stuff!? RPGs are weird.