Which kind of battle system do you enjoy the most?

[Ramiro]

Sure, it's not all luck, but when you go for the finishing blow, no items left to heal you, you're one hit from death, and the game decides you miss and he hits, that's not strategy or skill, that's death by bad luck. THAT'S what I hate about non-ABS in games, amateur or not.

Of course and In ABS you NEVER do miss right? -.-... dont be silly...
You just press a button and the game pass alone, in turn based you have to use your brain not your fingers...(exept if you are talking about paper mario saga, donde you need both fingers and brain to finish it :P)

Yeah, that's one of the main things I hate about standard RPG battle systems. Insta-Death is the DUMBEST thing to ever place into an RPG, and they've been around since D&D was started ("DARN YOU NATURAL ONE!!!"). Some of my favorite RPGs, tactical, ABS or otherwise, have been plagued by Insta-Death.

Insta-Death ? Well depends how you implement it, i love the "try and win" roulette from final fantasy than kills a RANDOM character (and its funny :P)