History PlayingWith / StarterEquipment

* '''Straight''': Bob starts out wearing nothing but the unique and useless "[[AC: [Bob's Clothes]]]" as armour, and armed with a [[AC: [Stick]]].

** Alice, a trained soldier, starts off with nothing but a [[AC: [Warm Jacket]]], a [[AC: [Paintball Gun]]] and a [[AC: [Cracked Helmet]]].
** Bob begins with full [[AC: [Body Armor]]] and a [[AC: [Giant Sniper Rifle]]] -- but because it's StarterEquipment it's worthless anyway, StatisticallySpeaking.

** Bob has the cheapest equipment available from the starting area's shop -- a [[AC: [Broken Straight Sword]]].

** [[AC: [Bob's Clothes]]] were made on the cheap by [[KidHero his mother]]. Hence there are no clothes like them, but they are neither valuable nor designed for combat. While there are obviously other [[AC: [Stick]]] lying around he sees no reason to pick them up when he finds an actual weapon.

** The [[AC: [Stick]]] turns out to be a [[LethalJokeItem very deadly late-game equipment]].

** Except the [[AC: [Stick]]] is available in the shop right from the beginning, and without upgrading, it does little to no damage.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is stuck in a HopelessBossFight since his [[AC: [Stick]]] can't even harm a mildly agitated [[EverythingTryingToKillYou sheep]].

* '''Lampshaded''': "Don't I have anything better than this [[AC: [Stick]]]? I mean there's probably at least a kitchen knife somewhere in my house...."

* '''Discussed''': "I don't have anything but the clothes on my back and a [[AC: [Stick]]]!" "Stop complaining, we'll find somewhere that sells something better soon."
* '''Conversed''': "I hear that Bob's off to save the world with nothing but a [[AC: [Stick]]]!"

OK, this PlayingWithWiki page is a good start, but the best stuff's over on [[AC: [StarterEquipment]]]!

* '''Downplayed''': Bob has the cheapest equipment available from the starting area's shop -- a [[AC: [Broken Straight Sword]]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob has several jokes made at his expense regarding his gear (if you come back to that area later the NPCs in question recognise the improvement).

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob has several jokes made at his expense regarding his gear (if you come back to that area later [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything the NPCs in question recognise the improvement]]).

* '''Downplayed''': Bob has the cheapest equipment available from the starting area's shop -- a [[AC: [Broken Straight Sword]]]

* '''Averted''': The game has no improved equipment. Alice and Bob's weapons are all they'll need for the rest of the game.

** Bob begins with full body armor and a giant sniper rifle -- but because it's StarterEquipment it's worthless anyway, StatisticallySpeaking.

** The [[AC:[Stick]]] turns out to be a [[LethalJokeItems very deadly late-game equipment]].

** Except they're available in the shop right from the beginning, and it does little to no damage to everything but the FinalBoss.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob has the cheapest equipment available from the starting area's shop.

* '''Inverted''': Bob begins with the most powerful equipment in the game, which can be bought anywhere. However it breaks rather quickly when it's used.
* '''Subverted''': Alice immediately goes into the armoury and trades in her equipment for some actual weapons and armour and gets some for Bob while she's at it.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob has several jokes made at his expense regarding his gear (if you come back to that area later [[DevTeamThinksOfEverything the NPCs in question recognise the improvement]]).

* '''Reconstructed''': Once you get past [[ScrappyLevel that part]] it becomes more forgiving.

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* '''Deconstructed''':
** The game is NintendoHard because of the poor equipment at the start of the game.
** Because the characters start with worthless weapons, they are forced to use stealth and the environment much more in the early stages.
* '''Reconstructed''': Once you get past [[ScrappyLevel that part]] it becomes more forgiving.

* '''Invoked''': Bob makes sure to be underequipped compared to everyone else so that he can be TheHero.

* '''Exploited''': Bob accepts the weaker weapons so that he can sell them, knowing they'll get better ones immediatly anyway.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice, a trained soldier, starts off with nothing but a [[AC: [Warm Jacket]]], a [[AC: [Paintball Gun]]] and a [[AC: [Cracked Helmet]]].

* '''Justified''': [[AC: [Bob's Clothes]]] were made on the cheap by [[KidHero his mother]]. Hence there are no clothes like them, but they are neither valuable nor designed for combat. While there are obviously other [[AC: [Stick]]] lying around he sees no reason to pick them up when he finds an actual weapon.

* '''Double Subverted''': Due to budget cuts, they can still only requisition equipment far inferior to what they'll find later.

* '''Deconstructed''': The game is NintendoHard because of the poor equipment at the start of the game.

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob, a trained soldier, starts off with nothing but a [[AC: [Warm Jacket]]], a [[AC: [Paintball Gun]]] and a [[AC: [Cracked Helmet]]].

** Bob is decked out in full, modern combat gear -- but since she's fighting aliens, it's dramatically inferior to their equipment ''anyway''.

* '''Subverted''': Bob immediately goes into the armoury, trades in her equipment for some actual weapons and armour and gets some for Bob while she's at it.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Don't I have anything better than this [[AC: [Stick]]]? I mean there's probably at least a kitchen knife somewhere...."

* '''Exploited''': Bob accepts the weaker weapons so that they can sell them, knowing they'll get better ones immediatly anyway.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice, a trained soldier, starts off with nothing but a [[AC: [Warm Jacket]]], a [[AC: [Paintball Gun]]] and a [[AC: [Cracked Helmet]]].
** Alice begins with full body armor and a giant sniper rifle -- but because it's StarterEquipment it's worthless anyway, StatisticallySpeaking.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob both have the cheapest equipment available from the starting area's shop.

** Alice is decked out in full, modern combat gear -- but since she's fighting aliens, it's dramatically inferior to their equipment ''anyway''.
* '''Inverted''': Bob and Alice begin with the most powerful equipment in the game, which can be bought anywhere. However it breaks rather quickly when it's used.
* '''Subverted''': Alice immediately goes into the armoury, trades in her equipment for some actual weapons and armour and gets some for Bob while she's at it.

** Armor and weapons are next to worthless, since they still need to level grind their magic/kung fu/etc.

* '''Enforced''': Bob's a random peasant, so it wouldn't make sense to have him start with the InfinityPlusOneSword.
** The devs tried starting you off at full power, but testers complained about the lack of advancement.

* '''Exploited''': Alice and Bob accept the weaker weapons so that they can sell them, knowing they'll get better ones immediatly anyway.

* '''Reconstructed''': The early enemies are easy to be and can be beaten by the stick. You get real weapons before fighting hard bad guys.

* '''Reconstructed''': Once you get past [[ScrappyLevel that part]] it becomes more forgiving.

* '''Straight''': Bob starts out wearing nothing but the unique and useless "Bob's clothes" as armour, and armed with a stick.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice, a trained soldier, starts off with nothing but a warm jacket, a paintball gun and a cracked helmet.

* '''Justified''': Bob's clothes were made on the cheap by [[KidHero his mother]]. Hence there are no clothes like them, but they are neither valuable nor designed for combat. While there are obviously other sticks lying around he sees no reason to pick them up when he finds an actual weapon.

* '''Parodied''': Bob is stuck in a HopelessBossFight since his stick can't even harm a mildly agitated [[EverythingTryingToKillYou sheep]].

* '''Lampshaded''': "Don't I have anything better than this stick? I mean there's probably at least a kitchen knife somewhere...."

* '''Discussed''': "I don't have anything but the clothes on my back and a stick!" "Stop complaining, we'll find somewhere that sells something better soon."
* '''Conversed''': "I hear that Bob's off to save the world with nothing but a stick!"

OK, this PlayingWithWiki page is a good start, but the best stuff's over on StarterEquipment!

** Bob starts out with this setup.
Weapon: Stick
Helmet: Bob's Hat
Armour: Bob's Clothes
Gloves: Bob's Gauntlets
Boots: Bob's Boots

* '''Subverted''': Alice immediatly goes into the armoury, trades in her equipment for some actual weapons and armour and gets some for Bob while she's at it.

* '''Enforced''': Bob's a random peasent, so it wouldn't make sense to have him start with the InfinityPlusOneSword.