Quote Originally Posted by LittleImp View Post
Is it, though? It's an additional layer of execution, that while simple, has been a fundamental part of the 'feel' of this game for a long time. You could argue most mechanics in games are arbitrary.
Seems likely that will be the next argument.

Fact of the matter is 1-2-3 is much more complex than 1-1-1. Even if people with.... a certain amount of brain capacity don't think that's the case. It's the whole "rub your stomach and pat your head"; neither of those actions are difficult, but whenever doing them at the same time it becomes tougher than the sum of the tasks. 1-1-1 is the equivalent of "pat your head and your stomach" and 1-2-3 is "Pat your head and rub your stomach"