[Torg] Any ever thought of or tried reversing/altering Torg's Metapower vs Advancement struggle?

[Scott Schultz]

Just to boil this down even further, I see this as a "glass half empty" versus "glass half full" discussion.

The glass half full view - "I was going to fail but this game mechanic gives me the option to spend my XP and succeed instead. Yay!"

The glass half empty view - "I should always be able to succeed. Any cost associated with turning failure into success is bad. Boo!"

If some of us are saying "It ain't broke", it's not because we're obtuse, it's because we place some value on the "XP as a resource" aspect of the gameplay. The view that spending possibilities is a "penalty for success" is a view that ignores the fact that it's really "an option to succeed in the face of failure". Exercising that option has a cost associated with it. That's a good thing, IMO. Your mileage may vary.