Zog was genuinely surprised to find the battle stats system for Digital Monster, something he desperately needed, at an animation studio.
Ignoring the added violent elements and focusing solely on the numbers, it was actually quite reasonable.
It even thoroughly considered balance and the potential for future expansions.
It defined a Digital Monster's stats as a composite of its base values, evolution bonuses, and player-trained values.
The attribute breakdown was detailed. Crucially, it also included a dedicated leveling formula to calculate the appropriate stat values for Digital Monsters of varying strengths, making it easy for others to implement directly.
The creator clearly had the fundamental skills of a systems designer.
The most difficult part of systems design is laying the initial framework. As long as the foundation is solid, future maintenance and updates become much easier.
