Other doctors had tried oral methods but failed because they had the wrong proportions, and because they were focused on trying to give every person the same "magic bullet" dosage of therapy.
When I expressed doubts earlier about first-person melee combat, several people reminded me of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, a game that actually pulls off pretty engaging combat in first person.
This increasing substitution of sure-fire techniques for the clumsy but sincere efforts of the amateur lessens the opportunity for the magic of spontaneity and a genuine encounter with another person.