Tactics fans: What do you think of turn order?

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Tactics fans: What do you think of turn order?

I've mentioned a few times I'm working on making a tactical RPG engine, and I'm finally at the point where I'm doing the actual important part of determining turn order. It's a harder design decision than I thought, so I thought I'd ask for opinions. I'm trying to make a game in the style of Shining Force, where the turn order is determined by a unit's status. There's quite a few games like that, but I'm wondering if that design is actually good…