Ability Losses - Revision history

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Staffan Björk at 09:39, 2 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Abstract Player Constructs */

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‎Abstract Player Constructs

Staffan Björk at 08:40, 2 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 13:33, 15 December 2014

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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Time Limits]],
-[[Units]],
+[[Units]]
-[[Ultra-Powerful Events]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The design of [[Ability Losses]] consists of deciding what actions are lost and what the reason for these losses are. While one reason for [[Ability Losses]] can simply be to give [[Penalties]] for failing goals, [[Ability Losses]] may also be the natural closing effect of [[Temporary Abilities]]. Other common causes for [[Ability Losses]],  which can be seen as specific examples of how [[Ability Losses]] can be [[Penalties]], include [[Spawning]] as part of [[Death Consequences]] or being part of [[Role Reversals]] where the losses of some [[Abilities]] are usually countered by [[New Abilities]] in other [[Competence Areas]]. Suffering the effects of a [[Vulnerabilities|Vulnerability]] is another cause for [[Ability Losses]]. The [[Penalties]] of [[Ability Losses]] can be mitigated by having [[Time Limits]] or by giving players [[New Abilities]] within other [[Competence Areas]]. [[Units]] modulate [[Ability Losses]] since the [[Ability Losses|Ability Loss]] may actual only become a loss if all [[Units]] with the ability are removed from gameplay.
+The design of [[Ability Losses]] consists of deciding what actions are lost and what the reason for these losses are. While one reason for [[Ability Losses]] can simply be to give [[Penalties]] for failing goals, [[Ability Losses]] may also be the natural closing effect of [[Temporary Abilities]]. [[Ability Losses]] can be temporary due to running out of [[Energy]] needed to activate them, but this becomes permanent [[Ability Losses]] if the [[Energy]] used is a [[Non-Renewable Resources|Non-Renewable Resource]]. Other common causes for [[Ability Losses]],  which can be seen as specific examples of how [[Ability Losses]] can be [[Penalties]], include [[Spawning]] as part of [[Death Consequences]] or being part of [[Role Reversals]] where the losses of some [[Abilities]] are usually countered by [[New Abilities]] in other [[Competence Areas]]. Suffering the effects of a [[Vulnerabilities|Vulnerability]] is another cause for [[Ability Losses]]. The [[Penalties]] of [[Ability Losses]] can be mitigated by having [[Time Limits]] or by giving players [[New Abilities]] within other [[Competence Areas]]. [[Units]] modulate [[Ability Losses]] since the [[Ability Losses|Ability Loss]] may actual only become a loss if all [[Units]] with the ability are removed from gameplay.
 Specific causes for [[Ability Losses]] include [[Environmental Effects]] and [[Game Items]]. The may be [[Traps]], e.g. ''cursed'' [[Game Items]], but that these cause [[Ability Losses]] may also be known in advance so players can expose themselves to them as part of [[Trade-Offs]] or [[Risk/Reward]] choices. Another type of cause for [[Ability Losses]] is to create [[Cooldown]] periods for [[Abilities]] - this is simply combining an [[Ability Losses|Ability Loss]] with a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] after that [[Abilities|Ability]] has been activated. In great enough amounts, [[Debuffs]], [[Decreased Abilities]], and [[Deterioration]] can effectively give [[Ability Losses]]. In games with [[Character Alignments]], not following ones alignment can be the cause of [[Ability Losses]]. [[Diegetic Social Maintenance]] or [[Diegetic Social Norms]] can be used in a similar effect to penalize agents in [[Game Worlds]] that do not live up to social conventions with the people they have relationships with or share [[Factions]] with.
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 [[Temporary Abilities]],
 [[Vulnerabilities]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Ability Losses]] are common as [[Penalties]], e.g. those caused by the effects of [[Damage]]. Losing [[Abilities]] naturally creates or restricts a [[Limited Set of Actions]] for players and thereby players' their [[Freedom of Choice]]. This most likely negatively affects any [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] players may have and can make it difficult to have an accurate [[Determinable Chance to Succeed]]. When [[Ability Losses]] are temporary in the sense that they somehow can be regained, the pattern creates [[Gain Competence]] goals.
+[[Ability Losses]] are common as [[Penalties]], e.g. those caused by as the whole effects of [[Damage]] or those that are [[Critical Hits]] which cause [[Ability Losses]] besides reducing [[Health]]. Losing [[Abilities]] naturally creates or restricts a [[Limited Set of Actions]] for players and thereby players' their [[Freedom of Choice]]. This most likely negatively affects any [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] players may have and can make it difficult to have an accurate [[Determinable Chance to Succeed]]. When [[Ability Losses]] are temporary in the sense that they somehow can be regained, the pattern creates [[Gain Competence]] goals.
 The losses can be on an [[Avatars|Avatar]] or [[Units|Unit]] level or be applied on a player generally. [[Ability Losses]] may cause [[Competence Areas]] to be lost, but in the case of [[Abilities]] possessed by [[Units]] the [[Abilities]] become [[Limited Resources]] that only lead to losses of [[Competence Areas]] when all of them are lost. This may however create [[Competence Areas]] for others as they may be the only ones left competent. When [[Ability Losses]] are related to [[Abstract Player Constructs]] or [[Characters]], these loses can be seen as (negative) [[Abstract Player Construct Development|Abstract Player Construct]] or [[Character Development]]; [[Ability Losses]] can also modulate other [[Character Development]], e.g. having some actions being taboo after having joined specific [[Factions]]. In extreme cases, [[Ability Losses]] may cause players to have [[Downtime]], which is equal to [[Player Killing]] if the loss is temporary and equal to [[Player Elimination]] if it is permanent. However, [[Ability Losses]] may reduce the complexity of a game while increasing the difficulty, thereby being able to modulate both [[Complex Gameplay|Complex]] and [[Challenging Gameplay]].
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 ==== with [[Characters]] ====
 [[Character Development]]
 ==== with [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] ====

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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Balancing Effects]],
 [[Competence Areas]],
 [[Damage]],
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 ==== with [[Abstract Player Constructs]] ====
 [[Abstract Player Construct Development]]
 ==== with [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] ====

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 [[Varied Gameplay]]
-==== [[Abstract Player Constructs]] ====
+==== with [[Abstract Player Constructs]] ====
 [[Abstract Player Construct Development]]

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 The design of [[Ability Losses]] consists of deciding what actions are lost and what the reason for these losses are. While one reason for [[Ability Losses]] can simply be to give [[Penalties]] for failing goals, [[Ability Losses]] may also be the natural closing effect of [[Temporary Abilities]]. Other common causes for [[Ability Losses]],  which can be seen as specific examples of how [[Ability Losses]] can be [[Penalties]], include [[Spawning]] as part of [[Death Consequences]] or being part of [[Role Reversals]] where the losses of some [[Abilities]] are usually countered by [[New Abilities]] in other [[Competence Areas]]. Suffering the effects of a [[Vulnerabilities|Vulnerability]] is another cause for [[Ability Losses]]. The [[Penalties]] of [[Ability Losses]] can be mitigated by having [[Time Limits]] or by giving players [[New Abilities]] within other [[Competence Areas]]. [[Units]] modulate [[Ability Losses]] since the [[Ability Losses|Ability Loss]] may actual only become a loss if all [[Units]] with the ability are removed from gameplay.
-Specific causes for [[Ability Losses]] include [[Environmental Effects]] and [[Game Items]]. The may be [[Traps]], e.g. ''cursed'' [[Game Items]], but that these cause [[Ability Losses]] may also be known in advance so players can expose themselves to them as part of [[Trade-Offs]] or [[Risk/Reward]] choices. Another type of cause for [[Ability Losses]] is to create [[Cooldown]] periods for [[Abilities]] - this is simply combining an [[Ability Losses|Ability Loss]] with a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] after that [[Abilities|Ability]] has been activated. In great enough amounts, [[Debuffs]], [[Decreased Abilities]], and [[Deterioration]] can effectively give [[Ability Losses]].
+Specific causes for [[Ability Losses]] include [[Environmental Effects]] and [[Game Items]]. The may be [[Traps]], e.g. ''cursed'' [[Game Items]], but that these cause [[Ability Losses]] may also be known in advance so players can expose themselves to them as part of [[Trade-Offs]] or [[Risk/Reward]] choices. Another type of cause for [[Ability Losses]] is to create [[Cooldown]] periods for [[Abilities]] - this is simply combining an [[Ability Losses|Ability Loss]] with a [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] after that [[Abilities|Ability]] has been activated. In great enough amounts, [[Debuffs]], [[Decreased Abilities]], and [[Deterioration]] can effectively give [[Ability Losses]]. In games with [[Character Alignments]], not following ones alignment can be the cause of [[Ability Losses]]. [[Diegetic Social Maintenance]] or [[Diegetic Social Norms]] can be used in a similar effect to penalize agents in [[Game Worlds]] that do not live up to social conventions with the people they have relationships with or share [[Factions]] with.
 The creation of [[Safe Havens]] can be a consequence of combining [[Ability Losses]] of aggressive [[Abilities]] with [[Location-Fixed Abilities]], i.e. making the aggressive [[Abilities]] possible everywhere but within the [[Safe Havens]].
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Debuffs]],
 [[Decreased Abilities]],
 [[Deterioration]],
 [[Evolving Rule Sets]],
 [[Game Masters]],

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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-[[Ability Losses]] are not commonly used to advance [[Narration Structures]] unless they are [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], since players may see goals in resisting the loss, especially in games that support [[Save-Load Cycles]]. One reason for enforcing these types of [[Ability Losses]] in [[Predefined Story Structures]] are when they are important parts of [[Abstract Player Construct Development|Abstract Player Construct]] or [[Character Development]]. When the losses are part of the game story, they do provide a form of [[Varied Gameplay]], as players have to adjust to a [[Limited Set of Actions]], which may be used to maintain [[Challenging Gameplay]]. [[Half-Life]] has this as it at one point strips players of their equipment and the ''Dead Money'' [[Expansions|Expansion]] to [[Fallout: New Vegas]] does it through temporarily removing all equipment when the [[Expansions|Expansion]] is played.
+[[Ability Losses]] are not commonly used to advance [[Narration Structures]] unless they are [[Ultra-Powerful Events]], since players may see goals in resisting the loss, especially in games that support [[Save-Load Cycles]]. One reason for enforcing these types of [[Ability Losses]] in [[Predetermined Story Structures]] are when they are important parts of [[Abstract Player Construct Development|Abstract Player Construct]] or [[Character Development]]. When the losses are part of the game story, they do provide a form of [[Varied Gameplay]], as players have to adjust to a [[Limited Set of Actions]], which may be used to maintain [[Challenging Gameplay]]. [[Half-Life]] has this as it at one point strips players of their equipment and the ''Dead Money'' [[Expansions|Expansion]] to [[Fallout: New Vegas]] does it through temporarily removing all equipment when the [[Expansions|Expansion]] is played.
 Selective [[Ability Losses]] may be enforced by a game design as an alternative to [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]], for example, making it impossible to attack shopkeepers in the [[Dragon Age series]] when it is possible to attack monsters or making it impossible to shoot allies in [[Doom 3]]. This saves production costs in dealing with unwanted narrative developments, and can from the perspective of [[Narration Structures]] as enforcing [[Thematic Consistency]] but from the perspective of [[Roleplaying]] as breaking [[Thematic Consistency]].
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 [[Player Elimination]],
 [[Player Killing]],
 [[Risk/Reward]],
 [[Thematic Consistency]],

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 [[Ability Losses]] are common as [[Penalties]], e.g. those caused by the effects of [[Damage]]. Losing [[Abilities]] naturally creates or restricts a [[Limited Set of Actions]] for players and thereby players' their [[Freedom of Choice]] and most likely negatively affect any [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] they may have. When [[Ability Losses]] are temporary in the sense that they somehow can be regained, the pattern creates [[Gain Competence]] goals.
-The losses can be on an [[Avatars|Avatar]] or [[Units|Unit]] level or be applied on a player generally, but regardless of this may cause [[Competence Areas]] to be lost. This may however create [[Competence Areas]] for others as they may be the only ones left competent. When [[Ability Losses]] are related to [[Abstract Player Constructs]] or [[Characters]], these loses can be seen as (negative) [[Abstract Player Construct Development|Abstract Player Construct]] or [[Character Development]]; [[Ability Losses]] can also modulate other [[Character Development]], e.g. having some actions being taboo after having joined specific [[Factions]]. In extreme cases, [[Ability Losses]] may cause players to have [[Downtime]], which is equal to [[Player Killing]] if the loss is temporary and equal to [[Player Elimination]] if it is permanent. However, [[Ability Losses]] may reduce the complexity of a game while increasing the difficulty, thereby being able to modulate both [[Complex Gameplay|Complex]] and [[Challenging Gameplay]].
+The losses can be on an [[Avatars|Avatar]] or [[Units|Unit]] level or be applied on a player generally. [[Ability Losses]] may cause [[Competence Areas]] to be lost, but in the case of [[Abilities]] possessed by [[Units]] the [[Abilities]] become [[Limited Resources]] that only lead to losses of [[Competence Areas]] when all of them are lost. This may however create [[Competence Areas]] for others as they may be the only ones left competent. When [[Ability Losses]] are related to [[Abstract Player Constructs]] or [[Characters]], these loses can be seen as (negative) [[Abstract Player Construct Development|Abstract Player Construct]] or [[Character Development]]; [[Ability Losses]] can also modulate other [[Character Development]], e.g. having some actions being taboo after having joined specific [[Factions]]. In extreme cases, [[Ability Losses]] may cause players to have [[Downtime]], which is equal to [[Player Killing]] if the loss is temporary and equal to [[Player Elimination]] if it is permanent. However, [[Ability Losses]] may reduce the complexity of a game while increasing the difficulty, thereby being able to modulate both [[Complex Gameplay|Complex]] and [[Challenging Gameplay]].
 A loss of [[Abilities]] can affect [[Player Balance]]. If the lost [[Abilities]] were possessed by most or all other players or [[Agents]] this is a [[Penalties|Penalty]], but if the [[Abilities]] were [[Privileged Abilities]], the losses can affirm [[Player Balance]] and be [[Balancing Effects]] if explicitly designed into the game. When [[Ability Losses]] are combined with [[New Abilities]], this pair can be balanced in itself and require players to consider both the [[Risk/Reward]] and the [[Trade-Offs]] associated with losing one [[Abilities|Ability]] to gain another.
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 ==== with [[Time Limits]] ====
 [[Cooldown]]
 === Can Modulate ===