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Staffan Björk at 23:51, 2 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 13:21, 24 July 2011

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Staffan Björk at 21:18, 23 July 2011

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 [[Focus Loci]],
 [[FUBAR Enjoyment]],
 [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]],
 [[PvP]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-There are two versions of this pattern. One is that players' [[Focus Loci]], [[Investments]], etc. can be threaten when other players have play sessions in the game instance. The other is that all players have their [[Characters]], [[Units]], [[Investments]], etc. threatened regardless of if anybody else is playing at all. The first obviously requires [[Multiplayer Games]] and [[Always Vulnerable]] can be seen as a way of modulating these types of games - it makes most sense in games built around [[Cooperation]] or [[Parties]] since then the other players (or [[Game Masters|Game Master]]) can more impartially be [[Proxy Players]] (and it may be difficult to find diegetic reasons why the missing player's resources should be safe when other players' resources are not). The second alternative is mainly about having [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Tick-Based Games]] or [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] not remove players' [[Resources]] if players leave or take a break from gameplay. Regardless, [[Always Vulnerable]] is not compatible with [[Game Pauses]].
+There are two versions of this pattern. One is that players' [[Focus Loci]], [[Investments]], etc. can be threaten when other players have play sessions in the game instance. The other is that all players have their [[Characters]], [[Units]], [[Investments]], etc. threatened regardless of if anybody else is playing at all. The first obviously requires [[PvP]] gameplay and [[Always Vulnerable]] can be seen as a way of modulating these types of games - it makes most sense in games built around [[Cooperation]] or [[Parties]] since then the other players (or [[Game Masters|Game Master]]) can more impartially be [[Proxy Players]] (and it may be difficult to find diegetic reasons why the missing player's resources should be safe when other players' resources are not). The second alternative is mainly about having [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Tick-Based Games]] or [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] not remove players' [[Resources]] if players leave or take a break from gameplay. Regardless, [[Always Vulnerable]] is not compatible with [[Game Pauses]].
 == Consequences ==
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 [[FUBAR Enjoyment]],
 [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]],
-[[Multiplayer Games]],
+[[PvP]],
 [[Parties]],
 [[Resources]],

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 Some game progress regardless of whether a player is playing. When this makes players' efforts or resources be at risk even when he or she is not playing, those players are [[Always Vulnerable]].
-Note: ''This pattern is not about players always being vulnerable when they are playing; it is about players being vulnerable even when they are even aware of gameplay events.''
+Note: ''This pattern is not about players always being vulnerable when they are playing; it is about players being vulnerable even when they are not even aware of gameplay events.''
 === Examples ===

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 == History ==
-New pattern created in this wiki.
+New pattern created for this wiki by [[User:Staffan Björk|Staffan Björk]].
 == References ==

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 == Using the pattern ==
-There are two versions of this pattern. One is that players' [[Characters]], [[Units]], [[Investments]], etc. can be threaten when other players have play sessions in the game instance. The other is that all players have their [[Characters]], [[Units]], [[Investments]], etc. threatened regardless of if anybody else is playing at all. The first obviously requires [[Multiplayer Games]] and [[Always Vulnerable]] can be seen as a way of modulating these types of games - it makes most sense in games built around [[Cooperation]] or [[Parties]] since then the other players (or [[Game Masters|Game Master]]) can more impartially be [[Proxy Players]] (and it may be difficult to find diegetic reasons why the missing player's resources should be safe when other players' resources are not). The second alternative is mainly about having [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Tick-Based Games]] or [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] not remove players' [[Resources]] if players leave or take a break from gameplay. Regardless, [[Always Vulnerable]] is not compatible with [[Game Pauses]].
+There are two versions of this pattern. One is that players' [[Focus Loci]], [[Investments]], etc. can be threaten when other players have play sessions in the game instance. The other is that all players have their [[Characters]], [[Units]], [[Investments]], etc. threatened regardless of if anybody else is playing at all. The first obviously requires [[Multiplayer Games]] and [[Always Vulnerable]] can be seen as a way of modulating these types of games - it makes most sense in games built around [[Cooperation]] or [[Parties]] since then the other players (or [[Game Masters|Game Master]]) can more impartially be [[Proxy Players]] (and it may be difficult to find diegetic reasons why the missing player's resources should be safe when other players' resources are not). The second alternative is mainly about having [[The Show Must Go On]] in [[Tick-Based Games]] or [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] not remove players' [[Resources]] if players leave or take a break from gameplay. Regardless, [[Always Vulnerable]] is not compatible with [[Game Pauses]].
 == Consequences ==
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Combat]],
 [[FUBAR Enjoyment]],
 [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]],

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 == Consequences ==
-Games that make players be [[Always Vulnerable]] also are [[Attention Demanding]] in that players that do not keep aware of the ongoing gameplay are likely to suffer negative consequences. This easily makes players experience [[Tension]]. For games where one cannot play all the time the server, this makes [[Always Vulnerable]] lead to [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
+Games that make players be [[Always Vulnerable]] also have [[Attention Demanding Gameplay]] in that players that do not keep aware of the ongoing gameplay are likely to suffer negative consequences. This easily makes players experience [[Tension]]. For games where one cannot play all the time the server, this makes [[Always Vulnerable]] lead to [[Encouraged Return Visits]].
 Given that [[Combat]] is one of the types of gameplay activities where [[Always Vulnerable]] makes itself most apparent, the pattern can be seen as a way to modulate [[Combat]].
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
-[[Attention Demanding]],
+[[Attention Demanding Gameplay]],
 [[Encouraged Return Visits]],
 [[Tension]]

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 ''The situation where players' resources in game instances can be threatened even when they are not playing.''