Character Development - Revision history

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Staffan Björk at 09:38, 26 June 2016

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Staffan Björk at 08:46, 11 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 13:48, 4 August 2015

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‎Can Be Instantiated By

Staffan Björk at 09:47, 2 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Instantiated By */

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‎Can Be Instantiated By

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Staffan Björk at 08:29, 1 August 2015

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 When players are aware that [[Character Development]] can occur, and especially when they can follow explicitly how close they are to significant development, make the development into an [[Investments]] and something which they can feel provides a [[Value of Effort]] - while this may be the case in any type of game it is even more so in games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] since there is no predetermined limit on how long the effort will valuable and since other players may notice the effort. When players have some [[Freedom of Choice]] over the development this is quite likely to lead to [[Player-Planned Development]] and the [[Anticipation]] this gives. If players are given significant amount of control or have this [[Freedom of Choice]] before gameplay begins, it gives [[Player-Created Characters]]. [[Character Development]] can easily lead to [[Grinding]] and the use of [[Mules]], especially when it is based on [[Collecting]] activities.
-The introduction of [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] are examples of [[Unlocking]] and can over time produce [[Paper-Rock-Scissors]] structures that provide [[Varied Gameplay]] between playing different [[Characters]]. Any [[Character Development]] can give an [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]], but is perhaps most common when players are provided with [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] - especially when these are [[Privileged Abilities]]. [[Character Development]] can upset [[Player Balance]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] since players that have played more or started to play earlier than [[Late Arriving Players]] are likely to have better [[Characters]]. This can in turn lead to [[Extra-Game Consequences]] in the form of [[Game Element Trading]].
+The introduction of [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] are examples of [[Unlocking]] and can over time produce [[Paper-Rock-Scissors]] structures that provide [[Varied Gameplay]] between playing different [[Characters]]. Any [[Character Development]] can give an [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]], but is perhaps most common when players are provided with [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] - especially when these are [[Privileged Abilities]]. [[Character Development]] can upset [[Player Balance]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] since players that have played more or started to play earlier than [[Late Arriving Players]] are likely to have better [[Characters]] ([[Character Development]] can in any [[Multiplayer Games|Multiplayer Game]] cause conflict with [[Player Balance]] but the issue becomes more pronounced for [[Persistent Game Worlds]]). This can in turn lead to [[Extra-Game Consequences]] in the form of [[Game Element Trading]].
 While [[Character Development]] can be planned as part of [[Narration Structures]] through [[Predetermined Story Structures]], it can in itself create [[Narration Structures]]. Similarly, while [[Character Defining Actions]] can be designed to be options in the allowed structures for [[Character Development]], making improvements due to [[Character Development]] into  [[Irreversible Events]] also makes them into a form of [[Character Defining Actions]].

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-''Changes in characters' abilities, skills, or powers.''
+''Changes in characters' abilities, skills, or powers as part of gameplay.''
 Games that include characters under players' control often make it possible for these to have [[Character Development]]. On a general level, this can either be in the form of becoming more likely to succeed with actions, or make actions that were previously unavailable possible. It is typically explained within the setting of the game as the development of powers or skills, possibly through access to new tools, or the change of other characters' attitude towards that character.

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 [[Playing to Lose]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],
 [[Skills]],
 [[Stealing]],

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 [[Character Development]] is a form of [[Abstract Player Construct Development]] that, quite obviously, affects [[Characters]]. When the [[Characters]] are parts of [[Teams]] it equally obviously affects [[Team Development]]. It can provide players with [[Varying Rule Sets]] simply since they do not need to consider rules regarding specific [[Powers]] or abilities before their [[Characters]] have them (as long as no other [[Characters]] have them earlier). For games that rely on player skills, [[Character Development]] is likely to modulate [[Player/Character Skill Composites]] since it typically augments the possibilities of [[Characters]] to affect the gameplay.
-When players are aware that [[Character Development]] can occur, and especially when they can follow explicitly how close they are to significant development, make the development into an [[Investments]] and something which they can feel provides a [[Value of Effort]] - while this may be the case in any type of game it is even more so in games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] since there is no predetermined limit on how long the effort will valuable and since other players may notice the effort. When players have some [[Creative Control]] over the development this is quite likely to lead to [[Player-Planned Development]] and the [[Anticipation]] this gives. If players are given significant amount of control or have this [[Freedom of Choice]] before gameplay begins, it gives [[Player-Created Characters]]. [[Character Development]] can easily lead to [[Grinding]] and the use of [[Mules]], especially when it is based on [[Collecting]] activities.
+When players are aware that [[Character Development]] can occur, and especially when they can follow explicitly how close they are to significant development, make the development into an [[Investments]] and something which they can feel provides a [[Value of Effort]] - while this may be the case in any type of game it is even more so in games with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] since there is no predetermined limit on how long the effort will valuable and since other players may notice the effort. When players have some [[Freedom of Choice]] over the development this is quite likely to lead to [[Player-Planned Development]] and the [[Anticipation]] this gives. If players are given significant amount of control or have this [[Freedom of Choice]] before gameplay begins, it gives [[Player-Created Characters]]. [[Character Development]] can easily lead to [[Grinding]] and the use of [[Mules]], especially when it is based on [[Collecting]] activities.
 The introduction of [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] are examples of [[Unlocking]] and can over time produce [[Paper-Rock-Scissors]] structures that provide [[Varied Gameplay]] between playing different [[Characters]]. Any [[Character Development]] can give an [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]], but is perhaps most common when players are provided with [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] - especially when these are [[Privileged Abilities]]. [[Character Development]] can upset [[Player Balance]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Persistent Game Worlds]] since players that have played more or started to play earlier than [[Late Arriving Players]] are likely to have better [[Characters]]. This can in turn lead to [[Extra-Game Consequences]] in the form of [[Game Element Trading]].
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 [[Varying Rule Sets]]
-==== with [[Characters]] and either [[Creative Control]] or [[Freedom of Choice]] ====
+==== with [[Characters]] and [[Freedom of Choice]] ====
 [[Player-Created Characters]],
 [[Player-Planned Development]]

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 [[Varying Rule Sets]]
-==== with [[Creative Control]] or [[Freedom of Choice]] ====
+==== with [[Characters]] and either [[Creative Control]] or [[Freedom of Choice]] ====
 [[Player-Created Characters]],
 [[Player-Planned Development]]

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 [[Quests]]
-Fix -> [[Characters]] together with [[Ability Losses]], [[Character Levels]], [[Character Defining Actions]], [[Characteristics]], [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Game Items]], [[Improved Abilities]], [[Leveling]], [[New Abilities]], or [[Roleplaying]]
+[[Characters]] together with [[Ability Losses]], [[Character Levels]], [[Character Defining Actions]], [[Characteristics]], [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Game Items]], [[Improved Abilities]], [[Leveling]], [[New Abilities]], or [[Roleplaying]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Characters]] together with [[Ability Losses]], [[Character Levels]], [[Characteristics]], [[Decreased Abilities]], [[Game Items]], [[Improved Abilities]], [[Leveling]], [[New Abilities]], [[Quests]], or [[Roleplaying]]
+[[Quests]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===