Early Elimination - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 16:19, 25 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 23:00, 15 January 2015

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Staffan Björk at 11:08, 25 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 10:17, 16 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 10:09, 16 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 09:43, 21 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 09:14, 21 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 14:45, 14 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 15:54, 7 January 2013

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Staffan Björk at 15:53, 7 January 2013

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 [[Early Elimination]], however, does not require that the fulfillment of [[Eliminate]] goals can take place in early phases of the game. For example, [[Monopoly]] has [[Early Elimination]] even if the elimination may occur after more than an hour's gameplay since there is still potentially several more hours of remaining play time. The length of the possible [[Downtime]] is what ultimately matters if players perceive that they have been eliminated early, but this length differs depending on if a game is played face-to-face with friends or anonymously over the net.
-[[Early Elimination]] can be countered through many of the ways [[Player Elimination]] can be countered. However, additional solutions exist by regulating the length of the game instances since this affects how long time players can have [[Downtime]]. Two examples are using [[Time Limits]] on the game instances or using strong [[Positive Feedback Loops]] since both these effectively provides [[Limited Gameplay Time]]. Another solution to let players have some meaningful activity during their wait is to let them control neutral [[Enemies]] (although this risks creating [[Kingmaker]] situations). Yet another is to have temporary [[Invulnerabilities]] in the beginning of a game.
+[[Early Elimination]] can be countered through many of the ways [[Player Elimination]] can be countered. However, additional solutions exist by regulating the length of the game instances since this affects how long time players can have [[Downtime]]. Two examples are using [[Time Limits]] on the game instances or using strong [[Positive Feedback Loops]] since both these effectively provides [[Limited Gameplay Time]]. Another solution to let players have some meaningful activity during their wait is to let them control neutral [[Enemies]] (although this risks creating [[Kingmaker]] situations). Yet another is to have temporary [[Invulnerabilities]] in the beginning of a game. Having an [[Extermination]] phase at the end of the game counters [[Early Elimination]] since it gravitates eliminations to the end of game instances.
 There are some options if ones does not want to remove [[Early Elimination]] but still remove some of the negative effects of it (see below). [[Game Lobbies]] can let eliminate players interact with each other and thereby not be socially isolated. As an alternative, games with [[Early Elimination]] can make [[Spectators]] out of the people who get eliminated from gameplay. This occurs automatically in games with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] but can be supported through special views in games with [[Mediated Gameplay]].
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Invulnerabilities]],
 [[Playing to Lose]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Early Elimination]] is in one sense always possible in games as any game instance may have [[Early Leaving Players]]. However, [[Early Elimination]] due to game events requires that [[Player Elimination]] is possible in a [[Multiplayer Games|Multiplayer Game]], and then that some players can suffer from this well in advance of the game instances ending. An easy way to introduce [[Early Elimination]] is to make the possibilities to complete [[Eliminate]] goals present from the beginning of gameplay, e.g. through using [[Permadeath]]. While this makes it possible that [[Early Elimination]] occurs, building games around [[Last Man Standing]] goals encourage players to force these [[Early Elimination]] on other players. [[Counter-Strike]] is an example of this where one well-placed shot from an enemy players at once can [[Eliminate]] a player. The possibility of [[Player Kicking]] in a game can also lead to [[Early Elimination]] but in this case for social reasons rather than pure gameplay reasons.
+[[Early Elimination]] is in one sense always possible in games as any game instance may have [[Early Leaving Players]] through [[Surrendering]]. However, [[Early Elimination]] due to game events requires that [[Player Elimination]] is possible in a [[Multiplayer Games|Multiplayer Game]], and then that some players can suffer from this well in advance of the game instances ending. An easy way to introduce [[Early Elimination]] is to make the possibilities to complete [[Eliminate]] goals present from the beginning of gameplay, e.g. through using [[Permadeath]]. While this makes it possible that [[Early Elimination]] occurs, building games around [[Last Man Standing]] goals encourage players to force these [[Early Elimination]] on other players. [[Counter-Strike]] is an example of this where one well-placed shot from an enemy players at once can [[Eliminate]] a player. The possibility of [[Player Kicking]] in a game can also lead to [[Early Elimination]] but in this case for social reasons rather than pure gameplay reasons.
 [[Early Elimination]], however, does not require that the fulfillment of [[Eliminate]] goals can take place in early phases of the game. For example, [[Monopoly]] has [[Early Elimination]] even if the elimination may occur after more than an hour's gameplay since there is still potentially several more hours of remaining play time. The length of the possible [[Downtime]] is what ultimately matters if players perceive that they have been eliminated early, but this length differs depending on if a game is played face-to-face with friends or anonymously over the net.
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 [[Last Man Standing]],
 [[Permadeath]],
-[[Player Kicking]]
+[[Player Kicking]],
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 [[Early Elimination]] is, in one sense, just a more drastic version of [[Player Elimination]]. [[Early Elimination]] has similar effects on [[Tension]] as [[Player Elimination]] in [[Multiplayer Games]], but can lead to longer period of [[Downtime]] and make it difficult to keep the affect players interested in the game instances as a whole. It can make it difficult for players to want to engaging in [[Playing to Lose]].
-It can be seen as both a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative]] and [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective]] pattern. This since how negative it is depends much on how much actual time players need to have [[Downtime]] after being elimination and before the players as a whole can start a new activity, and how boring affected players perceive this [[Downtime]].
+It can be seen as both a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative]] and [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective]] pattern. This since how negative it is depends much on how much actual time players need to have [[Downtime]] after being elimination and before the players as a whole can start a new activity, and how boring affected players perceive this [[Downtime]]. However, it can be motivated as a way of maintaining [[Thematic Consistency]] in game worlds where people die often or randomly.
 These effects, of course, depend on the average play time of each game instance. Games with naturally short game instances, e.g. through using [[Time Limits]] to create [[Limited Gameplay Time]], may have [[Early Elimination]] without players seeing the resulting [[Downtime]] as a big problem. This is especially true for games that are played in many rounds, as for example [[Counter-Strike]] does.
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 [[Kingmaker]],
 [[Spectators]],
-[[Tension]]
+[[Tension]],
 === Can Modulate ===

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Early Elimination]] is, in one sense, just a more drastic version of [[Player Elimination]]. [[Early Elimination]] has similar effects on [[Tension]] as [[Player Elimination]] in [[Multiplayer Games]], but can lead to longer period of [[Downtime]] and make it difficult to keep the affect players interested in the game instances as a whole. It can be seen as both a [[:Category:Negative Patterns|Negative]] and [[:Category:Subjective Patterns|Subjective]] pattern. This since how negative it is depends much on how much actual time players need to have [[Downtime]] after being elimination and before the players as a whole can start a new activity, and how boring affected players perceive this [[Downtime]].
+[[Early Elimination]] is, in one sense, just a more drastic version of [[Player Elimination]]. [[Early Elimination]] has similar effects on [[Tension]] as [[Player Elimination]] in [[Multiplayer Games]], but can lead to longer period of [[Downtime]] and make it difficult to keep the affect players interested in the game instances as a whole. It can make it difficult for players to want to engaging in [[Playing to Lose]].
 These effects, of course, depend on the average play time of each game instance. Games with naturally short game instances, e.g. through using [[Time Limits]] to create [[Limited Gameplay Time]], may have [[Early Elimination]] without players seeing the resulting [[Downtime]] as a big problem. This is especially true for games that are played in many rounds, as for example [[Counter-Strike]] does.
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Invulnerabilities]]
+[[Invulnerabilities]],
 == History ==

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 [[Early Elimination]], however, does not require that the fulfillment of [[Eliminate]] goals can take place in early phases of the game. For example, [[Monopoly]] has [[Early Elimination]] even if the elimination may occur after more than an hour's gameplay since there is still potentially several more hours of remaining play time. The length of the possible [[Downtime]] is what ultimately matters if players perceive that they have been eliminated early, but this length differs depending on if a game is played face-to-face with friends or anonymously over the net.
-[[Early Elimination]] can be countered through many of the ways [[Player Elimination]] can be countered. However, additional solutions exist by regulating the length of the game instances since this affects how long time players can have [[Downtime]]. Two examples are using [[Time Limits]] on the game instances or using strong [[Positive Feedback Loops]] since both these effectively provides [[Limited Gameplay Time]]. Another solution to let players have some meaningful activity during their wait is to let them control neutral [[Enemies]] (although this risks creating [[Kingmaker]] situations).
+[[Early Elimination]] can be countered through many of the ways [[Player Elimination]] can be countered. However, additional solutions exist by regulating the length of the game instances since this affects how long time players can have [[Downtime]]. Two examples are using [[Time Limits]] on the game instances or using strong [[Positive Feedback Loops]] since both these effectively provides [[Limited Gameplay Time]]. Another solution to let players have some meaningful activity during their wait is to let them control neutral [[Enemies]] (although this risks creating [[Kingmaker]] situations). Yet another is to have temporary [[Invulnerabilities]] in the beginning of a game.
 There are some options if ones does not want to remove [[Early Elimination]] but still remove some of the negative effects of it (see below). [[Game Lobbies]] can let eliminate players interact with each other and thereby not be socially isolated. As an alternative, games with [[Early Elimination]] can make [[Spectators]] out of the people who get eliminated from gameplay. This occurs automatically in games with [[Unmediated Social Interaction]] but can be supported through special views in games with [[Mediated Gameplay]].
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
+[[Invulnerabilities]]
 == History ==

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[Early Elimination]] is in one sense always possible in games as any game instance may have [[Early-Leaving Players]]. However, [[Early Elimination]] due to game events requires that [[Player Elimination]] is possible in a [[Multiplayer Games|Multiplayer Game]], and then that some players can suffer from this well in advance of the game instances ending. An easy way to introduce [[Early Elimination]] is to make the possibilities to complete [[Eliminate]] goals present from the beginning of gameplay, e.g. through using [[Permadeath]]. While this makes it possible that [[Early Elimination]] occurs, building games around [[Last Man Standing]] goals encourage players to force these [[Early Elimination]] on other players. [[Counter-Strike]] is an example of this where one well-placed shot from an enemy players at once can [[Eliminate]] a player. The possibility of [[Player Kicking]] in a game can also lead to [[Early Elimination]] but in this case for social reasons rather than pure gameplay reasons.
+[[Early Elimination]] is in one sense always possible in games as any game instance may have [[Early Leaving Players]]. However, [[Early Elimination]] due to game events requires that [[Player Elimination]] is possible in a [[Multiplayer Games|Multiplayer Game]], and then that some players can suffer from this well in advance of the game instances ending. An easy way to introduce [[Early Elimination]] is to make the possibilities to complete [[Eliminate]] goals present from the beginning of gameplay, e.g. through using [[Permadeath]]. While this makes it possible that [[Early Elimination]] occurs, building games around [[Last Man Standing]] goals encourage players to force these [[Early Elimination]] on other players. [[Counter-Strike]] is an example of this where one well-placed shot from an enemy players at once can [[Eliminate]] a player. The possibility of [[Player Kicking]] in a game can also lead to [[Early Elimination]] but in this case for social reasons rather than pure gameplay reasons.
 [[Early Elimination]], however, does not require that the fulfillment of [[Eliminate]] goals can take place in early phases of the game. For example, [[Monopoly]] has [[Early Elimination]] even if the elimination may occur after more than an hour's gameplay since there is still potentially several more hours of remaining play time. The length of the possible [[Downtime]] is what ultimately matters if players perceive that they have been eliminated early, but this length differs depending on if a game is played face-to-face with friends or anonymously over the net.
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Early-Leaving Players]],
+[[Early Leaving Players]],
 [[Eliminate]],
 [[Last Man Standing]],