Ephemeral Goals - Revision history

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 ==== with [[Optional Goals]] ====
 [[Freedom of Choice]]
 ==== with [[Randomness]] ====

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 [[Freedom of Choice]]
-==== with [[Penalties]] ====
+==== with [[Optional Goals]] and [[Penalties]] ====
 [[Committed Goals]]

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 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Goal Patterns]]
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 [[Red Herrings]],
 [[Thematic Consistency]],
 [[Varied Gameplay]]

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 Many [[Ephemeral Goals]] can be failed simply because some other player or [[Agents|Agent]] succeeds with them first, e.g. [[Power-Ups]] taken by other players before one reaches them oneself, but any [[Interruptible Actions|Interruptible Action]] also creates [[Ephemeral Goals]]. However, many [[Ephemeral Goals]] disappear after a certain [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] have expired independently of other ways in which they can be failed. [[Ephemeral Goals]] can be modulated to be [[Optional Goals]] simply be not giving any [[Penalties]] at this point,  but other [[Ephemeral Goals]] can also be optional, for example those which do impose [[Penalties]] (and thus are a form of [[Committed Goals]]) but allow players to ignore them in order to concentrate on the main goals of the game. [[Repeat Combos]] are examples of optional [[Ephemeral Goals]] based on [[Time Limits]] without [[Penalties]] while [[Quick Time Events]] are also based upon [[Time Limits]] but do have [[Penalties]]
-[[Quests]] is a very common form of [[Ephemeral Goals]]. Another common way to introduce [[Ephemeral Goals]] into gameplay is to have a selection of [[Predefined Goals]] which are introduced either based on [[Randomness]] or some pre-determined cycle. This principle is found in games with [[Resource Generators]] that automatically produce game elements or [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] that have random encounters. [[Ephemeral Goals]] can also be supported in games by allowing [[Player Defined Goals]] to be defined during gameplay. These can either be encoded in the game system through explicit rules or be constructed outside the game system. In the latter case these goals automatically become [[Optional Goals]] as the definition then lies solely in the hands of the players.
+[[Quests]] is a very common form of [[Ephemeral Goals]]. Another common way to introduce [[Ephemeral Goals]] into gameplay is to have a selection of [[Predefined Goals]] which are introduced either based on [[Randomness]] or some pre-determined cycle. This principle is found in games with [[Resource Generators]] that automatically produce game elements or [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] that have random encounters. [[Ephemeral Goals]] can also be supported in games by allowing [[Player-Defined Goals]] to be defined during gameplay. These can either be encoded in the game system through explicit rules or be constructed outside the game system. In the latter case these goals automatically become [[Optional Goals]] as the definition then lies solely in the hands of the players.
 [[Ephemeral Goals]] are often [[Preventing Goals]] in [[Multiplayer Games]], simply because players striving towards such goals present themselves as targets from when they are first observed trying to reach the goal until the goal is reached or not longer possible to reach. In these cases where it may be difficult to provide specific [[Rewards]] related to the ephemeral aspect of the goal (except that preventing the other goal may be its own [[Rewards|Reward]]). Games that want to acknowledge the possible [[Gameplay Mastery]] required to succeed with these types of goals may use specific [[Achievements]] - the ''Level a Charge'' and ''Fuel Crisis'' [[Achievements]] in [[Left 4 Dead 2]] are both examples of this<ref name="L4D2"/>.
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 [[Minigames]],
 [[Quick Time Events]],
-[[Player Defined Goals]],
+[[Player-Defined Goals]],
 [[Power-Ups]],
 [[Repeat Combos]],

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 [[Ephemeral Goals]] are often [[Preventing Goals]] in [[Multiplayer Games]], simply because players striving towards such goals present themselves as targets from when they are first observed trying to reach the goal until the goal is reached or not longer possible to reach. In these cases where it may be difficult to provide specific [[Rewards]] related to the ephemeral aspect of the goal (except that preventing the other goal may be its own [[Rewards|Reward]]). Games that want to acknowledge the possible [[Gameplay Mastery]] required to succeed with these types of goals may use specific [[Achievements]] - the ''Level a Charge'' and ''Fuel Crisis'' [[Achievements]] in [[Left 4 Dead 2]] are both examples of this<ref name="L4D2"/>.
-A way to vary [[Selectable Sets of Goals]] during gameplay is to have some of the goals in the sets be [[Ephemeral Goals]] that are only available at certain times.
+A way to vary a [[Selectable Set of Goals]] during gameplay is to have some of the goals in the sets be [[Ephemeral Goals]] that are only available at certain times.
 === Interface Aspects ===

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 [[Predefined Goals]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],
-[[Selectable Sets of Goals]],
+[[Selectable Set of Goals]],
 [[Unwinnable Games]]

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 Many [[Ephemeral Goals]] can be failed simply because some other player or [[Agents|Agent]] succeeds with them first, e.g. [[Power-Ups]] taken by other players before one reaches them oneself, but any [[Interruptible Actions|Interruptible Action]] also creates [[Ephemeral Goals]]. However, many [[Ephemeral Goals]] disappear after a certain [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] have expired independently of other ways in which they can be failed. [[Ephemeral Goals]] can be modulated to be [[Optional Goals]] simply be not giving any [[Penalties]] at this point,  but other [[Ephemeral Goals]] can also be optional, for example those which do impose [[Penalties]] (and thus are a form of [[Committed Goals]]) but allow players to ignore them in order to concentrate on the main goals of the game. [[Repeat Combos]] are examples of optional [[Ephemeral Goals]] based on [[Time Limits]] without [[Penalties]] while [[Quick Time Events]] are also based upon [[Time Limits]] but do have [[Penalties]]
-A common way to introduce [[Ephemeral Goals]] into gameplay is to have a selection of [[Predefined Goals]] which are introduced either based on [[Randomness]] or some pre-determined cycle. This principle is found in  games with [[Resource Generators]] that automatically produce game elements or [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] that have random encounters. [[Ephemeral Goals]] can also be supported in games by allowing [[Player Defined Goals]] to be defined during gameplay. These can either be encoded in the game system through explicit rules or be constructed outside the game system. In the latter case these goals automatically become [[Optional Goals]] as the definition then lies solely in the hands of the players.
+[[Quests]] is a very common form of [[Ephemeral Goals]]. Another common way to introduce [[Ephemeral Goals]] into gameplay is to have a selection of [[Predefined Goals]] which are introduced either based on [[Randomness]] or some pre-determined cycle. This principle is found in games with [[Resource Generators]] that automatically produce game elements or [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] that have random encounters. [[Ephemeral Goals]] can also be supported in games by allowing [[Player Defined Goals]] to be defined during gameplay. These can either be encoded in the game system through explicit rules or be constructed outside the game system. In the latter case these goals automatically become [[Optional Goals]] as the definition then lies solely in the hands of the players.
 [[Ephemeral Goals]] are often [[Preventing Goals]] in [[Multiplayer Games]], simply because players striving towards such goals present themselves as targets from when they are first observed trying to reach the goal until the goal is reached or not longer possible to reach. In these cases where it may be difficult to provide specific [[Rewards]] related to the ephemeral aspect of the goal (except that preventing the other goal may be its own [[Rewards|Reward]]). Games that want to acknowledge the possible [[Game Mastery]] required to succeed with these types of goals may use specific [[Achievements]] - the ''Level a Charge'' and ''Fuel Crisis'' [[Achievements]] in [[Left 4 Dead 2]] are both examples of this<ref name="L4D2"/>.
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 [[Modal Windows]],
 [[Penalties]],
 [[Randomness]],
 [[Time Limits]]