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Staffan Björk at 13:44, 21 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 13:34, 21 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 08:05, 27 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 13:45, 22 September 2011

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Staffan Björk at 13:16, 22 September 2011

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Staffan Björk at 10:24, 1 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 20:11, 18 July 2011

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Staffan Björk at 09:41, 7 July 2011

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 [[Loot]],
 [[Player-Created Characters]],
 [[Sockets]],
 [[Upgrades]],

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 Besides deciding which ones should become [[Equipment]], making [[Game Items]] possible to equip consists of deciding if they are actively or passively equipped. Actively equipped [[Game Items]] let [[Agents]] be prepared to use specific actions while passively equipped [[Game Items]] either constantly provide a benefit or does so when [[Enemies]] perform actions against them. In both cases this is done to receive [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] compared to what one currently has, although this can also be seen as selecting the most appropriate ones for a given situation if the items selected from are available most of the time. Types of [[Game Items]] commonly equipped for active use is [[Weapons]] and [[Tools]] while [[Armor]] and [[Equipment]] are commonly done so for defensive use. [[Game Items]] that are intended to be usable as [[Upgrades]] need to be [[Equipment]] since they are to be applied on other [[Equipment]] to modify the [[Improved Abilities]] they provide - this is one example of [[Upgrading]]. One way of supporting this is through [[Sockets]].
-Regardless of if [[Equipment]] are to be used actively or passively, using them can cause [[Deterioration]]. This, or simply having a [[Limited Number of Uses]], makes the [[Equipment]] into a form of [[Resources|Resource]] and the actions they provide into [[Temporary Abilities]]. Likewise, linking the loss of [[Equipment]] to [[Life Penalties]] and [[Death Consequences]] (but not [[Permadeath|Permadeaths]]) make them into [[Temporary Abilities]].
+Regardless of if [[Equipment]] are to be used actively or passively, using them can cause [[Deterioration]]. This, or simply having a [[Limited Number of Uses]], makes the [[Equipment]] into a form of [[Resources|Resource]] and the actions they provide into [[Temporary Abilities]]. Likewise, linking the loss of [[Equipment]] to [[Death Consequences]] (but not [[Permadeath|Permadeaths]]) make them into [[Temporary Abilities]].
 A special case of [[Equipment]] are ''cursed'' [[Game Items]]. These, most often found in [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] (and [[NetHack]]), give [[Decreased Abilities]]. Equipping them are [[Irreversible Events]] to avoid them simply being removed, or at least until some type of [[Privileged Abilities|Privileged Ability]] has been applied on them. For games wishing to avoid [[Purchasable Game Advantages]] (primarily [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]]), making equipping of [[Equipment]] into [[Irreversible Events]] is an option - but here it is not the equipping that cannot be reversed, it is that having done so once makes it impossible to use in [[Trading]] with other players.
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 [[Equipment Slots]],
 [[Freedom of Choice]],
 [[Limited Number of Uses]],
 [[Loot]],

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 Besides deciding which ones should become [[Equipment]], making [[Game Items]] possible to equip consists of deciding if they are actively or passively equipped. Actively equipped [[Game Items]] let [[Agents]] be prepared to use specific actions while passively equipped [[Game Items]] either constantly provide a benefit or does so when [[Enemies]] perform actions against them. In both cases this is done to receive [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] compared to what one currently has, although this can also be seen as selecting the most appropriate ones for a given situation if the items selected from are available most of the time. Types of [[Game Items]] commonly equipped for active use is [[Weapons]] and [[Tools]] while [[Armor]] and [[Equipment]] are commonly done so for defensive use. [[Game Items]] that are intended to be usable as [[Upgrades]] need to be [[Equipment]] since they are to be applied on other [[Equipment]] to modify the [[Improved Abilities]] they provide - this is one example of [[Upgrading]]. One way of supporting this is through [[Sockets]].
-Regardless of if [[Equipment]] are to be used actively or passively, using them can cause [[Deterioration]]. This, or simply having a [[Limited Number of Uses]], makes the [[Equipment]] into a form of [[Resources|Resource]] and the actions they provide into [[Temporary Abilities]]. Likewise, linking the loss of [[Equipment]] to [[Life Penalties]] and [[Death Consequences]] (but not [[Permadeaths]]) make them into [[Temporary Abilities]].
+Regardless of if [[Equipment]] are to be used actively or passively, using them can cause [[Deterioration]]. This, or simply having a [[Limited Number of Uses]], makes the [[Equipment]] into a form of [[Resources|Resource]] and the actions they provide into [[Temporary Abilities]]. Likewise, linking the loss of [[Equipment]] to [[Life Penalties]] and [[Death Consequences]] (but not [[Permadeath|Permadeaths]]) make them into [[Temporary Abilities]].
 A special case of [[Equipment]] are ''cursed'' [[Game Items]]. These, most often found in [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] (and [[NetHack]]), give [[Decreased Abilities]]. Equipping them are [[Irreversible Events]] to avoid them simply being removed, or at least until some type of [[Privileged Abilities|Privileged Ability]] has been applied on them. For games wishing to avoid [[Purchasable Game Advantages]] (primarily [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]]), making equipping of [[Equipment]] into [[Irreversible Events]] is an option - but here it is not the equipping that cannot be reversed, it is that having done so once makes it impossible to use in [[Trading]] with other players.

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 Besides deciding which ones should become [[Equipment]], making [[Game Items]] possible to equip consists of deciding if they are actively or passively equipped. Actively equipped [[Game Items]] let [[Agents]] be prepared to use specific actions while passively equipped [[Game Items]] either constantly provide a benefit or does so when [[Enemies]] perform actions against them. In both cases this is done to receive [[New Abilities|New]] or [[Improved Abilities]] compared to what one currently has, although this can also be seen as selecting the most appropriate ones for a given situation if the items selected from are available most of the time. Types of [[Game Items]] commonly equipped for active use is [[Weapons]] and [[Tools]] while [[Armor]] and [[Equipment]] are commonly done so for defensive use. [[Game Items]] that are intended to be usable as [[Upgrades]] need to be [[Equipment]] since they are to be applied on other [[Equipment]] to modify the [[Improved Abilities]] they provide - this is one example of [[Upgrading]]. One way of supporting this is through [[Sockets]].
-Regardless of if [[Equipment]] are to be used actively or passively, using them can cause [[Deterioration]]. This, or simply having a [[Limited Number of Uses]], makes the [[Equipment]] into a form of [[Resources|Resource]] and the actions they provide into [[Temporary Abilities]]. Likewise, linking the loss of [[Equipment]] to [[Death Consequences]] (but not [[Permadeaths]]) make them into [[Temporary Abilities]].
+Regardless of if [[Equipment]] are to be used actively or passively, using them can cause [[Deterioration]]. This, or simply having a [[Limited Number of Uses]], makes the [[Equipment]] into a form of [[Resources|Resource]] and the actions they provide into [[Temporary Abilities]]. Likewise, linking the loss of [[Equipment]] to [[Life Penalties]] and [[Death Consequences]] (but not [[Permadeaths]]) make them into [[Temporary Abilities]].
 A special case of [[Equipment]] are ''cursed'' [[Game Items]]. These, most often found in [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]] (and [[NetHack]]), give [[Decreased Abilities]]. Equipping them are [[Irreversible Events]] to avoid them simply being removed, or at least until some type of [[Privileged Abilities|Privileged Ability]] has been applied on them. For games wishing to avoid [[Purchasable Game Advantages]] (primarily [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]]), making equipping of [[Equipment]] into [[Irreversible Events]] is an option - but here it is not the equipping that cannot be reversed, it is that having done so once makes it impossible to use in [[Trading]] with other players.
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 [[Avatars]],
 [[Companions]],
 [[Inventories]],
 [[Non-Player Characters]],
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 [[Budgeted Action Points]],
 [[Cosmetic Game Items]],
 [[Deterioration]],
 [[Equipment Slots]],
 [[Freedom of Choice]],
 [[Limited Number of Uses]],
 [[Loot]],

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 Who should be able to use the [[Equipment]] is another design choice. This may be [[Avatars]] and [[Player Characters]], but also [[Companions]] and [[Non-Player Characters]], and allowing this only for some is a way to provide [[Privileged Abilities]].
-[[Agents]] that are to equip [[Game Items]] need to have [[Ownership]] of these in some form. This can be proven by having [[Equipment]] in [[Inventories]] or [[Equipment Slots]]. For [[Equipment Slots]], some [[Equipment]] can be said to be possible to equip twice - once when acquired and placed in a slot (e.g. picking up a weapon in the [[Left 4 Dead series]]) and once when that [[Equipment Slot]] is chosen to be active.
+[[Agents]] that are to equip [[Game Items]] need to have [[Ownership]] of these in some form. This can be proven by having [[Equipment]] in [[Inventories]] or [[Equipment Slots]]. For [[Equipment Slots]], some [[Equipment]] can be said to be possible to equip twice - once when acquired and placed in a slot (e.g. picking up a weapon in the [[Left 4 Dead series]]) and once when that [[Equipment Slots|Equipment Slot]] is chosen to be active.
 While [[Equipment]] can be made available just like all other types of [[Game Items]], the option to make them [[Loot]] is somewhat more plausible than for other types of [[Game Items]] since they can be assumed to have been used, or at least intended by the used. A special case however regards games with [[Player-Created Characters]]. Here, equipping the [[Characters]] is part of creating them so what [[Equipment]] should be available before gameplay begins become a necessary design choice in these games. The use of [[Budgeted Action Points]] is a common design solution in these cases, and adds a level of [[Freedom of Choice]] regarding this.

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 [[Agents]] that are to equip [[Game Items]] need to have [[Ownership]] of these in some form. This can be proven by having [[Equipment]] in [[Inventories]] or [[Equipment Slots]]. For [[Equipment Slots]], some [[Equipment]] can be said to be possible to equip twice - once when acquired and placed in a slot (e.g. picking up a weapon in the [[Left 4 Dead series]]) and once when that [[Equipment Slot]] is chosen to be active.
-While [[Equipment]] can be made available just like all other types of [[Game Items]], the option to make them [[Loot]] is somewhat more plausible than for other types of [[Game Items]] since they can be assumed to have been used, or at least intended by the used. A special case however regards games with [[Player-Created Characters]]. Here, equipping the [[Characters]] is part of creating them so what [[Equipment]] should be available before gameplay begins become a necessary design choice in these games.
+While [[Equipment]] can be made available just like all other types of [[Game Items]], the option to make them [[Loot]] is somewhat more plausible than for other types of [[Game Items]] since they can be assumed to have been used, or at least intended by the used. A special case however regards games with [[Player-Created Characters]]. Here, equipping the [[Characters]] is part of creating them so what [[Equipment]] should be available before gameplay begins become a necessary design choice in these games. The use of [[Budgeted Action Points]] is a common design solution in these cases.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Cosmetic Game Items]],
 [[Deterioration]],

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 Who should be able to use the [[Equipment]] is another design choice. This may be [[Avatars]] and [[Player Characters]], but also [[Companions]] and [[Non-Player Characters]], and allowing this only for some is a way to provide [[Privileged Abilities]].
-[[Agents]] that are to equip [[Game Items]] need to have [[Ownership]] of these in some form. This can be proven by having [[Equipment]] in [[Inventories]] or [[Sockets]]. For [[Sockets]], [[Equipment]] can be said to be possible to equip twice - once when acquired and placed in a sockets (e.g. picking up a weapon in the [[Left 4 Dead series]]) and once when that [[Sockets|Socket]] is chosen to be active.
+[[Agents]] that are to equip [[Game Items]] need to have [[Ownership]] of these in some form. This can be proven by having [[Equipment]] in [[Inventories]] or [[Equipment Slots]]. For [[Equipment Slots]], some [[Equipment]] can be said to be possible to equip twice - once when acquired and placed in a slot (e.g. picking up a weapon in the [[Left 4 Dead series]]) and once when that [[Equipment Slot]] is chosen to be active.
 While [[Equipment]] can be made available just like all other types of [[Game Items]], the option to make them [[Loot]] is somewhat more plausible than for other types of [[Game Items]] since they can be assumed to have been used, or at least intended by the used. A special case however regards games with [[Player-Created Characters]]. Here, equipping the [[Characters]] is part of creating them so what [[Equipment]] should be available before gameplay begins become a necessary design choice in these games.
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 === Interface Aspects ===
-Equipping [[Game Items]] are typically done through adding functionality to the [[Secondary Interface Screens]] used for [[Inventories]] and [[Sockets]].
+Equipping [[Game Items]] are typically done through adding functionality to the [[Secondary Interface Screens]] used for [[Inventories]] and [[Equipment Slots]].
 == Consequences ==
-[[Equipment]] provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] for players, not only by having the option to use one particular [[Game Items|Game Item]] but also indirectly because there typically are several [[Game Items]] to choose from. The typical reason to equip is to access [[Improved Abilities|Improved]] or [[New Abilities]] of [[Game Items]] so in one sense [[Equipment]] make these changes possible as well, and since this is often done through [[Inventories]] of systems of [[Sockets]] the pattern changes how these are used as well. However, equipping ''cursed'' [[Game Items]] and thereby receiving [[Decreased Abilities]] are [[Traps]] likely to cause [[Surprises]] since [[Game Items]] rarely are equipped if one knows their effects. While all [[Game Items]] can cause players to have [[Gain Ownership]] goals, the [[Improved Abilities|Improved]] or [[New Abilities]] that [[Equipment]] can provide give direct gameplay rationale for having these goals.
+[[Equipment]] provide a [[Freedom of Choice]] for players, not only by having the option to use one particular [[Game Items|Game Item]] but also indirectly because there typically are several [[Game Items]] to choose from. The typical reason to equip is to access [[Improved Abilities|Improved]] or [[New Abilities]] of [[Game Items]] so in one sense [[Equipment]] make these changes possible as well, and since this is often done through [[Inventories]] of systems of [[Equipment Slots]] the pattern changes how these are used as well. However, equipping ''cursed'' [[Game Items]] and thereby receiving [[Decreased Abilities]] are [[Traps]] likely to cause [[Surprises]] since [[Game Items]] rarely are equipped if one knows their effects. While all [[Game Items]] can cause players to have [[Gain Ownership]] goals, the [[Improved Abilities|Improved]] or [[New Abilities]] that [[Equipment]] can provide give direct gameplay rationale for having these goals.
 [[Equipment]] can be [[Resources]] in the cases where they can stop functioning (e.g. through [[Deterioration]]) or where possession of them is not permanent due to them being [[Transferable Items]].
-When equipping [[Game Items]] is done through choosing which out of several [[Sockets]] should be active, this provides a form of [[Limited Set of Actions]] - players can choose which action to be ready to perform out of a limited selection.
+When equipping [[Game Items]] is done through choosing which out of several [[Equipment Slots]] should be active, this provides a form of [[Limited Set of Actions]] - players can choose which action to be ready to perform out of a limited selection.
 == Relations ==
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 [[Temporary Abilities]]
-==== with [[Sockets]] ====
+==== with [[Equipment Slots]] ====
 [[Limited Set of Actions]]
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 [[Non-Player Characters]],
 [[Player Characters]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
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 [[Cosmetic Game Items]],
 [[Deterioration]],
 [[Limited Number of Uses]],
 [[Loot]],

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 ==== with [[Decreased Abilities]] and [[Irreversible Events]] ====
-[[Surprises]], [[Traps]]
+[[Traps]]
 === Can Modulate ===