Extermination - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 14:21, 27 July 2015

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‎Using the pattern

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‎Consequences

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The main challenges of designing [[Extermination]] phases is to make sure that the gameplay has several distinct gameplay phases in which different actions and goals dominate. Not too surprising, [[Extermination]] requires the strong presence of [[Eliminate]] goals, typically made possible by [[Combat]]. Delaying the most powerful [[Units]] related to [[Combat]] until the appropriate time is a typically strategy for controlling when [[Extermination]] is to begin.
+The main challenges of designing [[Extermination]] phases is to make sure that the gameplay has several distinct gameplay phases in which different actions and goals dominate. Not too surprising, [[Extermination]] requires the strong presence of [[Eliminate]] goals, typically made possible by [[Combat]] or players' experiencing [[Game Over]] events. Delaying the most powerful [[Units]] related to [[Combat]] until the appropriate time is a typically strategy for controlling when [[Extermination]] is to begin.
 [[Extermination]] is, often voluntary, the last phase in several games, especially X4 games<ref name="4X"/> such as [[Master of Orion]]. The name for this category of games comes from the typical phases of [[Game World Exploration|(Game World) Exploration]], [[Expansion]], [[Exploitation]], and [[Extermination]].
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Combat]],
-[[Eliminate]]
+[[Eliminate]],
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The main challenges of designing [[Extermination]] phases is to make sure that the gameplay has several distinct gameplay phases in which different actions and goals dominate. Not too surprising, [[Extermination]] requires the strong presence of [[Eliminate]] goals, typically made possible by [[Combat]].
+The main challenges of designing [[Extermination]] phases is to make sure that the gameplay has several distinct gameplay phases in which different actions and goals dominate. Not too surprising, [[Extermination]] requires the strong presence of [[Eliminate]] goals, typically made possible by [[Combat]]. Delaying the most powerful [[Units]] related to [[Combat]] until the appropriate time is a typically strategy for controlling when [[Extermination]] is to begin.
 [[Extermination]] is, often voluntary, the last phase in several games, especially X4 games<ref name="4X"/> such as [[Master of Orion]]. The name for this category of games comes from the typical phases of [[Game World Exploration|(Game World) Exploration]], [[Expansion]], [[Exploitation]], and [[Extermination]].
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
+[[Units]]
 === Possible Closure Effects ===

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 <ref name="4X">Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4X entry] for 4X games</ref>
 </references>
 == Acknowledgements ==
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 [[Extermination]] intensified or provokes [[PvP]] gameplay and can increase the likelihood of [[Player Elimination]] if it is possible at all. For this reason, it is often used as [[Endgame]] phases, and quite likely creates [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] - especially if [[Player Elimination]] is possible.
-By placing [[Extermination]] as an [[Endgame]] phase, it works against [[Early Elimination]] of players.
+By placing [[Extermination]] as an [[Endgame]] phase, it works against [[Early Elimination]] of players. By being a phase during game instances, [[Extermination]] is difficult to combine with [[Quick Games]] as these seldom are long enough to contain phases.
 == Relations ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
-[[Early Elimination]]
+[[Early Elimination]],
 == History ==

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 [[Category:Needs revision]]
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 ''A phase in a gameplay instance where eliminate goals, typically directed at other players, are predominant.''

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 The main challenges of designing [[Extermination]] phases is to make sure that the gameplay has several distinct gameplay phases in which different actions and goals dominate. Not too surprising, [[Extermination]] requires the strong presence of [[Eliminate]] goals, typically made possible by [[Combat]].
-[[Extermination]] is, often voluntary, the last phase in several games, especially X4 games<ref name="4X"/> such as [[Master of Orion]]. The name for this category of games comes from the typical phases of [[Game World Exploration|(Game World) Exploration]], [[Expansion]],[[Exploitation]], and [[Extermination]].
+[[Extermination]] is, often voluntary, the last phase in several games, especially X4 games<ref name="4X"/> such as [[Master of Orion]]. The name for this category of games comes from the typical phases of [[Game World Exploration|(Game World) Exploration]], [[Expansion]], [[Exploitation]], and [[Extermination]].
 == Consequences ==

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-''A phase in a gameplay instance where eliminate goals are predominant.''
+''A phase in a gameplay instance where eliminate goals, typically directed at other players, are predominant.''
-Some games have distinct phases in their gameplay. [[Extermination]] is the one where
+Some games have distinct phases in their gameplay. [[Extermination]] is the one where the focus is upon eliminating, in most cases other players.
-This pattern is a still a stub.
 === Examples ===

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 == Consequences ==
-=== Can Instantiate ===
+[[Extermination]] intensified or provokes [[PvP]] gameplay and can increase the likelihood of [[Player Elimination]] if it is possible at all. For this reason, it is often used as [[Endgame]] phases, and quite likely creates [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] - especially if [[Player Elimination]] is possible.
 [[Endgame]],
-[[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]],
 [[Player Elimination]]
-[[PvP]],
 By placing [[Extermination]] as an [[Endgame]] phase, it works against [[Early Elimination]] of players.