Factions - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 07:21, 6 May 2022

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Staffan Björk at 12:01, 20 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 06:27, 4 October 2016

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

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‎Can Instantiate

Staffan Björk at 08:30, 8 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 08:27, 8 August 2015

2015-08-08T08:27:31Z

Staffan Björk at 15:40, 7 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 07:56, 7 August 2015

2015-08-07T07:56:26Z

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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‎Relations

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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-''Specific social networks where membership is defined by what actions are favored, disfavored, and required.''
+''Specific diegetic social networks where membership is defined by what actions are favored, disfavored, and required.''
 A [[Faction]] is a group that has members, criterion on membership, and accepted and disallowed behaviors. Different kinds of groups, such as a family, a gang, an army, are all examples of [[Factions]].

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 Membership in [[Factions]] can be considered from three perspectives: what is required to join, what is required to continue being a member, and what is required to advance within their organizations.
-Typically a few of the members in [[Factions]] act as the [[Social Gatekeepers]] which determine who can join. The requirements that need to be fulfilled to satisfy these [[Social Gatekeepers]] can range from having the right set of [[Attributes]], possessing the right set of [[Tools]], completing [[Quests]], or a combination of these. Joining [[Factions]] may be [[Mandatory Goals]] due to [[Predetermined Story Structures]] but can also be [[Optional Goals]] which in the latter case [[Player-Planned Development]]. If there are several [[Factions]] which can be joined, an additional design choice is if one can only be member of one of these (creating a [[Selectable Set of Goals]]) or if multiple memberships are possible.
+Typically a few of the members in [[Factions]] act as the [[Social Gatekeepers]] which determine who can join. The requirements that need to be fulfilled to satisfy these [[Social Gatekeepers]] can range from having the right set of [[Attributes]], possessing the right set of [[Tools]], completing [[Quests]], or a combination of these. Joining [[Factions]] may be [[Enforced Goals]] due to [[Predetermined Story Structures]] but can also be [[Optional Goals]] which in the latter case [[Player-Planned Development]]. If there are several [[Factions]] which can be joined, an additional design choice is if one can only be member of one of these (creating a [[Selectable Set of Goals]]) or if multiple memberships are possible.
 Being, or not being, a player or human (which does not need to be the same thing due to the possibility of [[AI Players]] or [[NPCs]]) is another possible requirement for be allowed to join [[Factions]]. [[World of Warcraft]] is an example of a game using this differentiation, called the organization consisting only of [[NPCs]] for [[Factions]] while those consisting only of players for [[Guilds]]. In contrast, the [[Single-Player Games|Single-Player Game]] [[Oblivion]] in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] has [[Factions]] consisting of [[NPCs]] which can be joined by the player. It can be easy to ensure that the rules of [[Factions]] are maintained, i.e. that in relation to these rules [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]],  if there is at least one [[Algorithmic Agents|Algorithmic Agent]] in the [[Factions]] while [[Guilds]], which only contain human players, run under [[Self-Facilitated Rules]]. Of course, [[Factions]] can play important roles in games without players being members of them. The most obvious case is as [[Enemies]] to provide [[Conflicts]] with many opponents but can also be used for [[NPCs]] to control accessibility of [[Quests]] and modifications of prices during [[Trading]].
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 [[Character Alignments]],
 [[Character Development]],
-[[Persistent Game Worlds]], [[Internal Conflicts]], [[Internal Rivalry]], [[Loyalty]],
+[[Enforced Goals]],
 [[Main Quests]],
 [[Mutual Goals]],
 [[NPCs]], [[Open Destiny]], [[Optional Goals]],
 [[Self-Facilitated Rules]],
 [[Shared Penalties]], [[Shared Rewards]],

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 Which [[Factions|Faction]] an agent in a game belongs to is a [[Characteristics]] of that agent. For [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Factions]] offers a natural reason for [[Teams]] and [[Alliances]]. This in turn often leads to [[Social Interaction]] since the [[Factions]] function as [[Social Organizations]]. While [[Teams]] may still occur with [[Algorithmic Agents]] and thereby also in [[Single-Player Games]], [[Social Interaction]] is less likely since it would require that a player considers an [[Algorithmic Agents|Algorithmic Agent]] as a social individual. Many times making the joining of a [[Faction]] is a [[Rewards|Reward]] in that it can provide access to information, training, and trading of specific [[Tools]]. By doing so, becoming a member of a [[Factions|Faction]] can the requirement to complete a [[Gain Information]], [[Gain Competence]], or [[Gain Ownership]] goal, but more likely it will be a [[Supporting Goals|Supporting Goal]] to one of these goals since it may be part of [[Goal Hierarchies]] or require [[Trading]]. When players have had the chance of choosing whether to join [[Factions]] or not, the different goals provided in this fashion support [[Player-Planned Development]].
-[[Factions]] create simple social constructs that can be used to introduce social interaction to gameplay. While joining [[Factions]] may require befriending with or making favors to [[Social Gatekeepers]],  keeping ones status may require the [[Continuous Goals|Continuous Goal]] of [[Diegetic Social Maintenance]] and advancement may support [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] through use of [[Goal Hierarchies]]. Given that [[Factions]] typically have [[Penalties]] for breaking [[Diegetic Social Norms]], and advancements within [[Factions]] may provoke [[Internal Rivalry]], the use of [[Factions]] in games typically has the consequence of [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]]. These consequences imply that players have to choose between complying with an [[Enforced Agent Behavior]], that can include both a [[Limited Set of Actions]] as well as requiring actions at certain times, or placing themselves in [[Risk/Reward]] situations through by doing actions that are not acceptable by [[Factions|Faction]] rules. Both joining and being cast out of [[Factions]] are examples of [[Persistent Game World Changes]].
+[[Factions]] create simple social constructs that can be used to introduce social interaction to gameplay. While joining [[Factions]] may require befriending with or making favors to [[Social Gatekeepers]],  keeping ones status may require the [[Continuous Goals|Continuous Goal]] of [[Diegetic Social Maintenance]] and advancement may support [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]] and [[Narration Structures]] through the use of [[Goal Hierarchies]]. Given that [[Factions]] typically have [[Penalties]] for breaking [[Diegetic Social Norms]], and advancements within [[Factions]] may provoke [[Internal Rivalry]], the use of [[Factions]] in games typically has the consequence of [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]]. These consequences imply that players have to choose between complying with an [[Enforced Agent Behavior]], that can include both a [[Limited Set of Actions]] as well as requiring actions at certain times, or placing themselves in [[Risk/Reward]] situations through by doing actions that are not acceptable by [[Factions|Faction]] rules. Both joining and being cast out of [[Factions]] are examples of [[Persistent Game World Changes]].
 Given that [[Factions]] can make goals, [[Rewards]], and [[Penalties]] apply to all members, the pattern is often modified by [[Mutual Goals]], [[Shared Penalties]], and [[Shared Rewards]]. Since players may need to live with the effects, having [[Factions]] in [[Persistent Game Worlds]] tend to strengthen the effects of all the consequences mentioned above.
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 ==== with [[Goal Hierarchies]] ====
-[[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]]
+[[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]],
 ==== with [[Penalties]] ====

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 [[Overcome]], [[Outcasts]], [[Penalties]],
 [[Persistent Game World Changes]],
-[[Player-Planned Development]], [[Predefined Goals]], [[Quests]], [[Rewards]], [[Risk/Reward]], [Social Dilemmas]], [[Social Interaction]], [[Diegetic Social Maintenance]], [[Diegetic Social Norms]], [[Social Organizations]], [[Supporting Goals]], [[Teams]], [[Trading]], [[Traitors]]
+[[Player-Planned Development]], [[Predefined Goals]], [[Quests]], [[Rewards]], [[Risk/Reward]], [[Social Dilemmas]], [[Social Interaction]], [[Diegetic Social Maintenance]], [[Diegetic Social Norms]], [[Social Organizations]], [[Supporting Goals]], [[Teams]], [[Trading]], [[Traitors]]
 ==== with [[Goal Hierarchies]] ====

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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-[[Factions]] can function as important components in [[Predetermined Story Structures]], and given the resource necessary to create [[Factions]] they are usually part of [[Main Quests]]. For hostile [[Factions]] they allow [[Conflict|Conflicts]] that contain more than one person on each side, and thereby avoid the resolution of the [[Conflicts]] as soon as an [[Eliminate]] goal of an [[Enemies|Enemy]] is achieved. For neutral or friendly [[Factions]] the [[Character Development]] of [[NPCs]] can instead be an important part of the story told. The use of [[Internal Rivalry]] makes it possible to have [[Enemies]] within players' own [[Factions]] to force the use of other means than [[Combat]] to complete [[Overcome]] goals.
+[[Factions]] can function as important components in [[Predetermined Story Structures]], and given the resource necessary to create [[Factions]] they are usually part of [[Main Quests]]. For hostile [[Factions]] they allow [[Conflicts]] that contain more than one person on each side, and thereby avoid the resolution of the [[Conflicts]] as soon as an [[Eliminate]] goal of an [[Enemies|Enemy]] is achieved. For neutral or friendly [[Factions]] the [[Character Development]] of [[NPCs]] can instead be an important part of the story told. The use of [[Internal Rivalry]] makes it possible to have [[Enemies]] within players' own [[Factions]] to force the use of other means than [[Combat]] to complete [[Overcome]] goals.
 For all types of [[Factions]] the [[Quests]] associated with them can easily form [[Goal Hierarchies]] explained by the developing story line. These [[Quests]] can also be the basis for giving them [[Open Destiny|Open Destinies]] and the outcomes of these can be used to create variations in [[Multiple Endings]].

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 Typically a few of the members in [[Factions]] act as the [[Social Gatekeepers]] which determine who can join. The requirements that need to be fulfilled to satisfy these [[Social Gatekeepers]] can range from having the right set of [[Attributes]], possessing the right set of [[Tools]], completing [[Quests]], or a combination of these. Joining [[Factions]] may be [[Mandatory Goals]] due to [[Predetermined Story Structures]] but can also be [[Optional Goals]] which in the latter case [[Player-Planned Development]]. If there are several [[Factions]] which can be joined, an additional design choice is if one can only be member of one of these (creating a [[Selectable Set of Goals]]) or if multiple memberships are possible.
-Being, or not being, a player or human (which does not need to be the same thing due to the possibility of [[AI Players]] or [[NPCs]]) is another possible requirement for be allowed to join [[Factions]]. [[World of Warcraft]] is an example of a game using this differentiation, called the organization consisting only of [[NPCs]] for [[Factions]] while those consisting only of players for [[Guilds]]. In contrast, the [[Single-Player Games|Single-Player Game]] [[Oblivion]] in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] has [[Factions]] consisting of [[NPCs]] which can be joined by the player. It can be easy to ensure that the rules of [[Factions]] are maintained, i.e. that in relation to these rules [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]],  if there is at least one [[Algorithmic Agents|Algorithmic Agent]] in the [[Factions]] while [[Guilds]], which only contain human players, run under [[Self-Facilitated Rules]]. Of course, [[Factions]] can play important roles in games without players being members of them. The most obvious case is as [[Enemies]] to provide [[Conflict]] with many opponents but can also be used for [[NPCs]] to control accessibility of [[Quests]] and modifications of prices during [[Trading]].
+Being, or not being, a player or human (which does not need to be the same thing due to the possibility of [[AI Players]] or [[NPCs]]) is another possible requirement for be allowed to join [[Factions]]. [[World of Warcraft]] is an example of a game using this differentiation, called the organization consisting only of [[NPCs]] for [[Factions]] while those consisting only of players for [[Guilds]]. In contrast, the [[Single-Player Games|Single-Player Game]] [[Oblivion]] in the [[Elder Scrolls series]] has [[Factions]] consisting of [[NPCs]] which can be joined by the player. It can be easy to ensure that the rules of [[Factions]] are maintained, i.e. that in relation to these rules [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]],  if there is at least one [[Algorithmic Agents|Algorithmic Agent]] in the [[Factions]] while [[Guilds]], which only contain human players, run under [[Self-Facilitated Rules]]. Of course, [[Factions]] can play important roles in games without players being members of them. The most obvious case is as [[Enemies]] to provide [[Conflicts]] with many opponents but can also be used for [[NPCs]] to control accessibility of [[Quests]] and modifications of prices during [[Trading]].
 Since membership is the result of completing a goal, it is typically that the membership is associated with some type of [[Rewards]]. The possibility to gain [[New Abilities]] or [[Improved Abilities]] is common as this type of [[Rewards|Reward]], either in the form of training or through purchasable [[Tools]]. Other possibilities include opportunity to recruit [[Companions]] or that the [[NPCs]] owes players [[Favors]].
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 === Narrative Aspects ===
-[[Factions]] can function as important components in [[Predetermined Story Structures]], and given the resource necessary to create [[Factions]] they are usually part of [[Main Quests]]. For hostile [[Factions]] they allow [[Conflict|Conflicts]] that contain more than one person on each side, and thereby avoid the resolution of the [[Conflict]] as soon as an [[Eliminate]] goal of an [[Enemies|Enemy]] is achieved. For neutral or friendly [[Factions]] the [[Character Development]] of [[NPCs]] can instead be an important part of the story told. The use of [[Internal Rivalry]] makes it possible to have [[Enemies]] within players' own [[Factions]] to force the use of other means than [[Combat]] to complete [[Overcome]] goals.
+[[Factions]] can function as important components in [[Predetermined Story Structures]], and given the resource necessary to create [[Factions]] they are usually part of [[Main Quests]]. For hostile [[Factions]] they allow [[Conflict|Conflicts]] that contain more than one person on each side, and thereby avoid the resolution of the [[Conflicts]] as soon as an [[Eliminate]] goal of an [[Enemies|Enemy]] is achieved. For neutral or friendly [[Factions]] the [[Character Development]] of [[NPCs]] can instead be an important part of the story told. The use of [[Internal Rivalry]] makes it possible to have [[Enemies]] within players' own [[Factions]] to force the use of other means than [[Combat]] to complete [[Overcome]] goals.
 For all types of [[Factions]] the [[Quests]] associated with them can easily form [[Goal Hierarchies]] explained by the developing story line. These [[Quests]] can also be the basis for giving them [[Open Destiny|Open Destinies]] and the outcomes of these can be used to create variations in [[Multiple Endings]].
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 [[Actions Have Diegetically Social Consequences]], [[Alliances]],
 [[Characteristics]],
-[[Committed Goals]], [[Conflict]], [[Continuous Goals]], [[Enemies]], [[Enforced Agent Behavior]], [[Gain Competence]], [[Gain Information]], [[Gain Ownership]], [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Internal Conflicts]], [[Internal Rivalry]], [[Loyalty]],
+[[Committed Goals]], [[Conflicts]], [[Continuous Goals]], [[Enemies]], [[Enforced Agent Behavior]], [[Gain Competence]], [[Gain Information]], [[Gain Ownership]], [[Goal Hierarchies]], [[Internal Conflicts]], [[Internal Rivalry]], [[Loyalty]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],
 [[New Abilities]],

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 [[Factions]] can function as important components in [[Predetermined Story Structures]], and given the resource necessary to create [[Factions]] they are usually part of [[Main Quests]]. For hostile [[Factions]] they allow [[Conflict|Conflicts]] that contain more than one person on each side, and thereby avoid the resolution of the [[Conflict]] as soon as an [[Eliminate]] goal of an [[Enemies|Enemy]] is achieved. For neutral or friendly [[Factions]] the [[Character Development]] of [[NPCs]] can instead be an important part of the story told. The use of [[Internal Rivalry]] makes it possible to have [[Enemies]] within players' own [[Factions]] to force the use of other means than [[Combat]] to complete [[Overcome]] goals.
-For all types of [[Factions]] the [[Quests]] associated with them can easily form [[Goal Hierarchies]] explained by the developing storyline. These [[Quests]] can also be the basis for giving them [[Open Destiny|Open Destinies]].
+For all types of [[Factions]] the [[Quests]] associated with them can easily form [[Goal Hierarchies]] explained by the developing story line. These [[Quests]] can also be the basis for giving them [[Open Destiny|Open Destinies]] and the outcomes of these can be used to create variations in [[Multiple Endings]].
 == Consequences ==
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 [[Companions]], [[Eliminate]],
 [[Improved Abilities]],
 [[Quests]], [[Tools]], [[Trading]]