Loot - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 08:34, 3 September 2016

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Staffan Björk at 11:41, 6 July 2016

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Staffan Björk at 14:35, 29 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 15:25, 8 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 18:38, 29 July 2015

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Staffan Björk at 14:56, 2 October 2014

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Staffan Björk at 08:43, 28 August 2012

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Staffan Björk at 06:55, 17 September 2011

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Staffan Björk at 23:19, 2 August 2011

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Staffan Björk at 01:07, 9 May 2011

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 The two primary considerations for designing [[Loot]] is when players should receive them and what they should consist of. The most common source for [[Loot]] is [[Generic Adversaries]] or [[Enemies]] that drop them when they are killed, as for example found in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], [[Borderlands]] and the [[Dragon Age series]]. In fact, that [[Inhabitants]] of [[Game Worlds]] provide [[Loot]] can be enough to make them into [[Enemies]] for players. Other sources include [[Non-Player Characters]] but any type of [[Inhabitants]] that can be the target for [[Eliminate]] goals can work.
-Typical types of [[Loot]] include [[Resources]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], money, or energy, and [[Game Items]], e.g [[Armor]], [[Equipment]], [[Tools]], and [[Weapons]]. [[Loot]] can of course consist of many individual items, so these can be combined in one case of [[Loot]]. [[Randomness]] is a core part of [[Loot]]; if what [[Loot]] is acquired is completely known in advance the design instead becomes the more general [[Resources]] instead. This does not mean that [[Loot]] needs to be completely random among all possible game elements, the exact composition of any given [[Loot]] may be bounded to maintain [[Thematic Consistency]] and to maintain [[Red Queen Dilemma]]. In games with [[Game Masters]], they can tailor the [[Loot]] to having [[Balancing Effects]] or support [[Narration Structures]], and the fourth edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] suggest that players should give their [[Game Masters]] wish lists for what magic items they would like to find as part of [[Loot]]. Player interest for [[Loot]] can be increased by introducing [[Sets]], as done e.g. in the [[Diablo series]].
+Typical types of [[Loot]] include [[Resources]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], money, or energy, and [[Game Items]], e.g [[Armor]], [[Equipment]], [[Tools]], and [[Weapons]]. [[Loot]] can of course consist of many individual items, so these can be combined in one case of [[Loot]]. [[Randomness]] is a core part of [[Loot]]; if what [[Loot]] is acquired is completely known in advance the design instead becomes the more general [[Resources]] instead. This does not mean that [[Loot]] needs to be completely random among all possible game elements, the exact composition of any given [[Loot]] may be bounded to maintain [[Thematic Consistency]] and to maintain [[Red Queen Dilemmas]]. In games with [[Game Masters]], they can tailor the [[Loot]] to having [[Balancing Effects]] or support [[Narration Structures]], and the fourth edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] suggest that players should give their [[Game Masters]] wish lists for what magic items they would like to find as part of [[Loot]]. Player interest for [[Loot]] can be increased by introducing [[Sets]], as done e.g. in the [[Diablo series]].
 For [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Loot Rights]] may be used to mechanize how [[Loot]] will be distributed among players.
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 [[Game Element Insertion]],
 [[Races]],
-[[Red Queen Dilemma]],
+[[Red Queen Dilemmas]],
 [[Rewards]],
 [[Stimulated Planning]]

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Loot]] is a type of [[Resources]] given as [[Rewards]] for completing [[Eliminate]] goals, and a typical example of [[Game Element Insertion]]. By providing this, they give a motivation for players to engage in [[Combat]] (besides any other that may already exist). Since letting [[Enemies]], [[Inhabitants]], or [[Non-Player Characters]] provide [[Loot]] makes them a possible way to gain [[Resources]], this pairing makes the former into [[Resource Sources]]. When players know about the potential for [[Loot]], and especially if they know something about the distribution between different types of [[Loot]] and [[Sets]] are part of a game's design, the pattern gives rise to [[Anticipation]] and [[Stimulated Planning]] on how to gain it.
+[[Loot]] is a type of [[Resources]] given as [[Rewards]] for completing [[Eliminate]] goals, and a typical example of [[Game Element Insertion]]. By providing this, they give a motivation for players to engage in [[Combat]] (besides any other that may already exist). Since letting [[Enemies]], [[Inhabitants]], or [[Non-Player Characters]] provide [[Loot]] makes them a possible way to gain [[Resources]], this pairing makes the former into [[Resource Sources]]. When players know about the potential for [[Loot]], and especially if they know something about the distribution between different types of [[Loot]] and [[Sets]] are part of a game's design, the pattern gives rise to [[Anticipation]] and [[Stimulated Planning]] on how to gain it. However, the search for particular [[Loot]] can become [[Excise]] when players have to wade through a lot unwanted [[Loot]] in order to have a chance of finding what they actually want.
 In [[Multiplayer Games]], the presence of [[Loot]] can give rise to several types of [[Social Interaction]]. The first is [[Negotiation]] about who should receive what part of the [[Loot]] and this can be done through [[Voting]] or game support for [[Loot Rights]]. A possible effect of this type of [[Negotiation]] is that some players willingly abstain from [[Loot]] in the belief that the other players' will honor this by [[Delayed Reciprocity]]. A second type of [[Social Interaction]] is [[Betrayal]] that easily emerges if any player engages in ''ninja looting'', i.e. taking [[Loot]] without caring or discussing other players' wishes (this includes taking the [[Loot]] which one has not had part in generating). This can also be seen as the [[Social Interaction]] breaking down and being replaced by simple [[Races]] to get to the [[Loot]] first. Related to this is ''scavenging'', collecting [[Loot]] that has been left by those who produced it due to being of little value to them.
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Anticipation]],
 [[Game Element Insertion]],
 [[Races]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The two primary considerations for designing [[Loot]] is when players should receive them and what they should consist of. The most common source for [[Loot]] is [[Enemies]] that drop them when they are killed, as for example found in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], [[Borderlands]] and the [[Dragon Age series]]. In fact, that [[Inhabitants]] of [[Game Worlds]] provide [[Loot]] can be enough to make them into [[Enemies]] for players. Other sources include [[Non-Player Characters]] but any type of [[Inhabitants]] that can be the target for [[Eliminate]] goals can work.
+The two primary considerations for designing [[Loot]] is when players should receive them and what they should consist of. The most common source for [[Loot]] is [[Generic Adversaries]] or [[Enemies]] that drop them when they are killed, as for example found in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], [[Borderlands]] and the [[Dragon Age series]]. In fact, that [[Inhabitants]] of [[Game Worlds]] provide [[Loot]] can be enough to make them into [[Enemies]] for players. Other sources include [[Non-Player Characters]] but any type of [[Inhabitants]] that can be the target for [[Eliminate]] goals can work.
 Typical types of [[Loot]] include [[Resources]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], money, or energy, and [[Game Items]], e.g [[Armor]], [[Equipment]], [[Tools]], and [[Weapons]]. [[Loot]] can of course consist of many individual items, so these can be combined in one case of [[Loot]]. [[Randomness]] is a core part of [[Loot]]; if what [[Loot]] is acquired is completely known in advance the design instead becomes the more general [[Resources]] instead. This does not mean that [[Loot]] needs to be completely random among all possible game elements, the exact composition of any given [[Loot]] may be bounded to maintain [[Thematic Consistency]] and to maintain [[Red Queen Dilemma]]. In games with [[Game Masters]], they can tailor the [[Loot]] to having [[Balancing Effects]] or support [[Narration Structures]], and the fourth edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] suggest that players should give their [[Game Masters]] wish lists for what magic items they would like to find as part of [[Loot]]. Player interest for [[Loot]] can be increased by introducing [[Sets]], as done e.g. in the [[Diablo series]].
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 [[Game Items]],
 [[Game Masters]],
 [[Inhabitants]],
 [[Non-Player Characters]],

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 In [[Multiplayer Games]], the presence of [[Loot]] can give rise to several types of [[Social Interaction]]. The first is [[Negotiation]] about who should receive what part of the [[Loot]] and this can be done through [[Voting]] or game support for [[Loot Rights]]. A possible effect of this type of [[Negotiation]] is that some players willingly abstain from [[Loot]] in the belief that the other players' will honor this by [[Delayed Reciprocity]]. A second type of [[Social Interaction]] is [[Betrayal]] that easily emerges if any player engages in ''ninja looting'', i.e. taking [[Loot]] without caring or discussing other players' wishes (this includes taking the [[Loot]] which one has not had part in generating). This can also be seen as the [[Social Interaction]] breaking down and being replaced by simple [[Races]] to get to the [[Loot]] first. Related to this is ''scavenging'', collecting [[Loot]] that has been left by those who produced it due to being of little value to them.
-In [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Parties]], the presence of [[Loot]] modulates the stability of [[Parties]] since players may fail to achieve [[Player-Decided Distribution of Rewards & Penalties]].
+In [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Parties]], the presence of [[Loot]] modulates the stability of [[Parties]] since players may fail to achieve [[Player-Decided Distributions]] of [[Rewards]] and [[Penalties]].
 == Relations ==
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 ==== with [[Multiplayer Games]] and [[Parties]] ====
-[[Player-Decided Distribution of Rewards & Penalties]]
+[[Player-Decided Distributions]]
 === Can Modulate ===

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 == Using the pattern ==
-The two primary considerations for designing [[Loot]] is when players should receive them and what they should consist of. The most common source for [[Loot]] is [[Enemies]] that drop them when they are killed, as for example found in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], [[Borderlands]] and the [[Dragon Age series]]. Other sources include [[Non-Player Characters]] but any type of [[Inhabitants]] that can be the target for [[Eliminate]] goals can work.
+The two primary considerations for designing [[Loot]] is when players should receive them and what they should consist of. The most common source for [[Loot]] is [[Enemies]] that drop them when they are killed, as for example found in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], [[Borderlands]] and the [[Dragon Age series]]. In fact, that [[Inhabitants]] of [[Game Worlds]] provide [[Loot]] can be enough to make them into [[Enemies]] for players. Other sources include [[Non-Player Characters]] but any type of [[Inhabitants]] that can be the target for [[Eliminate]] goals can work.
 Typical types of [[Loot]] include [[Resources]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], money, or energy, and [[Game Items]], e.g [[Armor]], [[Equipment]], [[Tools]], and [[Weapons]]. [[Loot]] can of course consist of many individual items, so these can be combined in one case of [[Loot]]. [[Randomness]] is a core part of [[Loot]]; if what [[Loot]] is acquired is completely known in advance the design instead becomes the more general [[Resources]] instead. This does not mean that [[Loot]] needs to be completely random among all possible game elements, the exact composition of any given [[Loot]] may be bounded to maintain [[Thematic Consistency]] and to maintain [[Red Queen Dilemma]]. In games with [[Game Masters]], they can tailor the [[Loot]] to having [[Balancing Effects]] or support [[Narration Structures]], and the fourth edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] suggest that players should give their [[Game Masters]] wish lists for what magic items they would like to find as part of [[Loot]]. Player interest for [[Loot]] can be increased by introducing [[Sets]], as done e.g. in the [[Diablo series]].
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 ==== with [[Enemies]], [[Inhabitants]], or [[Non-Player Characters]] ====
 [[Resource Sources]]
 ==== with [[Multiplayer Games]] ====

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 [[Category:Needs revision]]
 [[Category:Needs examples]]
-''Random items found in game worlds that function as rewards.''
+''Items, typically randomly generated, found in game worlds that function as rewards.''
 [[Loot]] is the reward players can gain from defeated enemies (or innocent victims) by taking their possessions. This may be weapons and armor they used to defend themselves with as well as tools or other material goods.

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 The two primary considerations for designing [[Loot]] is when players should receive them and what they should consist of. The most common source for [[Loot]] is [[Enemies]] that drop them when they are killed, as for example found in [[Dungeons & Dragons]], [[Borderlands]] and the [[Dragon Age series]]. Other sources include [[Non-Player Characters]] but any type of [[Inhabitants]] that can be the target for [[Eliminate]] goals can work.
-Typical types of [[Loot]] include [[Resources]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], money, or energy, and [[Game Items]], e.g [[Armor]], [[Equipment]], [[Tools]], and [[Weapons]]. [[Loot]] can of course consist of many individual items, so these can be combined in one case of [[Loot]]. [[Randomness]] is a core part of [[Loot]]; if what [[Loot]] is acquired is completely known in advance the design instead becomes the more general [[Resources]] instead. This does not mean that [[Loot]] needs to be completely random among all possible game elements, the exact composition of any given [[Loot]] may be bounded to maintain [[Diegetic Consistency]] and to maintain [[Red Queen Dilemma]]. In games with [[Game Masters]], they can tailor the [[Loot]] to having [[Balancing Effects]] or support [[Narration Structures]], and the fourth edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] suggest that players should give their [[Game Masters]] wish lists for what magic items they would like to find as part of [[Loot]]. Player interest for [[Loot]] can be increased by introducing [[Sets]], as done e.g. in the [[Diablo series]].
+Typical types of [[Loot]] include [[Resources]], e.g. [[Ammunition]], money, or energy, and [[Game Items]], e.g [[Armor]], [[Equipment]], [[Tools]], and [[Weapons]]. [[Loot]] can of course consist of many individual items, so these can be combined in one case of [[Loot]]. [[Randomness]] is a core part of [[Loot]]; if what [[Loot]] is acquired is completely known in advance the design instead becomes the more general [[Resources]] instead. This does not mean that [[Loot]] needs to be completely random among all possible game elements, the exact composition of any given [[Loot]] may be bounded to maintain [[Thematic Consistency]] and to maintain [[Red Queen Dilemma]]. In games with [[Game Masters]], they can tailor the [[Loot]] to having [[Balancing Effects]] or support [[Narration Structures]], and the fourth edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] suggest that players should give their [[Game Masters]] wish lists for what magic items they would like to find as part of [[Loot]]. Player interest for [[Loot]] can be increased by introducing [[Sets]], as done e.g. in the [[Diablo series]].
 For [[Multiplayer Games]], [[Loot Rights]] may be used to mechanize how [[Loot]] will be distributed among players.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
-As mentioned earlier, [[Diegetic Consistency]] may influence what type of [[Loot]] should be given so not to break come into direct confrontation with it. Besides regulating what type of game element make thematic sense to have been carried, another aspect is that [[Diegetic Consistency]] can be broken if the [[Loot]] contains [[Tools]] or [[Weapons]] which could have helped their owners but were not used.
+As mentioned earlier, [[Thematic Consistency]] may influence what type of [[Loot]] should be given so not to break come into direct confrontation with it. Besides regulating what type of game element make thematic sense to have been carried, another aspect is that [[Thematic Consistency]] can be broken if the [[Loot]] contains [[Tools]] or [[Weapons]] which could have helped their owners but were not used.
 == Consequences ==
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
-[[Diegetic Consistency]],
+[[Thematic Consistency]],
 [[Loot Rights]]