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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Modulated By */

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‎Can Be Modulated By

Staffan Björk at 18:34, 18 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 07:40, 1 July 2014

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Staffan Björk at 07:18, 27 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 07:17, 27 June 2014

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Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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‎Relations

Staffan Björk at 06:46, 27 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 09:37, 26 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 09:11, 26 June 2014

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Staffan Björk at 09:05, 26 June 2014

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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Chat Channels]],
 [[Game Lobbies]],
 [[Player Kicking]]

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 == Consequences ==
-The possibility of [[Meta Servers]] to store [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Global High Score Lists]] make them support [[Meta Games]] built upon the statistics, [[Score|Scores]], etc. that the players gain or loss in the individual games.
+The possibility of [[Meta Servers]] to store [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Global High Score Lists]] make them support [[Meta Games]] built upon the statistics, [[Scores]], etc. that the players gain or loss in the individual games.
 == Relations ==

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 [[Category:Patterns]]
 [[Category:Needs revision]]
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-[[Category:Staffan's current workpage]]
+''Meta Servers are the servers that distribute players and information between game servers of a specific game as well as stores global information about the players.''
-''Meta Servers are the servers that distribute players and information between game servers of a specific game as well as stores global information about the players. .''
 Online games are typically constructed around the concept of a game servers which people log onto to play. For games with more people that want to play than the individual game instances can support, [[Meta Servers]] can function as a service to lead players to free servers as well as provide community functionality such as being able to find on which game servers one's friends are playing.
 === Examples ===
-Most [[:Category:Online Games|Online Games]] using [[Game Servers]] also make use of [[Meta Servers]].
+Most [[:Category:Online Games|Online Games]] using [[Game Servers]] also make use of [[Meta Servers]] so that players have some place to connect to when they wish to play. Examples of this can be found in many genres: the [[Battlefield series|Battlefield]], [[Unreal Tournament series|Unreal Tournament]], and [[Quake series]] for [[:Category:FPS Games|First-Person Shooters]]; [[Eve Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and [[Ultima Online]] for [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]];
 so that players have some place to connect to when they wish to play. Examples of this can be found in many genres: the [[Battlefield series|Battlefield]], [[Unreal Tournament series|Unreal Tournament]], and [[Quake series]] for [[:Category:FPS Games|First-Person Shooters]]; [[Eve Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and [[Ultima Online]] for [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]];
 [[:Category:Social Media Games|Social Media Games]] with limited interaction between players, e.g. [[Candy Crush Saga]] and [[FarmVille]], many have [[Meta Servers]] but this is hidden from players since they never need to log onto specific [[Game Servers]].

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 The prime reason for using [[Meta Servers]] is to augment [[Game Servers]] and help players connect to the [[Game Servers]] suiting their needs or desires. [[Game Lobbies]] are common solution for fulfilling the second reason, although games with [[Private Game Spaces]] do not need them (this in practice typically means [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]).
-[[Friend Lists]]
+Given that [[Meta Servers]] fulfill these reasons, there are various types of functionality that they can offer players. [[Friend Lists]] lets players find each other, e.g. locating with [[Game Servers|Game Server]] a friend is currently playing on so one can join him or her there. [[Player Kicking]] allows players or game facilitators to regulate how can play based upon their behavior (although this might be more commonly used per [[Game Servers|Game Server]]). [[Chat Channels]] let players communicate outside the game, which for example can lead to more consensus in relation to the two previous forms of functionality. [[Global High Score Lists]] lets players compare themselves with all other players of the game as well as store [[Gameplay Statistics]] between game instances.
 [[Player Kicking]]
 [[Chat Channels]]
 [[Global High Score Lists]]
-[[Persistent Game Worlds]]
 Regardless of the specific functionality the [[Meta Servers]] are to provide, they typically do so by collecting [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Gameplay Statistics]] from the [[Game Servers]]. If these are to be used to explicitly create [[Meta Games]] is a design option when creating [[Meta Servers]] but in many cases this is more or less unavoidable, e.g. when storing and presenting [[Global High Score Lists]].
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Global High Score Lists]]
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
 [[Trans-Game Information]]
 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Chat Channels]],
 [[Player Kicking]]

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 === Can Modulate ===
-[[Game Servers]]
+[[Game Servers]],
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===