Player Elimination - Revision history

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Staffan Björk at 09:49, 4 April 2018

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Staffan Björk at 10:30, 15 December 2015

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Staffan Björk at 06:54, 27 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 06:49, 27 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 07:44, 21 August 2015

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 [[Late Arriving Players]],
 [[Lives]],
 [[Permadeath]],
 [[Parallel Lives]],

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 The presence of the [[Player Elimination]] pattern gives a fundamental presence of the [[Survive]] goal - even if this may not be linked to a diegetic presence (such as an [[Avatars|Avatar]] or [[Characters|Character]]). [[Unsynchronized Game Sessions]] occurs when the time difference between the first player is eliminated and the rest are or the game ends becomes noticeable.
-The gameplay of [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Player Elimination]] can force extended [[Downtime]] on eliminated players, especially if there is a possibility of [[Early Elimination]]. This can make [[Player Elimination]] counteract the possibilities for players to engage in [[Social Interaction]] on the same terms and make it difficult for them to experience [[Togetherness]]. [[Game Lobbies]] can mitigate this issue to a certain extent, since eliminate players can interact which each others while waiting for the game to finish. It goes without saying that games that combining [[Player Elimination]] and [[Teams]] can lead to [[Team Elimination]] since [[Player Elimination]] are successful resolutions of [[Eliminate]] goals; that is, combinations of [[Eliminate]] and [[Teams]] can result in [[Team Elimination]]. However, elimination of every [[Characters|Character]] in a [[Teams|Team]] consisting of these can result in [[Player Elimination]] so the patterns can instantiate each other depending on the natures of the [[Teams]] involved.
+[[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Player Elimination]] cause problems with [[Player Balance]], and are also likely to cause problems with [[Team Balance]] if [[Teams]] exist. The gameplay of [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Player Elimination]] can also force extended [[Downtime]] on eliminated players, especially if there is a possibility of [[Early Elimination]]. This can make [[Player Elimination]] counteract the possibilities for players to engage in [[Social Interaction]] on the same terms and make it difficult for them to experience [[Togetherness]]. [[Game Lobbies]] can mitigate this issue to a certain extent, since eliminate players can interact which each others while waiting for the game to finish. It goes without saying that games that combining [[Player Elimination]] and [[Teams]] can lead to [[Team Elimination]] since [[Player Elimination]] are successful resolutions of [[Eliminate]] goals; that is, combinations of [[Eliminate]] and [[Teams]] can result in [[Team Elimination]]. However, elimination of every [[Characters|Character]] in a [[Teams|Team]] consisting of these can result in [[Player Elimination]] so the patterns can instantiate each other depending on the natures of the [[Teams]] involved.
 The presences of [[Player Elimination]] works against players having an [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]] since they know that game instances in no way guarantees that they will be allowed to play until the game is won or completed. In games with [[Closed Economies]], the use of [[Player Elimination]] may be the only way to ensure that [[Resources]] are gathered in larger and larger groups as gameplay progresses; this can be seen as a case of supporting [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]].
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 [[Fudged Results]],
 [[Game Masters]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],
 [[Social Interaction]],
 [[Togetherness]],
 [[Value of Effort]]

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Player Elimination]] are [[Individual Penalties]] since they specifically address single players. They give rise to [[Game Over]] events for affected players. The risk for this raises [[Tension]] levels for players, as they essentially lose all their [[Value of Effort]] in a game if the game session is finished without their consent. However, it can in some circumstances also give those players [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
+[[Player Elimination]] are [[Individual Penalties]] since they specifically address single players. They give rise to [[Game Over]] events for affected players. The risk for this raises [[Tension]] levels for players, as they essentially lose all their [[Value of Effort]] in a game if the game session is finished without their consent. The upside to this is that those that survive possible eliminations can have a strengthened [[Value of Effort]] experience (and a [[Value of Effort]] can be strengthened for a player responsible for a [[Player Elimination]]). However, [[Player Elimination|Player Eliminations]] can in some circumstances also give eliminated players [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
 The presence of the [[Player Elimination]] pattern gives a fundamental presence of the [[Survive]] goal - even if this may not be linked to a diegetic presence (such as an [[Avatars|Avatar]] or [[Characters|Character]]). [[Unsynchronized Game Sessions]] occurs when the time difference between the first player is eliminated and the rest are or the game ends becomes noticeable.
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 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],
 [[Social Interaction]],
-[[Togetherness]]
+[[Togetherness]],
 == History ==

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Player Elimination]] are [[Individual Penalties]] since they specifically address single players. They give rise to [[Game Over]] events for affected players, and possibly other players as well. The risk for this raises [[Tension]] levels for players, as they essentially lose all their [[Value of Effort]] in a game if the game session is finished without their consent. However, it can in some circumstances also give those players [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
+[[Player Elimination]] are [[Individual Penalties]] since they specifically address single players. They give rise to [[Game Over]] events for affected players. The risk for this raises [[Tension]] levels for players, as they essentially lose all their [[Value of Effort]] in a game if the game session is finished without their consent. However, it can in some circumstances also give those players [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
 The presence of the [[Player Elimination]] pattern gives a fundamental presence of the [[Survive]] goal - even if this may not be linked to a diegetic presence (such as an [[Avatars|Avatar]] or [[Characters|Character]]). [[Unsynchronized Game Sessions]] occurs when the time difference between the first player is eliminated and the rest are or the game ends becomes noticeable.

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Player Elimination]] gives rise to [[Game Over]] events for the affected players, and possibly other players as well. The risk for this raises [[Tension]] levels for players, as they essentially lose all their [[Value of Effort]] in a game if the game session is finished without their consent. However, it can in some circumstances also give those players [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
+[[Player Elimination]] are [[Individual Penalties]] since they specifically address single players. They give rise to [[Game Over]] events for affected players, and possibly other players as well. The risk for this raises [[Tension]] levels for players, as they essentially lose all their [[Value of Effort]] in a game if the game session is finished without their consent. However, it can in some circumstances also give those players [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
 The presence of the [[Player Elimination]] pattern gives a fundamental presence of the [[Survive]] goal - even if this may not be linked to a diegetic presence (such as an [[Avatars|Avatar]] or [[Characters|Character]]). [[Unsynchronized Game Sessions]] occurs when the time difference between the first player is eliminated and the rest are or the game ends becomes noticeable.
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 [[Game Over]],
 [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]],
 [[Last Man Standing]],
 [[Limited Gameplay Time]],

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 [[Multiplayer Games]],
 [[Synchronous Gameplay]],
 [[Tournaments]],
 [[Value of Effort]]

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 One the most general level, [[Player Elimination]] is created through having [[Game Termination Penalties]] (but they are not the same since some other causes can create [[Player Elimination]], see below). A more specific, and obvious, way to support [[Player Elimination]] is - as the name suggested - to let players or the game system have possibilities to [[Eliminate]] players' [[Focus Loci]] and link these eliminations with the eliminations of the player themselves. Either this consists of the explicit goal to [[Eliminate]] players or that players can fail in [[Survive]] goals, and gameplay can be structured so these goals come in focus mainly in [[Extermination]] phases of game instances. These [[Eliminate]] goals can be built on [[Overcome]] goals made possible through [[Combat]], and can lead to [[Player Killing]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] (giving players [[Internal Rivalry]] further encourages the [[Player Killing]]). However, [[Player Killing]] or other types of killing game elements do not create [[Player Elimination]] unless some form of [[Lives]] are used as well ([[Permadeath]] being the approach that can most quickly lead to eliminations). [[Player Elimination]] can also happen indirectly, e.g. through suffering [[Ability Losses]] that effectively enforces permanent [[Downtime]], through having lower [[Scores]] than other players in [[Tournaments]], or through failing to complete goals within [[Time Limits]] (especially common in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]]). Losing all one's supply centers in [[Diplomacy]] can be seen as an indirect form of [[Player Elimination]]. An [[Extra-Game Actions|Extra-Game Action]] that can cause [[Player Elimination]] is [[Player Kicking]] - this is typically providing in [[Multiplayer Games]] to let players police their own behavior through [[Voting]]. This type of [[Player Kicking]] may also happen because a majority of players wants to make room for a [[Late Arriving Players|Late Arriving Player]] on the expense of an active player. This is a case when [[Player Elimination]] is not a [[Game Termination Penalties]].
-The presence of [[Player Elimination]] may cause [[Early Elimination]], especially if the pattern is instantiated through [[Permadeath]]. This breaks designs of [[Synchronous Gameplay]] but [[Player Elimination]] can be seen as modifying [[Synchronous Gameplay]] to only concern players that have not yet been eliminated. Ways of having [[Player Elimination]] but letting players have means to avoid it, include [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] (including [[Parallel Lives]]). These however only temporarily avoid the elimination as long as the [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] are not [[Renewable Resources]]. In contrast, the use of [[Game Masters]] can - on their sufferance - avoid the pattern infinitely through [[Fudged Results]] but also make it happen whenever they feel like it.
+The presence of [[Player Elimination]] may cause [[Early Elimination]], especially if the pattern is instantiated through [[Permadeath]]. This breaks designs of [[Synchronous Gameplay]] but [[Player Elimination]] can be seen as modifying [[Synchronous Gameplay]] to only concern players that have not yet been eliminated. Ways of having [[Player Elimination]] but letting players have means to avoid it, include [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] (including [[Parallel Lives]]). These however only temporarily avoid the elimination as long as the [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] are not [[Renewable Resources]]. In contrast, the use of [[Game Masters]] can - on their sufferance - avoid the pattern temporarily or infinitely through [[Fudged Results]] but also make it happen whenever they feel like it.
 === Narrative Aspects ===
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 [[Early Elimination]],
 [[Extra Chances]],
 [[Game Lobbies]]
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Exaggerated Perception of Influence]],
 [[Fudged Results]],
 [[Game Masters]],

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 [[Unwinnable Games]] nearly always built around have [[Player Elimination]] that is inevitable eventually; the alternatives, eternal [[Downtime]] or goals that cannot be completed, are likely to first frustrate and then bore players. The main exception to this is [[:Category:Roleplaying Games|Roleplaying Games]], primarily [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games|Tabletop Roleplaying Games]], that are built upon [[Never Ending Stories]] and can be played as long as the players (and [[Game Masters]] find these stories compelling. Another reason for having [[Player Elimination]] is that the [[Last Man Standing]] goal can be based upon it - players win by being the last surviving player in the game instance.  Other, weaker, reasons for [[Player Elimination]] are to support [[Limited Gameplay Time]] and [[Higher-Level Closures as Gameplay Progresses]]. These reasons are weaker because they are not guaranteed to be supported by the pattern and that they may not apply equally for all players.
-One the most general level, [[Player Elimination]] is created through having [[Game Termination Penalties]] in [[Multiplayer Games]]. A more specific, and obvious, way to support [[Player Elimination]] is - as the name suggested - to let players or the game system have possibilities to [[Eliminate]] players' [[Focus Loci]] and link these eliminations with the eliminations of the player themselves. Either this consists of the explicit goal to [[Eliminate]] players or that players can fail in [[Survive]] goals, and gameplay can be structured so these goals come in focus mainly in [[Extermination]] phases of game instances. These [[Eliminate]] goals can be built on [[Overcome]] goals made possible through [[Combat]], and can lead to [[Player Killing]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] (giving players [[Internal Rivalry]] further encourages the [[Player Killing]]). However, [[Player Killing]] or other types of killing game elements do not create [[Player Elimination]] unless some form of [[Lives]] are used as well ([[Permadeath]] being the approach that can most quickly lead to eliminations). [[Player Elimination]] can also happen indirectly, e.g. through suffering [[Ability Losses]] that effectively enforces permanent [[Downtime]], through having lower [[Scores]] than other players in [[Tournaments]], or through failing to complete goals within [[Time Limits]] (especially common in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]]). Losing all one's supply centers in [[Diplomacy]] can be seen as an indirect form of [[Player Elimination]]. An [[Extra-Game Actions|Extra-Game Action]] that can cause [[Player Elimination]] is [[Player Kicking]] - this is typically providing in [[Multiplayer Games]] to let players police their own behavior through [[Voting]]. This type of [[Player Kicking]] may also happen because a majority of players wants to make room for a [[Late Arriving Players|Late Arriving Player]] on the expense of an active player.
+One the most general level, [[Player Elimination]] is created through having [[Game Termination Penalties]] (but they are not the same since some other causes can create [[Player Elimination]], see below). A more specific, and obvious, way to support [[Player Elimination]] is - as the name suggested - to let players or the game system have possibilities to [[Eliminate]] players' [[Focus Loci]] and link these eliminations with the eliminations of the player themselves. Either this consists of the explicit goal to [[Eliminate]] players or that players can fail in [[Survive]] goals, and gameplay can be structured so these goals come in focus mainly in [[Extermination]] phases of game instances. These [[Eliminate]] goals can be built on [[Overcome]] goals made possible through [[Combat]], and can lead to [[Player Killing]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] (giving players [[Internal Rivalry]] further encourages the [[Player Killing]]). However, [[Player Killing]] or other types of killing game elements do not create [[Player Elimination]] unless some form of [[Lives]] are used as well ([[Permadeath]] being the approach that can most quickly lead to eliminations). [[Player Elimination]] can also happen indirectly, e.g. through suffering [[Ability Losses]] that effectively enforces permanent [[Downtime]], through having lower [[Scores]] than other players in [[Tournaments]], or through failing to complete goals within [[Time Limits]] (especially common in [[:Category:Racing Games|Racing Games]]). Losing all one's supply centers in [[Diplomacy]] can be seen as an indirect form of [[Player Elimination]]. An [[Extra-Game Actions|Extra-Game Action]] that can cause [[Player Elimination]] is [[Player Kicking]] - this is typically providing in [[Multiplayer Games]] to let players police their own behavior through [[Voting]]. This type of [[Player Kicking]] may also happen because a majority of players wants to make room for a [[Late Arriving Players|Late Arriving Player]] on the expense of an active player. This is a case when [[Player Elimination]] is not a [[Game Termination Penalties]].
 The presence of [[Player Elimination]] may cause [[Early Elimination]], especially if the pattern is instantiated through [[Permadeath]]. This breaks designs of [[Synchronous Gameplay]] but [[Player Elimination]] can be seen as modifying [[Synchronous Gameplay]] to only concern players that have not yet been eliminated. Ways of having [[Player Elimination]] but letting players have means to avoid it, include [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] (including [[Parallel Lives]]). These however only temporarily avoid the elimination as long as the [[Extra Chances]] and [[Lives]] are not [[Renewable Resources]]. In contrast, the use of [[Game Masters]] can - on their sufferance - avoid the pattern infinitely through [[Fudged Results]] but also make it happen whenever they feel like it.

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 [[Extermination]],
 [[Game Masters]],
 [[Internal Rivalry]],
 [[Late Arriving Players]],
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 [[Characters]] together with [[Team Elimination]]
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