PvE - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 17:55, 8 January 2015

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Staffan Björk at 08:29, 20 December 2014

2014-12-20T08:29:35Z

Staffan Björk at 16:08, 19 December 2014

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Staffan Björk at 16:02, 19 December 2014

2014-12-19T16:02:29Z

Staffan Björk at 13:19, 3 November 2014

2014-11-03T13:19:05Z

Staffan Björk at 15:21, 7 September 2014

2014-09-07T15:21:32Z

Staffan Björk at 09:13, 1 September 2014

2014-09-01T09:13:42Z

Staffan Björk at 11:06, 9 July 2014

2014-07-09T11:06:33Z

Staffan Björk at 08:25, 12 October 2011

2011-10-12T08:25:56Z

Staffan Björk at 07:49, 12 October 2011

2011-10-12T07:49:56Z

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 What games have [[PvE]] gameplay depend on what requirements on puts on the game to have an "environment". Taking an inclusive view, [[Jigsaw Puzzles]] and [[Solitaire]] are games that retroactively can be considered [[PvE]] since they are single-player games and logically the challenge in them must come from the game design. Collaborative [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] such as [[Arkham Horror]], [[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]], [[Ghost Stories]], [[Lord of the Rings]], [[Pandemic]], and [[Shadows over Camelot]] also have [[PvE]] as the core gameplay although some include small elements of player conflicts (this is supported in [[Arkham Horror]], [[Lord of the Rings]], and [[Pandemic]] by game expansions).
-Judging that [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] is often quite easy and many of these games have [[PvE]] gameplay. To mention just a few, [[PvE]] can be found in the [[Asteroids]], [[Centipede]], and [[Plants vs. Zombies]], and the [[Doom series|Doom]], [[Fallout series|Fallout]], [[Pik-Min series|Pik-Min]] and [[Super Mario series]]. Examples of games that mixed [[PvE]] and [[PvP]] heavily include [[Defense of the Ancients]], [[Ultima Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and the [[:Category:Board Games|Board Game]] [[The Republic of Rome]].
+Judging that [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] is often quite easy and many of these games have [[PvE]] gameplay. To mention just a few, [[PvE]] can be found in the [[Asteroids]], [[Centipede]], and [[Plants vs. Zombies]], and the [[Doom series|Doom]], [[Fallout series|Fallout]], [[Pik-Min series|Pik-Min]] and [[Super Mario series]]. Examples of games that mixed [[PvE]] and [[PvP]] heavily include the [[Defense of the Ancients series]], [[Ultima Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and the [[:Category:Board Games|Board Game]] [[The Republic of Rome]].
 Wikipedia<ref name="wiki"/> and GiantBomb<ref name="gb"/> have pages for the concept [[PvE]].

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 What games have [[PvE]] gameplay depend on what requirements on puts on the game to have an "environment". Taking an inclusive view, [[Jigsaw Puzzles]] and [[Solitaire]] are games that retroactively can be considered [[PvE]] since they are single-player games and logically the challenge in them must come from the game design. Collaborative [[:Category:Board Games|Board Games]] such as [[Arkham Horror]], [[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]], [[Ghost Stories]], [[Lord of the Rings]], [[Pandemic]], and [[Shadows over Camelot]] also have [[PvE]] as the core gameplay although some include small elements of player conflicts (this is supported in [[Arkham Horror]], [[Lord of the Rings]], and [[Pandemic]] by game expansions).
-Judging that [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] is often quite easy and many of these games have [[PvE]] gameplay. To mention just a few, [[PvE]] can be found in the [[Asteroids]], [[Centipede]], and [[Plants vs. Zombies]], and the [[Doom series|Doom]], [[Fallout series|Fallout]], [[Pik-Min series|Pik-Min]] and [[Super Mario series]]. Examples of games that mixed [[PvE]] and [[PvP]] heavily include [[Defense of the Ancients]], [[Ultima Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and the [[:Category:Board Games|Board Game]] [[Republic of Rome]].
+Judging that [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] is often quite easy and many of these games have [[PvE]] gameplay. To mention just a few, [[PvE]] can be found in the [[Asteroids]], [[Centipede]], and [[Plants vs. Zombies]], and the [[Doom series|Doom]], [[Fallout series|Fallout]], [[Pik-Min series|Pik-Min]] and [[Super Mario series]]. Examples of games that mixed [[PvE]] and [[PvP]] heavily include [[Defense of the Ancients]], [[Ultima Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and the [[:Category:Board Games|Board Game]] [[The Republic of Rome]].
 Wikipedia<ref name="wiki"/> and GiantBomb<ref name="gb"/> have pages for the concept [[PvE]].

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 == Consequences ==
-[[PvE]] is one of the basic ways of providing challenges and [[Tension]] in both [[Single-Player Games|Single-Player]] and [[Multiplayer Games]]. Regardless of type of game, it can provide the motivation for [[Cooperation]] since the players have common [[Enemies]] and may postpone any eventual conflicts they have to handle this challenge first.
+[[PvE]] is one of the basic ways of providing challenges and [[Tension]] in both [[Single-Player Games|Single-Player]] and [[Multiplayer Games]]. Regardless of type of game, it can provide the motivation for [[Cooperation]] as [[Symbiotic Player Relations]] since the players have common [[Enemies]] and may postpone any eventual conflicts they have to handle this challenge first.
 In [[Multiplayer Games]], players can team up even if they the design does not require it. This means that [[PvE]] [[Multiplayer Games]] can create [[Team Strategy Identification]] and these can result in [[Team Accomplishments]]. [[Multiplayer Games]] that provide [[PvE]] and [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] can situations where players experience [[Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment]] if the environmental challenges are perceived as common and that the players at least are not directly hostile to each other.
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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Cooperation]],
 [[Tension]]

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 == Using the pattern ==
-[[PvE]] can easily be created by introducing [[Enemies]] controlled by the game system that engage players in [[Combat]] or other types of [[Conflicts]]. Less direct approaches to creating [[PvE]] include [[Traps]] and hostile [[Environmental Effects]] but also [[Puzzle Solving]] based on the gameplay environment. Although [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] are not necessary for this pattern to give rise to [[PvE]] gameplay, using them can adapt them to fit the current gameplay context as well as create other types of [[PvE]] simply by the setup of game elements.
+[[PvE]] can easily be created by introducing [[Enemies]] controlled by the game system that engage players in [[Combat]] or other types of [[Conflicts]]. Less direct approaches to creating [[PvE]] include [[Game System Player]], [[Traps]] and hostile [[Environmental Effects]], as well as [[Puzzle Solving]] based on the gameplay environment. Although [[Dedicated Game Facilitators]] are not necessary for this pattern to give rise to [[PvE]] gameplay, using them can adapt them to fit the current gameplay context as well as create other types of [[PvE]] simply by the setup of game elements.
 [[PvE]] and [[PvP]] gameplay is not in opposition to each other, but most games are skewed towards one or the other. Due to this, one can consider the patterns as being able to modulate each other through introducing elements of the other pattern. [[Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game]] and [[Shadows over Camelot]] are examples of games with mainly [[PvE]] gameplay but with some [[PvP]] aspects.
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 [[Enemies]],
 [[Environmental Effects]],
 [[Predetermined Story Structures]],
 [[Puzzle Solving]],

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 [[PvE]] is one of the basic ways of providing challenges and [[Tension]] in both [[Single-Player Games|Single-Player]] and [[Multiplayer Games]]. Regardless of type of game, it can provide the motivation for [[Cooperation]] since the players have common [[Enemies]] and may postpone any eventual conflicts they have to handle this challenge first.
-[[Multiplayer Games]] that provide [[PvE]] and [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] can situations where players experience [[Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment]] if the environmental challenges are perceived as common and that the players at least are not directly hostile to each other.
+In [[Multiplayer Games]], players can team up even if they the design does not require it. This means that [[PvE]] [[Multiplayer Games]] can create [[Team Strategy Identification]] and these can result in [[Team Accomplishments]]. [[Multiplayer Games]] that provide [[PvE]] and [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] can situations where players experience [[Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment]] if the environmental challenges are perceived as common and that the players at least are not directly hostile to each other.
 == Relations ==
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 ==== with [[FUBAR Enjoyment]] in [[Multiplayer Games]] ====
 [[Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment]]
 === Can Modulate ===

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 Judging that [[:Category:Computer Games|Computer Games]] is often quite easy and many of these games have [[PvE]] gameplay. To mention just a few, [[PvE]] can be found in the [[Asteroids]], [[Centipede]], and [[Plants vs. Zombies]], and the [[Doom series|Doom]], [[Fallout series|Fallout]], [[Pik-Min series|Pik-Min]] and [[Super Mario series]]. Examples of games that mixed [[PvE]] and [[PvP]] heavily include [[Defense of the Ancients]], [[Ultima Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and the [[:Category:Board Games|Board Game]] [[Republic of Rome]].
-The web site GiantBomb as a page<ref name="gb"/> dedicated to the concept of [[PvE]].
+Wikipedia<ref name="wiki"/> and GiantBomb<ref name="gb"/> have pages for the concept [[PvE]].
 == Using the pattern ==
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 <references>
 <ref name="gb">[http://www.giantbomb.com/player-vs-environment/92-349/ Page] on the GiantBomb web site for [[PvE]].</ref>
 </references>
 == Acknowledgements ==
 Karl Bergström

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 Games need challenges. While many games create challenges by making players compete against each other in various forms, other do so by having the game itself create opposition to the players' intentions. This second form was given the name [[PvE]] (for "Player versus Environment") by players in massively multiplayer online games to distinguish it from the first one ([[PvP]], or "Player versus Player"). Note that the two types of challenges are not mutually incompatible and players may simultaneously have both types of challenges.
 === Examples ===
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 == Acknowledgements ==
+Karl Bergström