Safe Havens - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 13:31, 26 March 2018

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Staffan Björk at 10:41, 27 October 2015

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Staffan Björk at 14:11, 4 October 2011

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Staffan Björk at 12:33, 30 July 2011

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Staffan Björk at 15:26, 11 July 2011

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Staffan Björk at 15:25, 11 July 2011

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 == Using the pattern ==
-There are two requirements for a place to be a [[Safe Havens|Safe Haven]]: first, there should be no [[Environmental Effects]], such as [[Traps]], that can negatively affect players. Second, no hostile [[Agents]] or players should be able to affect the area. This can be done by having [[Private Game Spaces]], or, in cases where [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] can perform hostile actions, limiting access by requiring a form of [[Privileged Movement]] to enter them (or [[Privileged Abilities]] to make access possible). The latter can be achieved through the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] where passage is not allowed to [[Enemies]]. Of course, [[Safe Havens]] may be the result of players' actions in games with [[Construction]] using [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], as for example possible in [[Minecraft]]. Some [[Safe Havens]] make it impossible for players to have negative consequences of their own actions. These forms of [[Safe Havens]] support [[Experimenting]]. [[Safe Havens]] do not have to be permanent, they may for example stop granting sanctuary after a certain [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] has run out or after players have perform certain actions. In games that use [[Save Points]], these tend to be [[Safe Havens]] although not all [[Safe Havens]] need to be so and for this reason [[Save Points]] can be seen as a way of modifying [[Safe Havens]].
+There are two requirements for a place to be a [[Safe Havens|Safe Haven]]: first, there should be no [[Environmental Effects]], such as [[Traps]], that can negatively affect players. Second, no hostile [[Agents]] or players should be able to affect the area. This can be done by having [[Private Game Spaces]], or, in cases where [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] can perform hostile actions, limiting access by requiring a form of [[Privileged Movement]] to enter them (or [[Privileged Abilities]] to make access possible). The latter can be achieved through the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] where passage is not allowed to [[Enemies]]. [[Hiding Places]] can become [[Safe Havens]] for the reason of [[Enemies]] not being able to reach players there, but [[Safe Havens]] can also be modified to be [[Hiding Places]].
 One way to hinder hostile activities within [[Safe Havens]] is to allow hostile [[Agents]] or players into them but make hostile actions impossible through locally enforcing [[Ability Losses]], i.e. having the losses as a form [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. Sometimes these kinds of [[Safe Havens]] are safe only for the lower ranking players. For example, the home cities in [[Dark Age of Camelot]] are safe only for low level characters. As an alternative, [[Safe Havens]] can be constructed by providing [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] with [[Invulnerabilities]] to [[Environmental Effects]] that others do not have. When created in this way, it is often linked to [[Time Limits]], for example for a short period of time after [[Spawning]]. This approach is typically used in multiplayer games with no teams.
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 [[Construction]],
 [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]],
 [[Penalties]],
 [[Privileged Abilities]],
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],
 [[Save Points]],
 [[Spawn Points]],

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 There are two requirements for a place to be a [[Safe Havens|Safe Haven]]: first, there should be no [[Environmental Effects]], such as [[Traps]], that can negatively affect players. Second, no hostile [[Agents]] or players should be able to affect the area. This can be done by having [[Private Game Spaces]], or, in cases where [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] can perform hostile actions, limiting access by requiring a form of [[Privileged Movement]] to enter them (or [[Privileged Abilities]] to make access possible). The latter can be achieved through the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] where passage is not allowed to [[Enemies]]. Of course, [[Safe Havens]] may be the result of players' actions in games with [[Construction]] using [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], as for example possible in [[Minecraft]]. Some [[Safe Havens]] make it impossible for players to have negative consequences of their own actions. These forms of [[Safe Havens]] support [[Experimenting]]. [[Safe Havens]] do not have to be permanent, they may for example stop granting sanctuary after a certain [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] has run out or after players have perform certain actions. In games that use [[Save Points]], these tend to be [[Safe Havens]] although not all [[Safe Havens]] need to be so and for this reason [[Save Points]] can be seen as a way of modifying [[Safe Havens]].
-One way to hinder hostile activities within [[Safe Havens]] is to allow hostile [[Agents]] or players into them but make hostile actions impossible through locally enforcing [[Ability Losses]], i.e. having the losses as a form [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. Sometimes these kinds of [[Safe Havens]] are safe only for the lower ranking players. For example, the home cities in [[Dark Age of Camelot]] are safe only for low level characters. As an alternative, [[Safe Havens]] can be constructed by providing [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] with [[Invulnerabilites]] to [[Environmental Effects]] that others do not have. When created in this way, it is often linked to [[Time Limits]], for example for a short period of time after [[Spawning]]. This approach is typically used in multiplayer games with no teams.
+One way to hinder hostile activities within [[Safe Havens]] is to allow hostile [[Agents]] or players into them but make hostile actions impossible through locally enforcing [[Ability Losses]], i.e. having the losses as a form [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. Sometimes these kinds of [[Safe Havens]] are safe only for the lower ranking players. For example, the home cities in [[Dark Age of Camelot]] are safe only for low level characters. As an alternative, [[Safe Havens]] can be constructed by providing [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] with [[Invulnerabilities]] to [[Environmental Effects]] that others do not have. When created in this way, it is often linked to [[Time Limits]], for example for a short period of time after [[Spawning]]. This approach is typically used in multiplayer games with no teams.
 Finally, a weaker form of [[Safe Havens]] can be constructed from threatening those attacking others with stiff [[Penalties]], e.g. city guards or police intervening if players disturb the peace. While this may not stop players from being attacked, it makes it less likely since attackers need to consider the associated [[Risk/Reward|Risks and Rewards]].

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 == Consequences ==
-Since [[Safe Havens]] can hinder players or other [[Agents]] from attacking each other in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], they provide [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] and modify how [[Capture]] and [[Eliminate]] actions function in games. Enforcing neutral areas where players cannot attack each others, [[Safe Havens]] increase the likelihood for [[Negotiation]] and [[Trading]] to occur. Quite often, the way [[Safe Havens]] are created make them into [[Inaccessible Areas]] for some [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] in the games that contain them. For games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]], [[Safe Havens]] can make it possible to avoid disturbing specific other location-based activities while allowing the gameplay to take place in other locations.
+Since [[Safe Havens]] can hinder players or other [[Agents]] from attacking each other on [[Game Boards]] or in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], they provide [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] and modify how [[Capture]] and [[Eliminate]] actions function in games. Enforcing neutral areas where players cannot attack each others, [[Safe Havens]] increase the likelihood for [[Negotiation]] and [[Trading]] to occur. Quite often, the way [[Safe Havens]] are created make them into [[Inaccessible Areas]] for some [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] in the games that contain them. For games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]], [[Safe Havens]] can make it possible to avoid disturbing specific other location-based activities while allowing the gameplay to take place in other locations.
 [[Safe Havens]] naturally create [[Check Points]] for [[Traverse]] goals, and thereby create [[Strategic Locations]] which can promote [[Stimulated Planning]] and [[Strategic Planning]]. It can also lessen [[Tension]], or modulate gameplay so that it shifts between stressful periods and calmer periods.
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 [[Combat]],
 [[Eliminate]],
 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],

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 == Using the pattern ==
-There are two requirements for a place to be a [[Safe Havens|Safe Haven]]: first, there should be no [[Environmental Effects]], such as [[Traps]], that can negatively affect players. Second, no hostile [[Agents]] or players should be able to affect the area. This can be done by having [[Private Game Spaces]], or, in cases where [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] can perform hostile actions, limiting access by requiring a form of [[Privileged Movement]] to enter them (or [[Privileged Abilities]] to make access possible). The latter can be achieved through the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] where passage is not allowed to [[Enemies]]. Of course, [[Safe Havens]] may be the result of players' actions in games with [[Construction]] using [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], as for example possible in [[Minecraft]]. Some [[Safe Havens]] make it impossible for players to have negative consequences of their own actions. These forms of [[Safe Havens]] support [[Experimenting]]. [[Safe Havens]] do not have to be permanent, they may for example stop granting sanctuary after a certain [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] has run out or after players have perform certain actions.
+There are two requirements for a place to be a [[Safe Havens|Safe Haven]]: first, there should be no [[Environmental Effects]], such as [[Traps]], that can negatively affect players. Second, no hostile [[Agents]] or players should be able to affect the area. This can be done by having [[Private Game Spaces]], or, in cases where [[Units]] or [[Avatars]] can perform hostile actions, limiting access by requiring a form of [[Privileged Movement]] to enter them (or [[Privileged Abilities]] to make access possible). The latter can be achieved through the use of [[Conditional Passageways]] where passage is not allowed to [[Enemies]]. Of course, [[Safe Havens]] may be the result of players' actions in games with [[Construction]] using [[Diegetically Tangible Game Items]], as for example possible in [[Minecraft]]. Some [[Safe Havens]] make it impossible for players to have negative consequences of their own actions. These forms of [[Safe Havens]] support [[Experimenting]]. [[Safe Havens]] do not have to be permanent, they may for example stop granting sanctuary after a certain [[Time Limits|Time Limit]] has run out or after players have perform certain actions. In games that use [[Save Points]], these tend to be [[Safe Havens]] although not all [[Safe Havens]] need to be so and for this reason [[Save Points]] can be seen as a way of modifying [[Safe Havens]].
 One way to hinder hostile activities within [[Safe Havens]] is to allow hostile [[Agents]] or players into them but make hostile actions impossible through locally enforcing [[Ability Losses]], i.e. having the losses as a form [[Location-Fixed Abilities]]. Sometimes these kinds of [[Safe Havens]] are safe only for the lower ranking players. For example, the home cities in [[Dark Age of Camelot]] are safe only for low level characters. As an alternative, [[Safe Havens]] can be constructed by providing [[Avatars]] and [[Units]] with [[Invulnerabilites]] to [[Environmental Effects]] that others do not have. When created in this way, it is often linked to [[Time Limits]], for example for a short period of time after [[Spawning]]. This approach is typically used in multiplayer games with no teams.
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 === Can Be Modulated By ===
 [[Diegetically Outstanding Features]],
 [[Spawn Points]],
 [[Time Limits]]

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 == Consequences ==
-Since [[Safe Havens]] can hinder players or other [[Agents]] from attacking each other in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], they provide [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] and modify how [[Capture]] and [[Eliminate]] actions function in games. Enforcing neutral areas where players cannot attack each others, [[Safe Havens]] increase the likelihood for [[Negotiation]] and [[Trading]] to occur. Quite often, the way [[Safe Havens]] are created make them into [[Inaccessible Areas]] for some [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] in the games that contain them.
+Since [[Safe Havens]] can hinder players or other [[Agents]] from attacking each other in [[Game Worlds]] or [[Levels]], they provide [[Location-Fixed Abilities]] and modify how [[Capture]] and [[Eliminate]] actions function in games. Enforcing neutral areas where players cannot attack each others, [[Safe Havens]] increase the likelihood for [[Negotiation]] and [[Trading]] to occur. Quite often, the way [[Safe Havens]] are created make them into [[Inaccessible Areas]] for some [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] in the games that contain them. For games with [[Pervasive Gameplay]], [[Safe Havens]] can make it possible to avoid disturbing specific other location-based activities while allowing the gameplay to take place in other locations.
 [[Safe Havens]] naturally create [[Check Points]] for [[Traverse]] goals, and thereby create [[Strategic Locations]] which can promote [[Stimulated Planning]] and [[Strategic Planning]]. It can also lessen [[Tension]], or modulate gameplay so that it shifts between stressful periods and calmer periods.
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 [[Game Worlds]],
 [[Levels]],
 [[Resource Generators]],
 [[Spawn Points]],

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 Finally, a weaker form of [[Safe Havens]] can be constructed from threatening those attacking others with stiff [[Penalties]], e.g. city guards or police intervening if players disturb the peace. While this may not stop players from being attacked, it makes it less likely since attackers need to consider the associated [[Risk/Reward|Risks and Rewards]].
-[[Safe Havens]] are often combined with [[Spawn Points]] to ensure that the [[Spawning]] of [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] in [[Game Worlds]] cannot immediately result in attacks by other players or [[Enemies]]. In games with [[Teams]], this allows the [[Teams]] to at least have a minimal area they always control. Placing [[Resource Generators]] inside such [[Safe Havens]] can further enhance the [[Balancing Effects]] of them.
+While [[Combat]] is not possible in [[Safe Havens]], the pattern modulate rather than is in conflict with [[Combat]] since the havens are defined in contrast to the rest of [[Game Worlds]]. [[Safe Havens]] are often combined with [[Spawn Points]] to ensure that the [[Spawning]] of [[Avatars]] or [[Units]] in [[Game Worlds]] cannot immediately result in attacks by other players or [[Enemies]]. In games with [[Teams]], this allows the [[Teams]] to at least have a minimal area they always control. Placing [[Resource Generators]] inside such [[Safe Havens]] can further enhance the [[Balancing Effects]] of them.
 === Diegetic Aspects ===
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 [[Avatars]],
 [[Capture]],
 [[Eliminate]],
 [[Game Worlds]],

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 [[Safe Havens]] naturally create [[Check Points]] for [[Traverse]] goals, and thereby create [[Strategic Locations]] which can promote [[Stimulated Planning]] and [[Strategic Planning]]. It can also lessen [[Tension]], or modulate gameplay so that it shifts between stressful periods and calmer periods.
-For games where players have meaningful actions to perform within the [[Safe Havens]], this can encourage both [[Camping]] and [[Pottering]]. However, when other actions are possible outside the [[Safe Havens]], players need to make [[Risk/Reward]] assessments when to leave them.
+For games where players have meaningful actions to perform within the [[Safe Havens]], this can encourage both [[Camping]] and [[Pottering]]. However, when other actions are possible outside the [[Safe Havens]], players need to make [[Risk/Reward]] assessments when to leave them. [[Safe Havens]] can however also work against players [[Camping]] to attack other players in an area.
 == Relations ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
 [[Traps]],
 [[Thematic Consistency]],

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 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Camping]],
 [[Check Points]],