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 == Consequences ==
-[[Sidegrades]] are variants to [[Upgrades]] that do not automatically created [[Improved Abilities]] but instead give players a [[Freedom of Choice]]. This is since they at the same time give other [[Decreased Abilities]] but can allow players with [[Gameplay Mastery]] to exploit opportunities to position themselves in useful [[Competence Areas]]. Regardless of players' levels of [[Gameplay Mastery]], [[Sidegrades]] can allow them to have [[Varied Gameplay]] if they wish.
+[[Sidegrades]] are variants to [[Upgrades]] that do not automatically created [[Improved Abilities]] but instead give players a [[Freedom of Choice]]. This is since they at the same time give other [[Decreased Abilities]] but can allow players [[Gameplay Mastery]] in exploiting opportunities to position themselves in useful [[Competence Areas]]. Regardless of players' levels of [[Gameplay Mastery]], [[Sidegrades]] can allow them to have [[Varied Gameplay]] if they wish.
 [[Increasing Rewards]] and [[Sidegrades]] are conflicting on a definition level since the former assumes objective gameplay advantages while the latter only potentially offers advantages to those players that can make good use of the increased possibilities for specific contexts.

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 [[Competence Areas]],
 [[Freedom of Choice]],
 [[Varied Gameplay]]
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 === Can Modulate ===
-[[Crafting]],
+[[Crafting]]
-[[Gameplay Mastery]]
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Sidegrades]] are variants to [[Upgrades]] that do not automatically created [[Improved Abilities]] but instead give players a [[Freedom of Choice]]. This is since they at the same time give other [[Decreased Abilities]] but can allow players with [[Game Mastery]] to exploit opportunities to position themselves in useful [[Competence Areas]]. Regardless of players' levels of [[Game Mastery]], [[Sidegrades]] can allow them to have [[Varied Gameplay]] if they wish.
+[[Sidegrades]] are variants to [[Upgrades]] that do not automatically created [[Improved Abilities]] but instead give players a [[Freedom of Choice]]. This is since they at the same time give other [[Decreased Abilities]] but can allow players with [[Gameplay Mastery]] to exploit opportunities to position themselves in useful [[Competence Areas]]. Regardless of players' levels of [[Gameplay Mastery]], [[Sidegrades]] can allow them to have [[Varied Gameplay]] if they wish.
 [[Increasing Rewards]] and [[Sidegrades]] are conflicting on a definition level since the former assumes objective gameplay advantages while the latter only potentially offers advantages to those players that can make good use of the increased possibilities for specific contexts.
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 === Can Modulate ===
 [[Crafting]],
-[[Game Mastery]]
+[[Gameplay Mastery]]
 === Can Be Instantiated By ===

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 == Consequences ==
 [[Sidegrades]] are variants to [[Upgrades]] that do not automatically created [[Improved Abilities]] but instead give players a [[Freedom of Choice]]. This is since they at the same time give other [[Decreased Abilities]] but can allow players with [[Game Mastery]] to exploit opportunities to position themselves in useful [[Competence Areas]]. Regardless of players' levels of [[Game Mastery]], [[Sidegrades]] can allow them to have [[Varied Gameplay]] if they wish.
 == Relations ==
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 === Potentially Conflicting With ===
+[[Increasing Rewards]]
 == History ==

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 == Consequences ==
-[[Sidegrades]] are variants to [[Upgrades]] that do not automatically created [[Improved Abilities]]. This is since they at the same time give other [[Decreased Abilities]] but can allow players with [[Game Mastery]] to exploit opportunities to position themselves in useful [[Competence Areas]]. Regardless of players' levels of [[Game Mastery]], [[Sidegrades]] can allow them to have [[Varied Gameplay]] if they wish.
+[[Sidegrades]] are variants to [[Upgrades]] that do not automatically created [[Improved Abilities]] but instead give players a [[Freedom of Choice]]. This is since they at the same time give other [[Decreased Abilities]] but can allow players with [[Game Mastery]] to exploit opportunities to position themselves in useful [[Competence Areas]]. Regardless of players' levels of [[Game Mastery]], [[Sidegrades]] can allow them to have [[Varied Gameplay]] if they wish.
 == Relations ==
 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Competence Areas]],
 [[Varied Gameplay]]
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 === Can Be Instantiated By ===
-[[Unlocking]]
+[[Unlocking]],
 === Can Be Modulated By ===

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 === Examples ===
 [[Sidegrades]] have primarily been created in the [[Team Fortress 2]] game. Here, gaining various achievements lets players replace various weapons they have for variants with some advantages and some disadvantages compared to the basic weapons. Examples of such alternative weapons include the ''Huntsman'', the ''Kritzkrieg'', the ''Flare gun'', and the ''Sandwich''. It should be noted however that it is not easy to perfectly balance advantages to disadvantages, and for this reason debates among players do not find consensus if specific equipment are [[Sidegrades]] or not.
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 == Acknowledgements ==
-Brice Clocher, Jonas Jacobsson
+Brice Clocher, Jonas Jacobsson, Johan Ottosson

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-''Modification to game items to provide more specialized uses.''
+''Modification to game items to provide uses that are more specialized.''
-Some games allow players to upgrade their equipment in various ways. While this most often improved players chances to perform actions or the effect of those actions, [[Sidegrades]] instead provide specific improvements that are not generally positive but only so in specific circumstances.
+Some games allow players to upgrade their equipment in various ways. While this most often improves players' chances to perform actions or the effect of those actions, [[Sidegrades]] instead provide specific improvements that are not generally positive but only so in specific circumstances.
 === Examples ===