Sustenance Rewards - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 15:12, 19 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 15:10, 19 August 2015

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Staffan Björk at 15:06, 19 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Can Instantiate */

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‎Can Instantiate

Staffan Björk: /* Consequences */

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‎Consequences

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

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‎Relations

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‎Relations

Staffan Björk at 14:56, 19 August 2015

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Staffan Björk: /* Using the pattern */

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‎Using the pattern

Staffan Björk at 14:47, 19 August 2015

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 ''Rewards consisting of replenishing resources that are constantly consumed.''
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 == Using the pattern ==
-Designing [[Sustenance Rewards]] consists of two main aspects. First, what should the [[Rewards]] consist of which players more or less continuously need. Second, and most likely more challenging to design, when should these be able to get to fit the speed with which players need the sustenance provided by the [[Rewards]]. Typical examples of [[Sustenance Rewards]] are [[Ammunition]] and [[Money]], which is not to surprising since they both are [[Resources]] that players typically use and may run out of. In games with [[Time Limits]], receiving more time can be seen as a [[Sustenance Rewards|Sustenance Reward]] ([[Sega Rally]] is an example of this). However, any [[Resources|Resource]] that can run out can serve as the basis for [[Sustenance Rewards]].
+Designing [[Sustenance Rewards]] consists of two main aspects. First, what should the [[Rewards]] consist of which players more or less continuously need. Second, and most likely more challenging to design, when should these be able to get to fit the speed with which players need the sustenance provided by the [[Rewards]]. Typical examples of [[Sustenance Rewards]] are [[Ammunition]] and [[Money]], which is not too surprising since they both are [[Resources]] that players typically use and may run out of. In games with [[Time Limits]], receiving more time can be seen as a [[Sustenance Rewards|Sustenance Reward]] ([[Sega Rally]] is an example of this). However, any [[Resources|Resource]] that can run out can serve as the basis for [[Sustenance Rewards]].
 The need for [[Sustenance Rewards]] can be created through the presence of some patterns. Most generally, any type of [[Consumers]] can create the need for whatever [[Resources|Resource]] or other things they consume. Less generally, the presence of [[Vehicles]] can require [[Sustenance Rewards]] in the form of fuel if players are supposed to be able to continue using them.

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-''The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.''
+''Rewards consisting of replenishing resources that are constantly consumed.''
-This pattern is a still a stub.
+Many games require players to constantly consume some type of resource or otherwise drive a game system towards a bad game state. [[Sustenance Rewards]] are those rewards that provide players with more of this resource or move the system away from the bad game state, thereby prolonging the time until negative consequences occur.
 === Examples ===
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 == Consequences ==
-[[Sustenance Rewards]] is one of the types of [[Rewards]] possible in games. The can create [[Collecting]] activities and [[Continuous Goals]] in the sense that players may need to continue getting them to avoid [[Penalties]]. In games where players have an awareness of when and how they can get access to [[Sustenance Rewards]], timing when to get them can be part of [[Risk/Reward]] calculations.
+[[Sustenance Rewards]] is one of the types of [[Rewards]] possible in games. The can create [[Collecting]] activities and [[Continuous Goals]] in the sense that players may need to continue getting them to avoid [[Penalties]], and provide one part of what is needed in creating [[Faucet/Drain]] systems that players cannot ignore. In games where players have an awareness of when and how they can get access to [[Sustenance Rewards]], timing when to get them can be part of [[Risk/Reward]] calculations.
 [[Tension]] can both be lessened to a certain degree by [[Sustenance Rewards]] and be prolonged if the sustenance needed continuously depletes.
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 [[Collecting]],
 [[Continuous Goals]],
 [[Rewards]],
 [[Risk/Reward]]

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 === Examples ===
 Players of the [[Sega Rally series]] need [[Sustenance Rewards]] in the form of more time to be able to play beyond the initial limit set by the game.
 == Using the pattern ==

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 === Can Instantiate ===
 [[Collecting]],
-[[Continuous Goals]]
+[[Continuous Goals]],
 [[Rewards]],
 [[Risk/Reward]]

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 == Consequences ==
 [[Sustenance Rewards]] is one of the types of [[Rewards]] possible in games. The can create [[Collecting]] activities and [[Continuous Goals]] in the sense that players may need to continue getting them to avoid [[Penalties]]. In games where players have an awareness of when and how they can get access to [[Sustenance Rewards]], timing when to get them can be part of [[Risk/Reward]] calculations.
 == Relations ==