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Revision as of 13:47, 19 November 2015
Overuse of saving and loading possibilities in games that replay taking on gameplay challenges.
This pattern is a still a stub.
Contents
Examples
link to these: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SaveScumming and http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/EricSchwarz/20120113/90898/The_Save_Scumming_Problem.php The expansion "Throne of Bhaal" to the Baldur's Gate series mocks Save Scumming through having a NPC group use it against players.
Using the pattern
Save Scumming requires players to have the possibility to extensively make use of loading Save Files and to a lesser degree being able to create Save Files, so the pattern builds upon the ability of players to manipulate Save Files and do Save-Load Cycles.
Potentially Conflicting With
Difficulty Levels, Permadeath, Surprises
Consequences
Can Instantiate
Excise, Extra-Game Actions, Grinding
Relations
Can Instantiate
Excise, Extra-Game Actions, Grinding
Can Modulate
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Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
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Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
Difficulty Levels, Permadeath, Surprises
History
New pattern created in this wiki.
References
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Acknowledgements
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