Difference between revisions of "Loyalty"
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| − | ''The goal of upholding a diegetic agreement to a person, group, or cause.'' | + | ''The goal of upholding a diegetic agreement to support a person, group, or cause.'' |
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In [[Crusader Kings]], dukes and counts need to put their armies under the control of their king when war occurs to prove their loyalty, and failing to do so provides a reason for civil war. | In [[Crusader Kings]], dukes and counts need to put their armies under the control of their king when war occurs to prove their loyalty, and failing to do so provides a reason for civil war. | ||
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| + | In the [[Fallout series]], the characters that accompany the player may | ||
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may require Social Maintenance and performing quests, which are Predefined | may require Social Maintenance and performing quests, which are Predefined | ||
Goals. Loyalty include Preventing Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) not to infringe the Social Norms of the Faction. Failure to comply the Social Norms leads to penalty such as declaring a character as an Outcast. | Goals. Loyalty include Preventing Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) not to infringe the Social Norms of the Faction. Failure to comply the Social Norms leads to penalty such as declaring a character as an Outcast. | ||
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| + | One design choice regarding [[Loyalty]] is whom or what to be faithful to. | ||
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| + | [[Factions]] can also be the | ||
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| + | The third option for | ||
| + | Causes can from a gameplay perspective be seen as one way of diegetically presenting [[Quests]]. | ||
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| + | For example, blood relatives in [[Crusader Kings]] have a bonus to their loyalty that depends on how closely related they are to their liege. | ||
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=== Diegetic Aspects === | === Diegetic Aspects === | ||
Revision as of 09:21, 29 September 2010
The goal of upholding a diegetic agreement to support a person, group, or cause.
The concept of being faithful to other people or abstract causes is often used to
Examples
If the PC becomes the member of Thief’s Guild in the Oblivion game of The Elder Scrolls series, being loyal to the guild requires complying with rules that bans stealing from another member, killing while carrying out a task, and stealing from the poor.
In Crusader Kings, dukes and counts need to put their armies under the control of their king when war occurs to prove their loyalty, and failing to do so provides a reason for civil war.
In the Fallout series, the characters that accompany the player may
Using the pattern
Loyalty is a Continuous Goal (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) to maintain membership of a Faction. Maintaining membership g C 68 haracter-Driven Game Desi n may require Social Maintenance and performing quests, which are Predefined Goals. Loyalty include Preventing Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005) not to infringe the Social Norms of the Faction. Failure to comply the Social Norms leads to penalty such as declaring a character as an Outcast.
One design choice regarding Loyalty is whom or what to be faithful to.
Factions can also be the
The third option for Causes can from a gameplay perspective be seen as one way of diegetically presenting Quests.
For example, blood relatives in Crusader Kings have a bonus to their loyalty that depends on how closely related they are to their liege.
Diegetic Aspects
Interface Aspects
Narrative Aspects
Consequences
Consequences: The membership of a Faction has more value, as maintaining the membership is not automatic. Relations Continuous Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005), Preventing Goals (Björk, Holopainen, 2005)
Relations
Can Instantiate
with ...
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Can Be Modulated By
Possible Closure Effects
Potentially Conflicting With
History
An updated version of the pattern Internal Rivalry, first introduced in Lankoski 2010[1].
References
- ↑ Lankoski (2010). Character-Driven Game Design - A Design Approach and Its Foundations in Character Engagement. D.A. thesis at Aalto University. Publication Series of the School of Art and Design A 101.
