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| − | [[Team Balance]] is used to balance [[Teams]] in games that have [[TvT]] gameplay. Motivations for trying to have the pattern in games range from knowing it is unbalanced due to design specifics to considering the local variations during gameplay can cause imbalances. Then again, a design might have certain patterns already that nearly guarantee that [[Team Balance]] will not be present until supported. The list of such patterns include: [[AI Players]], [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]], [[Empowerment]], [[Invulnerabilities]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[New Abilities]], [[Player Killing]], [[Player-Decided Results]], | + | [[Team Balance]] is used to balance [[Teams]] in games that have [[TvT]] gameplay. Motivations for trying to have the pattern in games range from knowing it is unbalanced due to design specifics to considering the local variations during gameplay can cause imbalances. Then again, a design might have certain patterns already that nearly guarantee that [[Team Balance]] will not be present until supported. The list of such patterns include: [[AI Players]], [[Drop-In/Drop-Out]], [[Empowerment]], [[Invulnerabilities]], [[Late Arriving Players]], [[New Abilities]], [[Player Killing]], [[Player-Decided Results]], [[Positive Feedback Loops]], and [[Privileged Abilities]]. |
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[[Team Balance]] isn't typically created by [[Player Balance]] since the advantages which individual members provide to a [[Teams|Team]] can be offset by disadvantages that member of other members have in the same [[Teams|Team]], advantages that members in other [[Teams]] provide, or external modifications applied to other [[Teams]] to balance out said advantages. | [[Team Balance]] isn't typically created by [[Player Balance]] since the advantages which individual members provide to a [[Teams|Team]] can be offset by disadvantages that member of other members have in the same [[Teams|Team]], advantages that members in other [[Teams]] provide, or external modifications applied to other [[Teams]] to balance out said advantages. | ||
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Revision as of 20:06, 31 July 2015
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Contents
Examples
Using the pattern
Team Balance is used to balance Teams in games that have TvT gameplay. Motivations for trying to have the pattern in games range from knowing it is unbalanced due to design specifics to considering the local variations during gameplay can cause imbalances. Then again, a design might have certain patterns already that nearly guarantee that Team Balance will not be present until supported. The list of such patterns include: AI Players, Drop-In/Drop-Out, Empowerment, Invulnerabilities, Late Arriving Players, New Abilities, Player Killing, Player-Decided Results, Positive Feedback Loops, and Privileged Abilities.
Team Balance isn't typically created by Player Balance since the advantages which individual members provide to a Team can be offset by disadvantages that member of other members have in the same Team, advantages that members in other Teams provide, or external modifications applied to other Teams to balance out said advantages.
Patterns which can effectively be used to create Team Balance during or just before gameplay begins include Balancing Effects, Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment, Handicap Systems, and Symmetry. Orthogonal Differentiation and Team Development can be designed to make Teams balanced, but this is a fragile solution since even small inequalities may work directly against Team Balance instead; the use of Evolving Rule Sets can smoothen out problems over time. In games where creating the Teams are part of the gameplay, Drafting can also help create Team Balance. In general, any games which are Self-Facilitated Games can have Team Balance if the players agree on changing rules or the game state to make this happen.
Consequences
The presence of Team Balance gives players a Determinable Chance to Succeed roughly dependent on the number of Teams.
Relations
Can Instantiate
Determinable Chance to Succeed
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
TvT and either Balancing Effects, Drafting, Evolving Rule Sets, Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment, Handicap Systems, Orthogonal Differentiation, Self-Facilitated Games, Symmetry, or Team Development
Can Be Modulated By
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Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
AI Players, Drop-In/Drop-Out, Empowerment, Invulnerabilities, Late Arriving Players, New Abilities, Orthogonal Differentiation, Player Killing, Player-Decided Results, Positive Feedback Loops, Privileged Abilities, Team Development
History
An updated version of the pattern Team Balance that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design[1].
References
- ↑ Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.
Acknowledgements
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