Illusionary Rewards

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Examples

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Relations

Instantiates: Social Statuses, Predictable Consequences, Perceivable Margins, Player-Defined Goals, Progress Indicators, Narration Structures, Determinable Chance to Succeed

Modulates: Extended Actions, Rhythm-Based Actions, Combos, Gameplay Mastery

Instantiated by: Tournaments, Helpers, Traces, Diegetically Outstanding Features, Extra-Game Information

Can Instantiate

Balancing Effects, Extra-Game Consequences, Grinding

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Clues, Diegetically Outstanding Features, Experimenting

Can Be Modulated By

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Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

An updated version of the pattern Illusionary Rewards that was part of the original collection in the book Patterns in Game Design.

Acknowledgements

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