Mutual Goals

The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Left 4 Dead series

Using the pattern

Mutual Goals are typically used to provide players with Shared Rewards for some activity, and if Agents shared those goals create Teams. Another reason is to make Algorithmic Agents into Companions by giving them Mutual Goals with a player.

Can Modulate

Competition, Factions, Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment, Penalties, Player-Decided Distributions, Rewards, Shared Resources, Team Elimination

Can Be Instantiated By

Ownership, Shared Penalties, Shared Rewards

Can Be Modulated By

Asymmetric Resource Distribution, Betrayal, Individual Penalties, Individual Rewards, Negotiation, Player Defined Goals, Secret Alliances, Shared Penalties

Mutual Goals can be modified in several different ways.

Quite naturally, the Mutual Goals players have with each other cannot be Incompatible Goals. It is also difficult to have Mutual Goals over that which one has Conflicts regarding.

Consequences

That Mutual Goals most often provide Shared Rewards can give rise to Alliances if those sharing the goals are not already in Teams, and Cooperation as well as Symbiotic Player Relations in both cases. The Mutual Goals are by definition Symmetric Goals and succeeding with them are often Team Accomplishments.

Relations

Can Instantiate

Alliances, Shared Rewards, Symbiotic Player Relations, Symmetric Goals, Team Accomplishments

with Agents

Teams

with Algorithmic Agents

Companions

with Shared Rewards

Cooperation

Can Modulate

Factions, Competition, Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment, Penalties, Player-Decided Distributions, Rewards, Shared Resources, Team Elimination

Can Be Instantiated By

Ownership, Shared Penalties, Shared Rewards

Can Be Modulated By

Asymmetric Resource Distribution, Betrayal, Individual Penalties, Individual Rewards, Negotiation, Player Defined Goals, Secret Alliances

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Conflicts, Incompatible Goals

History

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

Acknowledgements

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