Value of Effort

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Examples

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Relations

Challenging Gameplay Further Player Improvement Potential Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Exaggerated Perception of Influence Avatars Backtracking Levels Characters Fudged Results Multiplayer Games Late Arriving Players Handicap Achievements Grind Achievements Goal Achievements Visits Massively Multiplayer Online Games Non-Player Help Grinding Arithmetic Progression Purchasable Game Advantages Action Caps Public Player Statistics Pottering Abstract Player Construct Development Framed Freedom Balancing Effects Temporal Consistency Player Elimination Persistent Game World Changes Red Herrings Unlocking Negotiable Play Sessions Player Augmentations Setback Penalties

Can Instantiate

Tension

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

Achievements, Character Development

Construction together with Extra-Game Broadcasting, Irreversible Events, or Persistent Game Worlds

Geometric Progression together with Extended Actions or Positive Feedback Loops

Persistent Game Worlds together with Character Development or Player-Planned Development

Speedruns together with Extra-Game Broadcasting

Can Be Modulated By

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Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

Drop-In/Drop-Out, Player/Character Skill Composites

History

New pattern created in this wiki.

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