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=== Examples ===
 
=== Examples ===
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[[Ice Hockey]]
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[[Left 4 Dead series]]
  
 
==== Anti-Examples ====
 
==== Anti-Examples ====
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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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=== Can Modulate ===
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[[Teams]],
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[[TvT]]
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=== Can Be Instantiated By ===
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[[Evolving Rule Sets]],
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[[Orthogonal Differentiation]],
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[[Self-Facilitated Games]],
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[[Symmetry]],
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[[Team Development]]
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[[Multiplayer Games]] with [[TvT]] and either [[Balancing Effects]], [[Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment]], or [[Handicap Systems]]
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=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
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[[AI Players]],
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[[Drop-In/Drop-Out]],
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[[Empowerment]],
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[[Invulnerabilities]],
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[[Late Arriving Players]],
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[[Multiplayer Games]],
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[[New Abilities]],
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[[Orthogonal Differentiation]],
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[[Player Killing]],
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[[Player-Decided Results]],
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[[Privileged Abilities]],
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[[Team Development]]
  
 
=== Diegetic Aspects ===
 
=== Diegetic Aspects ===
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== Consequences ==
 
== Consequences ==
 
[[Left 4 Dead series]]
 
  
 
== Relations ==
 
== Relations ==
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[[Drafting]]
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=== Can Instantiate ===
 
=== Can Instantiate ===
 
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Revision as of 15:20, 31 July 2015

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

This pattern is a still a stub.

Examples

Ice Hockey

Left 4 Dead series

Anti-Examples

optional

Using the pattern

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.

Can Modulate

Teams, TvT

Can Be Instantiated By

Evolving Rule Sets, Orthogonal Differentiation, Self-Facilitated Games, Symmetry, Team Development

Multiplayer Games with TvT and either Balancing Effects, Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment, or Handicap Systems

Potentially Conflicting With

AI Players, Drop-In/Drop-Out, Empowerment, Invulnerabilities, Late Arriving Players, Multiplayer Games, New Abilities, Orthogonal Differentiation, Player Killing, Player-Decided Results, Privileged Abilities, Team Development

Diegetic Aspects

Interface Aspects

Narration Aspects

Consequences

Relations

Drafting

Can Instantiate

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Can Modulate

Teams, TvT

Can Be Instantiated By

Evolving Rule Sets, Orthogonal Differentiation, Self-Facilitated Games, Symmetry, Team Development

Multiplayer Games with TvT and either Balancing Effects, Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment, or Handicap Systems

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, Multiplayer Games, New Abilities, Orthogonal Differentiation, Player Killing, Player-Decided Results, 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

  1. Björk, S. & Holopainen, J. (2004) Patterns in Game Design. Charles River Media. ISBN1-58450-354-8.

Acknowledgements

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