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[[Team Development]] affects both [[PvP]] and [[TvT]] gameplay regarding [[Team Balance]]. It can be used to both balance the powers of players within a team and balance teams against each other but this can be a fickle solution since [[Team Development]] can easily also emphasis existing imbalances. | [[Team Development]] affects both [[PvP]] and [[TvT]] gameplay regarding [[Team Balance]]. It can be used to both balance the powers of players within a team and balance teams against each other but this can be a fickle solution since [[Team Development]] can easily also emphasis existing imbalances. | ||
| + | [[Meta Games]] | ||
| + | [[Competence Areas]], | ||
== Relations == | == Relations == | ||
| − | + | [[Extra-Game Consequences]] | |
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Instantiated by: [[Investments]] | Instantiated by: [[Investments]] | ||
Modulated by: | Modulated by: | ||
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[[Resource Management]], | [[Resource Management]], | ||
[[Extra-Game Actions]], | [[Extra-Game Actions]], | ||
[[Social Organizations]], | [[Social Organizations]], | ||
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[[Asymmetric Abilities]], | [[Asymmetric Abilities]], | ||
[[Dynamic Alliances]] | [[Dynamic Alliances]] | ||
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=== Can Instantiate === | === Can Instantiate === | ||
[[Abstract Player Construct Development]], | [[Abstract Player Construct Development]], | ||
| + | [[Competence Areas]], | ||
| + | [[Meta Games]], | ||
[[Togetherness]] | [[Togetherness]] | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 2 August 2015
Changes over time to teams due to changes in the game state or player skills.
Many games make use of teams.
Contents
Examples
Using the pattern
Designing for Team Development mainly consists of how Teams should be able to improve and what aspects of them can be improved. A primary influence on these choices is what the Teams consists of. In the case of Characters, any type of Character Development also causes Team Development. In Teams of players, Further Player Improvement Potential or the possibility of Gameplay Mastery instead provide means for the Teams to develop. More specifically modifying Characteristics or providing New or Improved Abilities can be used to instantiate Team Development, either on individual Characters in the Teams or on Abstract Player Constructs if they are use to describe the Teams.
Player-Planned Development can be used to let players have influence over Team Development.
Consequences
Team Development lets Teams evolve over gameplay time. This quite clearly leads to Abstract Player Construct Development in the cases where these Teams are Abstract Player Constructs. In games where the team members are players, this may give a feeling of Togetherness.
Team Development affects both PvP and TvT gameplay regarding Team Balance. It can be used to both balance the powers of players within a team and balance teams against each other but this can be a fickle solution since Team Development can easily also emphasis existing imbalances.
Relations
Instantiated by: Investments Modulated by: Resource Management, Extra-Game Actions, Social Organizations, Asymmetric Abilities, Dynamic Alliances
Can Instantiate
Abstract Player Construct Development, Competence Areas, Meta Games, Togetherness
with PvP
with TvT
Can Modulate
Can Be Instantiated By
Character Development, Characteristics, Further Player Improvement Potential, Gameplay Mastery, Improved Abilities, or New Abilities in games with Teams
Can Be Modulated By
Possible Closure Effects
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Potentially Conflicting With
History
An updated version of the pattern Team Development 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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