DEFINITION

Fantasy

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My avatar has a certain role within the world, does what I do correlate with that fantasy? (e.g: a general being asked to fetch a farmer's goats in 'Dragon Age: Inquisition' doesn't really fit the fantasy)

• Player stories: Activities - Verbs - Dynamics

• Dynamics: Give / Take / Receive / Allow

  

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To make systems simpler, a certain level of abstraction can be achieved (e.g: managing a kingdom by swiping left or right on decisions like in 'Reigns' is a more abstract system than Crusader Kings, though both achieve a similar fantasy)

• Simulation vs Arcade

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Different players have different motivations. Identify which player types are your core audience, but give enough of everything to please as many players as possible.

• Customization (visual customization, titles, unique possessions)
• Achievement (difficult content, rewards)
• Completion (exploration, side content, collections...)
• Power (raw power, leaderboards)

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When multiplayer elements are involved, it is important to respect each player's right of privacy, while giving opportunities for positive social interactions.

• Associations (cohorts, factions, guilds, groups, classes...)
• Opt-in layers of intimacy (side play > cooperative play > stickers > text chat > voice chat)
  • Make social interactions opt-in to respect player's right of privacy.
• Player companions (Designing NPCs to fill a social role)