less about passion, more about tunnel vision (Destiny)

by electricpirate , Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 08:14 (3816 days ago) @ kidtsunami

Because you're like *really* obsessed.

At some point, it just bears mentioning, a lot of people enjoy a nice power curve. It feels good. There are plenty of other formal game design reasons for it, but the fact that people like investment systems make a pretty strong case for their validity.

I think game design is really important and worth hashing out intensely.

Trust me, so d I. I'm currently pursuing an MFA in game design, and interning with an indie developer. I love hashing out game design.

The issue is over focussing on one feature or idea without asking how it fits holistically into a greater system, and the idea that one set of mechanics defines the entire feel of the game, or that a mechanic is objectively good or bad.

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        Did a JRPG pour sugar in your gas tank? - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-06-25, 13:44
        
        Did a JRPG pour sugar in your gas tank? - Kermit, 2014-06-25, 13:14
        
        Did a JRPG pore sugar in your gas tank? - Cody Miller, 2014-06-25, 10:07
        
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        Did a JRPG pore sugar in your gas tank? - scarab, 2014-06-25, 11:14
      - Let's not criticize how much he cares - kidtsunami, 2014-06-24, 04:15
        
        less about passion, more about tunnel vision - electricpirate, 2014-06-24, 08:14
    - Hypothetical - Guardian Trainer - Claude Errera, 2014-06-23, 13:31
      - Hypothetical - Guardian Trainer - Cody Miller, 2014-06-23, 14:31
    - Proposal - What if... - ZackDark, 2014-06-23, 14:05
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        Proposal - What if... - ZackDark, 2014-06-23, 15:19
        
        Proposal - What if... - Cody Miller, 2014-06-23, 15:21
        
        Damn it, Bungie! - ZackDark, 2014-06-23, 15:23
        
        More seriously, though, granularity - ZackDark, 2014-06-23, 15:27
        
        More seriously, though, granularity - Cody Miller, 2014-06-25, 12:51
        
        Proposal - What if we stop calling it grinding? - Ragashingo, 2014-06-23, 15:25
        
        Proposal - What if we stop calling it grinding? - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-06-25, 10:20
        
        Proposal - What if we stop calling it grinding? - Ragashingo, 2014-06-25, 10:55
        
        Proposal - What if we stop calling it grinding? - SonofMacPhisto, 2014-06-25, 13:23
        
        This is where I side with Cody - MrPadraig08, 2014-06-25, 10:55
        
        Proposal - What if we stop calling it grinding? - Blue_Blazer_NZ, 2014-06-25, 13:34
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        This - ZackDark, 2014-06-25, 11:14
        
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