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Elective B: BattleBattle! George Skleres Riot Games Eileen Hollinger Funomena. What is asymmetric play?. Starting with different capabilities, conditions, and/or situations but ultimately trying to achieve the same goal (i.e. winning). This can be both PvP and PvE.
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Elective B: BattleBattle!George SkleresRiot GamesEileen HollingerFunomena
What is asymmetric play? • Starting with different capabilities, conditions, and/or situations but ultimately trying to achieve the same goal (i.e. winning). • This can be both PvP and PvE.
Why do we care about asymmetric play? • Multiple paths of mastery
Why do we care about asymmetric play? • Multiple paths of mastery • Players feel unique and clever
Why do we care about asymmetric play? • Multiple paths of mastery • Players feel unique and clever • Variety / Replayability
How to play BattleBattle! • Both players roll 1 die • Adjust result on sheet as indicated • Use token if desired (highest HP first) • Resolve round • Repeat until one reaches 0 HP
Exercise 1: Tweak (30 min) • Tweak your Special Character to be balanced vs the Vanilla Character • Battle and record wins • You can write notes on the back of the sheet for future designers • Grade: Power Level / Fun Factor / Simplicity & Elegance / Character Flavor
Exercise 2: Create (45 min) • Create an entirely new BattleBattle! Character from scratch • Balance it against your tweaked Special Character • Battle and record wins • Grade: Power Level / Fun Factor / Simplicity & Elegance / Character Flavor
Exercise 3: Balance (45 min) • Half of group travels with new Character to another group • Battle the tweaked Character vs the new Character and record wins • Balance them against one another • Grade: Power Level / Fun Factor / Simplicity & Elegance / Character Flavor
BattleBattle! Battle Royale • Everyone play against 5 random opponents • Record all of your wins • The character with the most wins…
BattleBattle! Battle Royale • Everyone play against 5 random opponents • Record all of your wins • The character with the most wins… • …is OVERPOWERED and gets NERFED!
Closing • Share your new Characters • Are they balanced? • Are they interesting? • What went right? • What went wrong?