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Elective B: BattleBattle! George Skleres Riot Games Eileen Hollinger Funomena

Discover the thrill of asymmetric gameplay where players with different capabilities aim to achieve the same goal. Engage in PvP and PvE battles, experience multiple paths of mastery, and enjoy variety and replayability. Participate in fun exercises to tweak, create, and balance unique characters in BattleBattle! Challenge yourself in Battle Royale and see who emerges as the ultimate victor. Share and discuss your creations to enhance gaming experiences.

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Elective B: BattleBattle! George Skleres Riot Games Eileen Hollinger Funomena

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  1. Elective B: BattleBattle!George SkleresRiot GamesEileen HollingerFunomena

  2. 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.

  3. Why do we care about asymmetric play?

  4. Why do we care about asymmetric play? • Multiple paths of mastery

  5. Why do we care about asymmetric play? • Multiple paths of mastery • Players feel unique and clever

  6. Why do we care about asymmetric play? • Multiple paths of mastery • Players feel unique and clever • Variety / Replayability

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. BattleBattle! Battle Royale • Everyone play against 5 random opponents • Record all of your wins • The character with the most wins…

  12. 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! 

  13. Closing • Share your new Characters • Are they balanced? • Are they interesting? • What went right? • What went wrong?

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