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MarkShot · 11-27-07, 06:22 PM

Interesting point. I had not considered that dynamic behavior and challenge or pulling in opposite directions, but you are right.

Also, there are mainly two ways to challenge the player:

(1) Overwhelm - numbers exceed the players ability to counter or events happen too fast.

(2) Outclass - the player is at a disadvantage; maybe has a platform with half the sensor range as the enemy.

So, going back to dynamic that leaves the designer with not really using dynamic creation/placement of objects, but instead having a small fixed set precisely scripted missions where only one is actually instantiated and the player doesn't know and cannot quickly determine which.

11-27-07, 06:22 PM	#23
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Interesting point. I had not considered that dynamic behavior and challenge or pulling in opposite directions, but you are right. Also, there are mainly two ways to challenge the player: (1) Overwhelm - numbers exceed the players ability to counter or events happen too fast. (2) Outclass - the player is at a disadvantage; maybe has a platform with half the sensor range as the enemy. So, going back to dynamic that leaves the designer with not really using dynamic creation/placement of objects, but instead having a small fixed set precisely scripted missions where only one is actually instantiated and the player doesn't know and cannot quickly determine which. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!