thread: 2006-03-06 : Unpopular Idea #2: Punish the Loser
On 2006-03-06, Roger wrote:
Why are most games so much better at punishing the losers than they are at rewarding the winners?
This makes BA go "Because games aren't supposed to be fun!"
They're supposed to be realistic.
This makes Chris go "Injury vs. Reward"
Because penalty is often mechanically reinforced and immediate, while most reward systems are arbitrary and appear only at the end of a session. As Vincent said- bad design.
This makes luke go "hee!"
yes, yes! I love this type of play! I'm working to codify it so injury/penalty you have to deal with NOW and reward is something to have to work for and manage resources-like. :)
This makes NinJ go "Those are the only possible things he can dream about..."
... so the question of "what is he dreaming about" is comically simple.
