Friendly Fire - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 21:02, 5 July 2015

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Friendly Fire]] modifies the way players can engage in [[Aim & Shoot]] activities as part of [[Combat]] while playing [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Teams]]. The risk of hitting team members, either other players or [[Companions]], make [[Friendly Fire]] give more [[Challenging Gameplay]] while at the same time supporting [[Thematic Consistency]] - at least in games which try to simulate real world weapons. When ~~optional~~, selecting [[Friendly Fire]] in [[Teams\|Team-based]] games is one way of setting [[Difficulty Levels]], or as an alternative [[Friendly Fire]] may not be present on easy [[Difficulty Levels]].		[[Friendly Fire]] modifies the way players can engage in [[Aim & Shoot]] activities as part of [[Combat]] while playing [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Teams]]. The risk of hitting team members, either other players or [[Companions]], make [[Friendly Fire]] give more [[Challenging Gameplay]] while at the same time supporting [[Thematic Consistency]] - at least in games which try to simulate real world weapons. When part of [[Optional Rules]], selecting [[Friendly Fire]] in [[Teams\|Team-based]] games is one way of setting [[Difficulty Levels]], or as an alternative [[Friendly Fire]] may not be present on easy [[Difficulty Levels]].

	[[Friendly Fire]] can easily spark of [[Internal Rivalry]] in [[Teams]] and create [[Scapegoats]] for [[Teams]] failures, but also make it difficult to maintain the rivalry for a longer time since violence can end the conflict quickly. When [[Friendly Fire]] does occur but fails to create these effects, in can instead create [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].		[[Friendly Fire]] can easily spark of [[Internal Rivalry]] in [[Teams]] and create [[Scapegoats]] for [[Teams]] failures, but also make it difficult to maintain the rivalry for a longer time since violence can end the conflict quickly. When [[Friendly Fire]] does occur but fails to create these effects, in can instead create [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].
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	[[Thematic Consistency]]		[[Thematic Consistency]]

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			[[Difficulty Levels]]

	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
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	[[Companions]],		[[Companions]],
	[[Teams]]		[[Teams]]

	~~[[Difficulty Levels]] and [[Multiplayer Games]] in games with [[Teams]]~~

	=== Can Be Instantiated By ===		=== Can Be Instantiated By ===

Staffan Björk at 14:01, 15 July 2014

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	[[Friendly Fire]] modifies the way players can engage in [[Aim & Shoot]] activities as part of [[Combat]] while playing [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Teams]]. The risk of hitting team members, either other players or [[Companions]], make [[Friendly Fire]] give more [[Challenging Gameplay]] while at the same time supporting [[Thematic Consistency]] - at least in games which try to simulate real world weapons. When optional, selecting [[Friendly Fire]] in [[Teams\|Team-based]] games is one way of setting [[Difficulty Levels]], or as an alternative [[Friendly Fire]] may not be present on easy [[Difficulty Levels]].		[[Friendly Fire]] modifies the way players can engage in [[Aim & Shoot]] activities as part of [[Combat]] while playing [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Teams]]. The risk of hitting team members, either other players or [[Companions]], make [[Friendly Fire]] give more [[Challenging Gameplay]] while at the same time supporting [[Thematic Consistency]] - at least in games which try to simulate real world weapons. When optional, selecting [[Friendly Fire]] in [[Teams\|Team-based]] games is one way of setting [[Difficulty Levels]], or as an alternative [[Friendly Fire]] may not be present on easy [[Difficulty Levels]].

	[[Friendly Fire]] can easily spark of [[Internal Rivalry]] in [[Teams]] and create [[Scapegoats]] for [[Teams]] failures, but also make it difficult to maintain the rivalry for a longer time since violence can end the conflict quickly.		[[Friendly Fire]] can easily spark of [[Internal Rivalry]] in [[Teams]] and create [[Scapegoats]] for [[Teams]] failures, but also make it difficult to maintain the rivalry for a longer time since violence can end the conflict quickly. When [[Friendly Fire]] does occur but fails to create these effects, in can instead create [[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	[[Internal Rivalry]],		[[Internal Rivalry]],
	[[Scapegoats]],		[[Scapegoats]],
			[[Spectacular Failure Enjoyment]],
	[[Thematic Consistency]]		[[Thematic Consistency]]

Staffan Björk at 13:39, 15 July 2014

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	[[Friendly Fire]] modifies the way players can engage in [[Aim & Shoot]] activities as part of [[Combat]] while playing [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Teams]]. The risk of hitting team members, either other players or [[Companions]], make [[Friendly Fire]] give more [[Challenging Gameplay]] while at the same time supporting [[Thematic Consistency]] - at least in games which try to simulate real world weapons. When optional, selecting [[Friendly Fire]] in [[Teams\|Team-based]] games is one way of setting [[Difficulty Levels]], or as an alternative [[Friendly Fire]] may not be present on easy [[Difficulty Levels]].		[[Friendly Fire]] modifies the way players can engage in [[Aim & Shoot]] activities as part of [[Combat]] while playing [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Teams]]. The risk of hitting team members, either other players or [[Companions]], make [[Friendly Fire]] give more [[Challenging Gameplay]] while at the same time supporting [[Thematic Consistency]] - at least in games which try to simulate real world weapons. When optional, selecting [[Friendly Fire]] in [[Teams\|Team-based]] games is one way of setting [[Difficulty Levels]], or as an alternative [[Friendly Fire]] may not be present on easy [[Difficulty Levels]].

	[[Friendly Fire]] can easily spark of [[Internal Rivalry]] in [[Teams]], but also make it difficult to maintain the rivalry for a longer time since violence can end the conflict quickly.		[[Friendly Fire]] can easily spark of [[Internal Rivalry]] in [[Teams]] and create [[Scapegoats]] for [[Teams]] failures, but also make it difficult to maintain the rivalry for a longer time since violence can end the conflict quickly.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	[[Internal Rivalry]],		[[Internal Rivalry]],
			[[Scapegoats]],
	[[Thematic Consistency]]		[[Thematic Consistency]]

Staffan Björk at 09:37, 21 September 2011

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	Making [[Friendly Fire]] possible in games basically consists of letting [[Combat]] rules and [[Death Consequences]] affect other members in players' own [[Teams]]. This makes the presence of [[Teams]] in combination with [[Player Killing]] or [[Companions]] that can be killed a requirement for having the pattern.		Making [[Friendly Fire]] possible in games basically consists of letting [[Combat]] rules and [[Death Consequences]] affect other members in players' own [[Teams]]. This makes the presence of [[Teams]] in combination with [[Player Killing]] or [[Companions]] that can be killed a requirement for having the pattern.

			The risk of achieving [[Friendly Fire]] can be modulated by giving players some extra information about how is how, for example by changing or augmenting the appearance of [[Crosshairs]] depending on whom one is aiming at.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
			[[Crosshairs]],
	[[Death Consequences]]		[[Death Consequences]]

Staffan Björk at 07:59, 10 July 2011

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Staffan Björk at 09:46, 8 July 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]]. It exists both in the early isometric versions and in the later 3D version of [[Fallout series]], but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].		Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]]. The [[Battlefield series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] in different varieties for each game, sometimes having it deactivated as default, sometimes letting it have less effect that enemy fire. It exists both in the early isometric versions and in the later 3D version of [[Fallout series]], but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].

	The [[Dragon Age series]] have [[Friendly Fire]] in the same way as the [[Left 4 Dead series]] - it exists on all difficult levels except the easiest.		The [[Dragon Age series]] have [[Friendly Fire]] in the same way as the [[Left 4 Dead series]] - it exists on all difficult levels except the easiest.

Staffan Björk at 09:38, 8 July 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]]. It exists both in the early isometric versions and in the later 3D version of [[Fallout series]], but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].		Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]]. It exists both in the early isometric versions and in the later 3D version of [[Fallout series]], but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].

			The [[Dragon Age series]] have [[Friendly Fire]] in the same way as the [[Left 4 Dead series]] - it exists on all difficult levels except the easiest.

	The web site ''Giant Bomb'' has an extensive list of games with [[Friendly Fire]]<ref name="giantbomb"/>.		The web site ''Giant Bomb'' has an extensive list of games with [[Friendly Fire]]<ref name="giantbomb"/>.
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Friendly Fire]] modifies the way players can engage in [[Aim & Shoot]] activities as part of [[Combat]] while playing [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Teams]]. The risk of hitting team members, either other players or [[Companions]], make [[Friendly Fire]] give more [[Challenging Gameplay]] while at the same time supporting [[Thematic Consistency]] - at least in games which try to simulate real world weapons. When optional, selecting [[Friendly Fire]] in [[Teams\|Team-based]] games is one way of setting [[Difficulty Levels]].		[[Friendly Fire]] modifies the way players can engage in [[Aim & Shoot]] activities as part of [[Combat]] while playing [[Multiplayer Games]] with [[Teams]]. The risk of hitting team members, either other players or [[Companions]], make [[Friendly Fire]] give more [[Challenging Gameplay]] while at the same time supporting [[Thematic Consistency]] - at least in games which try to simulate real world weapons. When optional, selecting [[Friendly Fire]] in [[Teams\|Team-based]] games is one way of setting [[Difficulty Levels]], or as an alternative [[Friendly Fire]] may not be present on easy [[Difficulty Levels]].

	[[Friendly Fire]] can easily spark of [[Internal Rivalry]] in [[Teams]], but also make it difficult to maintain the rivalry for a longer time since violence can end the conflict quickly.		[[Friendly Fire]] can easily spark of [[Internal Rivalry]] in [[Teams]], but also make it difficult to maintain the rivalry for a longer time since violence can end the conflict quickly.

Staffan Björk at 09:35, 8 July 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]]. It exists both in the early isometric versions and in the later 3D version of [[Fallout series]], but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].		Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]]. It exists both in the early isometric versions and in the later 3D version of [[Fallout series]], but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].

			The web site ''Giant Bomb'' has an extensive list of games with [[Friendly Fire]]<ref name="giantbomb"/>.

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	== References ==		== References ==
	-		<references>
			<ref name="giantbomb">[http://www.giantbomb.com/friendly-fire/92-2243/ Page] on the Giant Bomb web site for games with [[Friendly Fire]].</ref>
			</references>

	== Acknowledgements ==		== Acknowledgements ==
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Staffan Björk at 09:32, 8 July 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]].		Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]]. It exists both in the early isometric versions and in the later 3D version of [[Fallout series]], but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].
	It exists both in the early isometric versions and later 3D version of [[Fallout series]] but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	Making [[Friendly Fire]] possible in games basically ~~consist~~ of letting [[Combat]] rules and [[Death Consequences]] affect other members in players' own [[Teams]]. This makes the presence of [[Teams]] in combination with [[Player Killing]] or [[Companions]] that can be killed a requirement for having the pattern.		Making [[Friendly Fire]] possible in games basically consists of letting [[Combat]] rules and [[Death Consequences]] affect other members in players' own [[Teams]]. This makes the presence of [[Teams]] in combination with [[Player Killing]] or [[Companions]] that can be killed a requirement for having the pattern.

	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==

Staffan Björk at 09:30, 8 July 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	[[~~Fallout series~~]] ~~(at least later ones)~~		Most examples of [[Friendly Fire]] do unsurprisingly come from combat-oriented games, mainly [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]. The [[Left 4 Dead series]] has [[Friendly Fire]] except on the easy difficulty mode, [[America's Army]] has it as a consequence of wanting to be realistic and harshly punished players who do it, and it is available as server-side options for the [[Team Fortress series]].
			It exists both in the early isometric versions and later 3D version of [[Fallout series]] but here it is not other players but companions that can be the targets or perpetrators of the [[Friendly Fire]].
	[[~~Team Fortress series~~]] ?

	[[Left 4 Dead series]]

	[[America's Army]]

	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==