Main Quests - Revision history

Staffan Björk at 09:09, 8 March 2023

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Main Quests]] are [[Quests]] overarching the main gameplay structures of games, and as such, they are typically also the primary [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. These structures give players [[Anticipation]] of how gameplay and narration will unfold and typically make players aware of all main [[Non-Player Characters]], [[Factions]], and important places in [[Game Worlds]] through the use of subquests.		[[Main Quests]] are [[Quests]] overarching the main gameplay structures of games, and as such, they are [[Main Goals]] and typically also the primary [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. These structures give players [[Anticipation]] of how gameplay and narration will unfold and typically make players aware of all main [[Non-Player Characters]], [[Factions]], and important places in [[Game Worlds]] through the use of subquests.

	[[Main Quests]] are difficult to combine with [[Unwinnable Games]] since completing [[Main Quests]] is a way of winning a game. They are also difficult to combine with [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] since these games need to support [[Late Arriving Players]] and other places players in opposing [[Factions]] that do not share [[Quests]].		[[Main Quests]] are difficult to combine with [[Unwinnable Games]] since completing [[Main Quests]] is a way of winning a game. They are also difficult to combine with [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] since these games need to support [[Late Arriving Players]] and other places players in opposing [[Factions]] that do not share [[Quests]].
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	[[Anticipation]],		[[Anticipation]],
			[[Main Goals]],
	[[Predetermined Story Structures]],		[[Predetermined Story Structures]],
	[[Quests]]		[[Quests]]

Staffan Björk at 10:52, 22 August 2012

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	[[Main Quests]] are [[Quests]] overarching the main gameplay structures of games, and as such, they are typically also the primary [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. These structures give players [[Anticipation]] of how gameplay and narration will unfold and typically make players aware of all main [[Non-Player Characters]], [[Factions]], and important places in [[Game Worlds]] through the use of subquests.		[[Main Quests]] are [[Quests]] overarching the main gameplay structures of games, and as such, they are typically also the primary [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. These structures give players [[Anticipation]] of how gameplay and narration will unfold and typically make players aware of all main [[Non-Player Characters]], [[Factions]], and important places in [[Game Worlds]] through the use of subquests.

	[[Main Quests]] are difficult to combine with [[Unwinnable Games]] since completing [[Main Quests]] is a way of winning a game. They are also difficult to combine with [[Massively Online ~~Multiplayer~~ Games]] since these games need to support [[Late Arriving Players]] and other places players in opposing [[Factions]] that do not share [[Quests]].		[[Main Quests]] are difficult to combine with [[Unwinnable Games]] since completing [[Main Quests]] is a way of winning a game. They are also difficult to combine with [[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] since these games need to support [[Late Arriving Players]] and other places players in opposing [[Factions]] that do not share [[Quests]].

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	=== Potentially Conflicting With ===		=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
	[[Massively Online ~~Multiplayer~~ Games]],		[[Massively Multiplayer Online Games]],
	[[Unwinnable Games]]		[[Unwinnable Games]]

Staffan Björk at 08:26, 21 June 2011

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	''Quests whose completion provides the main winning condition of games.''		''Quests whose completion provides the main winning condition of games.''

Staffan Björk at 08:26, 21 June 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	[[Main Quests]] have most common in [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games\|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] but not so in [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop]] due to the often open-ended narratives. Likewise, overarching quests may be present as story-telling devices in [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] and large scale [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|LARPS]] but can often not be completed or do not have rewards on a gameplay level. Examples of [[Main Quests]] include saving the world of Tamriel in the [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] by stop ''oblivion portals'' from opening<ref name="oblivion"/>, saving or diverting the intentions of ''project purity'' in [[Fallout 3]]<ref name="fallout3"/>, affect the outcome of the struggle between ~~the~~ mages and ~~the~~ templars in [[Dragon Age II]]<ref name="da2"/>, and choosing the path of non-humans, knights, or declaring neutrality in the [[Witcher]]<ref name="witcher"/>.		[[Main Quests]] have most common in [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games\|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] but not so in [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop]] due to the often open-ended narratives. Likewise, overarching quests may be present as story-telling devices in [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] and large scale [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|LARPS]] but can often not be completed or do not have rewards on a gameplay level. Examples of [[Main Quests]] include saving the world of Tamriel in the [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] by stop ''oblivion portals'' from opening<ref name="oblivion"/>, saving or diverting the intentions of ''project purity'' in [[Fallout 3]]<ref name="fallout3"/>, affect the outcome of the struggle between mages and templars in [[Dragon Age II]]<ref name="da2"/>, and choosing the path of non-humans, knights, or declaring neutrality in the [[Witcher]]<ref name="witcher"/>.

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

Staffan Björk at 08:25, 21 June 2011

2011-06-21T08:25:26Z

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	''Quests whose completion provides the main winning condition of games.''		''Quests whose completion provides the main winning condition of games.''

	[[Main Quests]] are the ones that provide overarching goals for players in games structured around the fulfillment of quests. They ~~are~~ often ~~tied to storylines in~~ the games and provide ~~a framework~~ for smaller quests.		[[Main Quests]] are the ones that provide overarching goals for players in games structured around the fulfillment of quests. They often tie the main parts of games' stories to gameplay and provide frameworks for smaller quests.

	Note: ''[[Main Quests]] are in some cases used to refer to all quests necessary to complete in a game to finish it, or the one overarching quest that frames gameplay. This pattern adheres to the latter usage.''		Note: ''[[Main Quests]] are in some cases used to refer to all quests necessary to complete in a game to finish it, or the one overarching quest that frames gameplay. This pattern adheres to the latter usage.''
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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The design of [[Main Quests]] is similar to [[Quests]] in general but may actually not have a gameplay [[Rewards\|Reward]] since the games may end by the completion of them. However, they practically always make use of other [[Quests]] to create [[Hierarchy of Goals]] and players are often given the option of additional gameplay through [[Sidequests]]. Since the [[Main Quests]] are the main drivers of how players explore and move through [[Game Worlds]] and interact with [[Non-Player Characters]], it is also common to make all important places, people, and [[Factions]] part of the [[Main Quests]] so that players have at least become aware of them through playing through the ~~them~~.		The design of [[Main Quests]] is similar to [[Quests]] in general but may actually not have a gameplay [[Rewards\|Reward]] since the games may end by the completion of them. However, they practically always make use of other [[Quests]] to create [[Hierarchy of Goals]] and players are often given the option of additional gameplay through [[Sidequests]]. Since the [[Main Quests]] are the main drivers of how players explore and move through [[Game Worlds]] and interact with [[Non-Player Characters]], it is also common to make all important places, people, and [[Factions]] part of the [[Main Quests]] so that players have at least become aware of them through playing through the games.

	Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.		Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.

	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
	[[Main Quests]]do not need to be present in interfaces in the same way as other [[Quests]] since they frame the whole gameplay and narrative experience.		[[Main Quests]] do not need to be present in interfaces in the same way as other [[Quests]] since they frame the whole gameplay and narrative experience.

	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[Main Quests]] are [[Quests]] overarching the main gameplay structures of games, and as such they are typically also the primary [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. These structures give players [[Anticipation]] of how gameplay and narration will unfold and typically make players aware of all main [[Non-Player Characters]], [[Factions]], and important places in [[Game Worlds]] through the use of subquests.		[[Main Quests]] are [[Quests]] overarching the main gameplay structures of games, and as such, they are typically also the primary [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. These structures give players [[Anticipation]] of how gameplay and narration will unfold and typically make players aware of all main [[Non-Player Characters]], [[Factions]], and important places in [[Game Worlds]] through the use of subquests.

	[[Main Quests]] are difficult to combine with [[Unwinnable Games]] since completing [[Main Quests]] is a way of winning a game. They are also difficult to combine with [[Massively Online Multiplayer Games]] since these games need to support [[Late Arriving Players]] and other places players in opposing [[Factions]] that do not share [[Quests]].		[[Main Quests]] are difficult to combine with [[Unwinnable Games]] since completing [[Main Quests]] is a way of winning a game. They are also difficult to combine with [[Massively Online Multiplayer Games]] since these games need to support [[Late Arriving Players]] and other places players in opposing [[Factions]] that do not share [[Quests]].

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	[[Factions]],		[[Factions]],
	[[Game Worlds]]		[[Game Worlds]],
			[[Non-Player Characters]]

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

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	Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.		Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.

	~~=== Can Be Modulated By ===~~

	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	[[~~Factions~~]]		[[Main Quests]] are [[Quests]] overarching the main gameplay structures of games, and as such they are typically also the primary [[Predetermined Story Structures]]. These structures give players [[Anticipation]] of how gameplay and narration will unfold and typically make players aware of all main [[Non-Player Characters]], [[Factions]], and important places in [[Game Worlds]] through the use of subquests.
	[[~~Game Worlds~~]]

	~~=== Can Instantiate ===~~
	[[Anticipation]],
	[[~~Predetermined Story Structures~~]],
	[[~~Quests~~]]

	~~=== Potentially Conflicting With ===~~		[[Main Quests]] are difficult to combine with [[Unwinnable Games]] since completing [[Main Quests]] is a way of winning a game. They are also difficult to combine with [[Massively Online Multiplayer Games]] since these games need to support [[Late Arriving Players]] and other places players in opposing [[Factions]] that do not share [[Quests]].
	[[Massively Online Multiplayer Games]],
	[[~~Unwinnable Games~~]]

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

Staffan Björk at 08:11, 21 June 2011

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The design of [[Main Quests]] is similar to [[Quests]] in general but may actually not have a gameplay [[Rewards\|Reward]] since the games may end by the completion of them.		The design of [[Main Quests]] is similar to [[Quests]] in general but may actually not have a gameplay [[Rewards\|Reward]] since the games may end by the completion of them. However, they practically always make use of other [[Quests]] to create [[Hierarchy of Goals]] and players are often given the option of additional gameplay through [[Sidequests]]. Since the [[Main Quests]] are the main drivers of how players explore and move through [[Game Worlds]] and interact with [[Non-Player Characters]], it is also common to make all important places, people, and [[Factions]] part of the [[Main Quests]] so that players have at least become aware of them through playing through the them.

	[[~~Factions~~]]
	[[Game Worlds]]



	Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.		Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.

	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	~~[[Hierarchy of Goals]],~~
	~~[[Sidequests]]~~


	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===

Staffan Björk at 08:02, 21 June 2011

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	[[Main Quests]] are the ones that provide overarching goals for players in games structured around the fulfillment of quests. They are often tied to storylines in the games and provide a framework for smaller quests.		[[Main Quests]] are the ones that provide overarching goals for players in games structured around the fulfillment of quests. They are often tied to storylines in the games and provide a framework for smaller quests.

			Note: ''[[Main Quests]] are in some cases used to refer to all quests necessary to complete in a game to finish it, or the one overarching quest that frames gameplay. This pattern adheres to the latter usage.''

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
			The design of [[Main Quests]] is similar to [[Quests]] in general but may actually not have a gameplay [[Rewards\|Reward]] since the games may end by the completion of them.

			[[Factions]]
			[[Game Worlds]]



	Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.		Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.

			=== Can Be Modulated By ===
			[[Hierarchy of Goals]],
			[[Sidequests]]


	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
			[[Factions]]
			[[Game Worlds]]

			=== Can Instantiate ===
			[[Anticipation]],
			[[Predetermined Story Structures]],
			[[Quests]]

			=== Potentially Conflicting With ===
			[[Massively Online Multiplayer Games]],
			[[Unwinnable Games]]

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
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	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
	-		[[Factions]],
			[[Game Worlds]]

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

Staffan Björk at 07:52, 21 June 2011

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	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	[[Main Quests]] have most common in [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games\|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] but not so in [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop]] due to the often open-ended narratives. Likewise, overarching quests may be present as story-telling devices in [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] and large scale [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|LARPS]] but can often not be completed or do not have rewards on a gameplay level. Examples of [[Main Quests]] include saving the world of Tamriel in [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] by stop ''oblivion portals'' from opening<ref name="oblivion"/>, saving or diverting the intentions of ''project purity'' in [[Fallout 3]]<ref name="fallout3"/>, affect the outcome of the struggle between the mages and the templars in [[Dragon Age II]]<ref name="da2"/>, and choosing the path of non-humans, knights, or declaring neutrality in the [[Witcher]]<ref name="witcher"/>.		[[Main Quests]] have most common in [[:Category:Computer-based Roleplaying Games\|Computer-based Roleplaying Games]] but not so in [[:Category:Tabletop Roleplaying Games\|Tabletop]] due to the often open-ended narratives. Likewise, overarching quests may be present as story-telling devices in [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] and large scale [[:Category:Live Action Roleplaying Games\|LARPS]] but can often not be completed or do not have rewards on a gameplay level. Examples of [[Main Quests]] include saving the world of Tamriel in the [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] by stop ''oblivion portals'' from opening<ref name="oblivion"/>, saving or diverting the intentions of ''project purity'' in [[Fallout 3]]<ref name="fallout3"/>, affect the outcome of the struggle between the mages and the templars in [[Dragon Age II]]<ref name="da2"/>, and choosing the path of non-humans, knights, or declaring neutrality in the [[Witcher]]<ref name="witcher"/>.

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

	Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]		Note that although completing some [[Main Quests]] may end games (as it does for example in [[Dragon Age II]] and the [[Fallout series]] with the exception of [[Fallout 3]] with the ''Broken Steel'' [[Expansions\|Expansion]]), this is not a necessity. The [[Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]] is an example of this.

	~~=== Diegetic Aspects ===~~

	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
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	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
	[[Anticipation]],		[[Anticipation]],