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Staffan Björk: /* Can Be Modulated By */

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	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	[[Chat Channels]],		[[Chat Channels]],
			[[Friend Lists]],
	[[Game Lobbies]],		[[Game Lobbies]],
	[[Player Kicking]]		[[Player Kicking]]

Staffan Björk at 18:34, 18 July 2014

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	The possibility of [[Meta Servers]] to store [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Global High Score Lists]] make them support [[Meta Games]] built upon the statistics, [[~~Score\|~~Scores]], etc. that the players gain or loss in the individual games.		The possibility of [[Meta Servers]] to store [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Global High Score Lists]] make them support [[Meta Games]] built upon the statistics, [[Scores]], etc. that the players gain or loss in the individual games.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

Staffan Björk at 07:40, 1 July 2014

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			[[Category:Platform Patterns]]
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Staffan Björk at 07:18, 27 June 2014

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	[[Category:Patterns]]		[[Category:Patterns]]
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	[[Category:Needs references]]		[[Category:Needs references]]
	[[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]		[[Category:Patterns created on the Wiki]]
	~~[[Category:Stub]]~~
	[[Category:To be Published]]		[[Category:To be Published]]
	~~[[Category:Staffan's current workpage]]~~		''Meta Servers are the servers that distribute players and information between game servers of a specific game as well as stores global information about the players.''
	''Meta Servers are the servers that distribute players and information between game servers of a specific game as well as stores global information about the players. .''

	Online games are typically constructed around the concept of a game servers which people log onto to play. For games with more people that want to play than the individual game instances can support, [[Meta Servers]] can function as a service to lead players to free servers as well as provide community functionality such as being able to find on which game servers one's friends are playing.		Online games are typically constructed around the concept of a game servers which people log onto to play. For games with more people that want to play than the individual game instances can support, [[Meta Servers]] can function as a service to lead players to free servers as well as provide community functionality such as being able to find on which game servers one's friends are playing.

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
	Most [[:Category:Online Games\|Online Games]] using [[Game Servers]] also make use of [[Meta Servers]].		Most [[:Category:Online Games\|Online Games]] using [[Game Servers]] also make use of [[Meta Servers]] so that players have some place to connect to when they wish to play. Examples of this can be found in many genres: the [[Battlefield series\|Battlefield]], [[Unreal Tournament series\|Unreal Tournament]], and [[Quake series]] for [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]; [[Eve Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and [[Ultima Online]] for [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]];
	so that players have some place to connect to when they wish to play. Examples of this can be found in many genres: the [[Battlefield series\|Battlefield]], [[Unreal Tournament series\|Unreal Tournament]], and [[Quake series]] for [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]; [[Eve Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and [[Ultima Online]] for [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]];

	[[:Category:Social Media Games\|Social Media Games]] with limited interaction between players, e.g. [[Candy Crush Saga]] and [[FarmVille]], many have [[Meta Servers]] but this is hidden from players since they never need to log onto specific [[Game Servers]].		[[:Category:Social Media Games\|Social Media Games]] with limited interaction between players, e.g. [[Candy Crush Saga]] and [[FarmVille]], many have [[Meta Servers]] but this is hidden from players since they never need to log onto specific [[Game Servers]].

Staffan Björk at 07:17, 27 June 2014

2014-06-27T07:17:05Z

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	The prime reason for using [[Meta Servers]] is to augment [[Game Servers]] and help players connect to the [[Game Servers]] suiting their needs or desires. [[Game Lobbies]] are common solution for fulfilling the second reason, although games with [[Private Game Spaces]] do not need them (this in practice typically means [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]).		The prime reason for using [[Meta Servers]] is to augment [[Game Servers]] and help players connect to the [[Game Servers]] suiting their needs or desires. [[Game Lobbies]] are common solution for fulfilling the second reason, although games with [[Private Game Spaces]] do not need them (this in practice typically means [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]).

	[[Friend Lists]]		Given that [[Meta Servers]] fulfill these reasons, there are various types of functionality that they can offer players. [[Friend Lists]] lets players find each other, e.g. locating with [[Game Servers\|Game Server]] a friend is currently playing on so one can join him or her there. [[Player Kicking]] allows players or game facilitators to regulate how can play based upon their behavior (although this might be more commonly used per [[Game Servers\|Game Server]]). [[Chat Channels]] let players communicate outside the game, which for example can lead to more consensus in relation to the two previous forms of functionality. [[Global High Score Lists]] lets players compare themselves with all other players of the game as well as store [[Gameplay Statistics]] between game instances.
	[[Player Kicking]]
	[[Chat Channels]]
	[[Global High Score Lists]]
	[[~~Persistent Game Worlds~~]]

	Regardless of the specific functionality the [[Meta Servers]] are to provide, they typically do so by collecting [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Gameplay Statistics]] from the [[Game Servers]]. If these are to be used to explicitly create [[Meta Games]] is a design option when creating [[Meta Servers]] but in many cases this is more or less unavoidable, e.g. when storing and presenting [[Global High Score Lists]].		Regardless of the specific functionality the [[Meta Servers]] are to provide, they typically do so by collecting [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Gameplay Statistics]] from the [[Game Servers]]. If these are to be used to explicitly create [[Meta Games]] is a design option when creating [[Meta Servers]] but in many cases this is more or less unavoidable, e.g. when storing and presenting [[Global High Score Lists]].

	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===
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	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
	~~[[Gameplay Statistics]]~~
	~~[[Game Lobbies]]~~
	~~[[Friend Lists]]~~
	~~[[Persistent Game Worlds]]~~
	~~[[Private Game Spaces]]~~

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
	[[Global High Score Lists]]		[[Global High Score Lists]]
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			[[Gameplay Statistics]],
	[[Trans-Game Information]]		[[Trans-Game Information]]

	=== Can Be Modulated By ===		=== Can Be Modulated By ===
	[[Chat Channels]],		[[Chat Channels]],
			[[Game Lobbies]],
	[[Player Kicking]]		[[Player Kicking]]

Staffan Björk: /* Relations */

2014-06-27T07:00:31Z

Relations

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	=== Can Modulate ===		=== Can Modulate ===
	[[Game Servers]]		[[Game Servers]],
			[[Multiplayer Games]]

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

Staffan Björk at 06:46, 27 June 2014

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The prime reason for using [[Meta Servers]] is to augment [[Game Servers]] and help players connect to the [[Game Servers]] suiting their needs or desires. [[Game Lobbies]] are common solution for fulfilling the second reason, although games with [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] ~~do not need them~~.		The prime reason for using [[Meta Servers]] is to augment [[Game Servers]] and help players connect to the [[Game Servers]] suiting their needs or desires. [[Game Lobbies]] are common solution for fulfilling the second reason, although games with [[Private Game Spaces]] do not need them (this in practice typically means [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]]).

	[[Friend Lists]]		[[Friend Lists]]
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	[[Chat Channels]]		[[Chat Channels]]
	[[Global High Score Lists]]		[[Global High Score Lists]]
			[[Persistent Game Worlds]]

	Regardless of the specific functionality the [[Meta Servers]] are to provide, they typically do so by collecting [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Gameplay Statistics]] from the [[Game Servers]]. If these are to be used to explicitly create [[Meta Games]] is a design option when creating [[Meta Servers]] but in many cases this is more or less unavoidable, e.g. when storing and presenting [[Global High Score Lists]].		Regardless of the specific functionality the [[Meta Servers]] are to provide, they typically do so by collecting [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Gameplay Statistics]] from the [[Game Servers]]. If these are to be used to explicitly create [[Meta Games]] is a design option when creating [[Meta Servers]] but in many cases this is more or less unavoidable, e.g. when storing and presenting [[Global High Score Lists]].
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	[[Game Lobbies]]		[[Game Lobbies]]
	[[Friend Lists]]		[[Friend Lists]]
			[[Persistent Game Worlds]]
			[[Private Game Spaces]]

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===

Staffan Björk at 09:37, 26 June 2014

2014-06-26T09:37:13Z

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
	The prime reason for using [[Meta Servers]] is to augment [[Game Servers]] and help players connect to the [[Game Servers]] suiting their needs or desires.		The prime reason for using [[Meta Servers]] is to augment [[Game Servers]] and help players connect to the [[Game Servers]] suiting their needs or desires. [[Game Lobbies]] are common solution for fulfilling the second reason, although games with [[Massively Single-Player Online Games]] do not need them.

	[[~~Trans-Game Information~~]]		[[Friend Lists]]
	[[Player Kicking]]		[[Player Kicking]]
	[[Chat Channels]]		[[Chat Channels]]
	~~[[Game Servers]]~~
	[[Global High Score Lists]]		[[Global High Score Lists]]
	~~[[Meta Games]]~~

			Regardless of the specific functionality the [[Meta Servers]] are to provide, they typically do so by collecting [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Gameplay Statistics]] from the [[Game Servers]]. If these are to be used to explicitly create [[Meta Games]] is a design option when creating [[Meta Servers]] but in many cases this is more or less unavoidable, e.g. when storing and presenting [[Global High Score Lists]].
	=== Diegetic Aspects ===		=== Diegetic Aspects ===
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	=== Interface Aspects ===		=== Interface Aspects ===
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	=== Narrative Aspects ===		=== Narrative Aspects ===
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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
	The possibility of [[Meta Servers]] to store [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Global High Score Lists]] make them support [[Meta Games]] built upon the statistics, [[Scores]], etc. that the players gain or loss in the individual games.		The possibility of [[Meta Servers]] to store [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Global High Score Lists]] make them support [[Meta Games]] built upon the statistics, [[Score\|Scores]], etc. that the players gain or loss in the individual games.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==
			[[Gameplay Statistics]]
			[[Game Lobbies]]
			[[Friend Lists]]

	=== Can Instantiate ===		=== Can Instantiate ===
	[[Global High Score Lists]]		[[Global High Score Lists]]

Staffan Björk at 09:11, 26 June 2014

2014-06-26T09:11:10Z

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	== Using the pattern ==		== Using the pattern ==
			The prime reason for using [[Meta Servers]] is to augment [[Game Servers]] and help players connect to the [[Game Servers]] suiting their needs or desires.

	[[Trans-Game Information]]		[[Trans-Game Information]]
	~~[[Global High Score Lists]]~~
	[[Player Kicking]]		[[Player Kicking]]
	~~[[Meta Games]]~~
	[[Chat Channels]]		[[Chat Channels]]
	[[Game Servers]]		[[Game Servers]]
			[[Global High Score Lists]]
			[[Meta Games]]

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	== Consequences ==		== Consequences ==
			The possibility of [[Meta Servers]] to store [[Trans-Game Information]] such as [[Global High Score Lists]] make them support [[Meta Games]] built upon the statistics, [[Scores]], etc. that the players gain or loss in the individual games.

	== Relations ==		== Relations ==

Staffan Björk at 09:05, 26 June 2014

2014-06-26T09:05:52Z

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	[[Category:To be Published]]		[[Category:To be Published]]
	[[Category:Staffan's current workpage]]		[[Category:Staffan's current workpage]]
	''~~The one-sentence "definition"~~ that ~~should be in italics~~.''		''Meta Servers are the servers that distribute players and information between game servers of a specific game as well as stores global information about the players. .''

	~~This pattern is~~ a ~~still~~ a ~~stub~~.		Online games are typically constructed around the concept of a game servers which people log onto to play. For games with more people that want to play than the individual game instances can support, [[Meta Servers]] can function as a service to lead players to free servers as well as provide community functionality such as being able to find on which game servers one's friends are playing.

	=== Examples ===		=== Examples ===
			Most [[:Category:Online Games\|Online Games]] using [[Game Servers]] also make use of [[Meta Servers]].
			so that players have some place to connect to when they wish to play. Examples of this can be found in many genres: the [[Battlefield series\|Battlefield]], [[Unreal Tournament series\|Unreal Tournament]], and [[Quake series]] for [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]; [[Eve Online]], [[World of Warcraft]], and [[Ultima Online]] for [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]];

	[[:Category:~~Online~~ Games\|~~Online~~ Games]] ~~require [[Game Servers]] so that~~ players ~~have some place to connect to when they wish to play~~. ~~Examples of this can be found in many genres: the~~ [[~~Battlefield series\|Battlefield]], [[Unreal Tournament series\|Unreal Tournament~~]], and [[~~Quake series]] for [[:Category:FPS Games\|First-Person Shooters]]; [[BatMUD]] and [[DragonMud]] for [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|MUDs]]; [[Eve Online~~]], [[~~World of Warcraft~~]]~~, and~~ [[Ultima Online]] for [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]]; and [[Candy Crush Saga]] and [[FarmVille]] for [[:Category:Social Media Games\|Social Media Games]].		[[:Category:Social Media Games\|Social Media Games]] with limited interaction between players, e.g. [[Candy Crush Saga]] and [[FarmVille]], many have [[Meta Servers]] but this is hidden from players since they never need to log onto specific [[Game Servers]].


	==== Anti-Examples ====		==== Anti-Examples ====
	[[Eve Online]]		[[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|MUDs]] such as [[BatMUD]] and [[DragonMud]] are examples of [[:Category:Online Games\|Online Games]] that due to how they are created and maintained by players only reside on single [[Game Servers]]. [[Eve Online]] is a rare example of a [[:Category:Massively Multiplayer Online Games\|Massively Multiplayer Online Games]] that by having only one [[Game Servers\|Game Server]] can ensure that all action players take can have a persistent effect on the game and that all narratives that emerge from playing the game relates to the same game instance.


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