Return to Unfiction unforum
 a.r.g.b.b 
FAQ FAQ   Search Search 
 
Welcome!
New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial.

All users must abide by the Terms of Service.
Website Restoration Project
This archiving project is a collaboration between Unfiction and Sean Stacey (SpaceBass), Brian Enigma (BrianEnigma), and Laura E. Hall (lehall) with
the Center for Immersive Arts.
Announcements
This is a static snapshot of the
Unfiction forums, as of
July 23, 2017.
This site is intended as an archive to chronicle the history of Alternate Reality Games.
  

The time now is Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:22 pm
All times are UTC - 4 (DST in action)		 View posts in this forum since last visit
View unanswered posts in this forum
Calendar
 Forum index » Meta » General META Discussion
Mechanics You'd Like to See in an ARG
Moderators: imbri, ndemeter
View previous topicView next topic
Page 2 of 2 [24 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2
Author Message
notgordian
Unfictologist


Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Posts: 1383
Location: Philly
Nighthawk wrote:
Silent wrote:
PvP Voting. Oh yeah.


No game that I know of that used a PvP mechanic has ended well.


So, you didn't like Chain Factor (which let players decide on the ending through a PvP game mechanic).

It's difficult to do well, but it has been pulled off on occasion.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 12:05 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Silent
Boot

Joined: 05 Aug 2007
Posts: 56
Nighthawk wrote:
Silent wrote:
PvP Voting. Oh yeah.


No game that I know of that used a PvP mechanic has ended well.


Worked well for me. I didn't expect who won that 'Project Zeit' PvP section, but it did allow me to determine what the playerbase wanted. The main problem with the PvP voting though was that it was rather...'out of place', the mechanics were fine though.

PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:01 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
notgordian
Unfictologist


Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Posts: 1383
Location: Philly

 		Also worth noting that The Beast had the vote on AI rights -- that pretty much means the mechanic has been in the developer's toolkit as long as the field was around. The challenge and danger is when that becomes the central mechanic or threatens a breakdown of communication.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:28 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Nighthawk
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee


Joined: 14 Jul 2007
Posts: 4751
Location: Miami, Florida, USA, Earth

 		OK, so I sorta misread...

I don't think that the terms "PvP" and "voting" go together in these examples. They are voting systems, yes, but I don't really consider them "PvP" in the traditional sense.

I was referencing the aspect of PvP specifically, where players are aggressively pitted against each other.
_________________
"Omne ignotum pro magnifico"

PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:53 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Masquedman
Veteran

Joined: 08 May 2010
Posts: 77

 		I'm kinda new to ARGs, so I don't know how often this is done, but I'd like to see some that combine. For instance, you have 2 (or more) games that then combine into one plotline at a certain point. The games have the same PMs and BTS guys, but different characters and plots (until they combine). That sounded less complicated in my head Very Happy

PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2010 10:33 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Magog
Veteran


Joined: 11 Jun 2007
Posts: 138
Location: Buffalo NY area

 		I'd love to see some kind of a smartphone app. I know that may be a bit much for smaller ARGs, but the ones run by the bigger companies should be able to pull it off.

PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2010 11:07 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
lifegospel
Unfettered

Joined: 02 Aug 2009
Posts: 715
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Masquedman wrote:
I'm kinda new to ARGs, so I don't know how often this is done, but I'd like to see some that combine. For instance, you have 2 (or more) games that then combine into one plotline at a certain point. The games have the same PMs and BTS guys, but different characters and plots (until they combine). That sounded less complicated in my head Very Happy



Actually, a few months ago, we had an ARG that did that. It unfortunately ended after a while, but I'll post a link.
_________________
Lurking: The Baldulc will Rise | Lurked: Hallucine
Playing: MarbleHornets, Not so Different | Played:
PM'ed: I am 9
Quote of the month: RIP Chayse Yaganoichi

PostPosted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:24 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
notgordian
Unfictologist


Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Posts: 1383
Location: Philly
Magog wrote:
I'd love to see some kind of a smartphone app. I know that may be a bit much for smaller ARGs, but the ones run by the bigger companies should be able to pull it off.


As lifegospel said, it does happen from time to time -- the first ARG I actively played, Deus City, merged with The Committee of the Sedulous Amalgamation -- interestingly, the merger occurred midway through both games, and was not initially intended to occur by either PM.

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:03 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Anashel
Boot

Joined: 02 Aug 2008
Posts: 30
Location: Montreal

 		BTYC PVP
Nighthawk wrote:
Silent wrote:
PvP Voting. Oh yeah.


No game that I know of that used a PvP mechanic has ended well.


Nighthawk, Episode 4 of BTYC ended in pvp (with good outcome).

A group of player followed one NPC (that was the more obvious part) and another group decided to contact the "enemy" and were offer to help him. The final showdown were both group trying to hack a central server, one of them trying to give false lead to the other one. The first group to hack out the server locked out the other group (revealing the existence of a backdoor and who were on wich side)

That part was called "Trust no one"...

My ARG always have multiple level of play. The simple one (linear puzzle game), the second one (second set of deep hidden puzzle) and the third one (pvp with almost an ARG within and ARG) so you end up in full blown paranoia. Ask TexRipley. Wink

That said, what make a good ARG is the same as a good tabletop RPG event: at the end of the day it's your players.

PostPosted: Sat May 22, 2010 2:37 pm
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 2 of 2 [24 Posts]   Goto page: Previous 1, 2
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Meta » General META Discussion
Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group