#gamebalance — Public Fediverse posts

MARATHON ADJUSTMENTS SIGNAL SHIFT IN GAMEPLAY BALANCE

Marathon game developers are nerfing bubble shields and sniper rifles in August 2024. Find out how this changes gameplay for solo players and Vandal archetypes.

#MarathonGame, #GameBalance, #Bungie, #Nerf, #GamingNews

https://newsletter.tf/marathon-game-nerfs-bubble-shields-sniper-rifles/

Marathon's strongest gadget is getting nerfed. This is a big change from the previous focus on defensive abilities.

#MarathonGame, #GameBalance, #Bungie, #Nerf, #GamingNews
https://newsletter.tf/marathon-game-nerfs-bubble-shields-sniper-rifles/

The Core Pulse ability serves as a defensive "get-off-me" tool. By applying immediate Freeze Stacks and a brief blindness effect, the Stalker forces teams to scatter, playing directly into its preference for isolated targets.

Do you prefer enemies that force repositioning, or enemies that tank through the line?

#CombatDesign #GameBalance #TTRPGDesign

The Core Pulse ability serves as a defensive "get-off-me" tool. By applying immediate Freeze Stacks and a brief blindness effect, the Stalker forces teams to scatter, playing directly into its preference for isolated targets.

Do you prefer enemies that force repositioning, or enemies that tank through the line?

#CombatDesign #GameBalance #TTRPGDesign

🎮La squadra di Clair Obscur sta lavorando per equilibrare il gioco: un'abilità troppo potente sta per essere nerfata! #gamedev #gamebalance 🎲

🔗 https://www.spaziogames.it/notizie/clair-obscur-sta-per-nerfare-unabilita-fin-troppo-potente

🎮La squadra di Clair Obscur sta lavorando per equilibrare il gioco: un'abilità troppo potente sta per essere nerfata! #gamedev #gamebalance 🎲

🔗 https://www.spaziogames.it/notizie/clair-obscur-sta-per-nerfare-unabilita-fin-troppo-potente

@Tim_Eagon @bedirthan
Thanos, expounding his philosophy regarding the superiority of the Pathfinder 2nd Edition rules set.

#GameBalance #MoreBullshitting #Thanos

@Tim_Eagon @bedirthan
Thanos, expounding his philosophy regarding the superiority of the Pathfinder 2nd Edition rules set.

#GameBalance #MoreBullshitting #Thanos

@bedirthan @Da_Gut

"And he felt the Earth to his spine and he asked.
And he saw the tree above him
And the stars
And the veins in the leaf
And the light
And the balance
And he saw magnificent perfection.
Whereon he thought of himself in balance
And he knew he was."

- The Moody Blues, A Question of Balance (part of their seminal discourse on tactical simulation and proto-roleplaying games in the early 1970s)

#TheMoodyBlues #TSR #GameBalance #Nonsense #Bullshitting

@bedirthan @Da_Gut

"And he felt the Earth to his spine and he asked.
And he saw the tree above him
And the stars
And the veins in the leaf
And the light
And the balance
And he saw magnificent perfection.
Whereon he thought of himself in balance
And he knew he was."

- The Moody Blues, A Question of Balance (part of their seminal discourse on tactical simulation and proto-roleplaying games in the early 1970s)

#TheMoodyBlues #TSR #GameBalance #Nonsense #Bullshitting

We've been working on a Notion based ship designer, and it is shaping up nicely. Previously we were using a spreadsheet, but with equipment slots, that would not work.

The designer can calculate a lot of data including deltaVs, and will be a useful tool for balance. It even includes a price calculator!
The site is public, and can be copied, if anybody wants to play with it (CC-BY-SA):
https://bszlrd.notion.site/Ship-of-Pioneer-1018c82e283f80b1a4f5cde6a8c9df56?pvs=4

#pioneer_space_sim #opensource_gaming #gamebalance #spaceship #notion #spacegame

We've been working on a Notion based ship designer, and it is shaping up nicely. Previously we were using a spreadsheet, but with equipment slots, that would not work.

The designer can calculate a lot of data including deltaVs, and will be a useful tool for balance. It even includes a price calculator!
The site is public, and can be copied, if anybody wants to play with it (CC-BY-SA):
https://bszlrd.notion.site/Ship-of-Pioneer-1018c82e283f80b1a4f5cde6a8c9df56?pvs=4

#pioneer_space_sim #opensource_gaming #gamebalance #spaceship #notion #spacegame

Kotaku: Disney Speedstorm Players Beg Devs To Nerf Monsters Inc.’s Mike Wazowski https://kotaku.com/disney-speedstorm-racing-game-twitter-mike-wazowski-1850417026 #gaming #tech #kotaku #mikewaszowski #monsters2cinc #creativeworks #mikewazowski #monstersinc #gamebalance #mariokart #gameloft #nintendo #sports #films #mike #nerf #devs

Kotaku: Marvel Snap's Most Hated Card Gets Another Huge Change https://kotaku.com/marvel-snap-leader-nerf-update-wolverine-battle-mode-1850054974 #gaming #tech #kotaku #collectiblecardgame #egyptianratscrew #fictionalpeople #gamebalance #marvelsnap #gamedesign #wolverine #cardgames #war

#GameBalance: a nerdy fetish or the most basic aesthetic principle? :)

In #gameDesign there are recurring voices against balance (as too emphasized?).

But definitions are key. At G4M, for maximum musical flexibility, we opted in the glossary for one of the broadest: "Game is balanced when it doesn't tend to any single scenario". With this, balance is cool. ;)

But of course that could be taken just as a potential effect of numerical "balance"-proper.

How do YOU understand game balance? :)