The art of balance in community management
Game Developer
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Midjiwan's community manager explains how studios can strike a balance between fan input and preserving the team's creative vision.
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The art of game balance: evolution
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
First of a three-part series on combat-focused game balance design, exploring its evolution and showcasing successful case studies.
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Balancing creativity and deadlines in game development
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The article offers a framework for managers to balance creativity and deadlines, ensuring the timely delivery of a great game.
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Balancy raises $700,000 in funding round
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 13, 2024
Gaming software firm Balancy has raised $700,000 in a funding round led by mobile industry veterans. As reported by Pocket Gamer , the funds raised will be used to grow Balancy's software as service platform, and its ability to aid small and mid-size studios to run and monetise live service games.
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Digital Eclipse's retro balancing act is about courting bigger partners
Game Developer
OCTOBER 7, 2024
What exactly do Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Rita's Rewind have in common?
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Solo dev Josh Salley (HALbot Studios) “I believe in keeping a good work life balance”
PreMortem.Games
AUGUST 3, 2023
I believe in keeping a good work life balance. How do you deal with that? “Similarly to staying motivated, I feel it’s very important to keep a good work life balance. The post Solo dev Josh Salley (HALbot Studios) “I believe in keeping a good work life balance” appeared first on PreMortem Games.
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Mechanics of Luck and Skill: Balancing Gameplay in Online Casino Games
Game Wisdom
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Mechanics of Luck and Skill: Balancing Gameplay in Online Casino Games Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Luck and skill work in unison in the world of gaming. This, of course, doubly applies to online casinos. Players design and experience games as a result of both elements.
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Deep Dive: Balancing the genre-bending beats of God of Rock
Game Developer
MAY 11, 2023
Striking the right balance between two genres means knowing what you want before development even begins.
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Tips for Balancing Academics and Coding Simultaneously
Real Programming
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Parents have struggled to get their kids to embrace homework decades before online coding existed, so part of the challenge about finding the right balance between the two involves sticking to each one. Still, here are some tips parents and students can use to help maintain a healthy balance between school and coding. Much has changed.
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Finding Balance in a Busy Schedule: The Importance of Fun for Serious Students
Game Wisdom
AUGUST 21, 2024
Finding Balance in a Busy Schedule: The Importance of Fun for Serious Students Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Amid the rush of assignments, exams, and extracurricular activities, finding balance can seem like an elusive quest for students.
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Hearthstone celebrates its 10th anniversary by balancing novelty with nostalgia
Game Developer
MARCH 11, 2024
The upcoming Whizbang's Workshop expansion aims to prove that longevity is still on the cards for Hearthstone after ten years.
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I designed economies for $150M games—here's my ultimate handbook
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
After 5 years designing game economies generating $150M+, I've compiled my knowledge into a detailed 7-chapter guide on game economy, balance, and monetization.
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“Post-Balance” Cogmind Item Expansion
Grid Sage Games
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Balancing Levers The idea of “post-balance” from this article’s title doesn’t mean no balance. On the contrary, as you probably know, Cogmind is big on balance , an emphasis achieved initially through adherence to carefully designed patterns and formulas.
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Creating Sustainable Game Economies: Leveraging Game Analytics for Balance and Stability
iXie gaming
APRIL 16, 2024
Establishing a sustainable and balanced game economy is crucial to the success of any game, as it helps drive player satisfaction and engagement. This has made it difficult to find the right balance between numerical indicators, such as player engagement and rewards, and in-game spending incentives. Where Do You Start? But worry not!
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Difficulty curves: how to get the right balance
Game Developer
JANUARY 24, 2024
Your difficulty curve has a major role to play in preventing players from churning in your games.
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Ethical Considerations in Game Analytics: Balancing Data and Privacy
iXie gaming
MAY 24, 2024
As game analytics advances and data collection becomes more pervasive, the need to strike a balance between leveraging data and respecting player privacy becomes more crucial. In this article, we dive into the ethical considerations developers must consider in-game analytics to ensure a balance between data usage and player privacy.
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Artistic vision on a budget: A guide to balancing creativity and finance
Filmustage
MAY 19, 2023
Case studies: Successful balancing of art and finance in films Filmmaking history offers numerous examples of the successful balancing of art and finance. Image source: IMDb.com Conclusion Balancing art and finance in film production is a challenging but necessary part of filmmaking.
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Africa Games Week’s Event Director Alexandra Pattison “It’s a balancing act”
PreMortem.Games
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
So it becomes quite a balancing act when it comes to our hosted buyer program.” The post Africa Games Week’s Event Director Alexandra Pattison “It’s a balancing act” appeared first on PreMortem Games. Female game developers in Africa are harder to find and engage with.
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Nodejs with NGINX: Improving Scalability and Load Balancing
Artoon
MAY 16, 2024
In our latest blog, Optimizing Nodejs with NGINX, we delve into the […] The post Nodejs with NGINX: Improving Scalability and Load Balancing appeared first on Artoon Solutions.
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Load Balancing SmartFoxServer 2X with HAProxy
Smart Fox Server
OCTOBER 20, 2021
In this article we are going to explore several ways to use the open source HAProxy load balancer in conjunction with SFS2X , to increase the scalability and availability of a multiplayer project. Round robin Load Balancing. After a few seconds the load balancer should be up and running. Introducing HAProxy.
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Phantom Liberty director says CD Projekt Red has "a very healthy work-life balance right now"
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 14, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CD Projekt Red has significantly improved the work-life balance of its employees, following a number of crunch complaints over the years.
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Baldur's Gate 3's item balancing went big because small stat changes are 'not cool'
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
'We do big numbers because that's cool,' says Larian Studios head of production David Walgrave.
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Love Letter: Elegantly Balancing a Game
Brand Game Development
JANUARY 13, 2017
The eight types of cards are elegantly balanced by short-term vs. long-term value. This game is excellent for teaching one of the fundamental lessons of game design balance: developing a trade-off. The post Love Letter: Elegantly Balancing a Game appeared first on Brandon the Game Dev.
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Why Summer Coding Camps Are the Perfect Balance of Fun and Education for Your Children
Real Programming
JULY 30, 2024
Please read on to learn how our summer online coding classes balance fun and education. Thankfully, summer coding classes for kids make learning fun with generous, deep-dive sessions that revolve around creating a real video game. Video Games Are a Carrot Motivated students are better learners because they don’t need to be forced.
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Four years offers "the right balance" to make a new Assassin's Creed game
GamesIndustry.biz
AUGUST 12, 2024
By the time Assassin's Creed Shadows launches this November, the game would have been in development for four years. It's the longest development cycle for the series so far, and 25% longer than its acclaimed predecessor, 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
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The eye of the beholder: Measuring player success in photography games
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
An exploration on how different photography games measure player progress, and how to balance progression metrics and artistic freedom.
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Meet the Singapore trade association balancing support for indies with attracting overseas firms
GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 30, 2024
At Gamescom Asia, former Sony exec Shawn Layden described Southeast Asia as the region "where all the next great opportunities are going to come from" for the games industry. Read more
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How to Balance Time, Resources, and Costs in Mobile Game Development?
Big Games
JANUARY 7, 2024
In this comprehensive exploration, we delve into the art of striking a delicate balance, ensuring that your mobile game development stays afloat and sails smoothly from inception to a successful launch. Balancing speed and thoroughness is essential to deliver a polished product that meets the project’s goals and user expectations.
SKALD: Against the Black Priory is an old school CRPG with modern sensibilities
Game Developer
JULY 11, 2024
Developer Anders Lauridsen talks about balancing contemporary expectations with the look and feel of a retro genre.
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Deep Dive: Designing a new dwarf race in The Last Spell
Game Developer
JUNE 27, 2024
Introducing a new race in Dwarves of Runenberg meant paying careful attention to balance and putting weight in community feedback.
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Doug Bowser says Nintendo of America is too happy to unionize
Game Developer
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Bowser believes Nintendo of America has done such a good job of being inclusive and securing proper work/life balance a union isn't needed right now.
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Game Balance and Fantasy Strike
Sirlin
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Fantasy Strike is an interesting case study in game balance for an asymmetric game. I did the entire balancing process without any data at all, and now, after it’s all done, we have the data. Relying on Experts I find it much easier to balance a competitive game by going off the opinions of experts than looking at data anyway.
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Ways To Balance The Simplicity And Complexity In A Game
Big Games
AUGUST 25, 2021
Therefore, the balance between simplicity and complexity is what is expected by the users, any game that satisfies this aspect is bound to succeed. Is It Easy To Balance Simplicity And Complexity? Ways Of Balancing The Game There are different ways in which you can balance a game.
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Every once in a while, in the pre-patch days, you’d hear of a game where later printings (like a “greatest hits” version) were in fact slightly different versions with bug fixes or the occasional tiny balance adjustment. How did that sort of thing happen, given the rarity of it?
Ask a Game Dev
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
If we have to make a whole new build for cert submission anyway, we might as well fix some of the bugs/balance issues that have been bothering us while we're in there. The main reason it was such a rarity is because the certification process was (and still is) damn expensive.
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Deep Dive: How TMNT Shredder’s Revenge was built on nostalgia and new ideas
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Reviving a class series is a careful balance of appealing to players both new and old. Here's how Tribute Games approached it.
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Remedy calls 2023 financially 'challenging', despite Alan Wake II's success
Game Developer
MARCH 20, 2024
Alan Wake II's strong sales balanced out declining quarterly and annual revenue in a "challenging yet remarkable" 2023 for Remedy.
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Deep Dive: Balancing the authentic culinary experience with Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
Game Developer
APRIL 18, 2023
The cooking game genre has sort of an uncanny valley: to be real, or not to be real. Here's how one studio approached it.
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The Art of the Spiral: Failure Cascades in Simulation Games
Game Developer
APRIL 30, 2024
Exploring how failure cascades shape gameplay in simulation games like Songs of Syx and Rimworld, balancing dramatic stories with player recovery opportunities.
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Diablo 3 's final season will give it a full single-player experience
Game Developer
AUGUST 15, 2023
With the new Solo Self Mode, Blizzard finds a balance between Diablo III's inherent always-online nature and the wants of those who want to play it truly alone.
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How ‘Lies of P’ Music Was Made
Game Developer
DECEMBER 8, 2023
When creating the music for Lies of P, I focused on balancing the musical elements to not be overly flashy or excessively dull. Instead, I delicately crafted the music to allow players to navigate subtle emotional nuances effectively.
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Codex: Balance spec
Sirlin
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Here are the three green heroes: Master Midori is the Balance spec hero in the green faction. He’s honorable and fair and strives to keep nature’s balance intact. That's not really fair and Balanced. Wandering Mimic is another great Balance card. Gemscout Owl helps you rake in even more gold. They should stick to units.
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Balance adjustments in the long term: You have a unit/option/weapon that is too strong/too weak in a way that is negatively affecting the game. What are some of the pros and cons of making a single larger adjustment versus making a serious of small adjustments over multiple updates ?
Ask a Game Dev
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Our overall goal with these balance updates isn’t necessarily to achieve perfectly balanced matchups. It isn’t even to achieve game balance that is “good enough”. The real purpose of balance updates is to keep the game interesting to the community so they want to keep playing it.
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Some Factors to Managing a Team
Game Developer
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The operation of an efficient game development team is extraordinarily difficult to balance. These are a few key factors I have found influence the operations the most.
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