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How long should one match in my fightinggame take? If there is a worldwide quest that requires all players to collect and refine bolts of silk cloth to hand in to an NPC, how much cloth should that NPC require to make the quest last for at least two weeks with the average number of players per server?
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This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting gamedesigner / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general gamedesign knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge.
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