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Irreversible Events

Irreversible Events

One way that game developers can limit player options is by implementing one-way, irreversible events.

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One of my golden rules of game design is “Never punish the player for exploring.” Bart Stewart takes a look at one way this happens with what he terms “irreversible events” in RPGs. He mostly doesn’t like them, and neither do I.

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