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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 7725003" data-attributes="member: 6801286"><p>I actually think Saelorn's definition is better, and more correct: Power creep is when <u>new</u> content makes the older content <u>redundant</u>, and/or makes it a less desirable option, to the point of <u>eliminating it as an option completely</u>.</p><p></p><p>So, we're not talking about a choice being made "slightly" better here. We're talking about a new choice that is objectively better, and thus causes people to no longer use the older content that did something similar. </p><p></p><p>A good DnD example would be if they added a new melee slashing weapon that had the same requirements as a longsword, yet did more damage. Why would anyone still use the longsword, if the new weapon is the same, but better? </p><p></p><p>This is different from spells that receive a "Greater" version at higher levels, because that is a deliberate upgrade to the lower level spell. Power Creep is when a new addition to the game is objectively better than similar older content, and unintentionally causes the older content to no longer be used, or fall out of favor.</p><p></p><p>As you can tell from my definition, Power Creep is sometimes in the eye of the beholder. However, its effects are not. For example, a while back Valve released <a href="https://steamed.kotaku.com/counter-strike-players-really-hate-the-games-new-gun-1747153436" target="_blank">a big new patch for Counter Strike, that included a new revolver</a>. The revolver was so unbalanced that everyone was running around with it, insta-killing anyone, regardless of body armor. People chose it over any other weapon, including the game's most powerful weapons. And every player seemed to be complaining about it. </p><p></p><p>[video=youtube;7YKE_Dximx4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YKE_Dximx4[/video]</p><p></p><p>This was such a blatant example of Power Creep, that valve removed the revolver soon afterwards. Normally Power Creep is not quite this obvious and destructive. This was a rare case where this new addition flat out broke an entire game, and pretty much made every other gun redundant.</p><p></p><p>The reverse also happens, and quite frequently in MMO's. I think we're all familiar with nerfs. And while sometimes this is just a case of players screaming at the slightest change to their favorite weapon/item/skill/feat/class, in some cases the changes are so drastic, that indeed things do fall massively out of favor, to the point of almost being useless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 7725003, member: 6801286"] I actually think Saelorn's definition is better, and more correct: Power creep is when [U]new[/U] content makes the older content [U]redundant[/U], and/or makes it a less desirable option, to the point of [U]eliminating it as an option completely[/U]. So, we're not talking about a choice being made "slightly" better here. We're talking about a new choice that is objectively better, and thus causes people to no longer use the older content that did something similar. A good DnD example would be if they added a new melee slashing weapon that had the same requirements as a longsword, yet did more damage. Why would anyone still use the longsword, if the new weapon is the same, but better? This is different from spells that receive a "Greater" version at higher levels, because that is a deliberate upgrade to the lower level spell. Power Creep is when a new addition to the game is objectively better than similar older content, and unintentionally causes the older content to no longer be used, or fall out of favor. As you can tell from my definition, Power Creep is sometimes in the eye of the beholder. However, its effects are not. For example, a while back Valve released [URL="https://steamed.kotaku.com/counter-strike-players-really-hate-the-games-new-gun-1747153436"]a big new patch for Counter Strike, that included a new revolver[/URL]. The revolver was so unbalanced that everyone was running around with it, insta-killing anyone, regardless of body armor. People chose it over any other weapon, including the game's most powerful weapons. And every player seemed to be complaining about it. [video=youtube;7YKE_Dximx4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YKE_Dximx4[/video] This was such a blatant example of Power Creep, that valve removed the revolver soon afterwards. Normally Power Creep is not quite this obvious and destructive. This was a rare case where this new addition flat out broke an entire game, and pretty much made every other gun redundant. The reverse also happens, and quite frequently in MMO's. I think we're all familiar with nerfs. And while sometimes this is just a case of players screaming at the slightest change to their favorite weapon/item/skill/feat/class, in some cases the changes are so drastic, that indeed things do fall massively out of favor, to the point of almost being useless. [/QUOTE]
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