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That makes some sense. My main concern before was that if the difficulty is too high at the very beginning, it might discourage players.
by samdychen 1y ago
That makes some sense. My main concern before was that if the difficulty is too high at the very beginning, it might discourage players.
- philipodonnell 1y agoThis is a great use case for using an algorithmic difficulty ramp where it can really dial in that curve to solve for getting people to play longer over multiple sessions.
- wizzwizz4 1y agoThis is abusive use of computer technology. Don't optimise for addition. If you're optimising for anything, it should be enjoyment.
- abetusk 1y agoHave difficulty settings. Default is "easy/moderate" so that people get a sense of it. For people playing twice or as people get more experienced and want a challenge, they can choose a more difficult setting. Have leaderboards for different difficulty settings to encourage exploration of different settings.
- joelanman 1y agomight work out the opposite - 'ah I can do better than that, one more try'
- arnorhs 1y agoTbf my experience was the opposite. But sure if I'm just terrible or if it's harder on a phone, but my first tries were sub 20s and my highest was 45 before giving up xD
- laserDinosaur 1y agoFor some comparison of difficulty, there's an old game called Squares which is very similar to yours. It does a good job of ramping the difficulty up pretty fast, but it allows the game have fun short gameplay loops because of the extra gameplay mechanics (ie, you are not just moving but collecting squares too). Gameplay Video: https://youtu.be/n8nRCyjCy_Y https://youtu.be/n8nRCyjCy_Y Apparently you can still play it online at: https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/squares2 https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/squares2
- cdaringe 1y agoHe doesn’t want to be the guy! I want to be the guy in every game https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_the_Guy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_the_Guy