Battle & combat systems in games

Shoot, evade, flank, attack!

When you create a game that has battle and combat, they’re the systems that the players interact with the most. Designing a combat system that supports the player experience you want to deliver is key for creating games that players enjoy and want to return to.

To learn what you should consider when designing a great combat and battle system for your game, join the next Game Designers of Finland meetup hosted at Metacore office!

Arto Koistinen from Random Potion will share how you can leverage randomness to add interesting decisions and replay value to your combat experience.

Alex Clark from Nitro Games will share how to build and balance a multiplayer PvP battle system.

AGENDA
18:30 - Doors open, catch up with new and existing friends!
19:00 - Welcome & practical matters
19:05 - Metacore, game company where players are the closest to a boss
19:30 - Arto Koistinen, leveraging randomness in battle design
20:00 - Break and free form Q&A
20:10 - Alex Clark, Building and balancing a multiplayer PvP battle system
20:40 - Chatting and free form Q&A
21:00 - Event ends

SPEAKERS
Arto Koistinen is a game designer of 15+ years who has worked on everything ranging from old mobile games to online PC multiplayer. He now specializes in roleplaying games, having created several, including the Unity Award winning Rimelands: Hammer of Thor.

In the talk, he'll dig deep into one of the core elements of battle system design: randomness. People often complain that a game "feels too random", so what does that mean and how can you use different mechanics to leverage randomness into interesting decisions and replay value?

There is a good chance these questions will be answered!

Alex Clark is a senior game designer at Nitro Games. He has previously worked on Heroes of Warland and now spends most of his time working on Nerf: Superblast.