Post originally by Shannon Appelcline at 2004-02-12 16:19:14
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<i>There is no such thing as hosing the loser. Its they way these games work. </i>

That's just not true.

A well-designed game will include a set of diminishing returns, wherein attacking a weaker player results in a weaker reward. I'm even aware of some games that penalize for attacking a weak player.

The end result is that a player will attack opponents that are just at or below his level of power, in the hope of getting the optimum reward. There's thus more tension and the game's also more fun for everyone.

Shannon