Anyone who starts playing online games of any genre, sooner or later comes across a concept such as "events." This makes him wonder what exactly he is dealing with. What are the other players around him talking about? Let's try to deal with this issue in more detail.
Vocabulary
First, let's turn to linguistics. Events - this word is borrowed from the English language and comes from event - event, event. Moreover, when users talk about an event in an online project, we can talk about both an in-game "incident" and a forum organized by the administration of the game.
The developers of online games themselves argue that such events are designed to enhance the mood of all participants, diversify the boring everyday life of the game and bring their own twist. This is probably true, although there are exceptions, which we will talk about later.
Out of the game
First of all, it should be understood that events - events - can be very diverse. For example, the support team for a project such as Allods Online is very fond of holding various contests, and their imagination sometimes leads to a stupor. Okay, if we are talking about a beauty contest, as in many other games, but no. The tasks of administrators will make thousands of players smash their heads.
About a year ago, a competition was held to create silent films. Yes, yes, it is black and white with inscriptions (replicas) on a black background. And every six months to a year, when the global update is released, the creators of Allods insert encoded messages into the video presentation, which must be found, decrypted, and received an activator code for receiving a prize in your personal account. The entire forum is going to this event and is jointly trying to solve the riddle.
However, such fun is not alien to some other projects. Contests of art, poems, slogans, drawings and cosplay are regularly held by those developers who are interested in supporting the popularity of their game.
Daily
Gradually delving into the issue of “events - what is this?”, We come directly to the gaming component. Events in any universe can be divided into those that take place regularly, and unique, to get on which is the dream of many.
What distinguishes daily tasks in games from "events"? Of course, this is their mass character. An example is a game like Perfect World. It has a special schedule of events, which is repeated every week. However, they do not differ in variety. The task is simple: go to the right place at the right time, kill as many monsters as possible and get a reward for this. Actually, it is the award that distinguishes such events from ordinary daily tasks. The resulting items are valued very highly. So events are also a way to make good money.
Unique
The last category of events taking place in the game world. These include the rates introduced on the servers — an increased amount of experience and objects falling from monsters — as well as events that are launched during the holidays.
Such, for example, was an event held in Lineage 2 dedicated to the World Cup in 2012. Each player could get a companion in the game store who ran after him everywhere. But even such an idea could be corrupted. All the pros, rewards, bonuses that this pet could give could be activated only for currency bought with real money. So, as you know, the focus on the "entertainment" of players is very controversial. In this case, it is rather a way to make money. So remember, an event is not only fun, but also an extra reason to “cut down” money for a holiday for administrators.
Another example is the Minecraft game. Since almost any player can create its server, events are often discussed in advance on forums between the administrator and his "clientele". It’s hard to imagine how events can be added to Minecraft. Often this is more or less connected with the appearance on the server of Herobrin, a sort of ubiquitous ghost. However, it all depends on the imagination of those who hold this event.