Designing Game Elements: Player Interaction (Part 8)

Designing Game Elements: Player Interaction

How do players interact with one another? How can they influence one another?

In this initial version, interaction between players is very limited as I want to keep the game as simple as possible, more interaction may be expected in later iterations.

Interaction 

One form of interaction that players can use is to communicate their plans and give advice to one another. Another form of interaction is being able to assist other players in their encounters.

Influence

Through communication, players can influence decisions made by others. Also by assisting each other in encounters, players increase their odds of succeeding in combat.

In this initial version, interaction between players is very limited as I want to keep the game as simple as possible, more interaction may be expected in later iterations.