Events are what?

Anyone who starts playing online games of any genre, sooner or later encounters such a thing as "events". This makes him wonder what he is dealing with. What do other players around him say? Let's try to understand this question in more detail.

Dictionary

First, let's turn to linguistics. Event - this word is borrowed from the English language and comes from event - event, event. And when users talk about an event in an online project, it can be either an in-game "incident" or a forum game organized by the administration of the game.

The developers of online games themselves argue that such events are designed to increase the mood of all participants, to diversify the boring weekdays in the game and bring their own zest. This is probably true, although there are exceptions, which we'll talk about further.

Out of the game

First of all, it should be understood that events - events - can be the most diverse. For example, the support team of such a project as "Allods online", is very fond of conducting various contests, and their fantasy sometimes leads to a stupor. Okay, if it's a beauty contest, like in many other games, but no. The tasks of the administrators will make thousands of players break their heads.

About a year ago, a contest was held to create a silent movie. Yes, yes, it is black and white with inserts of inscriptions (replicas) on a black background. And every six months or a year, when the global update comes out, the creators of "Allods" insert encoded messages into the video presentation, which must be found, deciphered and get the activation code to receive the prize in your personal account. At this event the whole forum is going to and together trying to solve the riddle.

However, such fun is not alien to some other projects. Contests of artworks, poems, slogans, drawings and cosplay are regularly held by those developers who are in the interest of supporting the popularity of their game.

Daily Journal

Gradually getting deeper into the consideration of the question "events are what?", We come directly to the game component. Events in any universe can be divided into those that are held regularly, and unique, to get to that is the dream of many.

What distinguishes the daily tasks in the games from the "events"? Of course, this is their mass character. An example is a game like Perfect World. In it there is 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 it. Actually, it is the reward that distinguishes such events from ordinary daily tasks. Items received as a result are highly valued. So events are also a way to make good money.

Unique

The last category of events taking place in the game world. These can be referred to as the "reits" introduced on the servers - an increased amount of experience and objects falling from the monsters - and events that are launched during the holidays.

Such, for example, was held in Lineage 2 event, dedicated to the World Cup in 2012. Each player could get a satellite in the game store, which ran everywhere behind him. But even such an idea could be fucked up. All the advantages, rewards, bonuses that this pet could give, could be activated only for the currency bought for real money. So, as you know, the focus on "entertainment" of the players is very controversial. In this case it is more a way to earn. So remember, the event is not only fun, but also an extra reason to "cut" money for the holiday administrators.

Another example is the game "Maynkraft." Because its server can be created by almost any player, the events are often discussed in advance on the forums between the administrator and his "clientele". It is difficult to imagine how events can be introduced into the Maynkraft. Often this is to some extent connected with the appearance on the server of the Heroobrin, this ubiquitous ghost. However, everything depends on the imagination of those who conduct this event.