Answer by kinseyda for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a game?
You've gotten some answers already, but I wanted to point out something extra: prestige is a trope of the incremental genre. In the majority of these games its how new features are unlocked, and I...
View ArticleAnswer by Alexander The 1st for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in...
A "Rebirth" mechanic allows the games to avoid a "Killscreen"The other answers are relevant from a player's perspective, and a game designer's perspective, but there's another reason for designers to...
View ArticleAnswer by Sean Duggan for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a game?
Sometimes, it helps to adjust a polynomial or exponential cost increaseOne of the clicker games I played in the past used what was probably initially a fairly reasonable curve of costs, but after...
View ArticleAnswer by phyrfox for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a game?
Rebirthing/prestige, often called a "soft reset", is a game mechanism that works like most other genres' unlockable content. However, unlike most other genres, the soft reset is usually built in as...
View ArticleAnswer by lupe for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a game?
One aspect that I think makes "rebirth" useful, which I think is missed, is in a game with branching quests, skill trees, etc.Your players could just start a new game, sure - but sending them back to...
View ArticleAnswer by AakashM for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a game?
Expanding on crass_sandwich's point about 'numbers go up', specifically for idle / clicker / merge games, prestige mechanics allow the game creator to provide an extra 'layer of power', above what's...
View ArticleAnswer by crass_sandwich for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a...
Like any other scoring mechanic, there's an element of social prestige. It takes some amount of skill to reach the end of the game, and doing it multiple times shows that you have a lot of skill. See...
View ArticleWhat is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a game?
There are many (mini)games which revolve around the player collecting points to buy upgrades (think Cookie Clicker, ROBLOX simulator games, etc.). Most of these games have a mechanic called "rebirth",...
View ArticleAnswer by ratchet freak for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a game?
In a rogue-lite type game it allows the developer to force a new player into a narrow upgrade path for their first few runs through the game. This makes the learning curve at the start manageable.But...
View ArticleAnswer by qwr for What is the point of a "rebirth" mechanic in a game?
In Cookie Clicker specifically, the developer Orteil has stated there will only be 20 buildings (Version history for 2.052), so the only thing left is to buy more buildings and upgrades, which is...
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