Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 11: Game Balancing Techniques

Sirlin.Net - Game Design by David Sirlin

Jul 21, 201500:51:11Games & Hobbies

We discuss techniques I use to balance games. The point more about HOW we talk about such things and the general approach rather than any specific example, but we cover many specific examples to illustrate the points. In...

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