dimanche 19 mai 2013

Understanding The Appeal Of Minecraft Tournaments

By Jennie Sandoval


When most people think of video games, they think of something that has a definite goal. Whether it is to save a princess or to take down all of the bad guys, there is always an ending in sight. Minecraft is a game that does not follow that particular structure, which is why Minecraft tournaments are something of an odd idea.

When you begin a game of Minecraft, the first thing you will notice is that unlike many modern video games, it does not concentrate on having the best, most detailed graphics. Instead, it is made up entirely of blocks. The game world is full of them, and they make up everything that the player encounters as he or she plays.

No specific objectives are given to players, who must instead make up their own minds about what path to follow and what goals to set. By experimenting with the block-filled landscape, you will soon learn that your surroundings can be broken, collected, and reused in order to create basically anything you want. From the simplest structures to the most complex masterpieces, you truly are only limited by what you can imagine.

Throughout the whole course of play, though, you are never given a specific task to pursue. You are never told where to go, what you should be accomplishing, or how well or poorly you are doing. In short, you are left to create your own goals, much like playing with building blocks.

This does not seem to fit very well with the concept of a tournament. If there is no metric built in by which a player may be judged against others, then coming up with a way to rank them could be quite difficult. Fans of the game, however, work around this limitation by making up their own rules, as the game encourages from the beginning.

Players cannot race to reach the end of Minecraft, because it does not have an official end. They can, however, work within specified parameters to reach a milestone as quickly as possible, and this is how many tournaments are structured. Generally, something relatively difficult is chosen, and individuals or teams then race to see who can accomplish it first.

For example, some tournaments challenge their competitors to be the first to find gold or diamonds, both of which are relatively rare types of blocks in the game. This tests the skill and strategy of players, although there can be a fair amount of luck involved. Since everyone starts out with the same materials and the same chances, however, it is mostly about how they go about accomplishing the task given using the relatively minimal initial tools provided by the game itself.

Minecraft has attracted millions of players since its release. They all agree that even though it may not be structured in a typical way, it is still a compelling and fascinating world in which to explore and compete. Minecraft tournaments, in whatever form they may take, allow for an even more challenging and in-depth way for the most dedicated fans to experience that world.




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