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metajoust/metaquest/metasomething (name obviously TBD) is something I'm messing (up) with and want to talk about with others.

The idea of the game is a 2 player jousting experience displayed as such:


There's nothing out of the ordinary (besides the crappy collision/movement code) but its just a prototype to get the idea.

You're movement is mapped to WASD but reversed (W is back, S is forward, etc) and once you cross the other players line, your attack stance is reversed. All players start out with a difficult to control ship with high acceleration.

Now, where the "meta" comes into play is the game outside the game. Players would have 3 main attributes- speed, armor & attack. By playing the game (scoring points, collecting exp during matches) you're able to upgrade your jouster to become manageable


The idea would be to have powerups, upgrades, potentially different lances, different movement patterns and combinations to have the "meta" largely affect the in-game, game.

I hate the word "meta" and when people say "meta" but I love the idea of having a game that is so very controlled about choices made outside of typical gameplay.

Yes, I've been playing a lot of Hearthstone & DOTA 2.