What makes a good Mini-Game?

[Danqazmlp]

In the last couple of years, runescape has gained numerous mini-games, but some much more successful than others.

 

 

 

Least successful i would say is the rat pits, it isn't totally deserted but is obviously much less popular than other minigames.

 

 

 

Most successful i would say are Castle wars and the fight pits, but why is this so?

 

 

 

All the minigames in Runescape:

 

Barbarian Assault

 

Barrows

 

Blast Furnace

 

Brimhaven Agility Arena

 

Castle Wars

 

Champion's Challenge

 

The Fishing Trawler

 

Games Room

 

Gnome Ball

 

Gnome Restaurant

 

Impetuous Impulses

 

Mage Arena

 

Mage Training Arena

 

Pest Control

 

Pyramid Plunder

 

Ranging Minigame

 

Rat Pits

 

Rogues' Den

 

Rogue Trader

 

Shades of Mort'ton

 

Sorceress's Garden

 

Tai Bwo Wannai Clean-up

 

Tears of Guthix

 

Temple Trekking / Burgh de Rott Ramble

 

Treasure Trails

 

Trouble Brewing

 

TzHaar Fight Cave

 

TzHaar Fight Pit

 

 

 

 

 

So what actually makes the successful and popular ones popular and others less so? Is it good rewards? fun gameplay? A good challenge? or a combination of them all?

 

 

 

 

 

Personally i think deep down people in runescape just like competition and looking good against others, which is why combat based minigames seem to be more popular.

[tryto]

Good rewards, and just being fun! Such as Barrows, BA, and Castle Wars.

[krisc6]

wright as you no danqa you need 2 flag like standards on top of two seperate castles representing two parrallell gods and two teams fighting to reclaim each others.....well you get the drift 8-)

 

i find anything with a team and anything fun is what makes a minigame fun for me.

[superson]

They need to be close to somewhere easy to access.

 

 

 

Take Castle wars, and then look at trouble brewing.

[Umega]

I would say good rewards and working against/together with other players.

[jwrm22]

team play but not that 1 player can mess it up for the whole team,

 

reward full so it will be played more then trouble brewing,

 

uhm nice exp,

 

just a kewl game :D

[Zuit]

they need to be fun and a team game as well. a set time limit like castel wars and not like pc. some rewards are goos aswell and not just xp rewards

[jonni]

PVP Combat is always popular.

[Runeman231]

Good Rewards and good gameplay. A successful minigame is one where the rewards are balanced, not JaGeX balanced... :shame:

[PFJ]

Fun. and stuff to show off that you've played the game =P

 

 

 

Trouble Brewing > all. ever.

[ktmcf121]

people play minigames for fun or rewards, but they also take into consideration how easy the game is to access. like people have said before, trouble brewing would be much more popular if it were easier to access.

 

 

 

castle wars and fight pits are fun because it's like pking without the risk and with a lesser reward. personally i'm not a huge fan of either, but i really enjoy trouble brewing(with a good team) and barrows, as well as the impetuous impulses minigame. i like them the best because they are entertaining AND have good or decent rewards.

[krisc6]

They need to be close to somewhere easy to access.

 

 

 

Take Castle wars, and then look at trouble brewing.

 

i know.both close to tele spots.trouble brewing you can drink some rum to spawn wright outside teh minigame and cw just use a dueling ring :D

 

 

 

ps:i know what you were saying but its rather easy to get to troubl brewing

[12pure34]

Having a lot of fun, has diversity.. requires teamwork and a half decent reward is not bad..

 

 

 

Guess what my favorite mini-game is:

 

Trouble brewing

 

 

 

This one has it all!

[Wachtwoord]

It needs some kind of player interaction, preferably PVP. Also making it in an area with lots of variety is important. Also important factors are simplicity, but complex at the same time (CW is the best example, the main idea is simple, all the different tactics aren't), some kind of freedom to do what you want, good rewards are helpful but not necessary. But the most important is challenge, as long as it's a challenging mini game people will probably keep playing it.

[Tim_Finch]

For me it must serve a useful purpose. A good reward is nice, and also a fun and challenging gameplay. My 2 favorite minigames would probably be Temple Trekking and Trouble Brewing. Trouble Brewing is fun, good exp, and can buy cool clothing with your PoE. Temple Trekking, probably my favorite, provides an incredible amount of raw materials as a reward. From one game of it I've gotten 96 silver bars, and from another I've gotten 59 Harralander and 24 Toadflax, for only about 5-10 minutes of playing.

[fighterhwk]

Good rewards is what gets me hooked to a mini-game. One in particular actually: Barrows! :D I've made like 12 mil overall off of it.

[superson]

They need to be close to somewhere easy to access.

 

 

 

Take Castle wars, and then look at trouble brewing.

 

i know.both close to tele spots.trouble brewing you can drink some rum to spawn wright outside teh minigame and cw just use a dueling ring :D

 

 

 

ps:i know what you were saying but its rather easy to get to troubl brewing

 

 

 

Rum? Huh? :oops:

[TeeBeaun]

Good experience and a good change in what you are doing. If im going to do a mini game i need to be getting the same or better xp than if im doing normal traning.

[ayden7794]

The best mini games usually involve combat or are team based. This combination is everything people want. A reward that you can only get from the mini game is a nice bouns as well.

[jessy87]

pvp, or challenging makes it a good minigame.

 

 

 

 

 

exp as a reward? no [bleep] that. already got PC. exp gained as if in the real world doing similar/same things. yes.

 

 

 

 

 

limits of players per team/group is a definite draw back.

 

 

 

compare BA to cw, you need 5 people for BA and you typically cant find people good or smart enough to work together like they should. exp rewards? barely. rewards? well the rewards vary, however half of them are to get lvls in your BA stats. the other half? granite plate & BA armor and a gamble. the BA armors are NOT that great, they have applications tho.

 

 

 

 

 

CW, no team limit except for the fact that it TRIES to even its self out by allowing so many players in as their is in the other team, give or take a few.(not sure on the numbers.) literally, 1k people could be on a team and so could that many be on the other. at least thats what i believe. REWARDS? tickets to buy armor, bad armor. the gold set is adamant equivilent... unless you dont have the $ or smithing lvl you could easily obtain addy armor. not to mention the armor takes HOUR literally hundreds of hours to get. but this game allows for you to go up against all players with a equal footing meaning limitations on food quantity and quality and, you also dont have to deal with pesky barrows set effects. like 60's off lvl 85 dharoks or a 126 healing him self tons with guthans... or str lowering set effect of ahrims.

 

 

 

this is the most popular game of all, since personally i dont see barrows as a minigame and barrows and pc being the only 1s to rival CW.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anyway, i consider PC to be mildly fun, i actually prefer playing PC to buy the clothes then doing nothing, because i can use the weapons and items i own with prayers and things to my advantage in the game without people crying about me stealing their monster or taking their training spot and all this other [cabbage].

[Master_Smither]

Challenging,ability to play with friends, always can be differentand never repetitive.

[dark_blob]

No risk player vs. player makes a huge difference.

[Freesia]

Good gameplay, a nice community involved with the game, preferabbly untradeable rewards obtained only through the minigame. :-w

 

 

 

Trouble brewing is ftw though.

[Mr_Adam]

All the minigames in Runescape:

 

Barbarian Assault - Not many good rewards or xp. Unpopular

 

Barrows - Good rewards, not really a minigame in my eyes. Semi-popular

 

Blast Furnace - Need group (usually), out of the way. Unpopular

 

Brimhaven Agility Arena - Good exp, for a little while. repetetive. Semi P.

 

Castle Wars - Awesome PvP, Exp and like pking but safe. Very Pop.

 

Champion's Challenge - Not worth the time, no good rewards, excpet saying you did it. Very Unpop.

 

The Fishing Trawler - Low exp, not worth the rewards. Unpop.

 

Games Room - Board Games. 'Nuff said.

 

Gnome Ball - No exp, not really fun... Very Unpop.

 

Gnome Restaurant - Not too fun, often a waste of time. Unpop.

 

Impetuous Impulses - Great rewards w/patience, if your really patient and high hunter. Not worth it. Unpop.

 

Mage Arena - Mostly exp, not much else to do, waste of money on nats. Unsure... i think unpop.

 

Mage Training Arena - Worth it, then your done. More of a miniquest.

 

Pest Control - Lots of Combat, great rewards, awesome training. Very pop.

 

Pyramid Plunder - Great exp. Kinda pop.

 

Ranging Minigame - forgot about this one. Very unpop.

 

Rat Pits - Never been sorry.

 

Rogues' Den - Some cool rewards very long and not really worth effort. Unpop

 

Rogue Trader - Is this considered a mini game? Unpop.

 

Shades of Mort'ton - good exp actually, but kinda unpop except in designated worlds.

 

Sorceress's Garden - Great theiving ep when you get in the groove of the garden, but kinda empty a lot.

 

Tai Bwo Wannai Clean-up - Not much rewards... Just woodcutting. unpop.

 

Tears of Guthix -Good way to level up low out of the way skills. Pop?

 

Temple Trekking / Burgh de Rott Ramble - Takes forever for rewards, too hard to get unless your determined. Unpop.

 

Treasure Trails - Awesome rewards, fun. Very pop.

 

Trouble Brewing - Havent been or seen sorry.

 

TzHaar Fight Cave - Fire cape, pretty good exp just as a pass by, Fire cape. pop

 

TzHaar Fight Pit - PvP action to be called the best. Very Pop. with higher levels.

 

 

 

My analasys :thumbsup:

[winner8212]

Personally, I don't care about any Minigame if it is boring, even if the rewards are good. As long as the minigame is FUN, it's a good minigame to me.