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GAME DECISION MAP

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MMORPG · Cross-platform · 2021

Current analysisBaseline 2026-04-11Open Decision Analysis → · Korean full analysis

Problem definition

The burden of allocation, interpretation and catch-up across multiple growth axes.

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Design direction

Layer current state, next actions, time and currencies, comparisons and requirements, and formulas, synergies and history, preserving growth axes and rewards.

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Read the recurring-flow summary

Auto-hunt and complete scheduled activities → earn Adena, drops, and EXP → enhance equipment and grow transformation, magic doll, spell card, and collection power → contest hunting grounds, bosses, sieges, and Tower of Insolence with a blood pledge → trade and reinvest through the marketplace.

REASONING IN THIS GAME

Selected designs and judgment conditions

Goals and residual processing

Initial IFR · goal direction

Realign rules, sequence and exposure around the established growth axes, priorities and currency or time allocation, preserving choice depth while restoring allocation legibility.

Recurring Structures

Detailed Repeating Structures

What repeats and keeps the system moving?

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Core classification and definition · External Calendar

External Calendar

Auto-hunt and complete scheduled activities → earn Adena, drops, and EXP → enhance equipment and grow transformation, magic doll, spell card, and collection power → contest hunting grounds, bosses, sieges, and Tower of Insolence with a blood pledge → trade and reinvest through the marketplace.

Events, operating schedules, and live operations reactivate participation, exchange, and reward states.

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  1. Competition

    Master Core Loop

    Growth Supply() → Growth Conversion() → Organization() → Competition() → Economic Authority() → Reinvestment(//) → Event Re-ignition()

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  2. Supply

    Loop A. Growth Production

    This source-declared supply loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

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  3. Cooperation

    Loop B. Cooperation-Competition

    This source-declared cooperation loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

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  4. Economy

    Loop C. Authority-Economy

    This source-declared economy loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

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  5. Acquisition

    Loop D. Probability-Consumption

    This source-declared loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

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  6. Return

    Loop E. Event Re-ignition

    This source-declared loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

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  7. Competition

    Non-competitive Long-term Loop

    This source-declared competition loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

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Bottlenecks

Bottleneck Patterns

Where do decisions and flow break?

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Core classification and definition · Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown

Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown

The affected flow runs through 6 100h; 12; its limiting point is the growth economy cooperation planning handoff.

Multiple goals, resources, states, rules, and paths cannot be compared on one decision surface, forcing repeated reprioritization.

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  1. Core

    Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown · Growth Economy Cooperation

    The affected flow runs through 6 100h; 12; its limiting point is the growth economy cooperation planning handoff.

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  2. Supporting

    Transition and Handoff Break · Growth Competition

    The affected flow runs through 1 100h; its limiting point is the growth competition return handoff.

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    active

    The affected flow runs through 1 100h; 4 8; its limiting point is the operations growth return handoff.

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  4. Supporting

    Rights and Lifecycle Discontinuity ·

    The affected flow runs through session+24/72h; its limiting point is the result handoff.

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  5. Supporting

    Resource and Value Conversion Failure · Economy Commerce

    The limiting point sits in the economy commerce settlement handoff.

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  6. Supporting

    Transition and Handoff Break · Competition

    The affected flow runs through 20 100h; its limiting point is the competition return handoff.

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  7. Supporting

    Rights and Lifecycle Discontinuity · Liveops Economy

    The affected flow runs through event period; its limiting point is the liveops economy settlement handoff.

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    Outcome and Contribution Attribution Failure · Cooperation

    The limiting point sits in the cooperation result handoff.

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  9. Supporting

    Pressure and Concentration Bottleneck · Competition Economy

    The affected flow runs through 3 cycles; its limiting point is the competition economy reinvestment handoff.

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  10. Supporting

    Temporal and Operational Synchronization Break · Liveops Commerce

    The affected flow runs through event 2 ; 12; its limiting point is the liveops commerce return handoff.

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Contradictions

Contradiction Patterns

What must improve, and what must remain protected?

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Core classification and definition · Challenge and Strategy Depth vs Decision and Experiment Load

Challenge and Strategy Depth vs Decision and Experiment Load

Improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.

Cost, outcome, and experimental hypotheses must become decidable while challenge, strategy, and record depth remain protected.

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  1. Core

    Complexity Vs Convenience / Freedom Vs Control

    Improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.

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    Performance Vs Load / Complexity Vs Convenience

    Improve Performance Vs Load while preserving Complexity Vs Convenience.

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    Revenue Vs Trust / Popularity Vs Scarcity

    Improve Revenue Vs Trust while preserving Popularity Vs Scarcity.

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    Complexity Vs Convenience / Freedom Vs Control

    Improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.

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  5. Supporting

    Freedom Vs Control / Popularity Vs Scarcity

    Improve Freedom Vs Control while preserving Popularity Vs Scarcity.

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  6. Supporting

    LiveOps orchestration

    Improve Stability Vs Volatility while preserving Complexity Vs Convenience.

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Solution Mechanisms

Solution Mechanisms

Which intervention mechanism changes the condition?

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Core classification and definition · Layered and Progressive Disclosure

Layered and Progressive Disclosure

Apply Layered and Progressive Disclosure to the source-declared core track while preserving its protected value.

Separate complex meaning, rules, and strategy into layers and reveal only the depth needed at each moment.

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  1. Core

    Growth Allocation Compass

    Apply Layered and Progressive Disclosure to the source-declared core track while preserving its protected value.

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    Solution Link Confirmed
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  2. Supporting

    Time Return Role Contract

    Apply Route and Return Handoff to the source-declared attachment track while preserving its protected value.

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  3. Supporting

    Duplicate Return Ledger Contract

    Apply Loss Trust and Entitlement Buffer to the source-declared attachment track while preserving its protected value.

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    Prejoin Voluntary Role Contract

    Apply Context Asset and Authority Isolation to the source-declared attachment track while preserving its protected value.

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    Siege Result-Authority Provenance Contract

    Apply Context Asset and Authority Isolation to the source-declared attachment track while preserving its protected value.

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    Voluntary Event Focus-Recovery Contract

    Apply Cadence and Rhythm Coordination to the source-declared attachment track while preserving its protected value.

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Solution Compositions

Solution Compositions

How should interventions be combined and sequenced?

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Core classification and definition · Single-Track Localized Bundle

Single-Track Localized Bundle

Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

Combine a core intervention with stabilizing or accelerating support within one problem track and keep its impact localized.

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  1. Core

    Growth Allocation Compass Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

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  2. Supporting

    Time Return Role Contract Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

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  3. Supporting

    Duplicate Return Ledger Contract Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

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    Prejoin Voluntary Role Contract Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

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    Solution Link Confirmed
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  5. Supporting

    Siege Result-Authority Provenance Contract Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

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    Solution Link Confirmed
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    Voluntary Event Focus-Recovery Contract Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

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  7. Supporting

    Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition

    Connect 6 source-declared mechanisms as Parallel Local Contracts with Independent Rollback.

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