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Negative Play Experience (usually just shortened to NPE) is | A '''Negative Play Experience''' (usually just shortened to '''NPE''', and not to be confused with "New Player Experience"), is a fancy game design term for "not fun". NPE cards can be [[Overpowered|overpowered]], but usually they slow the game down unnecessarily, or have no counterplay, or otherwise attack some fundamental aspect of the game. If a hypothetical card wanted you to search your deck for every card where the third word is "the", that would be a NPE, because it would waste everyone's time while you check every card. | ||
Unofficial [[format]]s often [[X-List]] or [[errata]] NPE cards. Fixing NPE cards is one of the main goals of the [[PC Errata]] project. | Unofficial [[format]]s often [[X-List]] or [[errata]] NPE cards. Fixing NPE cards is one of the main goals of the [[PC Errata]] project. | ||
Along with being [[Overpowered|overpowered]], being an NPE is one of the main ways a card can be [[Broken|broken]]. | Along with being [[Overpowered|overpowered]], being an NPE is one of the main ways a card can be [[Broken|broken]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:22, 28 December 2021
A Negative Play Experience (usually just shortened to NPE, and not to be confused with "New Player Experience"), is a fancy game design term for "not fun". NPE cards can be overpowered, but usually they slow the game down unnecessarily, or have no counterplay, or otherwise attack some fundamental aspect of the game. If a hypothetical card wanted you to search your deck for every card where the third word is "the", that would be a NPE, because it would waste everyone's time while you check every card.
Unofficial formats often X-List or errata NPE cards. Fixing NPE cards is one of the main goals of the PC Errata project.
Along with being overpowered, being an NPE is one of the main ways a card can be broken.