~ checkpoints like towers or bases give structure to open world games

— ❐ How Gameplay Loops Keep You Playing

• a further exploration of the short game loop vs. long game loop concept in context of open world: having bases to capture (or regions to finish, or...) creates mid-length game loops and prevent the player from feeling lost

• kind of different paradigm than the infinitude suggested by ⁓ stay in the flow tunnel

• possibly → with ~ show the goal structure