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	==Matchmaking Preferences (Selective Multiplayer Modes)==		==Matchmaking Preferences (Selective Multiplayer Modes)==
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	In the [[options]] menu, select the Multiplayer tab. At the top of this screen are three Matchmaking Preferences options you can select:		In the [[options]] menu, select the Multiplayer tab. At the top of this screen are three Matchmaking Preferences options you can select:

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*Single Player Offline ([[Offline]]) - This is the DRM free, completely off-line version of the game. Your character is stored on your computer and can not be used in any of the online modes.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>		*Single Player Offline ([[Offline]]) - This is the DRM free, completely off-line version of the game. Your character is stored on your computer and can not be used in any of the online modes.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>
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			File:SotA 01-28-14 16-13 1.jpg\|First Online screen shot with [[BurningToad]] & [[OneAndOnly]] during a development test in 2014
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	== References ==		== References ==
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	'''Selective Multiplayer''' is a system, first introduced with [[Shroud of the Avatar]], that allows one environment for all players and fills the players' instance favoring their friends over strangers ('''FPO'''). It also allows Ad-Hoc private instances for story telling ('''SPO''').<ref name=ksmultiplayer>Shroud of the Avatar - Selective-Multi-Player Means Multiple Ways to Play! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/posts/429763</ref>		'''Selective Multiplayer''' is a system, first introduced with [[Shroud of the Avatar]], that allows one environment for all players and fills the players' instance favoring their friends over strangers ('''FPO'''). It also allows Ad-Hoc private instances for story telling ('''SPO''').<ref name=ksmultiplayer>Shroud of the Avatar - Selective-Multi-Player Means Multiple Ways to Play! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/posts/429763</ref>

	== Selective Multiplayer Modes ==		==Matchmaking Preferences (Selective Multiplayer Modes)==
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	~~On Shroud of the Avatar there are currently 4 modes listed on~~ the ~~Login Screen.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/><ref name=loginss>Screen Shot:~~ [[~~media:Build44 Login Screen.png~~]]~~</ref>~~		In the [[options]] menu, select the Multiplayer tab. At the top of this screen are three Matchmaking Preferences options you can select:

	=== ~~Single Player Offline~~ (~~Offline~~) ===		===Open (Multiplayer Online (Open Play Online or OPO))===
	This is the ~~DRM free~~, ~~completely off-line version~~ of the game. ~~Your character~~ is ~~stored on your computer and~~ can ~~not be used~~ in ~~any of~~ the ~~online modes~~.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>		In OPO players will see everyone that the server thinks they should see. This will not necessarily be all people in the area but should be people you care the most about based on what we believe is their relevance to you. For the most part, OPO will feel like an MMO. Lots of social interaction options with friends and other players. We are trying to distinguish ourselves from traditional MMOs only in that, unlike a normal MMO players are frequently connected directly to each other instead of all data flowing through our servers. We believe this will provide numerous advantages to both players and our service, but does differ from a traditional MMO in that the upper limit of players simultaneously on one map may be restricted.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/> <ref name=Build66Login> Screen Shot: [[media:Build66Login.jpg]]</ref>
	=== Single Player Online (SPO) ===		===Party (Friends Only Online (Friends Play Online or FPO))===
			In friends play online, you only see people you have flagged as friends in the game and only they can see you. Like single player, this is just a server side filter. For those who prefer the quieter game with friends or maybe for those who prefer a more focused role playing experience, this lets you enjoy a more limited online experience. You can switch to SPO or OPO modes whenever you like while in a city or in the overland map.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>
			===Private (Single Player Online (SPO))===
	In the SPO mode you connect to the server, receive content updates, and can see the long term changes others are having on the world. However, you are not visible on anyone else’s screen, nor for grouping, and you don’t see anyone else in the world. You can switch from SPO to FPO or OPO modes whenever you like while in a city or overland map. Some parts of the main storyline quests may temporarily force the player into SPO mode for some parts of the quest.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>		In the SPO mode you connect to the server, receive content updates, and can see the long term changes others are having on the world. However, you are not visible on anyone else’s screen, nor for grouping, and you don’t see anyone else in the world. You can switch from SPO to FPO or OPO modes whenever you like while in a city or overland map. Some parts of the main storyline quests may temporarily force the player into SPO mode for some parts of the quest.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>
	~~=== Friends Only Online (Friends Play Online or FPO) ===~~
	In friends play online, you only see people you have flagged as friends in the game and only they can see you. Like single player, this is just a server side filter. For those who prefer the quieter game with friends or maybe for those who prefer a more focused role playing experience, this lets you enjoy a more limited online experience. You can switch to SPO or OPO modes whenever you like while in a city or in the overland map.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>
	~~=== Multiplayer Online (Open Play Online or OPO) ===~~
	In OPO players will see everyone that the server thinks they should see. This will not necessarily be all people in the area but should be people you care the most about based on what we believe is their relevance to you. For the most part, OPO will feel like an MMO. Lots of social interaction options with friends and other players. We are trying to distinguish ourselves from traditional MMOs only in that, unlike a normal MMO players are frequently connected directly to each other instead of all data flowing through our servers. We believe this will provide numerous advantages to both players and our service, but does differ from a traditional MMO in that the upper limit of players simultaneously on one map may be restricted.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/> <ref name=Build66Login> Screen Shot: [[media:Build66Login.jpg]]</ref>

	== How it works ==		== How it works ==
	*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref> Although most of the game is running locally on the players computer all network packages will go through a main server that forwards them to the individual player clients because of this ip addresses are never exposed to other players.<ref name=MultiplayerHangout>Hangout of the Avatar ~ 1.30.14 ~ SotA Multiplayer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGowcsskbjk</ref>		*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref> Although most of the game is running locally on the players computer all network packages will go through a main server that forwards them to the individual player clients because of this ip addresses are never exposed to other players.<ref name=MultiplayerHangout>Hangout of the Avatar ~ 1.30.14 ~ SotA Multiplayer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGowcsskbjk</ref>
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=966jm7EIy54 Shroud of the Avatar - Richard Garriott's Panel from NYCC 2013]		*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=966jm7EIy54 Shroud of the Avatar - Richard Garriott's Panel from NYCC 2013]

			==See Also==
			*Single Player Offline ([[Offline]]) - This is the DRM free, completely off-line version of the game. Your character is stored on your computer and can not be used in any of the online modes.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== How it works ==		== How it works ==
	*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref> Although most of the game is running locally on the players computer all network packages will go through a main server that forwards them to the individual player clients because of this ip addresses are never exposed to other players.<ref name=MultiplayerHangout>Hangout of the Avatar ~ 1.30.14 ~ SotA Multiplayer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?~~featur~~		*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref> Although most of the game is running locally on the players computer all network packages will go through a main server that forwards them to the individual player clients because of this ip addresses are never exposed to other players.<ref name=MultiplayerHangout>Hangout of the Avatar ~ 1.30.14 ~ SotA Multiplayer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGowcsskbjk</ref>
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	*There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.<ref name=aboutinterview/>		*There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.<ref name=aboutinterview/>
	*The majority of the game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.<ref name=aboutinterview/>		*The majority of the game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.<ref name=aboutinterview/>

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	=== Friends Only Online (Friends Play Online or FPO) ===		=== Friends Only Online (Friends Play Online or FPO) ===
	In friends play online, you only see people you have flagged as friends in the game and only they can see you. Like single player, this is just a server side filter. For those who prefer the quieter game with friends or maybe for those who prefer a more focused role playing experience, this lets you enjoy a more limited online experience. You can switch to SPO or OPO modes whenever you like while in a city or in the overland map.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>		In friends play online, you only see people you have flagged as friends in the game and only they can see you. Like single player, this is just a server side filter. For those who prefer the quieter game with friends or maybe for those who prefer a more focused role playing experience, this lets you enjoy a more limited online experience. You can switch to SPO or OPO modes whenever you like while in a city or in the overland map.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>
	=== Multiplayer Online (Open Play Online or OPO) ===		=== Multiplayer Online (Open Play Online or OPO) ===
	In OPO players will see everyone that the server thinks they should see. This will not necessarily be all people in the area but should be people you care the most about based on what we believe is their relevance to you. For the most part, OPO will feel like an MMO. Lots of social interaction options with friends and other players. We are trying to distinguish ourselves from traditional MMOs only in that, unlike a normal MMO players are frequently connected directly to each other instead of all data flowing through our servers. We believe this will provide numerous advantages to both players and our service, but does differ from a traditional MMO in that the upper limit of players simultaneously on one map may be restricted.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/>		In OPO players will see everyone that the server thinks they should see. This will not necessarily be all people in the area but should be people you care the most about based on what we believe is their relevance to you. For the most part, OPO will feel like an MMO. Lots of social interaction options with friends and other players. We are trying to distinguish ourselves from traditional MMOs only in that, unlike a normal MMO players are frequently connected directly to each other instead of all data flowing through our servers. We believe this will provide numerous advantages to both players and our service, but does differ from a traditional MMO in that the upper limit of players simultaneously on one map may be restricted.<ref name=ksmultiplayer/> <ref name=Build66Login> Screen Shot: [[media:Build66Login.jpg]]</ref>

	== How it works ==		== How it works ==

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	== The Persistent World ==		== The Persistent World ==
	Everything that happens in ~~the game~~ will be synced across player clients (unless you're in Single Player Offline Mode) this data will be authenticated by a main server and includes but is not limited to things such as [[Housing]], Trading, Shops, and Player Venders. Your game save data and the ~~world~~ around you in each instance will be synced through a main server to all the players to maintain a living world around them. For example if you have a house with a vendor even though you may be in a separate instance as someone else they can still see your vendor and make a purchase.		Everything that happens in [[New Britannia]] will be synced across player clients (unless you're in Single Player Offline Mode) this data will be authenticated by a main server and includes but is not limited to things such as [[Housing]], Trading, Shops, and Player Venders. Your game save data and the environment around you in each instance will be synced through a main server to all the players to maintain a living world around them. For example if you have a house with a vendor even though you may be in a separate instance as someone else they can still see your vendor and make a purchase.

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LinkofHyrule at 23:05, 30 January 2014

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	== How it works ==		== How it works ==
	*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref>		*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref> Although most of the game is running locally on the players computer all network packages will go through a main server that forwards them to the individual player clients because of this ip addresses are never exposed to other players.<ref name=MultiplayerHangout>Hangout of the Avatar ~ 1.30.14 ~ SotA Multiplayer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur
			e=player_embedded&v=NGowcsskbjk</ref>
	*There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.<ref name=aboutinterview/>		*There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.<ref name=aboutinterview/>
	*The majority of the game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.<ref name=aboutinterview/>		*The majority of the game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.<ref name=aboutinterview/>
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	== The Persistent World ==		== The Persistent World ==
	~~While most things~~ in ~~Shroud of~~ the ~~Avatar~~ will be ~~done locally there are a few things that~~ will be ~~done~~ server ~~side~~ such as [[Housing]], Trading, Shops, and Player Venders. Your game save data and the world around you in each instance will be synced through a main server to all the players to maintain a living world around them. For example if you have a house with a vendor even though you may be in a separate instance as someone else they can still see your vendor and make a purchase.		Everything that happens in the game will be synced across player clients (unless you're in Single Player Offline Mode) this data will be authenticated by a main server and includes but is not limited to things such as [[Housing]], Trading, Shops, and Player Venders. Your game save data and the world around you in each instance will be synced through a main server to all the players to maintain a living world around them. For example if you have a house with a vendor even though you may be in a separate instance as someone else they can still see your vendor and make a purchase.

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	== How it works ==		== How it works ==
	*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with. Although most of the game is running locally on the players computer all network packages will go through a main server that forwards them to the individual players because of this player ip addresses are never exposed to each other.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm~~</ref> <ref name=MultiplayerHangout>Hangout of the Avatar ~ 1.30.14 ~ SotA Multiplayer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NGowcsskbjk~~</ref>		*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref>
	*There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.<ref name=aboutinterview/>		*There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.<ref name=aboutinterview/>
	*The majority of the game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.<ref name=aboutinterview/>		*The majority of the game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.<ref name=aboutinterview/>

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	== How it works ==		== How it works ==
	*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref>		*The game uses a dual scale map meaning everything in the actual game in the zoomed in map is Instanced when you enter it after everyone leaves the instance disappears but the data is synced across to all the other players to maintain the online persistent world. Each player of the game runs their own instance of the game and connects via ad-hoc to other players based on an algorithm which takes into account your settings, play style, who is closed to you, and who it thinks you want to play with. Although most of the game is running locally on the players computer all network packages will go through a main server that forwards them to the individual players because of this player ip addresses are never exposed to each other.<ref name=aboutinterview>Warren Schultz interviews [[Richard Garriott]], http://gameindustry.about.com/b/2013/11/30/shroud-of-the-avatar-selective-multiplayer.htm</ref> <ref name=MultiplayerHangout>Hangout of the Avatar ~ 1.30.14 ~ SotA Multiplayer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NGowcsskbjk</ref>
	*There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.<ref name=aboutinterview/>		*There are several modes that determine who you want to see in the game that you can set at the login screen Single Player Offline, Single Player Online, Friends Only Online, and Multiplayer Online. There is a main server that everyone connects to that maintains the persistent world by syncing and verifying data between players the server also uses your friend graph to choose which players will appear in your instances. So the server handles things like player housing, items trades, and verifying game save data.<ref name=aboutinterview/>
	*The majority of the game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.<ref name=aboutinterview/>		*The majority of the game itself is running on your computer this is why you can run it offline as opposed to being required to be connected to a server to even play at all. There will be differences with the offline version because you are not synced up with the persistent world that other players interact with this is why you're encouraged to play Single Player Online as opposed to Single Player Offline.<ref name=aboutinterview/>

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	'''Selective Multiplayer''' is a system, first introduced with [[Shroud of the Avatar]], that allows one environment for all players and fills the players' instance favoring their friends over strangers ('''FPO'''). It also allows Ad-Hoc private instances for story telling ('''SPO''').<ref name=ksmultiplayer>Shroud of the Avatar - Selective-Multi-Player Means Multiple Ways to Play! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/posts/429763</ref>		'''Selective Multiplayer''' is a system, first introduced with [[Shroud of the Avatar]], that allows one environment for all players and fills the players' instance favoring their friends over strangers ('''FPO'''). It also allows Ad-Hoc private instances for story telling ('''SPO''').<ref name=ksmultiplayer>Shroud of the Avatar - Selective-Multi-Player Means Multiple Ways to Play! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0/posts/429763</ref>