PUBG, etc.”
Beyond simply offering fun player-versus-player experiences, Tung noted that there are several other connective threads that link his favorite games. For one, there’s a strong mastery component, which rewards players who take the time to learn a game inside and out. The
League of Legends team at Riot Games calls this quality the “neverending path to mastery,” Tung said, a label reserved for games that encourage long-term engagement through competition.
Even the name “Theorycraft” exemplifies the team’s intentions of building deep PvP experiences. It’s a term that references the practice analyzing game mechanics from an objective perspective in order to develop optimal strategies. Tung said theorycrafting is reserved for games that garner endless speculation and debate, and that have built an enthusiastic community of dedicated players. This is something that the team at Theorycraft has set its sights on.