Doh. Yes. How could I miss that? War is team PVP with permadeath, but I think we can call it a ‘game’ only when participation is voluntary, where players join as mercenaries, professional soldiers or militia, not as unwilling conscripts.
Don’t forget that “war” is wider than an armed conflict between governments. We can speak of a gang war, for example, which is also PvP with permadeath.
Doh. Yes. How could I miss that? War is team PVP with permadeath, but I think we can call it a ‘game’ only when participation is voluntary, where players join as mercenaries, professional soldiers or militia, not as unwilling conscripts.
Don’t forget that “war” is wider than an armed conflict between governments. We can speak of a gang war, for example, which is also PvP with permadeath.
Yes. Another example that comes to mind is conflict between rival groups of hardcore football / soccer ultras.