--- title: Lack Of Consistency | daily.dev description: Game industry veteran Tim shares thoughts on the importance of consistency in game design and leadership. He covers how inconsistent rules in games frustrate... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lack-of-consistency-tt8yals11 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Lack Of Consistency | daily.dev og:description: Game industry veteran Tim shares thoughts on the importance of consistency in game design and leadership. He covers how inconsistent rules in games frustrate... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/lack-of-consistency-tt8yals11 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TT8yALS11.png og:image:alt: Lack Of Consistency og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Lack Of Consistency **[Cain on Games](https://daily.dev/sources/cainongames)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Game industry veteran Tim shares thoughts on the importance of consistency in game design and leadership. He covers how inconsistent rules in games frustrate players, how inconsistent management behavior damages team trust, and how to handle team members who disagree with a project's direction. He recommends asking clarifying questions to help team members understand design goals, the director's point of view, and how features should be built — often resolving disagreements without conflict. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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