Q: What sort of team structure might fit sadist gaming that differs from WOW type forms?

A: Structural ways to create both sabotage & Fog Of War under time constraints. So a master plan could fool either many individual actors on the other team or some kind of electronic voting for action.

Also the broadcast of events wins & especially losses focuses on the team structures.

Caution Thought: The role of “fantasy” here should probably be split in two or more parts:

One the one hand, there is a kind of emotional distancing from “reality” which might appeal to softies & turn off sadists. I’m concerned that sadists may insist on more anchoring in real world things they relate to.

On the other hand, there is freedom & excitement in breaking away from conventional rules. The game play/development can allow increased levels of pow error, law breaking, mutating, etc.

Duke Nukem might be more prototype than fantasy orcs.

I identify “Dominance Fans” as another key Deep State predator group, with a Venn diagram relationship to their sadist peers.

What features in gaming would appeal to Dominance Fans? Examples of dominance in PvM are ubiquitous, so I believe the key focus has to be on setting up PvP dominance situations that appeal to the target group while creating eco-system incentives for the weaker side to frequently try their hand at their usually losing role.

Also there should be a creative hierarchy/taxonomy of dominance winning forms that can be highlighted as achievements. Dominators may have to take more risks of losing in order to reach the most celebrated types of achievement.