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RE: [MUD-Dev] Trouble Makers or Regular Citizens





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ola Fosheim Grøstad [mailto:olag#ifi,uio.no]
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 4:40 PM
> To: mud-dev#kanga,nu
> Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Trouble Makers or Regular Citizens
> 
> I don't know enough about Japan to actually make a sensible comment. I
> just thought that it might be worthwhile to add that we in 
> the west are
> not very well equipped for understanding non-western cultures on the
> emotional level. We don't really fully understand the concept of
> honour/pride/shame tied to your entire family... We don't really
> understand that the person-body relationship can be perceived
> differently either...
> 
> I wonder if a MUD targeting arabian countries could be designed in a
> different way than one targeting say, the US?

I recently got back from Taiwan. I kid you not when I say that every single
Taiwanese UO player I met was a playerkiller. I have been informed by the
folks out there that this is in fact the tendency throughout Asia.

-Raph




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