<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Character development [was Re: ] --> <!--X-From-R13: [ngg Qunggreyrl <znggNzcp.qla.zy.bet> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 09:56:59 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.96.980320082813.620A-100000#mpc,dyn.ml.org --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199803171946.LAA22809#under,engr.sgi.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Character development [was Re: ]</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00781.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00783.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00743.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00846.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00782">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00782">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00782">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Character development [was Re: ]</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Character development [was Re: ]</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Matt Chatterley <<A HREF="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org">matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 08:30:09 +0000 (GMT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:neddy#itl,net">neddy#itl,net</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> [Added a subject line, I think it got munched somewhere along the line] On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, J C Lawrence wrote: > On Mon, 16 Mar 1998 21:16:49 GMT Richard Woolcock > <KaVir#dial,pipex.com> wrote: > > Ling wrote: > >> On Sun, 15 Mar 1998, Justin McKinnerney wrote: > > > Character development is an important aspect of muds (for example, > > would you play a mud where your character never saved?). > > Err, yes. Tron is a perfect example, if debateable as being a MUD. Fascinating question - "If you remove 'character development' over the long term, can you still have a successfu game?" Perhaps not so interesting after brief thought - yes, you can. One of the muds I used to play (and which I liked very much) was a PK-only mud in a vaguely futuristic setting which focussed on high violence, high damage, and short-term development (pick up better weapons, gain a few hps, etc), and also on very short lives. Huge fun. -- Regards, -Matt Chatterley Spod: <A HREF="http://user.super.net.uk/~neddy/spod/spod.html">http://user.super.net.uk/~neddy/spod/spod.html</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00846" HREF="msg00846.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character development [was Re: ]</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> J C Lawrence <claw#under,engr.sgi.com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00743" HREF="msg00743.html">No Subject</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> J C Lawrence <claw#under,engr.sgi.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00781.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00783.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Balancing Addicts -> soft vs. hard enforcement</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00743.html">No Subject</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00846.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character development [was Re: ]</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00782"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00782"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Source Code Release</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00557" HREF="msg00557.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Source Code Release</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 23 Feb 1998, 01:34 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00727" HREF="msg00727.html">No Subject</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Tue 17 Mar 1998, 00:07 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00732" HREF="msg00732.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Time Limits?</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Tue 17 Mar 1998, 06:04 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00743" HREF="msg00743.html">No Subject</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Tue 17 Mar 1998, 19:35 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00782" HREF="msg00782.html">Character development [was Re: ]</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org">matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Fri 20 Mar 1998, 09:56 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00846" HREF="msg00846.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character development [was Re: ]</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 23 Mar 1998, 18:42 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00890" HREF="msg00890.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character development [was Re: ]</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org">matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Wed 25 Mar 1998, 08:12 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00905" HREF="msg00905.html">No Subject</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 26 Mar 1998, 17:32 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00396" HREF="msg00396.html">DBs and Events</A></strong>, Greg Munt <a href="mailto:greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk">greg#uni-corn,demon.co.uk</a>, Tue 10 Feb 1998, 18:30 GMT </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>