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<LI><em>From</em>: Chris Gray <<A HREF="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</A>></LI>
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[Adam Wiggins:]
[ToonMUD]
>Of course, this would probably be completely unsatisfying to the
>achievers. I would say that typically this sort of play is rewarding only
>if the advancement achieved in-game has a chance of being lost, through
>death or more subtle means. And if it's possible to take something of
>value away from other players, then bullies become a problem again.
You could still achieve on such a MUD. Just not by killing people. Status
could be based on a lot of things, just like it is in real life. The
toons in "Roger Rabbit" had most of the same concerns that the real
humans did - just no fears for physical safety (well, other than the
spray cans of ink remover).
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Chris Gray cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00424" HREF="msg00424.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>,
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