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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statis</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Dan Shiovitz <<A HREF="mailto:dbs#cs,wisc.edu">dbs#cs,wisc.edu</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 16:46:07 -0500 (CDT)</LI>
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On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Adam Wiggins wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Jul 1998, Matt Chatterley wrote:
> > Right. I also feel that replacing the numbers with more descriptive information
> > is conducive to a different approach to gaming (more below). It also (to my
> > mind) makes it 'friendlier' to those who are unaccustomed with this type of
> > game, and requires less instruction - "My strength is 18? What does that
> > /mean/?" versus "Okay, so I'm very strong.." (of course, the logical
> > continuation is similar, since it is ".. compared to what?").
>
> This is, IMO, a larger problem of establishing a frame of reference. You
> need to do this for ALL elements in your world, not just numerical stats -
> although those can be the easiest. For example:
>
> % stats
> You are a female ogre.
> You are very strong compared to most ogres.
> You are very intelligent compared to most ogres.
[..]
Note that this is the *right* way to do it, and I haven't seen it like
this anywhere. What I usually see is something like
% score
Your Strength: buff
% help strength
Strength values: wimpy, wussy, tiny, girly, average, normal, buff,
macho, studly, heroic, titanic, elephantine.
In other words, all the admins did was play use-the-thesaurus and
there's no obvious ranking of the stat words unless you have memorized
the help file.
> Adam
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00165" HREF="msg00165.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statistise your MUD?</A></strong>,
Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#polaris,net">efindel#polaris,net</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 17:38 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00103" HREF="msg00103.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statis</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 09 Jul 1998, 05:45 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00181" HREF="msg00181.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statis</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00194" HREF="msg00194.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statis</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 20:14 GMT
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Dan Shiovitz <a href="mailto:dbs#cs,wisc.edu">dbs#cs,wisc.edu</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 21:46 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00198" HREF="msg00198.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statis</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 23:16 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00207" HREF="msg00207.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statis</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00208" HREF="msg00208.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statis</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00209" HREF="msg00209.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: You think users won't number crunch and statis</A></strong>,
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