<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: combat --> <!--X-From-R13: Pra Uerrne <terrneNploreuvtujnl.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:59:15 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 36AE8023.EABA9585#cyberhighway,net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.HPP.3.91.990126100117.1381A-100000#emu,micro.ti.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: combat</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net"> </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="msg00300.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00302.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00337.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00248.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00301">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00301">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00301">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: combat</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Ben Greear <<A HREF="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:55:31 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Holly Sommer wrote: > > On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 diablo#best,com wrote: > > > With all due respect, your paragraph illustrates one of my major > > complaints with combat on virtually every mud I've ever played. Why is > > just doing damage so important? > > *ding* *ding* *ding* :) Wouldn't it be a far greater challenge to > _subdue_ your opponent? I mean really... you don't shoot a wild horse, > you "break" it :) > > Things to think about... > > -Holly Aye, but how do you keep track of how 'broken' the horse is?? I'd bet it relates closely to what most of us now use as HP :) Of course, the 'battle' messages would be different, and you wouldn't have to code that nasty part that turns mobs into objects!! Ben, feeling a little mischievious. -- Ben Greear (greear#cyberhighway,net) <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~greear">http://www.primenet.com/~greear</A> Author of ScryMUD: mud.primenet.com 4444 (Released under GPL) <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~greear/ScryMUD/scry.html">http://www.primenet.com/~greear/ScryMUD/scry.html</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00284" HREF="msg00284.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Holly Sommer <hsommer#micro,ti.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00300.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: META: list "peerage"</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00302.html">[MUD-Dev] Mud reviewing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00337.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00248.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: META: list "peerage"</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00301"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00301"><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>[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00330" HREF="msg00330.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</A></strong>, diablo <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Sun 31 Jan 1999, 02:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00333" HREF="msg00333.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Sun 31 Jan 1999, 05:20 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00334" HREF="msg00334.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</A></strong>, diablo <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Sun 31 Jan 1999, 07:30 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00337" HREF="msg00337.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#nospam,dial.pipex.com">KaVir#nospam,dial.pipex.com</a>, Sun 31 Jan 1999, 19:10 GMT </LI> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00301" HREF="msg00301.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: combat</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Wed 27 Jan 1999, 02:59 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00248" HREF="msg00248.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: META: list "peerage"</A></strong>, Dominic J. Eidson <a href="mailto:sauron#the-infinite,org">sauron#the-infinite,org</a>, Mon 25 Jan 1999, 10:01 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00250" HREF="msg00250.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: META: list "peerage"</A></strong>, Michael.Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Mon 25 Jan 1999, 15:02 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00266" HREF="msg00266.html">[MUD-Dev] Telmaron and Mud servers was: Re: META: list "peerage"</A></strong>, Elis Pomales <a href="mailto:pomales#caip,rutgers.edu">pomales#caip,rutgers.edu</a>, Mon 25 Jan 1999, 21:48 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00252" HREF="msg00252.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: META: list "peerage"</A></strong>, Quzah [softhome] <a href="mailto:quzah#softhome,net">quzah#softhome,net</a>, Mon 25 Jan 1999, 16:25 GMT </LI> </ul> </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>