<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games --> <!--X-From-R13: Qnyvona Fverfvnf Rnexybpx <pnyvonaNqnexybpx.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 12:14:45 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 4.1.19990313200228.03cb61d0#pop,darklock.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 001201be6dc9$e243c9a0$0100a8c0@hell --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com"> </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="msg00574.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00576.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00574.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00576.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00575">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00575">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00575">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</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>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Caliban Tiresias Darklock <<A HREF="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 20:03:23 -0800</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#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> On 03:22 AM 3/14/99 +0000, I personally witnessed Kylotan jumping up to say: > >I think one solution is to try and make it so your system does not allow any >single character to master all the different elements to your game. >Restricting characters to a single class is the classic example of this >(although I personally dislike such an approach). A warrior can never be a >master magic-user, priest, assassin or so on. But then you reach the same problem. You have a player whose character can never advance further. Now what does he do? Throw it out and start over? As if. ----- | Caliban Tiresias Darklock caliban#darklock,com | Darklock Communications <A HREF="http://www.darklock.com/">http://www.darklock.com/</A> | U L T I M A T E U N I V E R S E I S N O T D E A D | 774577496C6C6E457645727355626D4974H -=CABAL::3146=- _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</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="00574" HREF="msg00574.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Kylotan" <kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00574.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00576.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00574.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00576.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00575"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00575"><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><A NAME="00555" HREF="msg00555.html">[MUD-Dev] ADMIN: Signature length</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#varesearch,com">claw#varesearch,com</a>, Fri 12 Mar 1999, 17:20 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00553" HREF="msg00553.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Fri 12 Mar 1999, 15:59 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00568" HREF="msg00568.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 13 Mar 1999, 11:57 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00574" HREF="msg00574.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></strong>, Kylotan <a href="mailto:kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk">kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk</a>, Sat 13 Mar 1999, 19:30 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00575" HREF="msg00575.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sat 13 Mar 1999, 20:14 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00576" HREF="msg00576.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></strong>, Kylotan <a href="mailto:kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk">kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk</a>, Sat 13 Mar 1999, 20:57 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00588" HREF="msg00588.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Mon 15 Mar 1999, 07:39 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00595" HREF="msg00595.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></strong>, B. Scott Boding <a href="mailto:sboding#fcicom,com">sboding#fcicom,com</a>, Mon 15 Mar 1999, 15:44 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00597" HREF="msg00597.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Elder Games</A></strong>, Wes Connell <a href="mailto:wconnell#adhesive,com">wconnell#adhesive,com</a>, Mon 15 Mar 1999, 17:16 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </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>