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<LI><em>From</em>: Mik Clarke <<A HREF="mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net">mikclrk#ibm,net</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 21:13:06 +0000</LI>
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"Koster, Raph" wrote:
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> > From: Mik Clarke [<A HREF="mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net">mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net</A>]
> >
> > "Koster, Raph" wrote:
> > > You would still need a certain critical mass, of course.
> > But players trade
> > > given the slightest provocation (notice the popularity of dedicated
> > > "auction" channels).
> >
> > or abuse the
> > auction mechanism to act like the ACME Mail Order company that Wiley E
> > Coyote is so fond of. One guy says they want something, another guy
> > buys it and puts it up for auction, the first guys has to win the
> > bidding and the auction mechanism will magically deliver the item to him,
> > no matter where he is in the mud.
>
> Don't see what's wrong with that either. If that is not what is desired for
> the economy, then don't have the code magically deliver it. In terms of
> economic transaction, it's clearly something so easy to do that there is no
> associated cost with it--if there were, you'd likely see people doing it for
> a premium.
Oh, it's not the economic effects, it's the way it reduces the necessity
for
players to plan ahead and prepare themselves. If you can be stuck on a
high mountain ledge, with a viscious Yeti wandering around trying to
kill you and just order out for a few potions of healing, sancturay and
maybe a new magic sword it sort of streches the believability a bit (and
the threat level of the scenario).
Mik
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00138" HREF="msg00138.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs</A></strong>,
Wes Connell <a href="mailto:wconnell#adhesive,com">wconnell#adhesive,com</a>, Wed 25 Aug 1999, 20:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00142" HREF="msg00142.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00148" HREF="msg00148.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00135" HREF="msg00135.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00152" HREF="msg00152.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00161" HREF="msg00161.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #142 - 4 msgs</A></strong>,
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