<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI? --> <!--X-From-R13: "Rnivq Vbym" <qnivqNzs-arg.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:03:00 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 02e301befa4e$26bf0ac0$0700a8c0@david --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 50041.3145771311@pm995-44.dialip.mich.net --> <!--X-Reference: 37D6DC25.C8E86778#ibm,net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:david#mf-net,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="msg00227.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00229.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00222.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00223.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00228">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00228">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00228">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</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] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "David Holz" <<A HREF="mailto:david#mf-net,com">david#mf-net,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:01:52 -0700</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> From: Mik Clarke <mikclrk#ibm,net> > Allow a player to log in as a mob, probably a fairly powerful one. > Then, > restricted to just their game abilities, let them go take on the real > players. A new baddy (or baddy personality) every week. Tie the mob > into a game quest and give player rewards for defeating it. The guy > running the mob gets the savage joy of devouring the players he can kill > and, if he 'wins', may get to do something fairly destructive (but he > might have to solve a quest of his own to do it). An immortal or two > should probably be lurking in the back ground, just to check for abuses. > > This would also let a player get violent and destructive without harming > thier normal charater. But this merely borders on having a moderately limited race war. Personally, I'm gearing towards making 2 or 3 large home towns/town clusters, quite far from each other (graphical MUD, so distance really matters). If a player wants to PK, he teams up with his own kind (if he wants to last for any respectable amount of time) and goes out being a racist bunghole. Guards, lookouts, and others warn non-PKers of impending dangers, and give rival PKers a target to go for. If a player wants to mob-hack, level up, explore, quest, etc. he can do so, and always have a safe haven to return to. Same-race PKing might be implemented (but probably won't), while forming opposing-race alliances will probably be allowed. Each race would also have automated fodder mobs hanging around for others to fight, and to do some limited muling & helping out for same-racers. Of course, typical monster mobs & dungeons would be present as well. This basically makes each race look like a hive of really intelligent mobs to the other. It also gives meaning to a race beyond mere stat adjustments. Maybe there would be some diplomatic side to the game as well... -- White Flame (aka David Holz) <A HREF="http://fly.to/theflame">http://fly.to/theflame</A> _______________________________________________ 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="00219" HREF="msg00219.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Marc Bowden <ryumo#merit,edu></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00222" HREF="msg00222.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Mik Clarke <mikclrk#ibm,net></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00227.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00229.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00222.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00223.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00228"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00228"><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>Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00219" HREF="msg00219.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Marc Bowden <a href="mailto:ryumo#merit,edu">ryumo#merit,edu</a>, Wed 08 Sep 1999, 18:08 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00220" HREF="msg00220.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Kylotan <a href="mailto:kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk">kylotan#kylotan,force9.co.uk</a>, Wed 08 Sep 1999, 18:37 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00283" HREF="msg00283.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Mon 13 Sep 1999, 17:53 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00222" HREF="msg00222.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Mik Clarke <a href="mailto:mikclrk#ibm,net">mikclrk#ibm,net</a>, Wed 08 Sep 1999, 21:13 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00228" HREF="msg00228.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, David Holz <a href="mailto:david#mf-net,com">david#mf-net,com</a>, Wed 08 Sep 1999, 23:03 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00223" HREF="msg00223.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Wed 08 Sep 1999, 21:13 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00225" HREF="msg00225.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Wed 08 Sep 1999, 21:33 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00227" HREF="msg00227.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Tony Wilkinson <a href="mailto:tony.wilkinson#dial,pipex.com">tony.wilkinson#dial,pipex.com</a>, Wed 08 Sep 1999, 22:47 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00229" HREF="msg00229.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Thu 09 Sep 1999, 01:21 GMT </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>