<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI? --> <!--X-From-R13: [nggurj [vunyl <qvnoybNorfg.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:46:45 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.BSF.4.10.9909101428080.10594-100000#shell9,ba.best.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 009a01befb36$bb0dc480$020101df@JonLambert --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monste</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:diablo#best,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="msg00249.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00251.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00249.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00246.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00250">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00250">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00250">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: Re[2]: [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: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Matthew Mihaly <<A HREF="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:38:31 -0700 (PDT)</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 Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Jon A. Lambert wrote: > From: Travis Casey <efindel#io,com> > > > By inference proponents of non-consensual PvP in a discussion are > also likely to be immature, exhibiting inferior emotional development, > or, as has even been suggested on past threads, sociopathic. *foams at the mouth, rabidly* > > Is it theoretically possible that there are many more immature > anti-PKers than immature pro-PKers? > Is the inability to deal with or handle harassment, violence, or offensive > behavior without recourse to authority a sign of immaturity or stunted > emotional development? Well, perhaps it's not a sign of immaturity, but it's surely a sign of dependence and weakness. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Even though I am an advocate of non-consensual PK, I will agree that there is a good portion of PKers who are nothing but teenage thugs. In dealing with Pk-related complaints in Achaea, I tend to distinguish between teenage thugs and, say, evil players who actually contribute to the game by virtue of being feared. As an example, we had a player named Khaseem whom no one liked. He was a decent (though not brilliant) fighter, and he had started playing before we started charging people money, so his skills were fairly high. When he kiled people, no one became afraid of him, as he was just a nuisance. He was definitely one of the whiner/immature PKers. On the other hand, we have some players who are just as brutal, but who contribute to the atmosphere of the game. They couch everything they do in terms of roleplay (don't kill those goblins, they are my allies), and are respected and feared for it. They are assets to the game, and as such, I give them much greater leeway. As to anti-PKers, I find that a good portion of them are what I would term immature, though probably a smaller proportion than the teenage thugs are of PKers. I remember having an argument with an anti-PKer. She made some asinine statement about how she is opposed to violence, and why, if she can walk down her street irl with almost no chance of being attacked, she can't do it in Achaea. Mind you, this same person, who claimed to be a pacifist, used to regularly go out and kill mobiles (I hate that kind of hypocrisy). I had absolute disgust for this woman's argument, and I would definitely classify her as incredibly naive, and possibly immature. Why does she think she can walk down the street safely irl? It's only because other people are willing to commit violence on her behalf. The only effective way to stop violence is with more violence (by violence I mean the use of physical force). That's the strategy behind police, behind militaries, behind all governments (who are nothing but organizations of thugs anyway). This woman refused to recognize what a coddled, spoiled brat she was acting like. It IS, as you suggest, I think, a hallmark of immaturity when the first thing you do upon encountering a stressful situation is run to your proverbial mommy or daddy to fix the problem instead of fixing it yourself. --matt _______________________________________________ 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="00244" HREF="msg00244.html">Re: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Jon A. 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Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 10 Sep 1999, 02:57 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00249" HREF="msg00249.html">Re: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Fri 10 Sep 1999, 19:18 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00250" HREF="msg00250.html">Re: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Fri 10 Sep 1999, 21:46 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00246" HREF="msg00246.html">RE: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Fri 10 Sep 1999, 17:21 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00252" HREF="msg00252.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>, Fri 10 Sep 1999, 21:47 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00256" HREF="msg00256.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>, Fri 10 Sep 1999, 22:42 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00276" HREF="msg00276.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></strong>, Jeremy Music \"Sterling\ <a href="mailto:rezo#lords,com">rezo#lords,com</a>, Mon 13 Sep 1999, 17:54 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>