<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing --> <!--X-From-R13: Uert [vyyre <tzvyyreNpynffvp-tnzrf.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 16:56:35 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 37E758D2.AA1DE0EE@classic-games.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: E11RUkR-0007eG-00#under,su.varesearch.com --> <!--X-Reference: 4.1.19990916210848.00aeed20#pop,darklock.com --> <!--X-Reference: 37e2572c.322918287#mail,airmail.net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,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="msg00450.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00447.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00388.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00356.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00449">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00449">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00449">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</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 Best Guy on the Mud Thing</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Greg Miller <<A HREF="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 05:07:14 -0500</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> Dundee wrote: > I don't like character-building systems. I think if the world isn't > interesting *after* you have a maxed-out, top-level, highest-skill, > whatever character then it probably isn't a very interesting world. Ah, so you're looking to create an interesting world rather than an interesting game... From that point of view, it sounds like it might be a very workable system. I guess this sory of highlights the fact that, when talking about a mechanic, it's a good idea to describe your design goals before the design itself. -- <A HREF="http://www.classic-games.com/">http://www.classic-games.com/</A> Conspiracy theorists mistakenly assume others think before acting. *** Please limit .sigs to four lines and avoid HTML mail or posts. *** _______________________________________________ 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="00326" HREF="msg00326.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> J C Lawrence <claw#varesearch,com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00352" HREF="msg00352.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Caliban Tiresias Darklock <caliban#darklock,com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00364" HREF="msg00364.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> SkeptAck#antisocial,com (Dundee)</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00450.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00447.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Dynamic muds</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00388.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00356.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00449"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00449"><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 Best Guy on the Mud Thing</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00351" HREF="msg00351.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#varesearch,com">claw#varesearch,com</a>, Fri 17 Sep 1999, 02:33 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00352" HREF="msg00352.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 17 Sep 1999, 04:17 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00364" HREF="msg00364.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, Dundee <a href="mailto:SkeptAck#antisocial,com">SkeptAck#antisocial,com</a>, Fri 17 Sep 1999, 17:49 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00388" HREF="msg00388.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Fri 17 Sep 1999, 23:22 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00449" HREF="msg00449.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Tue 21 Sep 1999, 23:56 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00356" HREF="msg00356.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Fri 17 Sep 1999, 17:47 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00314" HREF="msg00314.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, Eli Stevens (KiZurich) <a href="mailto:ens017#mizzou,edu">ens017#mizzou,edu</a>, Wed 15 Sep 1999, 18:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00319" HREF="msg00319.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Wed 15 Sep 1999, 19:18 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00325" HREF="msg00325.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#varesearch,com">claw#varesearch,com</a>, Thu 16 Sep 1999, 06:00 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </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>