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<LI><em>From</em>: Matthew Mihaly <<A HREF="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:22:38 -0700 (PDT)</LI>
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On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, Marian Griffith wrote:
> > From: Matthew Mihaly <diablo#best,com>
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> > >If they complain vocally, then yes. Everyone is living in the same virtual
> > >world,
>
> Ah, but are they? I obviously did not express myself clearly enough. The
> point I was trying to make was that players do not -expect- to be living
> in the same virtual world. I was not pointing at a right or wrong situa-
> tion but at a shattered expectations one.
Yes, clearly they are existing in the same virtual world. I agree that the
players may not expect to be living in the same virtual world, but that's
life. If you knew every detail about a game ahead of time, it'd not be a
lot of fun, to my mind.
>
> This is in fact the problem that is expressed by 'the Stampcollectors
> Dilemma' in the faq. Can, and should, you cater for all different types
> of play and all different interests in the same game?
You can't, it's fundamentally impossible. You cannot, for instance, cater
simultaneously to those who want 100% rp and those who do not. Either you
have 100% rp or you don't. Numerous other examples would be easy to give
(those who want no p-killing at all, and those who want some, for
instance)
--matt
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00445" HREF="msg00445.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></strong>,
Richard Bartle <a href="mailto:76703.3042#compuserve,com">76703.3042#compuserve,com</a>, Tue 21 Sep 1999, 23:57 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00474" HREF="msg00474.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00478" HREF="msg00478.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00510" HREF="msg00510.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00482" HREF="msg00482.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00484" HREF="msg00484.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Fri 24 Sep 1999, 00:57 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00486" HREF="msg00486.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></strong>,
Laurel Fan <a href="mailto:lf25+@andrew.cmu.edu">lf25+@andrew.cmu.edu</a>, Fri 24 Sep 1999, 03:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00493" HREF="msg00493.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] an essay on PK</A></strong>,
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