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<LI><em>From</em>: "Charles Hughes" <<A HREF="mailto:charles.hughes#bigfoot,com">charles.hughes#bigfoot,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:47:40 -0500</LI>
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Raph Koster wrote:
> > J C Lawrence wrote:
>
> > stash. Its rather sad that UOL's limited world size and population
> > density simply prevent hiding of objects in obscure locations.
>
> No, it isn't. It's a blessing, in that it means we can tackle the problem
> with a localized solution targeted at house storage. Because the real
> problem is database bloat. It's what has always brought full world-state
> muds to their knees, and UO is no exception, suffering from long backup
> times, huge backup sizes, and lower responsiveness because of gigabytes
> worth of useless crap stored away in houses. Don't underestimate just how
> much people want to keep around that serves no valid game purpose. Being
> able to stash it somewhere where it won't be found isn't going to help you
> the admin any. :)
When I'm playing (not UO, but other muds) I really like the exploring
aspect. Finding rare items (a blue rose, a spinning top, etc) is a lot of
fun - nobody is really hunting for the item, it has no in-game purpose,
and it's only there to add flavor. After I get a rare item, I tend to keep
it until I'm forced to give it up or I give it away as a present. Sure,
it's
worthless crap, but it allows some roleplaying.
So, as one of those people who likes to hoard, may I offer an alternative?
If an item serves no valid game purpose, then making it easily available
but with a very short decay if not in a player's direct possession, is a
better way of handling the item. IMO, of course.
There is, of course, another way - the group object. This has probably
been discussed to death here. Just an object that claims it is "a dozen
eggs",
"a pile of coins", "about a hundred longswords". Database storage
for multiple identical items is reduced to simply storage for one item
with a counter. Of course, the downside is that you have to be able
to handle such objects.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00512" HREF="msg00512.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The grass is always greener in the other field</A></strong>,
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Fri 26 Nov 1999, 20:57 GMT
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Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Fri 26 Nov 1999, 21:20 GMT
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Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Thu 16 Dec 1999, 22:15 GMT
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J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</a>, Fri 17 Dec 1999, 01:29 GMT
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