<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs --> <!--X-From-R13: Qbyva Qbtuvyy <Q.QbtuvyyNnhpxynaq.np.am> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 11:07:16 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 38055121.23FA7E1D#auckland,ac.nz --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.LNX.3.95.991012174628.652B-100000#mud,ourplace.org --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:C.Coghill#auckland,ac.nz"> </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="msg00049.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00047.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00071.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00059.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00050">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00050">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00050">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</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] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Colin Coghill <<A HREF="mailto:C.Coghill#auckland,ac.nz">C.Coghill#auckland,ac.nz</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 16:42:25 +1300</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> Lazarus wrote: > > I think I need to start off with some background perspective for this > question. This question is posed in the context of a hack and slash mud > where mobs repopulate every 'tick'. Players achieve advancement in this > mud by killing large numbers of these 'mobs'. I realize that many members > of this forum find such limitless supply of mobs unrealistic but this does > form the background of this question. It could also be used to populate, say, a large city - where you would be likely to bump into any of thousands of people. They don't necessarily have to be killed :) Although, I suppose the psychological aspects might be less likely to be bad. Perhaps a "locate missing person" type quest would be more realistic if it was a different person getting lost each time, rather than the same one every time someone did the quest. I guess it's a case of giving them names adds realism, and makes the player aware that they're "killing" someone with an (apparent) identity. That would definately add to the realism, but I really couldn't even guess whether it'd have better or worse effects psychologically. - Colin -- Colin Coghill ICQ#8108509 | <A HREF="http://kcbbs.gen.nz/~colin">http://kcbbs.gen.nz/~colin</A> | The sleeper must awaken! C.Coghill#auckland,ac.nz | ----------------------------+------------------------------------ Campaigning for 4 line .sigs _______________________________________________ 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> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00059" HREF="msg00059.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Greg Miller <gmiller#classic-games,com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00042" HREF="msg00042.html">[MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Lazarus <lazarus#ourplace,org></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00049.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00047.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00071.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00059.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00050"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00050"><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><A NAME="00042" HREF="msg00042.html">[MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></strong>, Lazarus <a href="mailto:lazarus#ourplace,org">lazarus#ourplace,org</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 02:33 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00043" HREF="msg00043.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 04:10 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00047" HREF="msg00047.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 18:07 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00071" HREF="msg00071.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></strong>, Chris Turner <a href="mailto:christ#rd,bbc.co.uk">christ#rd,bbc.co.uk</a>, Fri 15 Oct 1999, 17:32 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00050" HREF="msg00050.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></strong>, Colin Coghill <a href="mailto:C.Coghill#auckland,ac.nz">C.Coghill#auckland,ac.nz</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 18:07 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00059" HREF="msg00059.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Affect of personalizing cannon fodder mobs</A></strong>, Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 18:36 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00034" HREF="msg00034.html">[MUD-Dev] Interesting little discussion going on at /.</A></strong>, Nathan F Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Mon 11 Oct 1999, 21:29 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00033" HREF="msg00033.html">[MUD-Dev] Dan Kegel: A few notes on writing multiplayer games</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#varesearch,com">claw#varesearch,com</a>, Mon 11 Oct 1999, 18:31 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00037" HREF="msg00037.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Dan Kegel: A few notes on writing multiplayer games</A></strong>, Bruce Mitchener, Jr. <a href="mailto:bruce#puremagic,com">bruce#puremagic,com</a>, Mon 11 Oct 1999, 21:29 GMT </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>