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<LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#cp,net">claw#cp,net</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:56:27 -0800</LI>
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On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:24:15 -0600
Koster, Raph <rkoster#origin,ea.com> wrote:
> PK is merely an expression of these things. You state
> "Unfortunately, the best most PVP guilds have managed to come up
> with is "let's kill these guys, because they suck and we don't
> like them". Yes... that does suck as a motive. Not all are that
> shallow. But you can't rely on roleplay here--you have to actually
> provide in-game motives to fight.
cf functional roleplaying, which is what you're really discussing
here.
> Territory, as Shadowbane is trying, is probably a viable
> solution. And one which UO tried as well, btw, cf the entire
> Kazola saga which was essentially a war over a bit of
> psychologically valuable territory--remember, in a virtual
> setting, territory is really about mindshare. people fight for
> publicity and fame, not for the alleged reason in the first place.
And a perfectly drawn example of functional RP!
> <---end quote
Nicely written.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00473" HREF="msg00473.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Admins as Mortals twist</A></strong>,
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