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<LI><em>To</em>: "'<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>'" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI>
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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>: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 16:02:24 -0800 (PST)</LI>
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On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Sellers, Michael wrote:
> Ian wrote:
> > Firstly, my opinions. Let's you know what probably influences me in
> > certain directions. I strongly dislike OOC solutions, or
> > transparently artificial solutions. Object decay fits both of those
> > to my mind, so I dislike it.
>
> I'm curious why you see that as an OOC/artificial solution. Having items
> remain around forever in perfect condition seems to me to be more
> artificial. Isn't it reasonable (not to mention an interesting game
> mechanic, requiring the player to make meaningful and informed decisions) to
> put a cost on keeping an item in good working order, and/or giving it a
> finite useful lifespan?
Yes, quite right. Wood rots, metal rusts, entropy overtakes
everything. The only thing artificial about item decay that I've found is
generally that it happens quite a bit faster in terms of game time than an
equivalent item would in real life, but not a big deal really as long as
it's internally consistent.
--matt
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00659" HREF="msg00659.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Souveniers</A></strong>,
Lovecraft <a href="mailto:dave#darkages,com">dave#darkages,com</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 04:26 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00665" HREF="msg00665.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Souveniers</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00655" HREF="msg00655.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Optimized Object Storage</A></strong>,
Ian Macintosh <a href="mailto:iman#issystems,co.nz">iman#issystems,co.nz</a>, Sat 18 Dec 1999, 00:01 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00646" HREF="msg00646.html">[MUD-Dev] Online Migration and population mobility in a virtual gaming setting - Ultima Online</A></strong>,
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