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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>: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 02:14:44 -0800 (PST)</LI>
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Ryan P. wrote:
> I've played EQ before, and I would say roughly 80% of those people have no
> clue what a text-based mud is. EQ is a commercialized video game in
> every sense of the word. It is akin to UT and Q3A except for the fact that it
> focuses more on a roleplaying aspect rather than kill, kill, kill.
> I wouldn't even consider EQ/UO part of the mudding community. Anyone who
> has started on one of those games then attempts to switch to a text-based
> mud will not be a happy camper. It's just like trying to get heavy video game
> players to play AD&D, it is very difficult unless they have a modicum of
> intelligence and a bit of creativity. Text muds are one step between AD&D
> and video games. EQ/UO are video games, plain and simple.
I think you're wrong. The fundamental characteristic of muds, whether text
or graphical, are that they are primarily communities. This has very
little in common with traditional videogames, imho.
--matt
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00355" HREF="msg00355.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 03:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00354" HREF="msg00354.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00362" HREF="msg00362.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 06:48 GMT
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Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 17:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00368" HREF="msg00368.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>,
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 17:51 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00384" HREF="msg00384.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>,
Chris Turner <a href="mailto:christ#rd,bbc.co.uk">christ#rd,bbc.co.uk</a>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 18:40 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00391" HREF="msg00391.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>,
Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 20:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00420" HREF="msg00420.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>,
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