<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd) --> <!--X-From-R13: [nggurj [vunyl <gur_ybtbfNnpunrn.zhqfreivprf.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 23:40:17 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.10.10004050607480.10734-100000@achaea.mudservices.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd)</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:the_logos@achaea.mudservices.com"> </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="msg00056.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00058.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00070.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00064.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00057">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00057">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00057">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd)</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>: [MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd)</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Matthew Mihaly <<A HREF="mailto:the_logos#achaea,mudservices.com">the_logos#achaea,mudservices.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 06:11:30 +0000 (GMT)</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> On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Zak Jarvis wrote: > When I play multiplayer games that are (ostensibly) about role-playing, >what floats my boat is playing numerous roles and maintaining rigid >boundaries >between them. I don't use one character to assist another. I've had >characters >who would be glad to kill one another. The possible diversity of the >experience is what attracts me to MP-RPGs. I really don't give a crap >about numerical advancement or advantage. > > I would specifically NOT play a multi-player game advertised as a role- > playing that disallowed multiple characters. That's just not an > interesting environment for me. > > I have no illusions about how representative my view is of the larger gam >ing community -- I assume my preferences belong to pretty much me alone - > >but I know there are other players (and designers) out there who play in >a style similar to me. > In my experience your feelings on wanting to be able to have multiple characters is the norm, particularly among our best customers, many of whom have at least 2 powerful characters (and that costs them a _lot_ more than $10, $20, or $30 a month). I love it, personally, and don't see a problem with it. Frankly, most second characters I find to be better roleplayed than 'main' characters. --matt _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev mailing list 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="00064" HREF="msg00064.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd)</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> <adam@treyarch.com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00056.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] characters per account</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00058.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Fw: 16K mud server competition !</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00070.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Orthogonality and invariants</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00064.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00057"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00057"><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="00060" HREF="msg00060.html">[MUD-Dev] Orthogonality and invariants</A></strong>, Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic@zesoi.fer.hr">silovic@zesoi.fer.hr</a>, Wed 05 Apr 2000, 15:27 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00065" HREF="msg00065.html">Uptime numbers (was Re: [MUD-Dev] Orthogonality and invariants)</A></strong>, Jay Carlson <a href="mailto:nop@mitre.org">nop@mitre.org</a>, Wed 05 Apr 2000, 20:06 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00069" HREF="msg00069.html">Re: Uptime numbers (was Re: [MUD-Dev] Orthogonality and invariants)</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greearb@candelatech.com">greearb@candelatech.com</a>, Thu 06 Apr 2000, 03:16 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00070" HREF="msg00070.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Orthogonality and invariants</A></strong>, cg <a href="mailto:cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg@ami-cg.GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Thu 06 Apr 2000, 04:52 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00057" HREF="msg00057.html">[MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd)</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos@achaea.mudservices.com">the_logos@achaea.mudservices.com</a>, Wed 05 Apr 2000, 06:40 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00064" HREF="msg00064.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd)</A></strong>, adam <a href="mailto:adam@treyarch.com">adam@treyarch.com</a>, Wed 05 Apr 2000, 18:45 GMT </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00062" HREF="msg00062.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] MUD-Dev request rejected (fwd)</A></strong>, Jeff Freeman <a href="mailto:SkeptAck@antisocial.com">SkeptAck@antisocial.com</a>, Wed 05 Apr 2000, 18:22 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00041" HREF="msg00041.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: J (was: Re: 16K mud server competition !)</A></strong>, Cynbe ru Taren <a href="mailto:cynbe@muq.org">cynbe@muq.org</a>, Tue 04 Apr 2000, 19:48 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00059" HREF="msg00059.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: J (was: Re: 16K mud server competition !)</A></strong>, Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic@zesoi.fer.hr">silovic@zesoi.fer.hr</a>, Wed 05 Apr 2000, 15:27 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>