<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites --> <!--X-From-R13: "Dlna Bnynpvb" <ecnynpvbNirenag.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:51:36 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 0b8e01bfa4b1$88d09180$ba9713ce#verant,com --> <!--X-Content-Type: multipart/alternative --> <!--X-Reference: 01ae01bfa41f$79965520$0700000a#travis,avalancheint.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its p</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:rpalacio#verant,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="msg00232.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00246.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00194.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00176.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00242">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00242">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00242">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</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] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Ryan Palacio" <<A HREF="mailto:rpalacio#verant,com">rpalacio#verant,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:01:39 -0700</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--> <TABLE><TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ffffff" STYLE="background-color: #ffffff; "> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Travis Nixon wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT> do you honestly look at sales on Ebay as a "root problem" rather than a symptom of certain design decisions? I mean, to a > point, wherever people percieve value, money will become involved, and I'm not sure there's anything you can really do about that.<BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not at all. The "root problem" is the negative action/behavior garnering positive reinforcement in a means relatively uncontrollable by the developers yet simultaneous harming the in-game experience.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>~Ryan Palacio</FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00194" HREF="msg00194.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Travis Nixon" <tnixon#avalanchesoftware,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00232.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: Family, was characters per account</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00246.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Re: Family, was characters per account</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00194.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00176.html">[MUD-Dev] DGD Description</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00242"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00242"><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>Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popu lar gaming sites</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00197" HREF="msg00197.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popu lar gaming sites</A></strong>, maddog <a href="mailto:maddog#best,com">maddog#best,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 04:03 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00217" HREF="msg00217.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 07:07 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00199" HREF="msg00199.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, Ryan Palacio <a href="mailto:rpalacio#verant,com">rpalacio#verant,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 04:05 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00194" HREF="msg00194.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, Travis Nixon <a href="mailto:tnixon#avalanchesoftware,com">tnixon#avalanchesoftware,com</a>, Wed 12 Apr 2000, 04:03 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00242" HREF="msg00242.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, Ryan Palacio <a href="mailto:rpalacio#verant,com">rpalacio#verant,com</a>, Fri 14 Apr 2000, 02:51 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00176" HREF="msg00176.html">[MUD-Dev] DGD Description</A></strong>, Christopher Allen <a href="mailto:ChristopherA#Skotos,net">ChristopherA#Skotos,net</a>, Tue 11 Apr 2000, 21:26 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00169" HREF="msg00169.html">[MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gamingsites</A></strong>, F. Randall Farmer <a href="mailto:randy#communities,com">randy#communities,com</a>, Tue 11 Apr 2000, 18:46 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00181" HREF="msg00181.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gamingsites</A></strong>, Zak Jarvis <a href="mailto:zak#voidmonster,com">zak#voidmonster,com</a>, Tue 11 Apr 2000, 21:26 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00178" HREF="msg00178.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Sony to ban sale of online characters from its popular gaming sites</A></strong>, maddog <a href="mailto:maddog#best,com">maddog#best,com</a>, Tue 11 Apr 2000, 21:26 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>