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<LI><em>From</em>: Matthew Mihaly <<A HREF="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</A>></LI>
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, Xavier Plagnal wrote:
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> As a Game Designer and Everquest player, I agree with this strategy.
> But as a hard core roleplaying games player, I don't want to play on
> the same server as the persons who will play the game for money purposes. I
> think that to create a special serveur with special registration and real
> trading possibility should be a great addition to the game.
Well, as a hardcore roleplaying games player, you aren't their target
audience either. Hardcore players suck for flat-rate businesses.
> It is a bit like Pvp or not Pvp, it is sometimes good to keep the
> player who have the same way of playing together.
> As Randy posted, I like to play in a world different of the real
> life and with gratification bounded to the games rules and not to the amout
> of money I really have.
> With a game money oriented, there is a possibility that the same
> person who have the power in the real life will hae the power in the game.
> It is not good as the games are a way to dream, to forget the real
> life and have a better one in a virtual world.
And with a game that is time-oriented, such as the existing MMORPGs, there
is a possibility that the person who has the most free time in real life
will have the power in the game. Why is that a better situation than
money? (Playing devil's advocate to _some_, though not a complete,
degree.)
--matt
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00282" HREF="msg00282.html">[MUD-Dev] Amy Jo Kim's "Community Building on the Web"</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00541" HREF="msg00541.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] BioWare to demonstrate Neverwinter Nights at E3</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00283" HREF="msg00283.html">[MUD-Dev] RE: Institutionalizing human behavior</A></strong>,
Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos@achaea.com">the_logos@achaea.com</a>, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 06:16 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00281" HREF="msg00281.html">[MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars</A></strong>,
Raph Koster <a href="mailto:rkoster@austin.rr.com">rkoster@austin.rr.com</a>, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 06:16 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00287" HREF="msg00287.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars</A></strong>,
Erik Jarvi <a href="mailto:ejarvi@megsinet.net">ejarvi@megsinet.net</a>, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 15:59 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00296" HREF="msg00296.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00330" HREF="msg00330.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Declaration of the Rights of Avatars</A></strong>,
Raph Koster <a href="mailto:rkoster@austin.rr.com">rkoster@austin.rr.com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 05:39 GMT
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