<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items --> <!--X-From-R13: "Frff Zbjr" <grffNunirafbat.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:59:05 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 00b901bfa7f7$67b8fac0$5903073e@maerista --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.LNX.4.10.10004160925351.24168-100000#achaea,mudservices.com --> <!--X-Reference: 0e4f01bfa7e8$f3312a00$ba9713ce#verant,com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:tess#havensong,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="msg00299.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00301.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00297.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00303.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00300">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00300">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00300">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</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] banning the sale of items</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Tess Lowe" <<A HREF="mailto:tess#havensong,com">tess#havensong,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:59:18 +0100</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> Ryan Palacio wrote: > Again the issue of time vs money. In my mind, time should be the ONLY > determining factor. As previously stated, everyone starts with the same > amount and accrues it at the same rate. Unlike cash, which has HUGE > variations in both accrual rate and total. If this were true, then I would agree with your entire point of view on this thread, but surely you must accept that people do *not* have the same amount of time to spend on a game any more than they have the same amount of money to spend on a game. Why then is it in any way (ethically or otherwise) superior for Time rather than Money to be the deciding factor in how powerful a particular player is? The use of Money to purchase special items may well devalue your experience as an explorer-type who uses Time resource to 'get ahead', but I could equally well say that your use of Time devalues my gaming experience as a socialiser/achiever, since I cannot possibly compete with those who play 24/7 and thus attempting to do so is pointless. Personally I would like to see a level playing field where skill and talent decided who rose to the top of the tree. But failing that I see no reason at all why Money should be any less (or more) acceptable as a means of getting ahead than Time is. And of course as a game designer, I'd much rather people paid to get ahead rather than used up my bandwidth 24/7. ~Tess Lowe _______________________________________________ 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="00317" HREF="msg00317.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Matthew Mihaly <the_logos#achaea,com></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00308" HREF="msg00308.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> "Christopher Allen" <ChristopherA#skotos,net></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00304" HREF="msg00304.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> "Ryan Palacio" <rpalacio#verant,com></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00303" HREF="msg00303.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Par Winzell <zell#alyx,com></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00286" HREF="msg00286.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Matthew Mihaly <the_logos#achaea,com></LI></UL></LI> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00297" HREF="msg00297.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Ryan Palacio" <rpalacio#verant,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00299.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Quests</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00301.html">[MUD-Dev] (no subject)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00297.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00303.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00300"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00300"><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] banning the sale of items</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00254" HREF="msg00254.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</a>, Sat 15 Apr 2000, 05:11 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00277" HREF="msg00277.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Ryan Palacio <a href="mailto:rpalacio#verant,com">rpalacio#verant,com</a>, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 06:16 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00286" HREF="msg00286.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</a>, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 15:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00297" HREF="msg00297.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Ryan Palacio <a href="mailto:rpalacio#verant,com">rpalacio#verant,com</a>, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 22:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00300" HREF="msg00300.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Tess Lowe <a href="mailto:tess#havensong,com">tess#havensong,com</a>, Sun 16 Apr 2000, 22:59 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00303" HREF="msg00303.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Par Winzell <a href="mailto:zell#alyx,com">zell#alyx,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 00:28 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00324" HREF="msg00324.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:the_logos#achaea,com">the_logos#achaea,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 04:52 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00328" HREF="msg00328.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Par Winzell <a href="mailto:zell#alyx,com">zell#alyx,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 05:31 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00304" HREF="msg00304.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] banning the sale of items</A></strong>, Ryan Palacio <a href="mailto:rpalacio#verant,com">rpalacio#verant,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 00:28 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </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>