<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Alignment --> <!--X-From-R13: Fenivf Qnfrl <rsvaqryNvb.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 18:07:52 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 13865.000418#io,com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 11A17AA2B9EAD111BCEA00A0C9B417930348C708#molach,origin.ea.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:efindel#io,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="msg00440.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00442.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00438.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00450.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00444">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00444">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00444">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</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[2]: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Travis Casey <<A HREF="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:45:45 -0400</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 Tuesday, April 18, 2000, Schubert, Damion wrote: >>Not a great system; as someone else mentioned, there's no reason >>'alignment' should necessarily have the moral overtones it does, nor >>should it consist of mearly a good/evil or other binary type of >>situation. Then, it becomes less of an alignment and more of a 'favor' >>measure, of how much each 'group/caste/religion/etc' favors you based on >>your actions. Interesting idea, that. > I'd argue that good and evil are social constructs. As a result, > the only ones that can determine who is good and evil are GMs or > players. In the real world, sure, I'll agree with you. But in a fantasy world, good and evil may be built-in aspects of reality. In any case, though, in a "favor" system, it is a GM whose making the judgement -- he/she, however, is setting up a system of rules to judge people on, though, rather than making a case-by-case judgement. -- |\ _,,,---,,_ Travis S. Casey <efindel#io,com> ZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ No one agrees with me. Not even me. |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' '---''(_/--' `-'\_) _______________________________________________ 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> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00438" HREF="msg00438.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Schubert, Damion" <dschubert#origin,ea.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00440.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Justifying twinking</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00442.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Justifying twinking</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00438.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00450.html">Re: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00444"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00444"><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] Alignment</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00432" HREF="msg00432.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></strong>, adam <a href="mailto:adam#treyarch,com">adam#treyarch,com</a>, Tue 18 Apr 2000, 22:20 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00433" HREF="msg00433.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></strong>, Charles <a href="mailto:caugusti#gladstone,uoregon.edu">caugusti#gladstone,uoregon.edu</a>, Tue 18 Apr 2000, 23:12 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00441" HREF="msg00441.html">Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Wed 19 Apr 2000, 01:07 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00438" HREF="msg00438.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></strong>, Schubert, Damion <a href="mailto:dschubert#origin,ea.com">dschubert#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 19 Apr 2000, 00:02 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00444" HREF="msg00444.html">Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></strong>, Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Wed 19 Apr 2000, 01:07 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00450" HREF="msg00450.html">Re: Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Alignment</A></strong>, Travis Nixon <a href="mailto:tnixon#avalanchesoftware,com">tnixon#avalanchesoftware,com</a>, Wed 19 Apr 2000, 01:56 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00346" HREF="msg00346.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Common Law [was: Declaration of the Rights of Avatars]</A></strong>, Christopher Allen <a href="mailto:ChristopherA#skotos,net">ChristopherA#skotos,net</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 16:22 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00365" HREF="msg00365.html">[MUD-Dev] Common Law [was: Declaration of the Rights of Avatars]</A></strong>, Christopher Allen <a href="mailto:ChristopherA#skotos,net">ChristopherA#skotos,net</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 16:23 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00348" HREF="msg00348.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Quests - allocative efficiency</A></strong>, Lovecraft <a href="mailto:dave#darkages,com">dave#darkages,com</a>, Mon 17 Apr 2000, 16:22 GMT </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>