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<LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: {MUD} Re: Misc MUD issues</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: "Chris Lawrence" <<A HREF="mailto:clawrenc#xsvr1,cup.hp.com">clawrenc#xsvr1,cup.hp.com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 09:41:17 -0700</LI>
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On Aug 25, 8:21am, Alex Oren wrote:
> But then, I don't feel that the game should be cantered around combat
> anyway.
Agreed, as you've probably guess from my posts in Skill Based Systems on
r.g.m.diku/misc/admin.
> [JCL:]
> } I'm assuming above that B fights without any skill, but that his actions
> } are slightly topical to the combat at hand (eg at least tries to dodge
> } the hammer coming at his head instead of taking off his helm and walking
> } onto his sword in the mean time).
>
> This approach will probably give more weight to typing speed than to strategy
> and tactics.
<<Please note that the above example for B was meant to suggest a player who
does far more to kill himself than actually damage his opponent>>
Again, I feel this depends on pacing far more than anything else. Ignoring the
complexity and typing ease of the required commands, if combat rounds run at,
say, 1 per second, then yes, the short lag, fast typist etc will have a massive
advantage. If combat runs at 15 seconds per round (possibly taking the other
extreme), then there's quite a bit of time to develop a thoughful approach to
your attack/defense.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00017" HREF="msg00017.html">{MUD} New adventures</A></strong>,
MaartenThibaut <a href="mailto:maarten#megami,ibase.be">maarten#megami,ibase.be</a>, Mon 26 Aug 1996, 22:45 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00009" HREF="msg00009.html">{MUD} Re: Misc MUD issues</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00025" HREF="msg00025.html">Re: {MUD} Re: Misc MUD issues</A></strong>,
Alex Oren <a href="mailto:alexo#sapiens,com">alexo#sapiens,com</a>, Tue 27 Aug 1996, 01:36 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00008" HREF="msg00008.html">{MUD} Expanding the mud list</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00020" HREF="msg00020.html">Re: {MUD} Expanding the mud list</A></strong>,
Chris Lawrence <a href="mailto:clawrenc#xsvr1,cup.hp.com">clawrenc#xsvr1,cup.hp.com</a>, Mon 26 Aug 1996, 23:50 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00032" HREF="msg00032.html">Re: {MUD} Expanding the mud list</A></strong>,
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