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<LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</A></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 20 Apr 97 12:59:34 -0700</LI>
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In <199704181455.OAA96944#out2,ibm.net>, on 04/17/97
at 11:07 AM, Nathan Yospe <yospe#hawaii,edu> said:
>On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, Shawn Halpenny wrote:
>Yes, this has been bothering me a little. In an earlier post, I
>described a character who had an instinctive level of agression, and
>_not_ attacking on a slight offense required deliberate action on the
>player/controller's part. The scene went something like this:
>(from the POV of Arghu*ath the Ghladrakh - a large, mamalian warrior
>race) (Note: my pet mud is science fiction, and this is reflected
>here.)
Were I to pick a literature backing for my world it would probably
something long the lines of John M Myers' SilverLock (which is not all
that far from Island when I come to think of it (incredible book BTW
-- a must read)) meets The Man In Black, meets Vinge's "Fire Upon The
Deep".
>The barkeep walks toward you and plunks a flaming lager down in front
>of you. He stands there expectantly.
...
Example of the game's view of your character's instincts, and its
automatic insertion of your actions on that basis ellided.
...
>This is a good demonstration of what combat is about in Singularity
>2. The long term consequences of killing that troublemaker would have
>been greater than the satisfaction of letting the instinctive
>reaction take control would be worth. It also demonstrates how much
>of the combat is instinctive and computer controlled. Combatants
>nudge and guide their instincts, but the instincts carry a great deal
>of weight.
This is probably why I'm not into role playing per se (personal
identification with character played). I'd abhor such a game which
made my decisions for me, even if I had set some such configuration
before hand. I don't like automation at such a personal level.
Makes for horse races...
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01487" HREF="msg01487.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Room-based vs. coordinate-based</A></strong>,
Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Wed 25 Jun 1997, 11:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01618" HREF="msg01618.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Room-based vs. coordinate-based</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01262" HREF="msg01262.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Room-based vs. coordinate-based</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01263" HREF="msg01263.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Room-based vs. coordinate-based</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00177" HREF="msg00177.html">Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00178" HREF="msg00178.html">Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00198" HREF="msg00198.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Thu 24 Apr 1997, 10:28 GMT
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