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<LI><em>From</em>: Richard Woolcock <<A HREF="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</A>></LI>
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Maddy wrote:
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> Previously, Mike Sellers wrote....
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> > At 10:05 AM 11/18/97 PST8PDT, Matt Chatterley wrote:
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> > >This is another interesting area actually, and the first point I'd keep in
> > >mind, is that if you are aiming at a very rp-centric game, fully automated
> > >descriptions are probably a bad idea (note: for the benefit of anyone in
> > >the audience, rp-centric mainly refers to Tiny-derivs, but could
> > >technically be anything. Most tiny-derivs have player-written descs, but I
> > >know at least one which does not).
> >
> > Perhaps you could let people write their own descs as a function of their
> > level/rank/score in the game? Or, perhaps better for RPing, keep the desc
> > automatic, but include a bit more spice if the character is powerful in the
> > game, where this 'spice' accentuates the character's most powerful
> > attributes. Frankly, if I never see another desc along the lines of
> > "flaming red hair and lips to match, ice blue eyes that at once chill your
> > soul and inflame your desire..." (ugh) that'll be fine with me! :)
>
> Well there is no real easy way you can tell someones rank just by looking at
> them - remember the tale of the Prince and the Pauper? I'd be fairly
> annoyed if I was given the description that told everyone I was king, when I
> was dressed in rags and trying to get a feel of what the local populous
> thought of me.
This is a good point...but then if you were the King, it would be much more
difficult to disguise yourself anyway (although I suppose people would be
used to seeing you in royal finary...so maybe not).
> > While we're talking about names, how do you propose to deal with
> > name-collision? I've never really liked the fact that all names in typical
> > MUDs must be unique. It seems like you could easily allow for multiple
> > name instances by keying off the combo of character name and player name
> > internally. The only problem comes up in areas where, for example, I want
> > to talk to "Joe" or send game-mail to "Joe." If there are a dozen Joes out
> > there, how do I know which one I want? Even in the scheme described above,
> > you could have several "Joe Doe" characters. I suppose you could list
> > further, publicly known information for each, such as occupation, general
> > area where they live ("Joe Doe of Tos, who is a merchant"), or in a
> > graphical environment, a picture of them -- anything to help other players
> > differentiate their Joe from all other Joes.
> >
> > Thoughts on this?
>
> Well they way I see it - you're talking about OOC contructs. If you want to
> talk to someone, you go off and find them, don't you? You don't send out a
> telepathic message. Finding Joe, is simple a case of asking people if
> they've seen him - they might not know who you mean and will need a
> description - they might even assume you mean a different Joe and direct you
> to the wrong one.
>
> The same goes for mail - you're at the mercy of the local population to
> deliver the mail. It might seem a little harsh, but it does add flavour to
> the game. If you want to keep in contact with someone, then you make
> arrangements to meet up, rather than disappearing off into the wilderness
> and then expecting to find them straight away when you come back.
Problem...my world is a little large...however if you knew where Joe lived
you could drop a letter at his house (or even wait at his house for him).
Equally there is no reason why you couldn't phone him up if he had a mobile
phone...
However I think OOC channels are important to have, as a lot of players
are friends and do like to chat about OOC stuff. It is particularly
important when death will result in you getting a new body (and thus
name+description), forcing you to remeet everyone. At least OOC (using
your soul/login name to talk with) is a constant factor.
KaVir.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00471" HREF="msg00471.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 22:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00679" HREF="msg00679.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00464" HREF="msg00464.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Mon 01 Dec 1997, 16:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00314" HREF="msg00314.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00316" HREF="msg00316.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Wed 19 Nov 1997, 21:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00353" HREF="msg00353.html">Communication [was Introductions and..]</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sat 22 Nov 1997, 16:22 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00359" HREF="msg00359.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Communication [was Introductions and..]</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sat 22 Nov 1997, 20:27 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00362" HREF="msg00362.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Communication [was Introductions and..]</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Sat 22 Nov 1997, 22:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00363" HREF="msg00363.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Communication [was Introductions and..]</A></strong>,
Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Sun 23 Nov 1997, 01:15 GMT
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