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<H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] A flamewar startingpoint.</H1>
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[Jon L:]

:					     Is it possible and/or
:desireable for characters to have the ability to choose or "will" character
:control over to another player should such a logout event occur?

That's an interesting idea. If the rule of a MUD is a that a character
will do nothing useful (e.g. just sleep or doze) if not directed by a
player, then long-term quests *must* be done by co-operating groups of
players. The idea being that when a player logs out, he give control
of the characters(s) he is running over to whatever other players are
still going to be online. The set of players must cooperate carefully
in order to accomplish the group goal.

[P.S. I will be away so silent over Christmas holiday.]

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Chris Gray   cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA

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<LI><strong><A NAME="00900" HREF="msg00900.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] A flamewar startingpoint.</A></strong>, 
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 21 Dec 1997, 14:31 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00948" HREF="msg00948.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] A flamewar startingpoint.</A></strong>, 
JC Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM">claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM</a>, Wed 24 Dec 1997, 18:50 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01005" HREF="msg01005.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] A flamewar startingpoint.</A></strong>, 
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Mon 29 Dec 1997, 19:53 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01021" HREF="msg01021.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] A flamewar startingpoint.</A></strong>, 
Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Tue 30 Dec 1997, 09:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00886" HREF="msg00886.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] A flamewar startingpoint.</A></strong>, 
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 20 Dec 1997, 02:24 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00263" HREF="msg00263.html">Re: [MUD-Dev]	A flamewar startingpoint.</A></strong>, 
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 09 Nov 1997, 18:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00269" HREF="msg00269.html">[MUD-Dev] A flamewar startingpoint.</A></strong>, 
Brandon Cline <a href="mailto:brandon#merlin,sedona.net">brandon#merlin,sedona.net</a>, Mon 10 Nov 1997, 04:21 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00582" HREF="msg00582.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] A flamewar startingpoint.</A></strong>, 
coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Tue 09 Dec 1997, 18:42 GMT
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