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<H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</H1>
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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Vadim Tkachenko <<A HREF="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 15 May 1998 23:51:02 -0500</LI>
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Dan Shiovitz wrote:
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> On Mon, 11 May 1998, Ben Greear wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 10 May 1998, John Bertoglio wrote:
> [..]
> > > particular. Example: Say the character gets certain benefits from and
> > > aggressive (nearly abusive) stance with vendors. However, that behavior is
> > > also more likely to provoke an assualt from an NPC. Trying to reset the
> > > profile to a much nicer stance (to make sure you are alive when you log
> > > back in) might be greeted with "Zug's personality can not change Commercial
> > > Agressiveness that dramatically in such a short amount of time. Perhaps you
> > > would like a PAT (Personality Alteration Training) answer to make this
> > > change?"
> >
> > I will definately try to not allow wild swings from one 'alignment' to
> > another. At least to the point where an evil pirate can't set his
> > alignment to good right before logging off...
>
> I don't think there's any need to prevent the players from changing
> their personality. Just remember that if someone's been nasty and
> aggressive to you for a long period of time and suddenly starts being
> friendly, that's almost always a sign of weakness or stupidity on
> their parts*. Then have the NPCs respond appropriately. (This gets
> trickier if the NPCs don't remember how players acted in the past ..
> in that case you might want to restrict personality changes, yes).
Short side remark: I'd prefer the characters to be separated further
from the players behind their backs in this case (like it was discussed
before), so I can imagine:
[player] OK, enough tormenting Boffo, let's be fair with him since now
[character] What are you, nuts? Let's go and kill him!
...
As I was saying before, alignment is not to be taken lightly :-)
> (Dan Shiovitz) (dbs#cs,wisc.edu) (look, I have a new e-mail address)
> (<A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dbs">http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dbs</A>) (and a new web page also)
> (the content, of course, is the same)
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> --
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00513" HREF="msg00513.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Tue 12 May 1998, 01:45 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00516" HREF="msg00516.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
Dan Shiovitz <a href="mailto:dbs#cs,wisc.edu">dbs#cs,wisc.edu</a>, Tue 12 May 1998, 03:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00526" HREF="msg00526.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 02:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00598" HREF="msg00598.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Fri 15 May 1998, 02:11 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00623" HREF="msg00623.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Sat 16 May 1998, 04:51 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00625" HREF="msg00625.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Sat 16 May 1998, 05:30 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00494" HREF="msg00494.html">[MUD-Dev] How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Mon 11 May 1998, 04:50 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00502" HREF="msg00502.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00514" HREF="msg00514.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>,
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