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<LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI>
<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Holly Sommer <<A HREF="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:06:43 -0500 (CDT)</LI>
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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Ling wrote:
> Out of interest, how do people feel about mundane messages like arrival
> being 'spiced up'. Instead of:
>
> Bubba arrives from the east.
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> It becomes:
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> Bubba walks in from the east.
> Bubba strolls in from the east.
Why would it display his arrival twice?
We imped this on Grok, customized "says" and "walks" - the players loved
it, and we used it as a quest reward sometimes.
> And so on. Would this become annoying? I think the chances are it'll
> probably be an overwhelming yes.
Allow me to vocalize a loud "no." :) At least not the special arrival
messages.
-Holly
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00332" HREF="msg00332.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Bruce Sterling on Virtual Community goals</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00291" HREF="msg00291.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Bruce Sterling on Virtual Community goals</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00297" HREF="msg00297.html">[MUD-Dev] Recursive look</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00300" HREF="msg00300.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>,
Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 15:10 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00305" HREF="msg00305.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>,
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David Bennett <a href="mailto:ddt#discworld,imaginary.com">ddt#discworld,imaginary.com</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 18:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00323" HREF="msg00323.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 22:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00329" HREF="msg00329.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>,
Marc Hernandez <a href="mailto:marc#jb,com">marc#jb,com</a>, Thu 22 Oct 1998, 01:33 GMT
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