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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>: Thu, 24 Apr 97 09:28:20 -0700</LI>
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In <<A HREF="msg00206.html">3.0.32.19970424121605.00683f30#mail,tenetwork.com</A>>, on 04/24/97
at 08:12 PM, Jeff Kesselman <jeffk#tenetwork,com> said:
>(2) Enagagement is an important concept for battle strategy. You CAN
>still have engagement in a one-state if that state is always in
>combat time (see (1))above), but someone was mentioning "just wlakign
>off" so I thought i shoudl mention it. Engagement simulates the fact
>that seriosu combat is a constant give and take of offense and
>defense, if yo udrop your defenses, even foir a moment, yer gonna get
>tagged.
Having a binary engagement state (in-combat or out-of-combat) also
obviates (or at least reduces) lesser forms of engagement, such as
passing spats, displays of force, etc. I like the idea that there can
be an I-am-fighting state as maintained by the character-internal
flag, but that for general manipulation, especially for less dedicated
affairs, the situation remains fluid.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00289" HREF="msg00289.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] (fwd) Re: Issues from the digests and Wout's list</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00258" HREF="msg00258.html">Me</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00206" HREF="msg00206.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Why have a combat state?</A></strong>,
Jeff Kesselman <a href="mailto:jeffk#tenetwork,com">jeffk#tenetwork,com</a>, Fri 25 Apr 1997, 02:06 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00232" HREF="msg00232.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Why have a combat state?</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Sat 26 Apr 1997, 06:11 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00202" HREF="msg00202.html">Re: Verb binding</A></strong>,
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Thu 24 Apr 1997, 21:46 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00203" HREF="msg00203.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Verb binding</A></strong>,
Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Thu 24 Apr 1997, 23:57 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00207" HREF="msg00207.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Verb binding</A></strong>,
clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Fri 25 Apr 1997, 10:43 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00292" HREF="msg00292.html">Re: Verb binding</A></strong>,
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