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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Jamie Norrish <<A HREF="mailto:jamie#sans,vuw.ac.nz">jamie#sans,vuw.ac.nz</A>></LI>
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<PRE>
Todd Lair writes:
> Risk is crucial for a good game because you can't really have
> players getting reward for typing in ten commands correctly.
This is something that has always boggled me when people start trying
to convert their combat oriented games to a more "role-playing"
focused one. Why is there still this concern about levels, and
advancement, and so forth? If there are any rewards for
role-playing/not killing things, they should only indirectly be
related to any system mechanics. Becoming the recognised leader of a
group shouldn't have any mechanics effects *whatsoever* - it's just
that other characters recognise her as a leader and do what she says.
It is folly, in my view, to try and keep the idea of advancement based
on mechanical risk when introducing non-mechanical tasks. Let those
who fight get better at fighting, and those who heal better at
healing, and leave it at that.
Jamie
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00338" HREF="msg00338.html">Administrative notes</A></strong>,
coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Fri 09 May 1997, 09:23 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00349" HREF="msg00349.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Administrative notes</A></strong>,
Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#srce,hr">silovic#srce,hr</a>, Sat 10 May 1997, 02:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00372" HREF="msg00372.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Sun 11 May 1997, 17:24 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00384" HREF="msg00384.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>,
Todd Lair <a href="mailto:tlair#mailzone,com">tlair#mailzone,com</a>, Mon 12 May 1997, 06:50 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00385" HREF="msg00385.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>,
Jamie Norrish <a href="mailto:jamie#sans,vuw.ac.nz">jamie#sans,vuw.ac.nz</a>, Mon 12 May 1997, 07:45 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00396" HREF="msg00396.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user1,inficad.com">nightfall#user1,inficad.com</a>, Mon 12 May 1997, 20:27 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00410" HREF="msg00410.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>,
Todd Lair <a href="mailto:tlair#mailzone,com">tlair#mailzone,com</a>, Tue 13 May 1997, 01:55 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00426" HREF="msg00426.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>,
Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#srce,hr">silovic#srce,hr</a>, Tue 13 May 1997, 15:14 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00443" HREF="msg00443.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Levels (was: Administrative notes)</A></strong>,
Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Wed 14 May 1997, 04:58 GMT
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