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<LI><em>From</em>: Raz <<A HREF="mailto:muddyraz#mushroom,demon.co.uk">muddyraz#mushroom,demon.co.uk</A>></LI>
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On Sun, 1 Jun 1997 09:44:14 PST8PDT, Adam wrote:
> > What's the 'aim' of your game..? Why will people play it? (In fact, can
> > they play a game, or do they experience a world?)
> [...] none of these can give me what a mud can - a completely
> functional environment which is continuous and consistant, where (many)
> other people in the world live and function without even knowing that I
> exist (whether they are NPCs or PCs), but which I can interject my own
> actions into and see a real effect propagate through the world in a way
> that is consistant with my own world, yet the world itself is entirely
> different and much more fantastic. There's nothing wrong with resource
> management, tactical combat, storylines, or puzzle-solving. I like
> all these too, and you can certainly have them. But that's not where
> the real deal lies, as far as I am concerned.
Thanks for the answer, Adam; and apologies for my delay in replying =)
The reason for asking was that, as I said, I'm probably in the same camp as
you, albeit much further back along the development road. I'd been
worrying recently about the possibility of *all* games requiring some kind
of objective, and since most of the stuff you've talked about sounds like
the kind if thing I want to do I thought it'd be interesting to hear what
your outlook was. I wasn't disappointed - thanks again.
Raz
(...and to the others who replied, too =))
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00875" HREF="msg00875.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Alright... IF your gonan do DESIESE...</A></strong>,
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