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On 30/11/97 at 09:37 AM, Adam Wiggins <nightfall#user2,inficad.com> said:
>Nods - you've just hit the key to this issue, I think. It's simply a
>mater of ratio. If we consider a 'full' model to be 100%, a system which
>models 50% of the elements of the model needs 50% randomness. A system
>which models 100% of the elements (like, say, the universe) does not need
>any pseudo-randomness at all. So, as you increase the amount of detail
>of your system, you can reduce the level of randomness, which is IMO a
>very good thing. The system is still unpredictable by human standards,
>since there are a lot of factors to keep track of, but they are real
>factors. I find it both more immersive and less annoying to know I
>failed my backstab due to a sneeze rather than because I didn't make a
>dice roll. Plus, this adds so much more potential for strategy into the
>gameworld - a thief refusing to attempt any stealthy maneuvers because
>he's currently got a cold, for example.
This could be argued as the base explanation fo heisenberg/quantum
mechanics -- the Universe is an imperfect model of itself and thus relies
of randome effects for its micro-modelling.
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00453" HREF="msg00453.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#user2,inficad.com">nightfall#user2,inficad.com</a>, Sun 30 Nov 1997, 11:28 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00469" HREF="msg00469.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Derrick Jones <a href="mailto:gunther#online1,magnus1.com">gunther#online1,magnus1.com</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 19:35 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00470" HREF="msg00470.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vadimt#4cs,com">vadimt#4cs,com</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 20:37 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00471" HREF="msg00471.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Tue 02 Dec 1997, 22:13 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00464" HREF="msg00464.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Introductions and descriptions</A></strong>,
Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Mon 01 Dec 1997, 16:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00314" HREF="msg00314.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
Maddy <a href="mailto:maddy#fysh,org">maddy#fysh,org</a>, Wed 19 Nov 1997, 10:14 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00316" HREF="msg00316.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Introductions and</A></strong>,
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Wed 19 Nov 1997, 21:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00353" HREF="msg00353.html">Communication [was Introductions and..]</A></strong>,
Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sat 22 Nov 1997, 16:22 GMT
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