<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP --> <!--X-From-R13: XQ Znjerapr <pynjNhaqre.Sat.Eha.QA[> --> <!--X-Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 03:19:59 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199801100319.TAA01109#under,Eng.Sun.COM --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 3.0.32.19980107213224.00712fa4@online-alchemy.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00166.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00167.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00217.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00138.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00165">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00165">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00165">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: JC Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM">claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 19:19:53 -0800</LI> <LI><em>Reply-to</em>: <A HREF="mailto:claw#null,net">claw#null,net</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Thu, 8 Jan 1998 06:37:38 PST8PDT Mike Sellers<mike#online-alchemy,com> wrote: > There's little diku influence in M59, at least not intentional > influence. There have been two pretty distinct groups who play > though; some come to kill things, others to socialize (many in both > groups have never played muds or RPGs before). The interesting > thing is that both groups tend to cross-over, having found the joys > of the others' activities. As for real role-playing, well... that's > a rare thing, I'm afraid. The designers' fault as much as the > players, if not more. :-/ Which again begs the question I asked a short while back: Why do you specifically decry the loss of RP on M59, or find it a fault that it has little RP? Is this because it is your own preferred playing style, as part of the game definition or goals, or some other perhaps commercial reason? -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net Internet: coder#ibm,net ----------(*) Internet: jc.lawrence#sun,com ...Honourary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00114" HREF="msg00114.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Mike Sellers <mike#online-alchemy,com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00166.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] request for comments</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00167.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] request for comments (was: Mud-Dev FAQ)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00217.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00138.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00165"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00165"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00125" HREF="msg00125.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 08 Jan 1998, 21:38 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00219" HREF="msg00219.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, The Eternal City <a href="mailto:eternal#eternal,eternal-city.com">eternal#eternal,eternal-city.com</a>, Mon 12 Jan 1998, 19:29 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00168" HREF="msg00168.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, JC Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM">claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM</a>, Sat 10 Jan 1998, 03:38 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00217" HREF="msg00217.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, The Eternal City <a href="mailto:eternal#eternal,eternal-city.com">eternal#eternal,eternal-city.com</a>, Mon 12 Jan 1998, 19:06 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00165" HREF="msg00165.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, JC Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM">claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM</a>, Sat 10 Jan 1998, 03:19 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00138" HREF="msg00138.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Fri 09 Jan 1998, 15:25 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00170" HREF="msg00170.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, JC Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM">claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM</a>, Sat 10 Jan 1998, 04:16 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00140" HREF="msg00140.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Fri 09 Jan 1998, 15:49 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00185" HREF="msg00185.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, Raph & Kristen Koster <a href="mailto:koster#eden,com">koster#eden,com</a>, Sat 10 Jan 1998, 17:27 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>