<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world. --> <!--X-From-R13: Hnqvz Fxnpuraxb <igNserrubyq.pebpbqvyr.bet> --> <!--X-Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 21:51:06 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 355D1B36.79D55E88#freehold,crocodile.org --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.GSO.3.96L.980511220246.21899A-100000#mozzarella,cs.wisc.edu --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic worl</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org"> </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="msg00622.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00624.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00598.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00625.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00623">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00623">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00623">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Vadim Tkachenko <<A HREF="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 15 May 1998 23:51:02 -0500</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: "Petidomo List Agent -- Kanga.Nu version" <<A HREF="mailto:petidomo#kanga,nu">petidomo#kanga,nu</A>></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Dan Shiovitz wrote: > > On Mon, 11 May 1998, Ben Greear wrote: > > > > On Sun, 10 May 1998, John Bertoglio wrote: > [..] > > > particular. Example: Say the character gets certain benefits from and > > > aggressive (nearly abusive) stance with vendors. However, that behavior is > > > also more likely to provoke an assualt from an NPC. Trying to reset the > > > profile to a much nicer stance (to make sure you are alive when you log > > > back in) might be greeted with "Zug's personality can not change Commercial > > > Agressiveness that dramatically in such a short amount of time. Perhaps you > > > would like a PAT (Personality Alteration Training) answer to make this > > > change?" > > > > I will definately try to not allow wild swings from one 'alignment' to > > another. At least to the point where an evil pirate can't set his > > alignment to good right before logging off... > > I don't think there's any need to prevent the players from changing > their personality. Just remember that if someone's been nasty and > aggressive to you for a long period of time and suddenly starts being > friendly, that's almost always a sign of weakness or stupidity on > their parts*. Then have the NPCs respond appropriately. (This gets > trickier if the NPCs don't remember how players acted in the past .. > in that case you might want to restrict personality changes, yes). Short side remark: I'd prefer the characters to be separated further from the players behind their backs in this case (like it was discussed before), so I can imagine: [player] OK, enough tormenting Boffo, let's be fair with him since now [character] What are you, nuts? Let's go and kill him! ... As I was saying before, alignment is not to be taken lightly :-) > (Dan Shiovitz) (dbs#cs,wisc.edu) (look, I have a new e-mail address) > (<A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dbs">http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dbs</A>) (and a new web page also) > (the content, of course, is the same) > > -- > MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. -- Still alive and smile stays on, Vadim Tkachenko <vt#freehold,crocodile.org> -- UNIX _is_ user friendly, he's just very picky about who his friends are -- MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00625" HREF="msg00625.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Ben Greear <greear#cyberhighway,net></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00516" HREF="msg00516.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Dan Shiovitz <dbs#cs,wisc.edu></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00622.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: [MUD-Dev]World Size and The "Hot House" Factor Was Re: PK and my "Mobless MUD" idea</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00624.html">[MUD-Dev] OT: Java multithreading performance</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00598.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00625.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00623"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00623"><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>[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00513" HREF="msg00513.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Tue 12 May 1998, 01:45 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00516" HREF="msg00516.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Dan Shiovitz <a href="mailto:dbs#cs,wisc.edu">dbs#cs,wisc.edu</a>, Tue 12 May 1998, 03:09 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00526" HREF="msg00526.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Wed 13 May 1998, 02:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00598" HREF="msg00598.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Fri 15 May 1998, 02:11 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00623" HREF="msg00623.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Sat 16 May 1998, 04:51 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00625" HREF="msg00625.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Sat 16 May 1998, 05:30 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00494" HREF="msg00494.html">[MUD-Dev] How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Mon 11 May 1998, 04:50 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00502" HREF="msg00502.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Mon 11 May 1998, 18:13 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00514" HREF="msg00514.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: How to handle log-outs in a totally dynamic world.</A></strong>, Ben Greear <a href="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</a>, Tue 12 May 1998, 01:52 GMT </LI> </UL> </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>