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<H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</H1>
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<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Richard Woolcock &lt;<A HREF="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</A>&gt;</LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 17:19:44 -0700</LI>
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Holly Sommer wrote:
&gt; 

[snip]

&gt; This is something I think gets overlooked FAR too often, when developing.
&gt; It's one thing to slow a player down so that they don't advance "too
&gt; quickly" (whatever your definition of that is), but it's entirely
&gt; another, to introduce "busy work" into the game - unless, of course, this
&gt; is part of the foundation of your game. But then, how many people like
&gt; spending their free time doing busy work? :)

On this list?  Almost everyone ;)

KaVir.


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<LI><strong><A NAME="01015" HREF="msg01015.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
Vadim Tkachenko <a href="mailto:vt#freehold,crocodile.org">vt#freehold,crocodile.org</a>, Sat 13 Jun 1998, 03:09 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00995" HREF="msg00995.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
Benjamin D. Wiechel <a href="mailto:strycher#toast,net">strycher#toast,net</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 15:20 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00996" HREF="msg00996.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
Andrew C.M. McClintock <a href="mailto:andrewm#tiger,hsc.edu">andrewm#tiger,hsc.edu</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 15:39 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00997" HREF="msg00997.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 15:56 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00998" HREF="msg00998.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 16:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00999" HREF="msg00999.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
Benjamin D. Wiechel <a href="mailto:strycher#toast,net">strycher#toast,net</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 16:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01169" HREF="msg01169.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 22 Jun 1998, 23:26 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01000" HREF="msg01000.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
Michael.Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Fri 12 Jun 1998, 16:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01035" HREF="msg01035.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: darkness/visibility</A></strong>, 
Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 14 Jun 1998, 21:11 GMT
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