<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re:Wired Magazine...) --> <!--X-From-R13: "Ybfgre, Dncu" <exbfgreNbevtva.rn.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:51:24 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 11A17AA2B9EAD111BCEA00A0C9B417932EEA8D#forest,origin.ea.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re:Wired Mag</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.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="msg00187.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00189.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00189.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00186.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00188">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00188">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00188">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re:Wired Magazine...)</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>'" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re:Wired Magazine...)</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Koster, Raph" <<A HREF="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 10:49:09 -0500</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#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> > -----Original Message----- > From: Orion Henry [SMTP:orionZ#ix,netcom.com] > Sent: Friday, July 10, 1998 10:35 PM > To: mud-dev#kanga,nu > Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: > Re:Wired Magazine...) > > It is my idealistic belief that if something in a mud is blatantly out > of line > with the way the real world works then something in not implimented > right > in the mud... No, tailors dont have to nor did they ever have to > become > great warriors in order to make clothes. [snip] > If pkillers are taking out the non-combatent players this SHOULD drop > the > supply of nessarry items, therein shooting up the prices, therein > offering > those non-combantents more resources with wich to ply their trade. > > Allowing killing is not the problem: the lack of a "complete" system > allows for unbalance ( such as the lack of power/use of non-combatents > ) > Ah, the "correct" solution, it would seem. But the problem here is that in a world of a given size, you'll have to really be a specialist tailor-killer to get this effect. And it DOES still encourage tailor-warriors to develop, as they will make a killing in the market with their probably poorer-quality goods once the true professionals are eliminated. Getting this effect btw assumes a vastly reduced role for NPC shops from the traditional... -Raph > -- > MUD-Dev: Advancing an unrealised future. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00187.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wi</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00189.html">[MUD-Dev] META: MUD-Dev is a NewHoo "Cool Site"</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00189.html">[MUD-Dev] META: MUD-Dev is a NewHoo "Cool Site"</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00186.html">[MUD-Dev] Biomass project</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00188"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00188"><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: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wired Magazine...)</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00220" HREF="msg00220.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wired Magazine...)</A></strong>, Damion Schubert <a href="mailto:zjiria#texas,net">zjiria#texas,net</a>, Wed 15 Jul 1998, 04:38 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00203" HREF="msg00203.html">[MUD-Dev] Amit's Games Programming Page</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Tue 14 Jul 1998, 11:01 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00191" HREF="msg00191.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re:Wire</A></strong>, Michael.Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 17:31 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00189" HREF="msg00189.html">[MUD-Dev] META: MUD-Dev is a NewHoo "Cool Site"</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 16:40 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00188" HREF="msg00188.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re:Wired Magazine...)</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 15:51 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00186" HREF="msg00186.html">[MUD-Dev] Biomass project</A></strong>, Joel Kelso <a href="mailto:joel#ee,uwa.edu.au">joel#ee,uwa.edu.au</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 02:05 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00185" HREF="msg00185.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Mud websites</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org">matt#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Mon 13 Jul 1998, 01:53 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00217" HREF="msg00217.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Mud websites</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Wed 15 Jul 1998, 01:32 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00173" HREF="msg00173.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: World Creation Notes, version 061098</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sat 11 Jul 1998, 22:19 GMT </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>