<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look --> <!--X-From-R13: Vbyyl Ebzzre <ufbzzreNzvpeb.gv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 08:10:51 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.HPP.3.91.981021100314.7130E-100000#emu,micro.ti.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.SOL.3.96.981021141716.26007D-100000@sun-cc203 --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.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="msg00299.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00301.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00297.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00305.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00300">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00300">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00300">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</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: Recursive look</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Holly Sommer <<A HREF="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:06:43 -0500 (CDT)</LI> <LI><em>cc</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></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> On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Ling wrote: > Out of interest, how do people feel about mundane messages like arrival > being 'spiced up'. Instead of: > > Bubba arrives from the east. > > It becomes: > > Bubba walks in from the east. > Bubba strolls in from the east. Why would it display his arrival twice? We imped this on Grok, customized "says" and "walks" - the players loved it, and we used it as a quest reward sometimes. > And so on. Would this become annoying? I think the chances are it'll > probably be an overwhelming yes. Allow me to vocalize a loud "no." :) At least not the special arrival messages. -Holly </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="00315" HREF="msg00315.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> "David Bennett" <ddt#discworld,imaginary.com></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00305" HREF="msg00305.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> The Wildman <wildman#microserve,net></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00297" HREF="msg00297.html">[MUD-Dev] Recursive look</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Ling <K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00299.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Bruce Sterling on Virtual Community goals</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00301.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00297.html">[MUD-Dev] Recursive look</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00305.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00300"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00300"><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: Bruce Sterling on Virtual Community goals</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00332" HREF="msg00332.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Bruce Sterling on Virtual Community goals</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Thu 22 Oct 1998, 01:50 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00291" HREF="msg00291.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Bruce Sterling on Virtual Community goals</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 05:29 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00292" HREF="msg00292.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Bruce Sterling on Virtual Community goals</A></strong>, Bruce Mitchener, Jr. <a href="mailto:bruce#puremagic,com">bruce#puremagic,com</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 06:04 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00297" HREF="msg00297.html">[MUD-Dev] Recursive look</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 14:41 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00300" HREF="msg00300.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>, Holly Sommer <a href="mailto:hsommer#micro,ti.com">hsommer#micro,ti.com</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 15:10 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00305" HREF="msg00305.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>, The Wildman <a href="mailto:wildman#microserve,net">wildman#microserve,net</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 16:48 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00315" HREF="msg00315.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>, David Bennett <a href="mailto:ddt#discworld,imaginary.com">ddt#discworld,imaginary.com</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 18:37 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00323" HREF="msg00323.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 21 Oct 1998, 22:47 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00329" HREF="msg00329.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Recursive look</A></strong>, Marc Hernandez <a href="mailto:marc#jb,com">marc#jb,com</a>, Thu 22 Oct 1998, 01:33 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </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>