<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: More Laws, was Re: DIS: Client-Server vs Peer-t o-Peer --> <!--X-From-R13: X Q Znjerapr <pynjNhaqre.rate.ftv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 15:41:27 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199812212341.PAA00147#under,engr.sgi.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 11A17AA2B9EAD111BCEA00A0C9B41793EDC7F4#forest,origin.ea.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: More Laws, was Re: DIS: Client-Server vs Peer-t </title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.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="msg01032.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01034.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01011.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01006.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01033">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01033">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01033">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: More Laws, was Re: DIS: Client-Server vs Peer-t o-Peer</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: More Laws, was Re: DIS: Client-Server vs Peer-t o-Peer </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 15:41:11 -0800</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 Fri, 18 Dec 1998 17:16:34 -0600 Koster, Raph<rkoster#origin,ea.com> wrote: > That is the kind of thing I was getting at. If you have player > languages and DON'T have a "common" tongue, then groups that might > be desirable (elves & humans) won't form because of the language > barrier, even though it might be desirable. Another good example > might be vampires. If you make a vampire type that cannot hang out > in the tavern, can't be out in the sun, and is otherwise a total > pain in the ass to play with your non-vamp friends, then it's > probbaly detrimental--unless being a vampire is something totally > cool that provides a real sense of identity, ideally with whole > vamp families and the like, which can provide a strong built-in > community precisely *because* the group is more isolated. To quote: "I'm gonna be different -- just like all those people over there!" Differentiation is important, but only if there is sufficient population on BOTH sides of the divide. Its a market economics question. Its not market share, it is market size, where the society and social dynamics of that society are the econimic currency of the market. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#kanga,nu (Contractor) Internet: coder#kanga,nu ---------(*) Internet: claw#under,engr.sgi.com ...Honorary 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="01011" HREF="msg01011.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: More Laws, was Re: DIS: Client-Server vs Peer-to-Peer</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Koster, Raph" <rkoster#origin,ea.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01032.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01034.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01011.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: More Laws, was Re: DIS: Client-Server vs Peer-to-Peer</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01006.html">[MUD-Dev] Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01033"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01033"><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: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="01020" HREF="msg01020.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></strong>, quzah [softhome] <a href="mailto:quzah#softhome,net">quzah#softhome,net</a>, Sat 19 Dec 1998, 14:55 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01026" HREF="msg01026.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></strong>, David Bennett <a href="mailto:ddt#discworld,imaginary.com">ddt#discworld,imaginary.com</a>, Mon 21 Dec 1998, 20:43 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01043" HREF="msg01043.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Tue 22 Dec 1998, 20:53 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01011" HREF="msg01011.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: More Laws, was Re: DIS: Client-Server vs Peer-to-Peer</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Sat 19 Dec 1998, 01:21 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01033" HREF="msg01033.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: More Laws, was Re: DIS: Client-Server vs Peer-t o-Peer</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 21 Dec 1998, 23:41 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01006" HREF="msg01006.html">[MUD-Dev] Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></strong>, Michael Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Fri 18 Dec 1998, 23:32 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01008" HREF="msg01008.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></strong>, Sunny Gulati <a href="mailto:sunnywiz#radiks,net">sunnywiz#radiks,net</a>, Sat 19 Dec 1998, 00:30 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01010" HREF="msg01010.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Sat 19 Dec 1998, 00:58 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01032" HREF="msg01032.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 21 Dec 1998, 23:36 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>