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<LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence &lt;<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>&gt;</LI>
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On Fri, 18 Dec 1998 17:16:34 -0600 
Koster, Raph&lt;rkoster#origin,ea.com&gt; wrote:

&gt; That is the kind of thing I was getting at. If you have player
&gt; languages and DON'T have a "common" tongue, then groups that might
&gt; be desirable (elves &amp; humans) won't form because of the language
&gt; barrier, even though it might be desirable. Another good example
&gt; might be vampires. If you make a vampire type that cannot hang out
&gt; in the tavern, can't be out in the sun, and is otherwise a total
&gt; pain in the ass to play with your non-vamp friends, then it's
&gt; probbaly detrimental--unless being a vampire is something totally
&gt; cool that provides a real sense of identity, ideally with whole
&gt; vamp families and the like, which can provide a strong built-in
&gt; 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...


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<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
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<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
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<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
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<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
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Michael Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Fri 18 Dec 1998, 23:32 GMT
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<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
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J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Mon 21 Dec 1998, 23:36 GMT
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