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December 2001

Stories, why? -- Because :) Marian Griffith
[SECURITY] Bonefarming Adam Martin
If JRRT did MUDs... Adam Martin
- If JRRT did MUDs... Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt
- - If JRRT did MUDs... Marcus Johansson
Story Implementation Lee Sheldon
- Story Implementation rayzam
- - Story Implementation Lee Sheldon
- Story Implementation Jeff Freeman
- - Story Implementation Lee Sheldon
  - - Story Implementation Jeff Freeman
  - Story Implementation Marian Griffith
  - - Story Implementation Jeff Freeman
    - Story Implementation Jeff Cole
- Story Implementation Valerio Santinelli
From the linux-kernel list Jeff Cole
Survey: Internet Cuts Into TV Time Michael Tresca
Interesting DAoC Poll Lee Sheldon
- Interesting DAoC Poll Vincent Archer
- - Interesting DAoC Poll Robert Fleck
  - Interesting DAoC Poll Azeraab
  - - Interesting DAoC Poll Matt Mihaly
    - Interesting DAoC Poll Dave Shepherd
    - - Interesting DAoC Poll Azeraab
      - Interesting DAoC Poll Dave Shepherd
        Interesting DAoC Poll Matt Mihaly
Project announcement: Cool++ ryan daum
DAoC: Empowering Players to Alter the World (was: New laws) Lee Sheldon
DGN: Chemistry based magic systems Bryan "Cyngon" Helmkamp
- DGN: Chemistry based magic systems Nathan F. Yospe
- - DGN: Chemistry based magic systems rayzam
  - - DGN: Chemistry based magic systems Bryan "Cyngon" Helmkamp
  - DGN: Chemistry based magic systems Bryan "Cyngon" Helmkamp
  - - DGN: Chemistry based magic systems Sellers, Mike
RuneSword Brian Hook
Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Elia Morling
- Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Timothy Dang
- Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Koster, Raph
- - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) John Buehler
  - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Koster, Raph
    - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) John Buehler
      - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Travis Nixon
      - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Marian Griffith
      - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Steve {Bloo} Daniels
  - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Koster, Raph
    - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Steve {Bloo} Daniels
  - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Sellers, Mike
  - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Matt Mihaly
  - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Travis Nixon
    - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Matt Mihaly
    - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Koster, Raph
    - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Travis Nixon
      - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Bobby Martin
        Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Paul Schwanz
        Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Peter Harkins
        Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Paul Schwanz
        Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Bobby Martin
        Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Timothy Dang
  - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Travis Nixon
  - - Economic Growth (Was: [STORY] Story and population size) Koster, Raph
RE : Story Implementation Veynom
- RE : Story Implementation Matt Mihaly
  
  On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Veynom wrote:
  
  > We have an alternate theory for the story implementation. Do not
  > create quests. Instead, create a world with different
  > groups. Allow people to join whatever group (good or bad, no AI
  > here) and/or to do whatever kind of role they want.
  
  The sandbox approach, then.
  
  > Give them the tools to manage their group at every level and done,
  > human nature being what it is, you have a world with a
  > self-generating plot. Some will want to conquer, other to get
  > richer, others to protect, ...
  
  Sounds good, but won't work well without admin intervention. Or
  rather, to be more accurate, I've never heard of it being done well
  without admin intervention.
  
  Your approach was more or less what I intended originally upon
  starting Achaea. It quickly became clear, however, that it would not
  work. For lack of a better analogy, energy seems to drain out of the
  pure sandbox approach after awhile, leaving players feeling like
  there's nothing new that can be done, and no new challenges or
  stories to be had. Other players have done it all before, etc. In
  effect, I've found that what happens is that you get this huge
  difficult-to-break box that players stop thinking outside of. You
  get a few now and then that think outside of it, but without admin
  encouragement, they are quickly shut up by the erm, 'thought
  momentum" of the inside-the-box thinkers.
  
  I believe you need to keep a system feeling 'fresh' by having the
  admins constantly introduce new twists to the world. Our system
  works very well for this, in that the admins mostly play in-role
  Gods, with real powers over players. So, for instance, recently the
  God of Evil decided to order his followers to wage war on the holy
  shrines of many other Gods, who banded have banded together to
  destroy nearly all the shrines (which serve as nodes for
  religion-based powers) of the God of Evil. The God of Evil's
  worshippers are now starting to be ostracized, and cast into exile
  even from their own long-time city-states by rulers whom have been
  forced by the war to choose sides. It's all quite fun.
  
  Yes, it's possible that some mortal follower of an NPC God of Evil
  might have decided to initiate something similar, and organized
  something functionally equivalent, but it's been my somewhat
  extensive experience that this doesn't happen nearly often enough.
  
  I strongly believe your approach (which used to be my approach as
  well) to generating player-led stories will work without worlds that
  are considerably more complex than any existing or planned worlds
  that I know of. Further, that complexity needs to be (in a nod to
  some of the persuasive arguments made by the simulationists on the
  list such as Nathan Yosepe) one that is derived from principles as
  basic as possible, so that there is some logical relationship
  between all systems.
  
  --matt
- - RE : Story Implementation Matt Mihaly
Economy (was [STORY] Story and population size) Jeff Cole
- Economy (was [STORY] Story and population size) Dave Rickey
- - Economy (was [STORY] Story and population size) Jeff Cole
  - - Economy (was [STORY] Story and populationsize) Dave Rickey
RE : Story Implementation Veynom
- RE : Story Implementation Matt Mihaly
economy and population size Adam Martin
- economy and population size J C Lawrence
Art vs. Fun Michael Tresca
- Art vs. Fun Koster, Raph
- - Art vs. Fun Matt Mihaly
- Art vs. Fun Matt Mihaly
- Art vs. Fun Robert Zubek
First use of "avatar"? Koster, Raph
- First use of "avatar"? Lars Duening
- - First use of "avatar"? Matt Mihaly
- First use of "avatar"? Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- - First use of "avatar"? Koster, Raph
- First use of "avatar"? Steve {Bloo} Daniels
- First use of "avatar"? Travis Casey
- - First use of "avatar"? Koster, Raph
  - First use of "avatar"? Christopher Kohnert
  - - First use of "avatar"? Travis Casey
    - - First use of "avatar"? Koster, Raph
      - First use of "avatar"? Travis Nixon
        First use of "avatar"? Madman Across the Water
  - First use of "avatar"? Takis Kalogiratos
- First use of "avatar"? Tamzen Cannoy
- First use of "avatar"? Dr. Cat
- - First use of "avatar"? F. Randall Farmer
- First use of "avatar"? Mats Lidstrom
- - First use of "avatar"? Koster, Raph
  - - First use of "avatar"? Nathan F. Yospe
    - First use of "avatar"? Ola Fosheim Grøstad
- First use of "avatar"? Richard A. Bartle
Managing MUD economy Vladimir Prelovac
- Managing MUD economy opteek
- Managing MUD economy Koster, Raph
- - Managing MUD economy Derek Licciardi
- Managing MUD economy Bryan "Cyngon" Helmkamp
- - Managing MUD economy Sasha Hart
- Managing MUD economy Vladimir Prelovac
- - Managing MUD economy Freeman, Jeff
  - - Managing MUD economy John Buehler
    - - Managing MUD economy Marian Griffith
    - Managing MUD economy Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
    - - Managing MUD economy Adam Martin
  - Managing MUD economy Sasha Hart
  - Managing MUD economy Marc Hernandez
  - - Managing MUD economy Travis Casey
    - - Managing MUD economy Vladimir Prelovac
      - Managing MUD economy Travis Casey
        Managing MUD economy William Murdick
  - Managing MUD economy Timothy Dang
MUD implementation issues. Marcus Johansson
- MUD implementation issues. J C Lawrence
- - MUD implementation issues. Nicholas E. Walker
- MUD implementation issues. Phillip Lenhardt
- MUD implementation issues. Bruce Mitchener
- - MUD implementation issues. Jonathan Berling
  - - MUD implementation issues. Bruce Mitchener
  - MUD implementation issues. Marcus Johansson
  - - MUD implementation issues. Bruce Mitchener
Economy Vincent Archer
- Economy Travis Casey
- - Economy Koster, Raph
  - - Economy Travis Casey
    - - Economy Koster, Raph
  - Economy Amanda Walker
  - - Economy Matt Mihaly
Ten Rules of PvP was Interesting DAoC Poll Azeraab
- Ten Rules of PvP was Interesting DAoC Poll Dave Shepherd
- - Ten Rules of PvP was Interesting DAoC Poll Azeraab
  - - Ten Rules of PvP was Interesting DAoC Poll John Buehler
    - - Ten Rules of PvP was Interesting DAoC Poll Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
    - Ten Rules of PvP was Interesting DAoC Poll Vincent Archer
MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
- MMORPGs & MUDs Derek Licciardi
- - MMORPGs & MUDs Sellers, Mike
  - - MMORPGs & MUDs Brian Hook
  - MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
  - - MMORPGs & MUDs Sellers, Mike
    - - MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
    - MMORPGs & MUDs Derek Licciardi
    - - MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
  - MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
  - - MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
    - - MMORPGs & MUDs Lee Sheldon
      - MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
        MMORPGs & MUDs Mike Caruso
        MMORPGs & MUDs Adam Martin
- MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
- - MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
  - - MMORPGs & MUDs Jeff Freeman
    - - MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
      - MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Jeff Freeman
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Jeff Freeman
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Madrona Tree
        MMORPGs & MUDs John Buehler
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
        MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Dave Rickey
        MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Dave Rickey
        MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
        MMORPGs & MUDs David H. Loeser Jr.
        MMORPGs & MUDs Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        MMORPGs & MUDs Freeman, Jeff
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Dave Rickey
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Vincent Archer
        MMORPGs & MUDs Dave Rickey
        MMORPGs & MUDs Vincent Archer
        MMORPGs & MUDs Sellers, Mike
        MMORPGs & MUDs rayzam
        MMORPGs & MUDs Sellers, Mike
        MMORPGs & MUDs Dave Rickey
        MMORPGs & MUDs William B. Taylor
        MMORPGs & MUDs Skaei@aol.com
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Dave Rickey
        MMORPGs & MUDs Madrona Tree
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Christopher Allen
        MMORPGs & MUDs Dave Rickey
        MMORPGs & MUDs J C Lawrence
        MMORPGs & MUDs J C Lawrence
        MMORPGs & MUDs Vincent Archer
        MMORPGs & MUDs Dave Rickey
        MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Richard Aihoshi aka Jonric
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Sellers, Mike
        MMORPGs & MUDs Marc Bowden
        MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
        MMORPGs & MUDs Marc Bowden
        MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
        MMORPGs & MUDs David Bennett
        MMORPGs & MUDs Marc Bowden
        MMORPGs & MUDs Freeman, Jeff
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Jeff Freeman
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
        MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
        MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
        MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
    - MMORPGs & MUDs Matt Mihaly
- MMORPGs & MUDs Wes Connell
- MMORPGs & MUDs Koster, Raph
- MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
- - MMORPGs & MUDs J C Lawrence
  - - MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
- MMORPGs & MUDs Joel Palmtag
- MMORPGs & MUDs J C Lawrence
- - MMORPGs & MUDs Michael Tresca
  - - MMORPGs & MUDs J C Lawrence
    - - MMORPGs & MUDs Michelle Elbert
      - MMORPGs & MUDs Sami Kosonen
- MMORPGs & MUDs Azeraab
- MMORPGs & MUDs Sellers, Mike
- MMORPGs & MUDs J C Lawrence
Re[4]: Economy Travis Casey
Eiffel Brian Hook
- Eiffel Bruce Mitchener
- - Eiffel Jonathan Berling
  - - Eiffel Brian Hook
- Eiffel Richard A. Bartle
- Eiffel James C. Nugen
- - Eiffel Nathan F. Yospe
  - Eiffel Ben Tolputt
ADMIN: Origin of "Avatar" thread J C Lawrence
Call for Papers - NetGames2002 Tristan Henderson
Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
- Continuous versus Discrete Functions Brian Hook
- - Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
  - - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Koster, Raph
    - - Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
      - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Koster, Raph
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions rayzam
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions Travis Casey
    - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    - - Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
      - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Caliban Tiresias Darklock
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
    - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Andrew Hefford
    - - Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
      - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Koster, Raph
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions Jon Lambert
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
- Continuous versus Discrete Functions Koster, Raph
- Continuous versus Discrete Functions Dave Rickey
- - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  - - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Dave Rickey
  - Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
  - - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Dave Rickey
    - - Continuous versus Discrete Functions John Buehler
      - Continuous versus Discrete Functions rayzam
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions Caliban Tiresias Darklock
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions kyndig@kyndig.com
        Continuous versus Discrete Functions Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Jon Lambert
    - Continuous versus Discrete Functions Peter Harkins
- Continuous versus Discrete Functions Travis Casey
- Continuous versus Discrete Functions Caliban Tiresias Darklock
LPC-Natural Language Parser z032383@students.niu.edu
[TECH] Event Queues in MUDs Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
- [TECH] Event Queues in MUDs Jon Lambert
- [TECH] Event Queues in MUDs Christian Loth
[TECH] algorithm request Malcolm Tester II
- [TECH] algorithm request William Murdick
- [TECH] algorithm request Lars Duening
- [TECH] algorithm request David Bennett
- [TECH] algorithm request Travis Casey
- - [TECH] algorithm request Malcolm Tester II
- [TECH] algorithm request Adam Martin
- [TECH] algorithm request Eli Stevens
- [TECH] algorithm request Bobby Martin
- [TECH] algorithm request Bryan "Cyngon" Helmkamp
non-'realistic' spatial models Nicholas E. Walker
- non-'realistic' spatial models rayzam
- non-'realistic' spatial models Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt
- - non-'realistic' spatial models Cybrarian Rök
- non-'realistic' spatial models Nathan F. Yospe
The Problem With "Massive" Michael Tresca
The Ideal Player Michael Tresca
- The Ideal Player Lars Duening
- The Ideal Player Dave Rickey
- - The Ideal Player Caliban Tiresias Darklock
[Theory?] Parsing of knowledge to allow for more interactive NPCs holding99@mindspring.com
- [Theory?] Parsing of knowledge to allow for more interactive NPCs Robert Zubek
- - [Theory?] Parsing of knowledge to allow for more interactive NPCs holding99@mindspring.com
  - - [Theory?] Parsing of knowledge to allow for more interactive NPCs Robert Zubek
CHI 2002: Funology: Designing Enjoyment Bruce Mitchener
- CHI 2002: Funology: Designing Enjoyment Bruce Mitchener
- CHI 2002: Funology: Designing Enjoyment Ola Fosheim Grøstad
[OFF TOPIC] Happy Holidays Derek Licciardi
Are crafts fun? Adam Dray
- Are crafts fun? Michelle
- - Are crafts fun? Bobby Martin
- Are crafts fun? Bobby Martin
Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Jon A. Lambert
- Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) amanda@alfar.com
- Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Marian Griffith
- - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
  - - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Marian Griffith
    - - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
      - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Marian Griffith
        Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
        Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Paul Schwanz - Enterprise Services
        Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
Gender differences -> spatial navigation rayzam
- Gender differences -> spatial navigation amanda@alfar.com
- - Gender differences -> spatial navigation Nathan F. Yospe
  - - Gender differences -> spatial navigation shren
Sex and MUDs... the_sage2000@juno.com
- Sex and MUDs... Jon Lambert
- Sex and MUDs... David Bennett
- Sex and MUDs... Travis Casey
- - Sex and MUDs... Malcolm Tester II
- Sex and MUDs... Matt Mihaly
- Sex and MUDs... Adam Dray
Some vworlds (maddog) related changes Frank Crowell
- Some vworlds (maddog) related changes Frank Crowell
(no subject) claw@kanga.nu
Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
- Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) amanda@alfar.com
- - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
  - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Marian Griffith
- Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #16 3 - 25 msgs) Sellers, Mike
- - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
  - - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) amanda@alfar.com
  - Boys and Girls - was (MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs) mystran@ltv.cx
Combat system in persistent world Veynom
- Combat system in persistent world J C Lawrence
Taligent docs Bruce Mitchener
- Taligent docs Chris Corry
TECH: Servers in Java Brian Hook
- TECH: Servers in Java Bruce Mitchener
- - TECH: Servers in Java Brian Hook
- TECH: Servers in Java Bobby Martin
- TECH: Servers in Java Emil Eifrem
- TECH: Servers in Java Aaron Mulder
- TECH: Servers in Java justice@softhome.net
- TECH: Servers in Java Brian Hook
- TECH: Servers in Java Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com