June 2001

• Distributed mud, testers needed Geir Harald Hansen
• Fwd: FW: The MERA Confrence Dragoness
• Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Travis Nixon
• • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Kwon Ekstrom
  • • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Derek Licciardi
    • • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) John Buehler
      • • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Derek Licciardi
        • • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) John Buehler
            Derek Licciardi writes:
            >> From: John Buehler
            
            >> I'll avoid getting into the semantics of what a game is, whether
            >> a MUD is a game, and so forth. Such statements always seem to
            >> lead to 'dictionary wars'. I do, however, want to contend that
            >> MUDs are not about 'winning'. Not even in the general sense.
            >> They are about entertainment. I certainly won't begin to argue
            >> the point that many players derive much of their entertainment by
            >> comparison against game metrics or against other player's
            >> accomplishments in the game.
            
            > Player Killers win by dominating other players, Explorers win by
            > having more knowledge than other players, Socializers win by
            > building the most valuable network of people they can establish,
            > and Achievers win by gaining skill points or some other game
            > measurement. Of course muds are about winning. Don't limit
            > yourself to the Tetris definition of winning where only one can be
            > at the top. Competition drives may players on MUDs be it in one
            > way or another. I was merely pointing out that this seems to be
            > an overwhelming pattern in nearly ALL games out there today. In
            > some way or fashion, there is a goal and getting to that goal can
            > be considered the winning scenario. I attempt to use that
            > assumption as a basis for describing why there is a 'Holy-War' of
            > sorts surrounding the contents of this thread.
            
            You seem to be saying both that current games are about maximizing
            some preferred quantity and that this is a feature of human nature
            that cannot be turned off. I agree with the former and disagree
            with the latter. I was trying to go farther by stating that MUDs
            offer the potential for providing entertainment that is not
            competitive or maximizing. There is the pure experiential form of
            entertainment. Drop a rock and enjoy watching it bounce down the
            hill. It is my belief that this form of entertainment is ultimately
            the greatest opportunity for MUDs to attract customers.
            
            > I understand your sarcasm here and probably shouldn't have been so
            > stereotypic in my statement. Still, your example would tell me
            > that these supreme beings do not compete in any way and that
            > somehow they resist the urge to compare things. I don't believe
            > it.
            
            I doubt JC will tolerate much on this point, but consider people who
            can empathize so well that they feel just as much a part of the
            opposition as they do their own team. When empathy reaches that
            level, one side loses and one side wins, but the empath feels a part
            of both sides, so it's a wash. Competition becomes just another way
            of interacting. There is no net gain if you feel a part of both
            sides.
            
            > What I was trying to point out is that the design decision lies in
            > what it will take to allow players to use both logic and intuition
            > to arrive at an in-game conclusion. If you show everything you
            > reduce your game to a pile of boring unsuprising tables that the
            > Stratics.com web site will publish in its entirety turning your
            > virtual world into a math exercise. The problems arising from
            > such analysis are something that your entire development team will
            > never be able to keep up with.(new interesting content that is not
            > statistically obsolete in twenty minutes) For MUDs with a few
            > hundred people this may not be a problem, but it is not scalable
            > above a certain number and certainly not in the six figure player
            > base range. 200,000 people can disect your game much quicker than
            > your 15 people can put out content to keep them interested. On
            > the flip side too little information is frustrating as one can not
            > establish an identity. I believe that frustration stems from the
            > comparison factor I have discussed here.
            
            You lost me at the point where players establish identities by
            having information. I do agree with the general statement that
            comparison leads to frustration.
            
            > Since MUDs are many orders of magnitude less complex than the real
            > world, I would argue that they are that much easier to figure out.
            > It is possible to know all there is to know about the virtual
            > world of a MUD.(or at least have it cataloged) Removing the need
            > for a player to rely on intuition is a mistake in my mind and to
            > be sure that it is not removed, I propose that your design
            > decisions do not reveal EVERY thing there is to know about your
            > world.
            
            We agree that not everything should be quantitatively presented to
            the players. But I'm still in the dark about the value that you see
            coming from giving some quantitative information to the players.
            You've mentioned 'identity', but I don't understand that one. I
            think that qualitative data - like the colored flashes - presents
            approximations so that players can develop intuitions about the way
            the game works without working through numbers. The more
            approximate the sensation is in the real world, the more fuzzy the
            technique that should be used by the game. I also believe that
            characters should be able to enhance their perceptions and provide
            more precise information to the player about what they see in the
            game world. For example, perhaps the distance to a target can be
            estimated more accurately, or the quality of a lump of pig iron can
            be more completely understood, etc.
            
            JB
          • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Matt Mihaly
          • • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Christopher Kohnert
          • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Marian Griffith
        • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Matt Mihaly
        • • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) John Buehler
        • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Scion Altera
        • • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) John Buehler
    • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Vincent Archer
  • Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) John Buehler
• Time articles on Lineage Koster, Raph
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• • Article: Korea, Lineage.. Marc Fielding
• [Article] Time Article on Lineage Richard Aihoshi aka Jonric
• off-line pk msew
• • off-line pk Matt Mihaly
  • off-line pk Freeman, Jeff
  • • off-line pk Koster, Raph
    • off-line pk Matt Mihaly
    • • off-line pk Matt Chatterley
      • off-line pk David Loeser
      • • off-line pk Koster, Raph
        • • off-line pk Dave Rickey
          • off-line pk Phillip Lenhardt
          • • off-line pk Koster, Raph
            • • off-line pk Phillip Lenhardt
              • • off-line pk Koster, Raph
                • • off-line pk Caliban Tiresias Darklock
                  • • off-line pk Koster, Raph
                    • • off-line pk Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        • off-line pk Jon Lambert
        • off-line pk Willowreed@aol.com
        • • off-line pk Dave Rickey
      • off-line pk Jeremy Noetzelman
      • • off-line pk Kroh, Clayton
    • off-line pk The_Druid
    • • off-line pk Marc Fielding
  • off-line pk Dave Kennerly
  • • off-line pk Matt Mihaly
  • off-line pk David Loeser
  • off-line pk Lee Sheldon
  • • off-line pk Matt Mihaly
  • off-line pk Richard Aihoshi aka Jonric
  • • off-line pk Koster, Raph
• Where Does Fantasy End? Ling Lo
• • Where Does Fantasy End? Koster, Raph
• IMPORTANT NEW GRAPHICAL MUD Matt Mihaly
• • IMPORTANT NEW GRAPHICAL MUD David Loeser
  • IMPORTANT NEW GRAPHICAL MUD Edward Glowacki
• Localisation (was: Maintaining fiction.) Vincent Archer
• Buying benefits [was business models] Matt Chatterley
• • Buying benefits [was business models] Matt Mihaly
  • • Buying benefits [was business models] Lars Duening
    • Buying benefits [was business models] Matt Chatterley
• events per second? KevinL
• Hiding the Numbers/avatar representation rayzam
• • Hiding the Numbers/avatar representation Koster, Raph
• Why are we all making RPGs? Andrew Kirmse
• • Why are we all making RPGs? Freeman, Jeff
  • • Why are we all making RPGs? Sellers, Michael
    • Why are we all making RPGs? Koster, Raph
    • • Why are we all making RPGs? Freeman, Jeff
      • • Why are we all making RPGs? rayzam
  • Why are we all making RPGs? Dave Rickey
  • Why are we all making RPGs? Trump
  • • Why are we all making RPGs? Baron, Jonathan
  • Why are we all making RPGs? Brian 'Psychochild' Green
  • • Why are we all making RPGs? Lee Sheldon
    • • Why are we all making RPGs? Neil Brown
      • • Why are we all making RPGs? Lee Sheldon
      • Why are we all making RPGs? Travis Casey
      • • Why are we all making RPGs? Lee Sheldon
        • • Why are we all making RPGs? Ola Fosheim Grøstad
      • Why are we all making RPGs? Matt Mihaly
      • • Why are we all making RPGs? Lee Sheldon
        • • Why are we all making RPGs? Koster, Raph
  • Why are we all making RPGs? SeronisROTv3@aol.com
  • • Why are we all making RPGs? Koster, Raph
  • Why are we all making RPGs? Steve {Bloo} Daniels
  • Why are we all making RPGs? SavantKnowsAll@cs.com
• Min/maxing rayzam
• Buying benefits Corey Crawford
• • Buying benefits Neil Brown
  • • Buying benefits Corey Crawford
    • • Buying benefits Kevin Littlejohn
      • • Buying benefits Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
        • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
        • • Buying benefits Peter Tyson
          • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
            • • Buying benefits Marian Griffith
              • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
                • • Buying benefits Marian Griffith
                  • • Buying benefits Tess Lowe
                    • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
                • Buying benefits Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
                • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
                  • Buying benefits Ola Fosheim Grøstad
                  • Buying benefits Marian Griffith
          • Buying benefits Kevin Littlejohn
      • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
    • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
    • • Buying benefits Neil Brown
      • • Buying benefits Corey Crawford
        • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
    • Buying benefits Kevin Littlejohn
  • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
  • • Buying benefits Richard Aihoshi aka Jonric
    • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
      • • Buying benefits Freeman, Jeff
        • Buying benefits Vincent Archer
        • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
          • • Buying benefits Peter Tyson
            • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
              • • Buying benefits Peter Tyson
                • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
                  • • Buying benefits Peter Tyson
                    • • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
            • Buying benefits Vincent Archer
            • • Buying benefits shren
        • Buying benefits Richard Aihoshi aka Jonric
  • Buying benefits Mathue Moyer
• The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Lee Sheldon
• • The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Dave Rickey
  • The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Derek Licciardi
  • • The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Matt Mihaly
  • The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Matt Mihaly
  • • The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Lee Sheldon
• [Biz] Worlds Apart's THE ETERNAL CITY joines the Skotos Community Christopher Allen
• Buying benefits Bruce
• • Buying benefits Matt Chatterley
  • • Buying benefits shren
    • • Buying benefits Lars Duening
• Definition of permadeath (was: Maintaining fiction) Christopher Kohnert
• • Definition of permadeath (was: Maintaining fiction) Madman Across the Water
• Security in MUDs - MMORPGs Adam Martin
• • Security in MUDs - MMORPGs Sean Kelly
  • • Security in MUDs - MMORPGs Adam Martin
  • Security in MUDs - MMORPGs Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  • Security in MUDs - MMORPGs Jon Leonard
• Buying benefits Timothy Dang
• The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Koster, Raph
• [TECH] Abrash's book available online Bruce
• Player control of NPCs Mordengaard
• • Player control of NPCs Travis Casey
  • • Player control of NPCs rayzam
  • Player control of NPCs Sanvean
  • • Player control of NPCs Matt Chatterley
  • Player control of NPCs Matt Chatterley
• Korean Govt. joins the revolution. SavantKnowsAll@cs.com
• • Korean Govt. joins the revolution. Sean Kelly
  • • Korean Govt. joins the revolution. Matt Mihaly
  • Korean Govt. joins the revolution. Jake Song
• Neverwinter Nights Trent Oster
• The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Adam Martin
• • The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers (was Maintaining fiction.) Lee Sheldon
• [TECH] Cplant Bruce
• Summary of PvP attempts? Brian Hook
• • Summary of PvP attempts? Koster, Raph
  • • Summary of PvP attempts? Frank Crowell
    • • Summary of PvP attempts? Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • • Summary of PvP attempts? Matt Mihaly
    • Summary of PvP attempts? Frank Crowell
    • Summary of PvP attempts? Steve {Bloo} Daniels
    • Summary of PvP attempts? Matt Mihaly
    • • Summary of PvP attempts? Brian Hook
      • • Summary of PvP attempts? Trump
        • • Summary of PvP attempts? Brian Hook
          • • Summary of PvP attempts? Trump
            • Summary of PvP attempts? Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
          • Summary of PvP attempts? Matt Mihaly
        • Summary of PvP attempts? Corey Crawford
      • Summary of PvP attempts? Neil Brown
      • • Summary of PvP attempts? Matt Mihaly
        • Summary of PvP attempts? Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • Summary of PvP attempts? Batir
      • Summary of PvP attempts? Vincent Archer
      • • Summary of PvP attempts? Koster, Raph
      • Summary of PvP attempts? Steve {Bloo} Daniels
    • Summary of PvP attempts? Freeman, Jeff
  • Summary of PvP attempts? Brian Hook
  • • Summary of PvP attempts? Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    • Summary of PvP attempts? Dave Kennerly
• Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Nights Tamzen Cannoy
• • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Nights rayzam
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    • • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Nights rayzam
    • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Nights Luc Van den Borre
  • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  • • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Nights Rob Ellis II
    • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Madrona Tree
• Physical tokens... The stone Ola Fosheim Grøstad
• The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers Lee Sheldon
• • The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers Dave Rickey
  • • The Permadeath of PvP (was Hiding the Numbers Lee Sheldon
• Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
• The Sapience Group Matt Mihaly
• Aetolia Matt Mihaly
• • Aetolia Koster, Raph
  • • Aetolia Matt Mihaly
    • • Aetolia Dave Kennerly
      • • Aetolia Valerio Santinelli
        • • Aetolia Dave Kennerly
          • • Aetolia Valerio Santinelli
  • Aetolia Ian Collyer
  • • Aetolia Matt Mihaly
    • Aetolia shren
• Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Sean Kelly
• • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Brian Hook
  • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Derek Licciardi
  • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? rayzam
  • • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Sean Kelly
  • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Caliban Tiresias Darklock
  • • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Matt Mihaly
    • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? shren
  • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Matt Mihaly
  • • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Sean Kelly
    • • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Matt Mihaly
      • • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Sean Kelly
        • • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Matt Mihaly
          • Alternatives to PvP for sustainable fiction? Travis Nixon
• Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Malcolm Tester
• • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s rayzam
  • • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Malcolm Tester
    • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt
    • • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Derek Snider
      • • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Brian 'Psychochild' Green
        • • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Derek Snider
  • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Neil Brown
  • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Night s Kwon Ekstrom
• Buying benefits Phillip Lenhardt
• • Buying benefits Matt Mihaly
  • • Buying benefits Ian Collyer
• Focus on Hocus Pocus Matt Chatterley
• • Focus on Hocus Pocus Wes Connell
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Edward Glowacki
    • Focus on Hocus Pocus Federico Di Gregorio
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Sean Kelly
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Madman Across the Water
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Corey Crawford
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Adam Martin
    • Focus on Hocus Pocus Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt
    • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Richard Aihoshi aka Jonric
    • Focus on Hocus Pocus Matt Chatterley
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus rayzam
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Matt Chatterley
    • • Focus on Hocus Pocus rayzam
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Bruce
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Travis Casey
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Trump
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus S. Patrick Gallaty
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Adam Martin
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Ian Collyer
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Vincent Archer
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Michael Tresca
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Travis Casey
    • Focus on Hocus Pocus Tamzen Cannoy
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus David Pemberton
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Peter Tyson
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Hulbert, Leland
    • Focus on Hocus Pocus Michael Tresca
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Hulbert, Leland
  • • Focus on Hocus Pocus Troy Fisher
    • • Focus on Hocus Pocus J C Lawrence
      • Focus on Hocus Pocus Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • Focus on Hocus Pocus Eli Stevens
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Kwon Ekstrom
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus azeraab
  • Focus on Hocus Pocus Eli Stevens
• Viewpoint and motion sickness Sean K
• On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
• • On socialization and convenience Freeman, Jeff
  • • On socialization and convenience SavantKnowsAll@cs.com
    • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
    • • On socialization and convenience Freeman, Jeff
      • • On socialization and convenience Freeman, Jeff
        • On socialization and convenience Jon Lambert
        • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
        • On socialization and convenience Adam Martin
    • On socialization and convenience Paul Schwanz - Enterprise Services
    • • On socialization and convenience Marian Griffith
  • On socialization and convenience Sean Kelly
  • • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
    • • On socialization and convenience Freeman, Jeff
      • • On socialization and convenience Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        • On socialization and convenience Peter Tyson
  • On socialization and convenience Timothy O'Neill Dang
  • • On socialization and convenience Dave Rickey
    • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • • On socialization and convenience Brian Hook
        • On socialization and convenience Dave Rickey
      • On socialization and convenience SavantKnowsAll@cs.com
      • • On socialization and convenience Dave Rickey
        • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
      • • On socialization and convenience Freeman, Jeff
        • • On socialization and convenience Vincent Archer
    • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
    • • On socialization and convenience Travis Nixon
  • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  • • On socialization and convenience Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
    • On socialization and convenience Vincent Archer
    • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • On socialization and convenience shren
      • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        • • On socialization and convenience Brian Hook
          • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
            • • On socialization and convenience Brian Hook
          • On socialization and convenience Vincent Archer
    • On socialization and convenience Travis Nixon
    • • On socialization and convenience Sean Kelly
  • On socialization and convenience Caliban Tiresias Darklock
  • • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
  • On socialization and convenience John Buehler
  • • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
    • • On socialization and convenience John Buehler
      • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • • On socialization and convenience John Buehler
  • On socialization and convenience Matt Mihaly
  • • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
    • • On socialization and convenience Matt Mihaly
  • On socialization and convenience rayzam
  • On socialization and convenience Michael Tresca
  • • On socialization and convenience Sean Kelly
    • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • • On socialization and convenience Matt Mihaly
      • On socialization and convenience Vincent Archer
      • On socialization and convenience Travis Nixon
      • On socialization and convenience Caliban Tiresias Darklock
      • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
        • • On socialization and convenience Caliban Tiresias Darklock
          • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
            • • On socialization and convenience Dave Rickey
              • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
          • On socialization and convenience Bruce
          • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
        • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
        • • On socialization and convenience Travis Nixon
          • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
          • On socialization and convenience Lee Sheldon
          • • On socialization and convenience Bruce
          • On socialization and convenience Dave Kennerly
          • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
          • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
          • • On socialization and convenience Ian Collyer
            • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
              • • On socialization and convenience Ian Collyer
                • • On socialization and convenience rayzam
              • On socialization and convenience Jay Carlson
          • On socialization and convenience Ian Collyer
          • • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
            • • On socialization and convenience Ian Collyer
              • On socialization and convenience Caliban Tiresias Darklock
              • • On socialization and convenience Jay Carlson
                • • On socialization and convenience Caliban Tiresias Darklock
          • On socialization and convenience Auli
          • • On socialization and convenience rayzam
    • On socialization and convenience rayzam
    • On socialization and convenience Matt Mihaly
    • • On socialization and convenience Michael Tresca
    • On socialization and convenience Adam Martin
    • • On socialization and convenience Michael Tresca
      • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
  • On socialization and convenience Paul Sage
  • • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
    • On socialization and convenience Marian Griffith
    • • On socialization and convenience rayzam
      • On socialization and convenience Ola Fosheim Grøstad
      • On socialization and convenience Derek Licciardi
      • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
  • On socialization and convenience Peter Tyson
  • • On socialization and convenience Jon Lambert
    • On socialization and convenience Michael Tresca
  • On socialization and convenience SavantKnowsAll@cs.com
  • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
    • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
      • • On socialization and convenience Timothy O'Neill Dang
        • • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
        • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        • • On socialization and convenience Alex Kay
          • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
            • On socialization and convenience Vincent Archer
            • On socialization and convenience shren
      • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
  • On socialization and convenience Daniel A. Koepke
  • On socialization and convenience Richard Aihoshi aka Jonric
  • On socialization and convenience Geoffrey A. MacDougall
  • • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
    • • On socialization and convenience Freeman, Jeff
      • On socialization and convenience Geoffrey A. MacDougall
      • On socialization and convenience Marian Griffith
  • On socialization and convenience Auli
  • On socialization and convenience Brian Hook
  • • On socialization and convenience Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
  • • On socialization and convenience Matt Mihaly
  • On socialization and convenience Koster, Raph
  • On socialization and convenience grafx@innovativestudios.com
  • • On socialization and convenience Matt Mihaly
    • On socialization and convenience J C Lawrence
• 3rd person text MUDs Colin Coghill
• • 3rd person text MUDs Caliban Tiresias Darklock
  • • 3rd person text MUDs Matt Owen
  • 3rd person text MUDs Richard A. Bartle
• TEC in PC Gamer Bruce
• Language Parsing for NPCs Aaron Mulder
• • Language Parsing for NPCs Robert Zubek
  • • Language Parsing for NPCs Aaron Mulder
    • • Language Parsing for NPCs Troy Fisher
      • • Language Parsing for NPCs Robert Zubek
      • Language Parsing for NPCs Robert Zubek
      • • Language Parsing for NPCs Bruce
        • • Language Parsing for NPCs Robert Zubek
  • Language Parsing for NPCs Sanvean
• PK headaches Matt Mihaly
• • PK headaches Ian Hess
  • • PK headaches Matt Mihaly
• When the interface becomes the challenge. Ola Fosheim Grøstad
• • When the interface becomes the challenge. Alex Kay
  • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Brian Hook
    • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Dave Rickey
      • • When the interface becomes the challenge. J C Lawrence
      • When the interface becomes the challenge. Travis Nixon
      • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Lee Sheldon
        • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Brian Hook
          • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Ling Lo
            • When the interface becomes the challenge. Dave Rickey
            • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Brian Hook
              • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Dave Rickey
        • When the interface becomes the challenge. Adam Martin
        • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
    • When the interface becomes the challenge. Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Travis Nixon
      • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    • When the interface becomes the challenge. J C Lawrence
    • When the interface becomes the challenge. Koster, Raph
    • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Andrew Wilson
      • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Edward Glowacki
        • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Andrew Wilson
          • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Edward Glowacki
            • • When the interface becomes the challenge. J C Lawrence
              • • When the interface becomes the challenge. Edward Glowacki
      • When the interface becomes the challenge. Matt Owen
      • When the interface becomes the challenge. Alex Kay
• NWN and pay for play Geoffrey A. MacDougall
• • NWN and pay for play Freeman, Jeff
• Definition of a character (was: Maintaining fiction.) Ian Collyer
• • Definition of a character (was: Maintaining fiction.) Matt Mihaly
  • • Definition of a character (was: Maintainingfiction.) Ian Collyer
    • • Definition of a character (was: Maintainingfiction.) J C Lawrence
• Definition of permadeath (was: Maintaining fiction.) Ian Collyer
• • Definition of permadeath (was: Maintaining fiction.) Matt Mihaly
  • • Definition of permadeath (was: Maintaining fiction.) Ian Collyer
• Anyone going to GENCON 2001 Derek Licciardi
• • Anyone going to GENCON 2001 J C Lawrence
• Identity Theft and MUDding Anthony R. Haslage
• • Identity Theft and MUDding Matt Mihaly
  • • Identity Theft and MUDding Robert Fleck
    • • Identity Theft and MUDding Matt Mihaly
• Absolute Death (legalese mode on) shren
• • Absolute Death (legalese mode on) Matt Mihaly
  • • Absolute Death (legalese mode on) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    • • Absolute Death (legalese mode on) Matt Mihaly
      • • Absolute Death (legalese mode on) Caliban Tiresias Darklock
• NWN- Pay for play Trent Oster
• Interpersonal Relationships Ronan Farrell
• • Interpersonal Relationships Michael Tresca
  • • Interpersonal Relationships Ronan Farrell
  • Interpersonal Relationships quzah
  • • Interpersonal Relationships J C Lawrence
    • • Interpersonal Relationships quzah
      • • Interpersonal Relationships Marian Griffith
  • Interpersonal Relationships Freeman, Jeff
  • Interpersonal Relationships Matt Mihaly
  • Interpersonal Relationships Marian Griffith
  • • Interpersonal Relationships Matt Mihaly
  • Interpersonal Relationships Ronan Farrell
• [PVP] Another essay on PVP Frank Crowell
• Speech to Text, Eli Stevens
• • Speech to Text, John Buehler
  • Speech to Text, J C Lawrence
  • Speech to Text, Adam Martin
  • • Speech to Text, Madrona Tree
    • • Speech to Text, John Buehler
      • Speech to Text, Travis Casey
      • • Speech to Text, Adam Martin
• Website Live Lee Sheldon
• Address change notification Vincent Archer
• Real lawsuit over virtual property Dave Rickey
• UDP vs TCP/IP Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
• • UDP vs TCP/IP J C Lawrence
  • • UDP vs TCP/IP Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    • • UDP vs TCP/IP J C Lawrence
  • UDP vs TCP/IP Andrew Kirmse
  • UDP vs TCP/IP J C Lawrence
  • UDP vs TCP/IP J C Lawrence
  • • UDP vs TCP/IP Jon Lambert
  • UDP vs TCP/IP Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
  • • UDP vs TCP/IP Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    • • UDP vs TCP/IP Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
• Permadeath definition thread J C Lawrence
• List rituals Ola Fosheim Grøstad
• • List rituals J C Lawrence
  • • List rituals Ola Fosheim Grøstad
    • • List rituals Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
      • • List Rituals John Robert Arras
      • List rituals J C Lawrence
      • • List rituals Travis Casey
        • • List rituals J C Lawrence
          • List rituals J C Lawrence
          • • List rituals J C Lawrence
        • List rituals Ola Fosheim Grøstad
        • List rituals Marian Griffith
    • List rituals yospe@kanga.nu
    • • List rituals J C Lawrence
      • • List rituals Caliban Tiresias Darklock
        • • List rituals J C Lawrence
        • List rituals yospe@kanga.nu
        • • List rituals J C Lawrence
• Non-combat advancement and roleplay Brian 'Psychochild' Green
• • Non-combat advancement and roleplay rayzam
  • • Non-combat advancement and roleplay Hans-Henrik Staerfeldt
    • Non-combat advancement and roleplay Ashen Temper
  • Non-combat advancement and roleplay J C Lawrence
  • Non-combat advancement and roleplay Matt Mihaly
  • Non-combat advancement and roleplay Trump
  • Non-combat advancement and roleplay holding99@mindspring.com
  • • Non-combat advancement and roleplay John Buehler
    • • Non-combat advancement and roleplay J C Lawrence
      • • Non-combat advancement and roleplay holding99@mindspring.com
        • Non-combat advancement and roleplay Travis Casey
        • Non-combat advancement and roleplay John Buehler
  • Non-combat advancement and roleplay Michael Tresca
• When is the game a game? Caliban Tiresias Darklock
• • When is the game a game? Travis Casey
  • • When is the game a game? Caliban Tiresias Darklock
    • • When is the game a game? Travis Casey
      • When is the game a game? Phillip Lenhardt
  • When is the game a game? Matt Mihaly
  • When is the game a game? J C Lawrence
  • When is the game a game? F. Randall Farmer
• Definition of a character II, permadeath and "who's running this show anyway?" Ian Collyer
• • Definition of a character II, permadeath and "who's running this show anyway?" Matt Mihaly
• TECH: ColdStore and MUDs ryan daum
• • TECH: ColdStore and MUDs Phillip Lenhardt
• Trust systems and Player-Run Reputation Travis Nixon
• • Trust systems and Player-Run Reputation Brian Hook
  • • Trust systems and Player-Run Reputation Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
    • • Trust systems and Player-Run Reputation Brian Hook
      • Trust systems and Player-Run Reputation Travis Nixon
  • Trust systems and Player-Run Reputation Phillip Lenhardt
• Magic system that can do anything Eli Stevens
• • Magic system that can do anything matt hellige
  • • Magic system that can do anything John Buehler
• Player Goals rayzam
• Value in the Economy of the MOG Delphine T. Lynx
• • Value in the Economy of the MOG Matt Mihaly
  • Value in the Economy of the MOG Federico Di Gregorio
  • • Value in the Economy of the MOG J C Lawrence
    • • Value in the Economy of the MOG Federico Di Gregorio
      • • Value in the Economy of the MOG J C Lawrence
  • Value in the Economy of the MOG Dave Rickey
  • • Value in the Economy of the MOG Derek Licciardi
    • • Value in the Economy of the MOG Dave Rickey
      • • Value in the Economy of the MOG J C Lawrence
        • • Value in the Economy of the MOG Michael Tresca
          • • Value in the Economy of the MOG rayzam
      • Value in the Economy of the MOG Ashen Temper
  • Value in the Economy of the MOG Marian Griffith
  • Value in the Economy of the MOG J C Lawrence
  • Value in the Economy of the MOG Ashen Temper
• Re[4]: List rituals Travis Casey
• • Re[4]: List rituals J C Lawrence
  • • Re[4]: List rituals Travis Casey
    • Re[4]: List rituals Travis Nixon
• Player run systems (was Player run reputation system) John Hopson
• • Player run systems (was Player run reputation system) J Todd Coleman
  • • Player run systems (was Player run reputation system) J C Lawrence
    • • Player run systems (was Player run reputation system) David Bennett