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
          • 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
• Article: Korea, Lineage.. SavantKnowsAll@cs.com
• • 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
  I've often wondered when, or indeed if, the spread of the Internet
  and the graphics technology we've had available for the past 5 years
  or so would lead to new types of online games. However, the
  tried-and-true RPG is still enjoying overwhelming dominance among
  large-scale online games. There have been important exceptions, and
  more are on the way (Planetscape, Earth and Beyond, The Sims Online,
  and many others), but RPGs and their central concepts (such as
  avatars, PvP, combat, leveling) permeate all of our discussions and
  designs. I am interested in finding out how the commercial games
  industry can move beyond RPGs into new genres of
  massively-multiplayer games. I'm asking this here because any
  future online game must take the current RPGs as a frame of
  reference, and in addition many of you have both RPG and non-RPG
  experience.
  
  One might point to several reasons why the RPG is still the genre of
  choice for massively-multiplayer games. First, the genre has a long
  and proven history of being successfully computerized. Many MUDs
  and MMORPGs are well-implemented and extremely popular. This
  success builds on itself; profitable RPGs spawn clones, the builders
  of previous RPGs become experts in the field and move on to build
  better RPGs. In these early days when the technology for building
  graphical MMORPGs is being developed, it's natural to turn to MUDs
  as a proven design. It has been said that most successful games
  innovate in only a single area, and these games have innovated in
  multiplayer technology while staying very close to the decades-old
  formulas of single-player RPGs.
  
  A second reason for the success of RPGs is their intuitive appeal.
  Especially after years of avatar-based games, it seems natural that
  the player is represented by an individual on the screen, with a
  body and a face. To propose otherwise sounds awkward--how will the
  players know where they are? How will they communicate? These
  questions illustrate the degree to which we've tried to transplant
  the physical world, or familiar fantasy worlds, into our virtual
  worlds. It's certainly true that the familiarity of avatars, and to
  a lesser extent the comfortable apparatus of single-player RPGs,
  have lent MMORPGs a degree of mass market appeal they probably would
  not have achieved without them.
  
  Finally, we ourselves and our industry have consciously perpetuated
  the RPG, to great effect and profit. Just as in single-player
  games, the industry chases profits; clones of previous games are
  seen as lower risk than new games, so proven formulas are generally
  preferred over new ones. It would be unfair to blame only the
  sequel-itis of the industry, though. As game creators, we've felt
  inspired to create similar, but better versions of games we've
  played. Everquest is a direct descendent of the very first MUDs by
  only 6 or 7 generations, each of which built quite directly on a
  similar design from the previous generation. Much as DOOM and Quake
  have spawned an entire sub-industry of ever more specialized
  first-person shooters, the MMORPGs are inspiring people to create
  more--and admittedly better--MMORPGs. Many of the best graphics
  programmers gravitate toward shooters, and many of the best
  designers want to do an MMORPG. They are the acid test, the highest
  achievement within the discipline.
  
  I have nothing against RPGs, and in fact I'm enthusiastic about the
  current group of games being made. However, I believe we could be
  doing even more with the opportunity we currently have, the
  once-in-a-lifetime combination of millions of people newly connected
  to the Internet with extremely capable machines. Where are the
  massively multiplayer strategy games, god games, RTS's, and
  simulations? A few of these games are now under construction.
  Where are the new genres that are only now possible, unlike anything
  that has ever come before?
  
  The mechanics of the game industry, where sucessful formulas are
  endlessly refined and repeated, certainly makes the development of
  new genres more difficult. But I would suggest that our focus on
  the RPG and our MUD heritage, while instructive, useful, and fun,
  can also blind us to seeing other possibilities. For example, is it
  possible to make intuitive massively-multiplayer games without
  avatars? Of course. Look at some of the casual gaming Web sites,
  where hundreds of thousands of players have formed communities
  without faces. Taking the MS Zone or Yahoo! as an example,
  communication through chat, instant messaging and ladder rankings
  have been enough to keep people coming back. Granted, this is a
  free service for casual gamers, and not a massively-multiplayer
  commercial game, but the point is that there are alternatives to the
  traditional avatar-based interface, which we've grown so accustomed
  to that we see it as the obvious design choice. Of course, this
  isn't new--games like Air Warrior were doing this long ago--the
  point is that avatars, as an example of an RPG concept, have
  insinuated themselves into our thought to the point that they
  immediately spring to mind when we think of the online
  representation of players.
  
  I spent a year working on a large-scale action/strategy game, a kind
  of cross between Go and Rampart. One thing we found was that player
  communication, which initially appeared to be a major obstacle, was
  not the hardest problem--a chat mechanism like IRC, with
  appropriately chosen groups, can be made to work fine. The real
  problem was figuring out what is fun in such an unfamiliar design
  environment. Parts of the design only kicked in with 1,000 or more
  players; the game was only marginally fun with 4 players, but would
  it be great with 10,000? When you abandon many of the familiar
  elements of the RPG or other single player games, you're in
  uncharted territory with a high chance of going astray. Successful
  genres have usually developed over long periods of time, with many
  failures along the way, though sometimes they are born with a bang
  (Populous, Wolfenstein 3D).
  
  Are there new online-only genres that no one has thought of yet? Is
  it possible to develop a commercial-quality online game in a new
  genre, especially considering the ever-growing sizes of development
  teams? I think so. There are several ways really new online games
  might develop:
  
  - A previously unknown, probably small group may develop a new
  game on their own. There is certainly a lot of precedence for
  this.
  
  - An experienced, talented single-player designer or team may turn
  to the Internet, and bring his or her original thinking to a new
  genre. That's what's so interesting to me about The Sims Online.
  
  - Eventually, an online RPG or other "traditional" game may
  advance to the point where players can invent their own games
  within the game world. Perhaps there will eventually be an MMORPG
  mod community, and someone will come up with an analog of
  Counterstrike.
  
  I would not put the most common method of commercial game
  development--established companies producing games with large teams
  of experienced people in a traditional environment--on this list.
  Again, there are exceptions, but the most interesting ideas tend to
  come from newcomers, or those select few designers who have a knack
  for unusually original thinking.
  
  I'm interested to hear what the people on this list, the hardest of
  the hard-core RPG developers, think about their genre and the
  potential for new online genres. What parts of today's RPGs have we
  learned to be so essential that they should also be present in
  non-RPGs? What single-player genres could make a natural or
  interesting transition to online? What totally new genres might
  work only with large numbers of people, and how can we realistically
  go about building them?
  
  ---Andrew
  
  P.S. I've only recently joined the list after years of telling
  myself to. Hi! I hope this message is on-topic enough.
• • 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
  • • Viewpoint and motion sickness was:Neverwinter Nights Madrona Tree
    • • 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