June 2004

• believable NPCs (was Natural Language Generation) Mike Rozak
• TECH: MUD Skeleton Craig L.
• DGN: Space MUD 67Me You
• • DGN: Space MUD ceo
  • DGN: Space MUD Sean Howard
  • DGN: Space MUD Tracy Lee
• AI in gauntlet (was: Natural Language Generation) ceo
• [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is there a market for multiuser race? stéphane Garin
• • [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is there a market for multiuser race? Eric Lamy
  • [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is therea market for multiuser race? Matt Mihaly
  • [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is there a market for multiuser race? ceo
  • [DGN/BIZ] Why player dont play multi user race or is there a market for multiuser race? Damion Schubert
• [SVEvents] 6/22, J C Lawrence
• BIZ: MMOs in China Chris Yeh
• • BIZ: MMOs in China satya@gamedevid.org
  • • BIZ: MMOs in China Tiago Carita
  • BIZ: MMOs in China Damion Schubert
• JOB: Shattered Prism: Lost Wastelands Trace Kern
• [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Peter Keeler
• • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Matt Mihaly
  • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
    • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Matt Mihaly
      • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
        • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Matt Mihaly
  • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Freeman, Jeff
  • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Peter Keeler
  • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Scott Jennings
  • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market ren@aldermangroup.com
  • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Freeman, Jeff
  • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Scott Jennings
    • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Vladimir Cole
    • • [NEWS] Gaming Open Market Freeman, Jeff
• submissions for MMP Gems book ceo
• [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? David Kennerly
• • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? mike stedman
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Jim Purbrick
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Adam
  • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Jim Purbrick
    • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? ceo
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Mike Rozak
  • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Jon A. Lambert
    • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? J C Lawrence
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Luca Girardo
  • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Matt Mihaly
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Richard A. Bartle
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Luca Girardo
  • • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Tazzik
    • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Michael Sellers
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Mike Rozak
  • [NEWS] Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why? Luca Girardo
• DGN/HUMOR: Virtual worlds and virtual holidays Mike Rozak
• • DGN/HUMOR: Virtual worlds and virtual holidays Michael "Flury" Chui
  • • DGN/HUMOR: Virtual worlds and virtual holidays Mike Rozak
  • DGN/HUMOR: Virtual worlds and virtual holidays Ola Fosheim Grøstad
• "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Michael Sellers
• • "USPs" ceo
  • • "USPs" Luca Girardo
  • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Derek Licciardi
  • • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Threshold RPG
    • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Mike Rozak
    • • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Matt Mihaly
      • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Vincent Archer
    • "USPs" (was: Warhammer Online Cancelled -- Why?) Damion Schubert
  • "USPs" Scott Macmillan
• Exponential experience points and levels ceo
• • Exponential experience points and levels cruise
  • Exponential experience points and levels Sean Middleditch
  • • Exponential experience points and levels Jesus Lopez
    • Exponential experience points and levels Adam
    • • Exponential experience points and levels Sean Middleditch
    • Exponential experience points and levels Steven King
      Sean Middleditch wrote:
      
      > Slightly OT note: this is why I much prefer having different types
      > of experience. Exploration doesn't teach you anything about how
      > to better wield a weapon, how to cast magic, how to build/craft
      > things, etc. It will perhaps teach you how to sneak, spot traps,
      > etc. Exploration experience should only help you improve
      > abilities related to exploration.
      
      > The system I use is to provide several different experience
      > pools. Warrior pool, magic pool, rogue pool, general pool. (More
      > can be added as necessary.) Warriors skills/abilities are tied to
      > your warrior experience points only. So if all you ever do is hit
      > things with sharp metal sticks (aka swords) that's all you're ever
      > going to be skilled at. But because it's exp/level based, it
      > doesn't have the tediousness of the skill systems that require you
      > to practice individual skills, and it also doesn't require players
      > to micro-manage all the skills they want to spend points on.
      
      After playing/studying many RPGs, the best experience systems I have
      seen are skill- or pool-based. These models real-life and allows
      the player to feel familiar with the game mechanic. Unfortunately,
      these systems are extremely prone to macro-ing and/or grinding.
      Perhaps those downsides are just a necessary byproduct, though.
      
      Personally, I would like to see a system where every character has
      the potential to perform and excel all available skills from the
      start. Advancement could be based on both specific skills and
      pools. For example, a new character would start with all skills and
      pools at 0%. As he plays the game, the actions he performs starts
      adding "experience points" to skills and pools related to that
      action. If the character walked down the bank of a river into the
      water for the first time, he would have a difficult time
      maneuvering, since he is a neophyte swimmer. while performing this
      action, however, "experience points" would begin to accumulate in
      the Physical pool and in the Swimming skill. The more swimming the
      character does, the more experience he gains. When his Swimming
      skill has reached 10%, he begins to swim with a different stroke,
      allowing him to change direction better. If his Physical pool is
      also at 10%, his new stroke will allow him to swim faster as well.
      Look at skills as being specific to an action and pools as being
      generic to a set of actions. Physical, Mental, Technical, and
      Social are all examples of pools. Pools could almost be seen as
      ability scores such as in AD&D. In other words, as the character
      swims, he is slightly increasing his strength as well as learning
      more about swimming. Skills give more techniques, pools allow the
      character to do the techniques better. Of course, this system could
      be modified to allow for character traits (well-built, clumbsy,
      agile, poor eyesight, charismatic, ugly, etc) and allow characters
      to start with skill/pool templates (like classes).
      
      As I said in a previous post, if you hide/disguise some of the game
      mechanic, and focus on gameplay, you could have a gem. Content
      would need to be a large part of a game using a system like this,
      since the skill micro-management element would be downplayed. You'd
      need to clearly define your set of available actions, yet not
      confine the players. Does anyone know of a system like this already
      in play?
    • • Exponential experience points and levels Ghilardi Filippo
  • Exponential experience points and levels zgj22@drexel.edu
  • • Exponential experience points and levels ceo
    • Exponential experience points and levels mike stedman
    • • Exponential experience points and levels zgj22@drexel.edu
  • Exponential experience points and levels David Kennerly
  • • Exponential experience points and levels Vincent Archer
• Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming Open Market) David Blankley
• • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming Open Market) Freeman, Jeff
  • • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming Open Market) Scott Tengelin
    • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming OpenMarket) Dana V. Baldwin
    • • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] GamingOpenMarket) Freeman, Jeff
      • • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS]GamingOpenMarket) Dana V. Baldwin
    • Virtual/Real Currencies (was: [NEWS] Gaming Open Market) Timothy Dang