July 2006

• Welcome to MUD-Dev2 MUD-Dev2 Admin
• [ANNOUNCE] final testing for Dead Souls 2 Cratylus
• [REPOST] DGN: Text MUDs; in need of an (r)evolution? MUD-Dev2 Admin
• • [REPOST] DGN: Text MUDs; in need of an (r)evolution? willow reed
  • • [REPOST] DGN: Text MUDs; in need of an (r)evolution? Steve "Bloo" Daniels
  • [REPOST] DGN: Text MUDs; in need of an (r)evolution? Tess Snider
  • [REPOST] DGN: Text MUDs; in need of an (r)evolution? Tess Snider
  • [REPOST] DGN: Text MUDs; in need of an (r)evolution? Mike Rozak
  • • [REPOST] DGN: Text MUDs; in need of an (r)evolution? Tess Snider
• DGN Allowing Robots Johnicholas Hines
  Often, designers come up with mechanics which can easily be exploited by
  'bots.
  When those mechanics are subsequently exploited, 'bots are forbidden, with
  enforcement often based on human administration (which adds to the workload
  of the administrators). Automated bot-detection methods (possibly based on
  CAPCHAs) are often annoying to humans.
  
  Possibly allowing 'bots would give feedback as to what mechanics are
  uninteresting. Surely there are game mechanics that are as complex and
  difficult to automate as CAPCHAs, without breaking idiom.
  
  Does anyone here know of any muds that allow or encourage botting?
  
  Thanks!
  Johnicholas
  
  NB: "we allow bots as long as they're only chatbots" isn't what I'm looking
  for.
• [REPOST] Dynamic Quests & Event Chains MUD-Dev2 Admin
• • [REPOST] Dynamic Quests & Event Chains Johnicholas Hines
• [REPOST] DGN: MMOG Game Economies MUD-Dev2 Admin
• • [REPOST] DGN: MMOG Game Economies Ian Hess
  • [REPOST] DGN: MMOG Game Economies John Buehler
• [TECH] Implementing currency without implementing currency William Leader
• • [TECH] Implementing currency without implementing currency Nick Koranda
  • • [TECH] Implementing currency without implementing currency William Leader
  • [TECH] Implementing currency without implementing currency cruise
  • • [TECH] Implementing currency without implementingcurrency McDonald, Stephen
  • [TECH] Implementing currency without implementing currency Ben Sizer
  • [TECH] Implementing currency without implementing currency Craig T. Dalrymple
  • [TECH] Implementing currency without implementing currency Mike Rozak
• [ANNOUNCE] Dead Souls 2.1 is now available for download Cratylus
• [REPOST] Soapbox: World of Warcraft Teaches the Wrong Things by David Sirlin Nick Koranda
• • [REPOST] Soapbox: World of Warcraft Teaches the Wrong Things by David Sirlin Paolo Piselli
• [REPOST] Soapbox: World of Warcraft Teaches the Wrong Things by David Sirlin Joh Nicholas Hines