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- From: brumleve@iboga (Dan Brumleve)
- Subject: Re: Guild Wars
- References: <1992Dec24.013430.3273@nuscc.nus.sg>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 04:51:26 GMT
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- sci10498@nusunix1.nus.sg (WEE ENG TIAN) writes:
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- > I have a question for all you veteran DIKUMUDders out there. And
- >as my header states, I want to know how you all feel about Guild Wars? I
- >am aware this question may spark a flame war, but I would like to know
- >the general opinion of all the MUDders, so flame away.
-
- By "Guild Wars" I assume you mean organized groups of players who
- hunt down each other for fun.
-
- > Personally, I find that it is a waste of time, and very
- >counter-productive. Would you play on a MUD where such blatant PKing
- >happens? Should players turn on other players? Are there ways to prevent
- >such an occurence? Please don't mail me, send all opinions to this
- >group. Thanks.
-
- Counter-productive as opposed to what? Slaughtering brainless
- monsters all day? Sure, you're much more likely to be killed by a
- player, but that's one reason _why_ it's so fun. Most people I know
- who are opposed to player killing take MUDs way too seriously. They're
- just games (most of the combat variety, at any rate), and should be
- treated as such. I've put weeks of playing time into characters,
- and then fallen over laughing when I'm robbed blind or summoned and
- killed. That's the whole point of games... To have fun. And there's
- really not much fun in monster-chopping.
-
- Would I play? YES, as long as it's not limited to silly guilds.
- Guilds are fun, but I like to play a loner now and then.
-
- Preventing it isn't hard, really. Just make it so players can't
- attack each other. There are ways around that though (buying 100
- pets, ordering them to attack players), but they can be fixed too.
- You'd really be driving away a lot of potential players though.
-
- > Timun, former Lord Cucumber
- > GenericMUD ^^^^^^^^
-
- Don't tell me that's the name of your "guild"... ;-)
-
-
- -Dan
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-