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From: Marian Griffith <gryphon@iaehv.nl>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:37:36 +0100 (BST)
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
On Mon 11 Jun, Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com wrote:
> I've been playing the latest beta of anarchy online, and
> interestingly, there are tonnes of clothes that have no function
> other than fashion.
But they do have a function, do they not? Perhaps not in the number-
crunching way that we are used to, but in the social game they are
very important. By offering choice, and making it unique clothing is
gaining a function of its own that has little to do with utility in
the game itself.
> They are described as if they were pieces by
> fictitious designers. I nearly had to buy a pair of tiger stripe
> trousers last night, but funds were a bit tight :) They have shops
> full of nothing else but designer clothers.
This is what I expect to see happen more and more, to the point that
a major game can actually support fashion design as a job.
> Of course, AO doesn't require the use of real money to buy items,
> but to me thats a seperate issue anyway. Online games cost money and
> time to run, so how you finance it is almost immaterial (although
> personally I dislike the idea that by spending more money, people
> can beat me (like you said in another post, I'm a bit of an
> achiever.))
Whether you pay real or virtual money is immaterial. There is an ex-
change rate between them, one way or another.
Marian
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Yes - at last - You. I Choose you. Out of all the world,
out of all the seeking, I have found you, young sister of
my heart! You are mine and I am yours - and never again
will there be loneliness ...
Rolan Choosing Talia,
Arrows of the Queen, by Mercedes Lackey
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