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19657: Re: [MUD-Dev] It's just a game (?)
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From: Matt Mihaly <the_logos@achaea.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 21:15:51 +0000 (GMT)
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
On Mon, 21 May 2001, Ananda Dawnsinger wrote:
> It's more complicated in a more RP-oriented (persona/character-based
> rather than avatar-based) game, in which players choose how much of
> themselves they reveal behind the character mask. Even there, one
> tends to miss both the character, and the mysterious player who was
> able to manage the character so skillfully. OTOH, people often miss
> retired characters even though the player's still around with other
> personae. But I still think the main portion of the "value"
But roleplayers still reveal themselves. It's not like you're a
different person when you're roleplaying. By definition, the
capability to play that role is a part of you, the person.
--matt
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