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From: Matt Mihaly <the_logos@achaea.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 18:35:03 +0000 (GMT)
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Kwon Ekstrom wrote:
> Pkers are short-term thinkers on the whole... they're looking for
> instant gratification. They'll bitch and moan when there's nobody
> on to kill, but they'll run everyone else off if given a chance.
> That's why you have to enforce it somehow. They resent
> "artificial" intervention so admin enforced rules will lose
> respect for you in the eyes of the players. Which is why I
> recommend logging in a pker and "enforcing" the rules thru a
> little interaction.
Uh. Say basketball was PK. How would you log on a new basketball
player to smack down Michael Jordan, without making it obvious
you're cheating? (using 'Flubber' on your shoes, or whatever). I
think you're assuming a PK system in which personal skill is nearly
irrelevant.
--matt
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