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21348: Re: [MUD-Dev] [ECOSYSTEMS] Fishing in the real world
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From: "Dave Rickey" <daver@mythicentertainment.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:40:32 -0500
Organization: Kanga.Nu
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Collyer <i.collyer@ntlworld.com>
> Another interesting fact(?) that was stated in a TV series on
> extinction is that 99.9% of all species that have ever existed are
> now extinct.
> The problem is not that an entire species can be wiped out, that
> is normal in a working ecosystem, but that the predators (players)
> have no dependence on the prey for food and they kill for reasons
> other than sustenance.
No, the problem is that letting the predators (players) die out for
lack of sustenance (leave because of boredom) is not an acceptable
solution in this context.
--Dave Rickey
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