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22868: RE: [MUD-Dev] Is difficult communication the barrier to community in MMORPGs? (fwd)
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From: Jeff Lindsey <Jeff@nextelligence.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:00:55 -0400
Organization: Kanga.Nu
J C Lawrence posted:
> On reading and contemplating the responses to my "soul meter"
> thread, I've come to wonder if there is a fundimental barrier to
> the RPG element of MMORPG's: Communication No matter how
> streamlined your game's communication system, it still takes a lot
> more effort to carry on a conversation than it does to just say
> "follow me" or "looking for _____" I think if there was some way
> to streamline meaningful info to minimize the effort for the
> player, people would be more willing and able to role play than
> simply go monster bashing.
I think the factors in determining communication content are the
goals of the game, and its depth.
If a game is hack-slash-loot, the vocabulary and player involvement
in communication reflects it: c'mon, help, kill, heal, run, etc. In
a game world where social and exploratory rewards are dominant, or
at least a factor in character advancement, the conversations would
expand due to necessity.
-Jeff
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