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From: Marian Griffith <gryphon@iaehv.nl>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 00:10:14 +0100 (BST)
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
In <URL:news:local.muddev> on Tue 05 Jun, Derek Licciardi wrote:
> Player Killers win by dominating other players, Explorers win by
> having more knowledge than other players, Socializers win by
> building the most valuable network of people they can establish,
> and Achievers win by gaining skill points or some other game
> measurement.
The fact that there is a measurement does not automatically imply
that there is competition. Killers do perhaps 'win' by dominating
other players, but that does not mean they make a competition out of
it to see who is the best. Similarly, socialisers may develop a
network of people they play the game with, but that is not for
competition but to make the game more enjoyable to them. In fact, I
would guess that the majority of players, even if they are max-
imising their favourite measurement are doing so for their own
purpose that has nothing to do with other players.
Marian
--
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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