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30997: RE: [MUD-Dev] Removing the almighty experience point...

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From: "Matt Mihaly" <matt@ironrealms.com>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 01:23:35 -0700
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Organization: Kanga.Nu
Miroslav Silovic wrote:
> Mike Rozak wrote:

>> Or maybe the most profitable business models involve
>> grind-seekers...

> Well, many MUSHes are quite successful, and those don't have
> grind.

Successful in what sense? They've managed to give a free service
away to some people? ;)

> I'd say that if you tried to put up a grindless MMORPG, you have a
> big advertising problem: people 'know' that a MMORPGs require
> grind, and you have to persudate them otherwise. Assuming you
> succeed, it's reasonable to believe that you'll cater to an
> entirely different player base.

> Also, isn't a Tale in the Desert a step in that direction?

It's not a step in any direction, cool though it is. It's part of a
very small niche within the niche that is MMORPGs.

--matt
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