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13287: RE: [MUD-Dev] Justifying twinking

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mud-dev-admin@kanga.nu [mailto:mud-dev-admin@kanga.nu]On Behalf Of
> F. Randall Farmer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 8:38 PM
> To: mud-dev@kanga.nu
> Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Justifying twinking
>
> I haven't been able to complete a _single_ adventure/story game since
> Wizardry in 1984 without referring to either a hint book/friend
> (pre-internet) or a walkthru (since internet) at LEAST once.
>
> I've walked away from MANY adventure games because I had to go
> back for the "cheat" one to many times (or didn't have any help.)
>
> I know _lots_ of folks in this category. In fact, I know very few who've
> completed any solo "epic" (100hrs+) without assistance.

I'm with ya! And I think a real problem with being in the gaming industry is
that we interact with too many who ARE that competent. There's also a peer
pressure factor--it's difficult to be in the game industry and admit to that
level of incompetence. :)

> This is all besides the point. Single player games -aren't- MPGs, for
> reasons outlined by many others here (including Ryan.)
>
> Apples and Oranges, says I. :-)

Well, they are both still fruit, in that excessive difficulty, as Ryan
points out, will still chase away users of both types of games. :)

-Raph




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