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22769: RE: [MUD-Dev] Methods to Foster Relationships?
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From: Daniel.Harman@barclayscapital.com
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:26:09 +0100
Organization: Kanga.Nu
From: Nick Yee [mailto:contact@nickyee.com]
> I come from a psych background, so my question is whether there
> are accepted methods used in the industry to foster these
> relationships in MMORPG's. What are constructs you can build into
> an MMORPG that encourage meaningful relationships to form? What
> has and hasn't worked in the past?
> Ones that come to mind in comparing EQ with DAOC are:
> <list of good techniques to foster relationships & trust>
I'd would add that DAoC's realm based combat does a certain amount
to forge community spirit.
Countering this, when I played the lack of broadcast chat outside of
cities certainly made me feel isolated and unintegrated. Anarchy
Online was similar in this respect too.
I haven't played either for a long time though.
Dan
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