[MUD-Dev] Re: Re[2]:[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Design doc (long)

[Sunny Gulati]

Michael Willey wrote:
> On 12/18/98 2:28 PM, adam at angel.com wrote:
> >On 18 Dec 1998, Michael Willey wrote:
[snip]
> > >
> > >   repeat 2 nuke boffo
> > >
> > > and be done with it.
> >
> >Actually I think your chill touch trick would *still*
> >be better regardless of how much mana she got.
> 
> I'd have to disagree - killing Boffo instantly and
> regenerating mana later is by far preferable to
> conserving mana in combat.  The two nuke trick will
> kill Boffo immediately, before he even has a chance to
> respond.
> 
> That's the real point at which your system's balance
> breaks down - when one combatant can kill another
> without needing to regenerate mana, the kill becomes
> instant.
> 
[snip]

On VH, we came up with a method where a spellcasting "locks" your player
into casting the spell for a specific casting time (that comes down as
your level goes up). 

If you type *ANYTHING* (even "who"), it cancels your spell and you loose
the mana. 

Makes magic for combat a very.. umm.. "better have backup" kind of
idea.  And player vs player - its easy to run away from spells.  Then
again, we're not a PvP mud, for the most part. 

And then there's still regenerating mana.  Mana regenerates very
slowly.. unless you wait for the volcano to pop up its stones (which
bonk you on the head and hurt).. which you crush for additional
spellpoints.  

Sunny