[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #163 - 25 msgs

[Marian Griffith]

In <URL:/archives/meow?group+local.muddev> on Sun 16 Jul, Brian 'Psychochild' Green wrote:

> Again, I'll have to agree with Raph.  Most of the pure socializers have
> their favorite tools already; they have Email, and ICQ, and AIM, and IRC
> and a plethora of other tools.  Note that many of them are free if you
> already have an internet connection.  Can we seriously add enough to
> compete with them?  I dunno, but good luck. :)

Interesting in this context, perhaps,  is my many attempts to create
socialiser oriented classes  on muds  that I have had some influence
on in the past.  Needless to say  that generally speaking  the admin
was less than thrilled.
Just a word of caution though. Do not make the mistake that Bartle's
article encourages in assuming that  socialises -only- want to talk.
They do not anymore  than explorers only want to maximise their abi-
lities or achievers want to maximise their stats.  Players want many
different things,  and it is only their main focus that defines them
as a socialiser or any other of Bartle's suits.
Just making sure that  groups are necessary on your mud  goes a long
way to encourage socialisers...


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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