[MUD-Dev] Experience System Differences

[Hulbert]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malcolm Tester [mailto:MTester at cambric.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 11:16 PM
> To: mud-dev at kanga.nu
> Subject: RE: [MUD-Dev] Experience System Differences

> Another option is to split the methods for gaining experience.  For
> example, A player gains experience for solving quests.  they gain
> experience for combat.  Maybe they gain experience for exploring, or
> other things.  They need a certain amount (invisible to them
> probably) of each type to gain a level.  And that amount can
> increase with each level too.  I know several muds that do some
> variation of this.

> Personally, I hate going around and mindlessly hack 'n' slashing.
> My codebase focuses mostly on quests, with an (increasingly) bigger
> focus on social economics.  Players can gain experience from
> killing, but they gain more experience from solving quests, or from
> running shops, towns, etc.  The more involved in the mud the player
> is, the more experience they gain.  (Still smoothing a lot of the
> edges, so no flaming :)

What type of system do you use to give experience from exploring
and/or running shops?  The only thing that immediately comes to my
mind (I am ashamed to admit I never thought of doing something like
this before) is a XP award the first time you enter a given room,
adjusted for the difficulty in reaching that room, or difficulty in
finding it; and a flat rate of XP for every P2P transaction.  Of
course, that would require tracking to prevent abuse...  I'd really
like to know how you handle this.

Lee
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