[MUD-Dev] [News] NCSoft + Richard Garriott

[Matt Mihaly]

On Wed, 30 May 2001 Daniel.Harman at barclayscapital.com wrote:
>> On 29 May 2001 07:21, Matt Mihaly wrote:
 
> I think that's a pretty sweeping generalisation too. Heck, look at
> this quote from Jake Song that I just grabbed from
> www.lumthemad.net. It contradicts the assertion completely.
 
>   'Korean-made MMOGs are more goal-oriented in play style and more
>   PvP-oriented than US games. I think it's due to the fact that the
>   mood of society itself is toward high competition because the
>   country is still under development compared to western worlds,
>   which are more stable. I think a MUD style game is a mirror of the
>   society on which it is based.'

That's an opinion, not a fact. And frankly, I don't see how a game
could be more goal-oriented than, say, Everquest. (Ie your goal is to
get the highest level and the best equipment. Nothing vague about that
at all.)

If a MUD-style game is a mirror of the society upon which it is based,
then you must accept Westerners as being little different, as Achaea
is based in Western society and is at least as PvP-oriented as the
Korean games that I've read/heard about.

Claiming that there's a single type of cultural mindset reflected in
games in a particular country is just wrong.

--matt

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