[MUD-Dev] Retention without Addiction?

[Amanda Walker]

On 12/8/02 4:59 AM, shren <shren at io.com> wrote:

> Just because AO did not do it well, does not mean that it can not
> be done well.  Don't pretend it's impossible to do well because
> you don't like it.

One interesting approach has been taken by Earth & Beyond.  Crowded
areas are duplicated or triplicated, but are not instanced
per-player.  Since people tend to pick a random instance to enter
each time, this helps load-balance crowded areas without making them
seem deserted.  The only trick is that you have to coordinate which
instance you're going to use if you're in a group.

Amanda Walker


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