[MUD-Dev] Playing catch-up with levels

[Valerio Santinelli]

From: <jfreeman at soe.sony.com>
> Ben Hawes <cruise at casual-tempest.net> wrote:
> > Craig Huber wrote:

>> In general, I really think the old level-up, rigid-class RPG has
>> had it's day.

> I think it's not even close to being done, and possibly here to
> stay.  Players migrate to it, even when given a pure free-form
> skill system.  They make "fighters", "mages", "clerics" and
> "thieves" out of whatver system you give them.  Regardless of the
> genre.

> You try to give them more and different... and they work-around
> your "obnoxious designs" to get back to what they really want:
> classes.

Although this is true, open skill systems let people change their
character from a mage to a fighter without having to start a new
character from scratch. This is one of the most notable differences
IMHO.

Valerio Santinelli
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