[MUD-Dev2] [DESIGN] NPC-oriented gameplay andXP model:GURPS/EveOnline vs. D&D/Diku

[Mike Rozak]

John Buehler wrote:
> There seems to be an implicit association between experience points and 
> the
> ethic of "practice makes perfect".

Actually, no. I specifically won't tie advancement of a specific skill to 
using that skill. And the amount of grind in my game will be extremely low: 
More game, less grind. (Which is why gameplay will only be 5-15 hours.)


> So alienating the harbor master might mean that renting a boat gets far 
> more
> expensive, but it would also mean that the ship captain who doesn't like 
> the
> harbor master warms to you.  Alienate that ship's captain and your 
> character
> might find itself constantly subject to abduction attempts whenever
> approaching the dock area.  Abductions that carry the character across the
> water, just as the other techniques do.

I plan to allow several solutions to every obstacle. For the newbie island 
currently up, I went a bit overboard and came up with around 10 different 
ways to get past the guards. This was a bit excessive, and in future I'll 
probably aim for a handful of possible solutions.