Re: CF: Opinion poll

[Hwei Sheng TEOH <hsteoh@cs.toronto.edu>]

And I "third" the opinion below. :-P

On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Peter Mardahl wrote:

> I second the opinion below.
> 
> >     I don't think we should completely change the basic nature of Crossfire
> > by trying to turn a hackenslash game into an rpg.  I'm definitely in favor
> > of adding more rpg elements, though.  I've seen several people compare
> > Crossfire to a MUD recently.  In it's current state, Crossfire is very much
> > a graphical *Diku* MUD.  There are lots of other types of MUDs out there,
> > not to mention MOOs and MUSHes, which don't focus nearly as much on killing
> > stuff.  To the best of my knowledge, Diku is the most hackenslash-oriented
> > of all MUDs, and that's what Crossfire compares to.
> >     I think we can add rpg-like features to Crossfire without abandoning the
> > current neanderthal-mode by simply keeping a number of dungeons, and perhaps
> > even some quests, the way they are: kill everything and take the loot.  When
> > more cerebral options are implemented, like NPC's who can converse more in a
> > manner resembling a three-year old than a dog, and can interact in ways
> > other than as a password detector, new quests of all sorts can be written to
> > require something more complicated than "If it can die, kill it."
> >     What I'm trying to say is, allow role-playing, but don't require it.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> >             -Dave Noelle,                 dave@Straylight.org
> >             -the Villa Straylight,  http://www.straylight.org
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