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shasarak · 08-01-2008, 05:06 AM

I get it just fine, actually. The question is not whether certain players hate 'botters, the question is whether that hatred should be indulged.

To take a counter example: if certain MUD players want to play on MUDs where they can be assured that no other player is black, or that no other player is gay, is that a desire that should be indulged? I'm quite sure there is a sizeable market for MUDs that are institutionally racist or homophobic - lots of players would flock to such a MUD, and it would prove very popular in some quarters. But (IMO) it would still not be the right move to set up a MUD like that. The simple fact that the desire for a certain MUD ruleset exists in a certain minority of players is not, by itself, a good enough reason to supply them with one. You also need to demonstrate that the desire is a reasonable one.

If players' dislike of 'botting is an irrational dislike, based on unthinking emotion and without any logical basis, then should we be indulging them by pandering to it?

08-01-2008, 05:06 AM	#61
shasarak Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Emily's Shop Posts: 60	Re: Triggers, scripts, and bots I get it just fine, actually. The question is not whether certain players hate 'botters, the question is whether that hatred should be indulged. To take a counter example: if certain MUD players want to play on MUDs where they can be assured that no other player is black, or that no other player is gay, is that a desire that should be indulged? I'm quite sure there is a sizeable market for MUDs that are institutionally racist or homophobic - lots of players would flock to such a MUD, and it would prove very popular in some quarters. But (IMO) it would still not be the right move to set up a MUD like that. The simple fact that the desire for a certain MUD ruleset exists in a certain minority of players is not, by itself, a good enough reason to supply them with one. You also need to demonstrate that the desire is a reasonable one. If players' dislike of 'botting is an irrational dislike, based on unthinking emotion and without any logical basis, then should we be indulging them by pandering to it?