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Slanted · 03-13-2003, 03:16 PM

The reason I like crafting in muds is that it is, to me, the non-boring alternative to Combat (well it can be if implemented correctly). Fighting just gets so freaking boring. Walk up to monster/player, type whatever version of kill verb you use normally, rinse and repeat. Do this a couple thousand times and you might be able to walk up to a different monster and use the kill verb. Wooo.

I would rather have a nice crafting system where I get to acquire different materials through a variety of means, then use different processes along the way to create items that are wholly my own creation. What I do not like are crafting sytems wherein you use the same process for every single thing you craft with a certain skill. That is just as boring as mud combat in my opinion. I like having a huge variety of processes and materials. I feel like I have accomplished a lot more creating something in a system like that then I do after I have hacked off my 4000'th orc head.

03-13-2003, 03:16 PM	#5
Slanted New Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 29	The reason I like crafting in muds is that it is, to me, the non-boring alternative to Combat (well it can be if implemented correctly). Fighting just gets so freaking boring. Walk up to monster/player, type whatever version of kill verb you use normally, rinse and repeat. Do this a couple thousand times and you might be able to walk up to a different monster and use the kill verb. Wooo. I would rather have a nice crafting system where I get to acquire different materials through a variety of means, then use different processes along the way to create items that are wholly my own creation. What I do not like are crafting sytems wherein you use the same process for every single thing you craft with a certain skill. That is just as boring as mud combat in my opinion. I like having a huge variety of processes and materials. I feel like I have accomplished a lot more creating something in a system like that then I do after I have hacked off my 4000'th orc head.