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Jazuela · 07-28-2009, 07:27 AM

I think it's because MUDs aren't Sims. You don't -need- to know that "generic mob #47" has a full bladder. You don't -need- to know that "generic prostitute #34DDD" is up in bed with "generic customer #extra small" whose wife doesn't appreciate him and who has a fetish for tying up women with feathered boas and tickling their nostrils til they sneeze at least 8 times.

You -do- need to know, in a mud, that "generic mob #47" exists, and that this particular mob is employed by the local constabulary and will arrest or kill you if you break the law. You are given the freedom to assume that at some point during the day when you aren't staring at him, he goes to the bathroom to relieve his bladder. It's okay to assume these things about the mobs. It's also okay to assume that generic mob #47 has a spouse, but she is one of the hundreds if virtual people who are assumed to wander around the city all day long.

07-28-2009, 07:27 AM	#8
Jazuela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England Posts: 849	Re: Advanced AI in MUDs I think it's because MUDs aren't Sims. You don't -need- to know that "generic mob #47" has a full bladder. You don't -need- to know that "generic prostitute #34DDD" is up in bed with "generic customer #extra small" whose wife doesn't appreciate him and who has a fetish for tying up women with feathered boas and tickling their nostrils til they sneeze at least 8 times. You -do- need to know, in a mud, that "generic mob #47" exists, and that this particular mob is employed by the local constabulary and will arrest or kill you if you break the law. You are given the freedom to assume that at some point during the day when you aren't staring at him, he goes to the bathroom to relieve his bladder. It's okay to assume these things about the mobs. It's also okay to assume that generic mob #47 has a spouse, but she is one of the hundreds if virtual people who are assumed to wander around the city all day long.