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Japheth · 06-23-2008, 12:13 AM

Well the idea would be that you could also type the commands. For instance, when you typed "People" and saw the list of people nearby, you could LOOK TALL, or whatnot.

The nature of RPIs is that they're already quite a bit slower than regular muds, so I don't think the use of the mouse will detract from anything. Unless 90% of RPI players are 1 finger peck typers, I reckon they spend the vast majority of their time staring at their screen doing nothing anyway.

The clicking is a shortcut to allow more complicated things to be done. They could have text analogues but many of them would be beyond the average player's level of concentration.

The fact that it would list all of the options available too means that there is less of a learning curve for a new player.

06-23-2008, 12:13 AM	#3
Japheth New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wollongong, Australia Home MUD: Shadows of Isildur Posts: 5	Re: MXP + Map Well the idea would be that you could also type the commands. For instance, when you typed "People" and saw the list of people nearby, you could LOOK TALL, or whatnot. The nature of RPIs is that they're already quite a bit slower than regular muds, so I don't think the use of the mouse will detract from anything. Unless 90% of RPI players are 1 finger peck typers, I reckon they spend the vast majority of their time staring at their screen doing nothing anyway. The clicking is a shortcut to allow more complicated things to be done. They could have text analogues but many of them would be beyond the average player's level of concentration. The fact that it would list all of the options available too means that there is less of a learning curve for a new player.