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Old 09-02-2007, 09:59 AM   #6
Will
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Re: What Does "Fair" Mean?

(Note: "you" is rhetorical)

MUDs are no different than any other facet of life and they will never be completely "fair" for every single person as long as "fair" means "allowing the exact same experience for all players in all situations." That's impossible to achieve, and, honestly, I don't see the problem. If a game offers the same opportunity to all players, what's the issue? That people with more time or money can advance their characters faster and get more cool stuff? Why's that different than with any other product on the market? I guess I'm a capitalist at heart and don't understand why the MUDding commuity needs to be a socialist society. If more people were willing to pay in a month's time what they spend to go see a movie, renti a few DVDs, buyi a couple books or a couple weekends-worth of beer, this wouldn't be nearly the issue it has become. It's about priorities, and MUDs seem to be low on the list.

I realize that the issue is the fairness of in-game perks for real-life cash, but I don't see why they are different than any other available commodity. If you don't have the money to spend on a game to maintain the experience to your satisfaction, don't play. The only issue I have with this model is calling the games that use it "free," but that's a discussion for another topic.
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