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Old 08-06-2005, 04:31 PM   #9
Dovolente
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It naturally follows that we experience "virtual grieving" when characters who have become virtual people to us pass on.

My main consolation is, as others have said, that this paves the way for new experiences with new characters. I suppose that's much like the way I deal with the concept of death RL--knowing that new life needs room and resources, that it will be a part of me in a fundamental sense, and so I can't stick around forever.

The MUD I play has an aging system with 1 RL week equal to 1 game year. This gives characters an average of 6-10 RL months, depending on their racial and invidual longevity. It's long enough to get very attached to your character and his/her friends. It also makes for some interesting generational issues--toward the end of a character's lifespan, mentors have passed on, many friends are gone, and young whippersnappers are beginning to rule the world.
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