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Old 01-12-2013, 10:54 AM   #13
scandum
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Re: DO NOT PLAY MATERIA MAGICA!

MUDs with speech codes should be avoided as a matter of principle. Unfortunately there's no check box for that on TMC.

Bug abuse is a silly accusation as well, that's like a government saying: Don't do anything we may consider to be unfair, even if it's not (as of yet) against the law.

Take North Korea for example, is the ideological prisoner at fault, or does blame lie with the system?

As most MUDs are ran as fascist marxist states there will be players that do not quite live up to their designated role as a sheep. As there are alternatives, MUDs which cater primarily to men, one must consider the possibility this 'problem player' engages in an intricate form of sadomasochism, maybe he desires to be a sheep out of a desire to fit in, but can never quite live up to the expectations. Perhaps he simply likes being around sheep, without being one himself.

I agree it's a good promotional strategy when a disgruntled player claims a MUD has a good shepherd with near absolute power, it'll draw in the sheeple, and the occasional sucker looking for punishment.
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