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KaVir · 06-05-2005, 05:50 PM

I specifically asked for systematic ways to earn credits - winning the occasional contest doesn't allow you to systematically progress within a mud.

But those players have bought the credits. I recently bought my friend lunch because he helped me move some stuff to my new apartment, but that didn't mean the lunch was free - the restaurant still had to be paid for it!

So any player can become a newbie helper to progress - and with only 250 hours of helping people they'd have earned enough credits to buy a basic pet?

See 1 (although this seems to be more "advancement through blind luck").

See 2.

Sure, and I could have a lot of fun and (probably) get quite far in a chess match without using bishops.

But the point is the game is only "free" to play at the basic level. If you want access to the full game (and be able to compete on a level playing field), then that is no longer free.

06-05-2005, 05:50 PM	#139
KaVir Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Name: Richard Home MUD: God Wars II Posts: 2,052	I specifically asked for systematic ways to earn credits - winning the occasional contest doesn't allow you to systematically progress within a mud. But those players have bought the credits. I recently bought my friend lunch because he helped me move some stuff to my new apartment, but that didn't mean the lunch was free - the restaurant still had to be paid for it! So any player can become a newbie helper to progress - and with only 250 hours of helping people they'd have earned enough credits to buy a basic pet? See 1 (although this seems to be more "advancement through blind luck"). See 2. Sure, and I could have a lot of fun and (probably) get quite far in a chess match without using bishops. But the point is the game is only "free" to play at the basic level. If you want access to the full game (and be able to compete on a level playing field), then that is no longer free.