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Xerihae · 10-01-2007, 06:26 AM

As a player, I make a huge distinction between a MUD that sells merchandise (to whit: I don't care about it) compared to one that is pay-for-perks. I want to know what I'm getting into before I join the game.

I've actually changed my opinion (shock, horror!) towards pay-for-perks. I don't mind them now, as long as I can get whatever they get with a reasonable amount of time invested. None of this "Buy the Sword of Leet for £20 or spend 1 million hours playing to get it".

So before people claim it's a bunch of admins wanting the change, I support it based on my experiences searching for MUDs as a player. I don't currently run any game, admin on any game, or play any game. I also stand by my previous assertion that just because someone is an admin does not mean that they stop being a player. Even the ones (especially the ones?) who don't play their own game often have at least one other game they play for when they need to unwind.

Questioning the motives behind the change doesn't mean it's a pointless change. If you really, really believe that Threshold as a game would be disadvantaged by this, I'd like you to explain why. As someone who's never played it I don't see why the 4/5 option system would be so detrimental to you. Feel free to PM me instead of reply here if you'd feel more comfortable.

10-01-2007, 06:26 AM	#551
Xerihae Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Name: Chris Location: Wolverhampton, UK Posts: 358	Re: What does "Free" Mean? As a player, I make a huge distinction between a MUD that sells merchandise (to whit: I don't care about it) compared to one that is pay-for-perks. I want to know what I'm getting into before I join the game. I've actually changed my opinion (shock, horror!) towards pay-for-perks. I don't mind them now, as long as I can get whatever they get with a reasonable amount of time invested. None of this "Buy the Sword of Leet for £20 or spend 1 million hours playing to get it". So before people claim it's a bunch of admins wanting the change, I support it based on my experiences searching for MUDs as a player. I don't currently run any game, admin on any game, or play any game. I also stand by my previous assertion that just because someone is an admin does not mean that they stop being a player. Even the ones (especially the ones?) who don't play their own game often have at least one other game they play for when they need to unwind. Questioning the motives behind the change doesn't mean it's a pointless change. If you really, really believe that Threshold as a game would be disadvantaged by this, I'd like you to explain why. As someone who's never played it I don't see why the 4/5 option system would be so detrimental to you. Feel free to PM me instead of reply here if you'd feel more comfortable.