Comments for I am Midas' Barber. http://xianfu.wordpress.com The scribblings of a retard. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Why Creative Commons blows by Mike http://xianfu.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/why-creative-commons-blows/#comment-15 Mike Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:41:44 +0000 http://xianfu.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-15 First blog I read after wakeup from sleep today! ________________________ Proven! How to cure Acne Naturally.Email to mike.wilson80@ymail.com for more information. First blog I read after wakeup from sleep today!

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]]> Comment on Of MUDs and MMORPGs by Ryan http://xianfu.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/of-muds-and-mmorpgs/#comment-8 Ryan Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:48:34 +0000 http://xianfu.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-8 Dude Play Rots.us best mud there is.. low pbase been around for years.. best pk awesome stuff to do always something to do! Dude Play Rots.us
best mud there is..
low pbase been around for years.. best pk awesome stuff to do
always something to do!

]]> Comment on Of MUDs and MMORPGs by Daagar http://xianfu.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/of-muds-and-mmorpgs/#comment-7 Daagar Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:21:46 +0000 http://xianfu.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-7 Everything you say is entirely true. That said, I think some of the draw of more 'mundane' combat muds is that people still are using them as glorified chat rooms. Killing things is just a way to pass the time waiting for an interesting conversation. Sometimes, we're simply hooked to the idea of seeing numbers go up. Levels, XP, kill count, skills, whatever. This is what made ProgressQuest so funny - it hit the mark. And then sometimes we just want something 'mindless' - instead of sudoku puzzles, bejeweled, etc., we hop in the mud and mindlessly bash mobs. You mention the intense PvP, which sounds great - but sometimes you don't _want_ the adrenaline rushes or the need to outwit anyone. And the standard 'kill' muds fill that niche - I'd even say this is why WoW is so popular. The combat there isn't that much more complex than muds, and many of the above points apply (though they can apply in your context as well...) Everything you say is entirely true. That said, I think some of the draw of more ‘mundane’ combat muds is that people still are using them as glorified chat rooms. Killing things is just a way to pass the time waiting for an interesting conversation.

Sometimes, we’re simply hooked to the idea of seeing numbers go up. Levels, XP, kill count, skills, whatever. This is what made ProgressQuest so funny – it hit the mark.

And then sometimes we just want something ‘mindless’ – instead of sudoku puzzles, bejeweled, etc., we hop in the mud and mindlessly bash mobs. You mention the intense PvP, which sounds great – but sometimes you don’t _want_ the adrenaline rushes or the need to outwit anyone. And the standard ‘kill’ muds fill that niche – I’d even say this is why WoW is so popular. The combat there isn’t that much more complex than muds, and many of the above points apply (though they can apply in your context as well…)

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