[MUD-Dev] Re: WIRED: Kilers have more fun

["S. Patrick Gallaty" <choke#sirius,com>]

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From: quzah <quzah#geocities,com>
To: mud-dev#kanga,nu <mud-dev#kanga,nu>
Date: Friday, 24 July, 1998 18:58
Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: WIRED: Kilers have more fun


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>>Now what I haven't figured out yet is how to deal with it if Max swears
>>allegiance to Joe. Joe's total goes to nine; Pete's goes to fifteen; Max's
>>goes to sixteen. Max's total has gone up by eight, so Joe's total goes to
>>seventeen, and Pete's goes to 23, and Max's to 24, and then Joe's to 25...
>>I don't know right offhand how to stop this.


How I solved it in my conceptual 'heroism' system was to disallow swearing
to anyone who had less points than yourself or was in the same or lower
'rank' than you were.  The ranks were equivalent to exp titles.

This way I ensure a one-way heirarchy.

My idea was to grant heroic powers based on the playerbase that a hero
had following them.