>From a developer standpoint, it can sometimes be really hard to know when you've crossed the line into money grubbing, or if you've added something bad. One of the reasons I've been so slow to add new things to AA is that I'm constantly concerned that it'll cross the line, or permanently damage the way the game is played. I think it's helped a lot that we don't sell powerful equipment at all, unless you count tensors.
It's also helped that there's a public money market that allows players to trade credits and gold pretty quickly and easily. It's hard to take a high level player seriously about credits being unfair, when that high level player is sitting on around 50 dollars worth of gold. I'm firmly of the belief that I want AA to be free for all to play. If the game is good enough, people help support it; if it's not, then I need to work harder on it. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Thomas Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Charles, > > Its not that bad. With Sryth you can pretty much can do anything you > want given enough skills and a lot of hard work obtaining enough gold > etc to buy the gear you need. What donating does is it allows you, the > player, a chance to advance more quickly and have more gold, > tokens,and experience readily at hand. True you might not be able to > obtain some special item without donating but it should be considered > an optional accessory rather than a necessity. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
