[MUD-Dev] It's just a game (?)

[Matt Mihaly]

On Mon, 21 May 2001, Ananda Dawnsinger wrote:

> It's more complicated in a more RP-oriented (persona/character-based
> rather than avatar-based) game, in which players choose how much of
> themselves they reveal behind the character mask.  Even there, one
> tends to miss both the character, and the mysterious player who was
> able to manage the character so skillfully.  OTOH, people often miss
> retired characters even though the player's still around with other
> personae.  But I still think the main portion of the "value"

But roleplayers still reveal themselves. It's not like you're a
different person when you're roleplaying. By definition, the
capability to play that role is a part of you, the person.

--matt

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