Re: Player ethics, eg Olympia

From: grendel@netinfo.com.au (Giri Fox)

Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Not only was this a remarkable player; but Mark shows admirable clarity
of insight here.

I agree with his observations; and further comment how inexperienced or
egoistic players cannot differentiate between their characters and
themselves and this causes many of the great flame wars.

- Giri

In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.960309220250.22375A-100000@taurus.oac.uci.edu>,
Mark Hendrickson <mrhendri@taurus.oac.uci.edu> wrote:

>"I tried to bring these two games back to normal in only way I could
>see - trying to make other players unite against me."
>
>        It seems to me that this is remarkable simply because this player
>was able both to differentiate his satisfaction as a gamer & success as a
>game entity & because he was able to transcend his game entity to produce
>a good gaming experience.  In other words, even if it meant the end of
>his faction's success, if it would produce a good game, he was for it.

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