Re: DM: Kill-Less Dueling

From: gtriplet@afit.af.mil

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 1994 04:36:29 +0000

In article <1994Feb1.212604.12436@cnsvax.uwec.edu>, leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu writes:
>
> Without the possibility of death, life can get kinda dull in a PBM game.  If
> you want to play no kill, then more power to you.  But killing was one aspect
> of Duelmasters that was a lot of fun.  It was great killing a character from
> an enemy stable and then rubbing it in in the personal ads.  I loved getting
> kills with Total Parries so you could tell all the people that called you
> scum that they're a bunch of hosebags and to take a look at your kill totals.
> The only times I would never want to kill are against a lesser opponent or
> against someone you have no beef with (and maybe against a friend in the same
> game, but hey, it's fun killing your friends! :) ).
>
> Mike Lee
>
I guess my perspective is that I have very good fighters stuck in several tiny
arenas.  As a veretan 'nice-guy' player, I try to foster an environment of
friendly competition so that new arrivals in the arena, and to the game, will
enjoy it.  Friendly arenas grow, providing better pools for challenging and
skills.  I am continually frustrated, however, by other veteran players proving
their superior knowledge of the game by laying waste to everything about them
and then gloating after the fact.  I'm not saying that it was your attitude,
but you should stop to consider what trauma you may be bringing to another
(perhaps brand-new) player.  Kill your enemies on challenges or bloodfeuds.
That's how I do it (and woe to a fighter who kills one of mine!), and that's
one of the best uses of the back-side of the strategy sheet.  It's wholly
inconsiderate and downright rude to say 'It's just a GAME' and leave killer
strategies on the general matchup side.

PHOENIX

References

DM: Kill-Less Dueling
gtriplet@afit.af.mil
Tue, 01 Feb 1994 10:56:58 +0000
Re: DM: Kill-Less Dueling
leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Wed, 02 Feb 1994 03:26:04 +0000