Re: ARENA: More ideas

From: bonder@netcom.com (Bruce W. Onder)

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1993 00:17:02 +0000

Bryan J. Maloney (jacobus@rock-opera.cc.purdue.edu) wrote:
[re: earning attribute points as an incentive to win]

: Stupid "incentive", in my opinion.  After all, does a warrior ONLY learn things
: from victory?  After all, can't somebody get stronger from lifting something
: heavy REGARDLESS of whether or not that person "wins" any lifting contests?

A couple points:

1.  Since these are "attributes" that improve, and not true learning, then I
don't see any problem.  If I don't win in the arena, then it's doubtful that
I'm getting stronger, faster, or smarter.

2.  "Stupid" is just a bit harsh.  Scott took the time to develop Arena so we
could enjoy it.  I don't think he deserves to be called stupid for his efforts.

: Stupid "incentive".  The cash purse and standings are enough "incentive"
: Only permitting one to learn attributes (since Arena has no skills, which I
: want--I want skills) from winning sounds more like a D&D relic than anything
: else.

I was never under the impression that Arena was supposed to be anything but a
quick attempt at something better and cheaper than DuelMasters.  It does this
well.

Granted, there are things that I'd like to see implemented, and since Scott
has asked for feedback, I offer it.  But I hope I never attack his decisions
in this way, because I know it's just as easy for him to say "fuck you" and
shut the whole thing down.

: --
: Bryan Maloney

--
Bruce W. Onder     |"We're in a road movie to Berlin
bonder@netcom.com  |can't drive out the way we drove in." -- TMBG

References

Re: ARENA: More ideas
jacobus@rock-opera.cc.purdue.edu (Bryan J. Maloney)
Thu, 16 Sep 1993 20:10:16 +0000

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Re: ARENA: More ideas
jacobus@rock-opera.cc.purdue.edu (Bryan J. Maloney)
Thu, 16 Sep 1993 20:10:16 +0000