At 00:27 2002-12-09 -0500, you wrote: >> > ---= In Regards to: =--- >"I have been sketching on a system for our CircleMUD which will allow >players to have one login account with multiple characters. I thought I'd >run this by the list since I am having some problems with actually planning >the system code-wise, and perhaps somebody has done something like this >before, and perhaps they even have code tidbits to share." > >--* Snip! *--- >The first thing I thought of when I began reading your post was, why would >anyone really want to do that? What are the advantages? Doesn't Circle >handle players well enough? Why reinvent the wheel again? >I've also seen these types of systems implemented and even now I can't help >but wonder to myself, why bother.. I've had my interests tantalized by the >topic because I get bored and don't mind throwing in code when I'm like >that. :P Can anyone answer any of the above stated questions? I've either >got blinders on to the benefits, or there really aren't any benefits to >adding that system. > >---- RE: Torgny (sorry if I mispelled your name) >** for the sake of a huge arse email I am not adding the reply ** > >Your post was indeed enlightening, thus I also see potential there, but I do >however have a few concerns, one being of course the forementioned concern >in your reply about players merely using multiple email addresses. The >problem I would see with that is that if you disallow certain email >addresses like for instance "hotmail", you'd be cutting into your player >base. Not everyone has their own "real" email address although I certainly >do, but keep it reserved for private and god willing no spam use. However, >like I said, I was intrigued by the idea and you've all (including the other >respondees) made a few good points, and have certainly given the rest of us >a fuller picture. Good luck with it, my only hope is that you guys and gals >developing it go against the building fad of using mySQL as your cure all. >:) I never mentioned blocking certain domains with free email accounts, such as Hotmail, Yahoo, or Excite. If I was to, or had to, block any domain it would probably be AOL, The Root Of All Evil(tm). ;) If somebody sets up a CVS I'd be happy to start development for a CircleMUD 3.1 with unified accounts, or, I'll just start without the CVS, but I'd rather not. I have no machines I can run a CVS server at, and I can't use the one for our MUD since I have no remote access to it, except through SSH, and there I only have two shell accounts, so that's a no go. My thought was to go with ASCII pfiles initially, when the package is complete, I can convert the loading and saving to MySQL for my MUD pretty quick anyway. Regards, /Torgny -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAQ: http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | | Archives: http://post.queensu.ca/listserv/wwwarch/circle.html | | Newbie List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/circle-newbies/ | +---------------------------------------------------------------+
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