if you weren't happy,
>then why play? Noone is holding a gun to your head, forcing
>you to log in.

I don't


>Thus eliminating the need to play said character. Why play if
>you know how it's going to turn out? That's just not my idea
>of fun.
>
Perhaps our idea of roleplaying differs! Let me explain why I am here posting:

Every few months, for the past few years, I start to remember fantastic moments that I enjoyed in CF. And I find myself daydreaming about a character, and how I could roleplay that character in CF.

When I am ROLEPLAYING, as the word means to me, I am seeing my character moment to moment as it interacts with the world of Thera.

Unfortunately, as it stands, most of the time spent in Thera is hard-coded actions through the games' commands. If I am playing to WIN, in PK and otherwise, I cannot wear the clothing I would like my character to wear, nor necessarily fight the way I would like my character to fight.

So, to create a character, I must consider how I will incorporate GAME MECHANICS into my daily, living, breathing life. The joy is in the interaction with others, not in experimenting with "myself" to discover how I work.


>>Once upon a time, Immortals were Players.
>
>Actually, in the beginning, the imms were imms.

The current Immortals, were once Players - and once, the Immortals Played.


>Thus you will never run out of new things to try.

I (and the original poster) enjoy very different things about this mud then you must!!


>Frankly, I have a few things that I enjoy, that NOT many
>people know how to do. I like it this way. If everything was
>common knowledge, then it wouldn't be special. How did I find
>these things out? Trial and error.

Knowledge of secrets should grant the advantage in battle, not skill.

In a world where secrets have so much power, why would a group without knowledge suspect a group with effortless access to every nook and cranny?!

>Well, to be honest what good does it do? You either like the
>game, or you don't. If not, then don't play.
>
I loved a game, and know exactly what I loved about it - but I seem to have lost it somewhere!