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Re: More CW issues (Was: Re: [CW] Mutual stories question and offer)
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 01:28:51 GMT
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David Eaton wrote:
> In lugnet.castle, Jason Catena writes:
> > Again, since map space is unlimited, I don't see why people can't be given
> > realms that they have a plan for. If you have a map, and you intend to fill it
> > eventually, and you need 100 fixed size realms to model the map, then why not?
>
> Well, the issue here is mainly that if someone creates a continent-spanning
> idea, the admins need to create/import a new section of the map, and set it
> aside for that member. I personally don't want to go adding new sections of the
> map each time someone comes up with a huge project plan, especially if that
> person later on abandons that plan.
>
> <way-back-machine topic="Dave's MUD-adminning days">
I'll don my 'retired wizard' hat, then (staffed a MUSH for several years, including
some of that as a Building Admin).
> When I was an admin for a MUD, we had a bunch of people who had great, grande
> schemes, with intricate plots, etc., who ended up biting off more than they
> could chew. We had a whole bunch of areas of the MUD that were only the very
> beginnings of ambitious projects. We did, however, have *1* programmer (out of
> about 30) who had a solid, well-developed plan, that came to fruition. I don't
> want a repeat of this kind of statistic.
> </way-back-machine>
I know exactly how you feel about this. I've been on both types of those
projects...
> Some possible solutions:
> - people with large, unfinished areas reserved, aren't part of the "real" map
> of CW. Their information is listed on the site, all their buildings, etc. are
> stored in the DB, but their section of the map is unconnected to the "real"
> map until it's "full enough" to join with the existing map.
I like this. A lot. That way we don't have the map cluttered up with lots of
empty space. We did something similar on the MUSH I wizzed at.
> - people can reserve as much space as they want to, AND have the option to
> submit NEW realms and map areas for consideration. This has two
> possibilities:
> 1. person creates a new map, submits it in as a 'hopeful', and the admins
> simply 'ok' it or deny it, with suitable reasons (placement, size,
> etc., whatever viable denial reasons are)
> 2. members can simply create new realms and map areas at their slightest
> whimsey, with no approval from anyone.
Here's another idea, related to (2).
Let people create their own realms and map ideas, but don't have an overall
world map. (!) If two or three or a dozen people want to share a continent,
great. If one person needs something the size of Asia for his Grand Empire,
also great.
People traveling from one continent to another do it either through use of
the Revolving Door Portals, an ocean journey, or some similar means.
Do we really need to know where these sections of the world are in relation
to each other to write the stories?
> Anyway, that's the main consequence of not being stingy with map space-- a huge
> unused map, which I'd really rather not have.
Hence the 'no world map' idea...if someone goes inactive or does nothing with
their area...oh well. It affects other people not in the slightest, it just
makes that person look bad.
J
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