iyammarrok > /emote has researched this while he was at uni.... the roots for MMO's came from chat clients, then MUDs.... then people wanted pictures, then 2d moving visuals, then in the end we get EVE...
iyammarrok > it's digital evolution at it's finest
Davis Jade > glorified chat room this
Crassoon > You're conveniently skipping a couple generations there, iya.
ro dunn > i spend many an hour playing a MUD
William Felson > Aye
iyammarrok > yup... needed to shorten it
iyammarrok > about to log
Crassoon > I agree that social interaction makes online games so appealing. This is still a game, not a chatbox to me.
Draulin > I don't believe in digital evolution. I believe in the story about a computer being built by god in 7 days. I don't know why he was that slow, but maybe some of the parts were back ordered.
iyammarrok > it's digital evolution at it's finest
Davis Jade > glorified chat room this
Crassoon > You're conveniently skipping a couple generations there, iya.
ro dunn > i spend many an hour playing a MUD
William Felson > Aye
iyammarrok > yup... needed to shorten it
iyammarrok > about to log
Crassoon > I agree that social interaction makes online games so appealing. This is still a game, not a chatbox to me.
Draulin > I don't believe in digital evolution. I believe in the story about a computer being built by god in 7 days. I don't know why he was that slow, but maybe some of the parts were back ordered.