IRC Server and MT

A thread of 2 messages, 8 October 1991 to 9 October 1991, in the order they were sent.

#2996 IRC Server and MT

Richard Johnson · 8 October 1991

Dan Adnerson says:
:
:	Well, this is my very first post to this list, but I've been
:reading for a long while...  I hope my contribution is worth
:something.  :)
:
:	It seems to me that a modified IRC server would do nicely as
:a Traveller's Aid.  Program in certain commands to bring up task

Pardon my naivete.  What's an IRC server?


:The idea would also allow people from
:all over the world to play in a campaign, instead of just a few
:friends that have never played traveller before.  There are
:disadvantages as well, obviously.

You *ARE* new.  :=)  The PBEM does this quite well, too.  AND..
yes, there are disadvantages.  But the building of the global
village that happens makes it worthwhile to me.

:
:	While this has many disadvantages, another one being that
:you couldn't play it on pc's that aren't hooked to the internet
:somehow, the system would be virtually free, and there would be no
:compatibility problems.

Please elaborate.  This sounds strangely like what I was going to
posit as "idea number 2" after the furor from the first died down.

Are you saying, "set up a global BBS-like system, strictly for
role playing"?

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#2997 IRC

Pauli · 9 October 1991 · reply to #2996

hi,

Richard Johnson says:
>Dan Adnerson says:
>:	It seems to me that a modified IRC server would do nicely as
>:a Traveller's Aid.  Program in certain commands to bring up task

>Pardon my naivete.  What's an IRC server?

IRC is this program that lets multiple users talk to each other.
It provides a reasonably nice forum for discussion, and essential
things like private message are available.  It is interactive in the
sence, that if I type something everyone else sees it almost immediately
(allow a couple of seconds transmission delay).  This fast response could
become a nightmare for the poor ref (imagine a gaming sesson with 20+
people none of whom can see how pissed off you are getting about the
wasted noise being produced).

I'd probably better add that I don't use IRC very often (like hardly ever).


>Please elaborate.  This sounds strangely like what I was going to
>posit as "idea number 2" after the furor from the first died down.

>Are you saying, "set up a global BBS-like system, strictly for
>role playing"?

I think that is what was ment.  It isn't really a BBS, but you could
create a traveller game group and have heaps of fun.  I seem to
remember hearing about an IRC RPG before but I cannot be sure.  There
would be some major problems trying to go global --- people tend to not
keep the same hours of waking.  e.g. Here we are 15-17 hours ahead of the USA
and Europe is about 10 hours behind us.  Getting a global group of people
together at the same time would be a horrible experience.



        						Pauli

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