I see, classes properties and objects are all things i'm used to from

studdying Logic and Meta physics.
I wasn't literally suggesting cutting

and pasting, I was just pointing out that there wouldn't need to be any

radical changes in thinking to develope an audio Rpg, the way there would be

to develope ---- say, a full 2D audio platformer with vertical as well as

horizontal scrolling. I also don't deny the fact that a lot of time and

effort has to go into making these things, I just feel that it would be

worth doing. As has already been said, most audiogames are about 15 years

behind main stream games in terms of complexity, but if nobody is willing to

push the boundaries further, things won't develope. I understand that

people who buy audiogames are a captive audience, theire aren't 50

companies making them, and so less competition than in the main stream

industry, therefore I could see a real danger of stagnation, with companies

producing as one gentleman in another thread stated.

"---- Yet another

crappy arcade game"

I'm not disagreeing that it wouldn't be hard work,

but the technology is there, and so I believe is the need.

Btw, Flaming

and disagreeing aren't the same thing, sinse one is productive and the

other isn't, and I don't mind people disagreeing at all (having studdied

philosophy for 5 years I'd have a problem if I did).

I

didn't mean to imply that you meant literally cutting and pasting, and I

apologise if I gave this impression.

I'd just point out that whilst I

played mainstream games I repeatedly read articles complaining that

companies weren't taking chances on newer ideas, instead going for the

safer and more guaranteed money makers. It's very hard for a mainstream

company to do something new unless they're a major name. The mainstream has

had concerns about stagnation as much as us, it's just again that

conditions in our market are amplified due to the lesser number of titles. I

don't think it's so much a captive audience, more again that there are

safer options.

And I by the copying and pasting I was only pointing out

that doubling the features in a game, which could easily double the code,

would far more than double the complexity of the program. The more complex

the more development time, and the more potential bugs.

Progress in games

in my opinion is dependant on innovation, and innovation comes more strongly

when there is more competition and more heads to come up with the ideas. At

present there's not much more room in the audio games market as I can see,

it's not that there are too many companies just that it's too tight knit.

I don't think our market is the kind to foster the same competition as

mainstream games anyway, it's far more friendly.

Perhaps the way to go

would be more towards creating an open source project where many people can

volunteer.

Also I'd add that the last edition of Audyssey had an

interview with Josh de Lioncourt, who said he hopes to bring Aemon to

fruition at some stage but didn't give specifics of when. I don't think he

should give specifics given all the speculation that happens, but I believe

most sincerely that he is attempting this. He said his motivation was from

playing the original text based Aemon games, and so I'm hoping this

doesn't suffer any further setbacks.

That's

assuming they release an editor for it. I enquired previously about this,

and the response was that they weren't certain. I hope they do release an

editor, but it might contradict the previous plans to release expansions to

the Aemon game after the initial release. Still, I haven't seen a true

expansion pack for an accessible game whilst they're ten a penny in the

mainstream.

Heh...
Muds shouldn't stop you from at least getting good grades. If your

that seriously adicted, you need to think of something else to do for a

while.

Personally, I've been adicted to several muds before (AVP, which

is the shit, but the staff can kiss my ass), Carrion Fields, Achaea, Mozart,

Ashavar...
Also, why are you complaining? If you like to play, keep on

playing! Maybe you can become the next admin and transfer players to their

deaths!... Heh...

Regards,
Kyle