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MUD Co-Creator Bartle On Voice Chat in MMOGs

Posted by michael on from the who-are-you-talking-to-dear dept.

Fusty writes "In 1979, Richard Bartle co-created a MUD, the first system for players to share adventures online. Aside from veteran game coding skills, Bartle has strong opinions about game design. He recently examined the idea of voice chat in massively-multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). His opinion? Not Yet You Fools! - on Game Girl Advance."

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  1. Hrmm by acehole · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess the world isnt ready to hear:

    "n0 way I k1ll3d u d00d! u c4mp1ng f4g!"

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  2. heh, yeah. by DashEvil · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can just see it now, "I'm humping you, see my character going back and forth, oh yeah, finger yourself babe, I want to hear you moan, oh yeah, oh YEAAAAAAAH, OH SWEET JESUS THANK MICROSOFT FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO GET LAID!"

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