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The Keyboard is Mightier Than The Sword

Posted by Zonk on from the qwerty-keys-flying-everywhere dept.

Wired has an article up which harkens back to the days of yore, when men played Zork and women congregated in MUDs and MOOs. The Keyboard is Mightier Than The Sword takes a look at the still extant realms of the text-based virtual space. From the article: "For me, asking why I play a MU (multi-user text game) when I could play EverQuest is like asking someone why they would read a book instead of watching the movie of the same story..."

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  1. Re:Analogy by Shazow · · Score: 4, Funny

    My friend claims that "books are the weakest form of storytelling" (in primary comparison to film). I want to kill my friend, but I haven't been able to get him over international waters just yet.

  2. Re:Not that old one again by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

    The orc hits you for 9 damage!
    You hit the orc for 4 damage!
    The orc missed you!
    You hit the orc for 14 damage!
    The orc hits you for 3 damage!
    You hit the orc for 8 damage!
    You kill the orc!

    Ah, yes, a stanza of the Elven Saga-Songs of the Prickly Cactus Age. It loses some of its power without the 12-part nasal harmony and trollskin drums. That and the other 56 hours of singing, of course.

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    I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.