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From: erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin)
Subject: Re: Do IF players read? (was: Re: Do IF writers write?)
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Trevor Barrie (tbarrie@cycor.ca) wrote:
> erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin) wrote:
>
> >I agree that there *must* be a way to retrieve the long description. And 
> >a "superverbose" mode that uses it by default.
>
> I disagree. It might be necessary if the long version contained actual
> information that the normal one didn't, but that would be unfair IMO even if
> you did provide a way to get the long version back.

I like having the longest possible description scroll by, to keep up 
the atmosphere. If I can't retrieve it, I get annoyed. I'm not as 
vehement about wanting a "superverbose" mode -- I might not use it -- 
but when I want to stop and think about things, I like to be staring at a 
detailed description of the location.

--Z


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