[Discuss] Theoretical realistic messaging

[Tom]

Tom schrieb:
> Absolutely. The magic will be in making delays that are useful for 
> gameplay, but small enough that it is too much of a burden to copy 
> everything to some OOC system.
>
> If the delay were on the order of hours, instead of days, I think most 
> people wouldn't take the trouble except in cases where they're already 
> talking on IRC, etc. anyways.
The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Because it also 
solves a few other gameplay issues.

For example, if you get informed about distant events and receive orders 
with a delay of a few hours, the turn times aren't the single optimal 
times to log in anymore, and people would probably feel more free to log 
in whenever it suits them.