Rules for MMORPG bots

By at 7:12 am Tuesday, Sep 16

GameSpy's PlanetFargo column this week is a very funny plan for setting up a bot to play your online role-playing games for you, including a scenario showing just how well this could work.
1. If someone says something ending in a question mark, respond by saying "Dude?"

2. If someone says something ending in an exclamation point, respond by saying "Dude!"

3. If someone says something ending with a period, respond by randomly saying one of three things: "Okie," "Sure," or "Right on."

4. EXCEPTION: If someone says something directly to you by mentioning your name, respond by saying "Lag."

5. (And remember to accept all trade requests from other players by giving them a melon.)

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