Naturally, my solution to this is Java . Rants These are just short edits of various posts I've made, I'll organize all these thoughts into something more coherent later. I can play these once, maybe even enjoy that one scenario, but then I'm left wanting to fiddle with things. I just don't understand the part of humanity that doesn't like to build. Any MUD with online creation fits my requirement.
Abuse is another in the same vein.
I wanted to do new things with the engine, and there was no editor. When I was much younger, me and my friends spent most of a summer playing Lode Runner. After exhausting the standard levels, we had FAR more fun with the level editor. Because they're fairly easy to become a munchkin and abuse newbies on, even if player-killing is disallowed, and because they're pretty lame technologically, society becomes very important. There is a difference between violence and mindlessness.