Origin of 'canni' mechanic?

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Originally Posted by Vohl [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EQ was based largely on DikuMUD. I'd suggest checking into gameplay of that particular thing to see if it had a cannibalize mechanism.

Dikumud? Wow, hadn't heard that one before...

It seems like they were *accused* of ripping off Dikumud, but :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DikuMUD...st_controversy
http://www.dikumud.com/everquest.aspx

So, doesn't seem to hold much water to me, lots of different games could have accused them in a similar fashion. Also, a very quick scan of Dikumud sites and source code doesn't turn up any self-cannibilism references, although there was a shaman class.