Offline continuity
The environment may change around a character without making their personal decisions.
MMOs, sandboxes, survival worlds, civilisation servers and social simulations all become more meaningful when history survives the session.
The environment may change around a character without making their personal decisions.
Businesses, hospitals, governments and organisations retain history.
Delayed effects can remain linked to the events that made them eligible.
Explicit rights can distinguish who may act from who merely exists.
The world can wait for agency rather than silently choosing for a player.
Presence, existence and authority remain distinct.