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Any fellow Mudders here?

ladyattisladyattis Member Posts: 1,273
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM

As the title of the topic says. Basically, I have to say, even with all the pretty graphics and nice sound effects, a well made MUD can outdo any of these multi-million dollar productions in depth of a story, originality in content, or even gameplay. I sure wish some MMO companies and developers would take time out and try a MUD themselves, maybe they could learn something.

-- Brede

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  • ZorvanZorvan Member CommonPosts: 8,912
    I play Syrnia from time to time. Been playing today, as a matter of fact. And I agree, if devs would concentrate more on story and actual gameplay, the backbones of a good mud, there would be alot more variety and depth to satisfy just about everyone.
  • EllisterEllister Member Posts: 128

    never tried a MUD, but im guessing they can be a good time waster when your bored...

    suggest any good ones?

    oh and are they turnbased where you can only do like 5 actions per hour etc?

  • ladyattisladyattis Member Posts: 1,273

    One particular MUD I like is Aeonian Dreams, which uses a skills based system, which is basically a stripped down ROM/Diku codebase, but it's still nicer than being shoe horned into an arch-type. For example, I'm building a whip wielding illusionist, which uses dodging and avoidance skills to survive in combat. It seems to work well in combination with my illusion spells.

    -- Brede

  • SoraellionSoraellion Member UncommonPosts: 558
    Zork was my last textbased attempt at having fun, after that the colors and weird sounds of the C64 won me over. Never tried a MUD really.
  • Jimmy_ScytheJimmy_Scythe Member CommonPosts: 3,586
    I don't MUD as often as I used to. I'm currently working on a MUD server for a specific project I have in mind.



    The last MUD that I really enjoyed was Aardwolf. I would also recommend Armageddon MUD and Dart MUD.

  • Feydakin777Feydakin777 Member Posts: 12
    Played DragonRealms for awhile. I would have to agree from my limited experience with MUDs that they have a much higher degree of functionaltiy and depth than the MMORPG genre has been able to present so far.
  • GreenChaosGreenChaos Member Posts: 2,268

    Minus the graphics I think MUDs are far superior in every way.  Unfortunately after WoW the MUD community took a nosedive.

  • LordCaptainLordCaptain Member Posts: 178
    WoTMUD and Fall of the Empire MUD



    I've played WoTMUD since 2002 and still occasionally play today. Muds Rule.
  • SavvonSavvon Member Posts: 98

    Woops! Thought you said murderers!

     

    /backs out slowly

  • PunkMonkPunkMonk Member Posts: 483
    I never understood, what is a MUD? There were two that I played that people called MUD's, 4th Coming and Wyvren. They just seemed like bad graphic MMO's. Anyone have an insight on what really describes a MUD?

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  • Jimmy_ScytheJimmy_Scythe Member CommonPosts: 3,586
    check out the resource center at the MUD connector for a more in-depth explanation. You can also poke around MUD Magic if you're still confused.



    BTW, MUDs aren't MMOs with crappy graphics.... They're MMOs with NO graphics. Although most MUD scholars would turn that around and say that MMOs are just MUDs with graphics..... I'm siding with the scholars on this one.

  • GreenChaosGreenChaos Member Posts: 2,268
    Originally posted by PunkMonk

    I never understood, what is a MUD? There were two that I played that people called MUD's, 4th Coming and Wyvren. They just seemed like bad graphic MMO's. Anyone have an insight on what really describes a MUD?

    A MUD is a text base (purely) online multi-user RPG - or Multi User Dungeon/Domain.  With a true mud you can use a telnet client but a good mud client is the way to go, and on window, zMud rules.

  • GresloreGreslore Member Posts: 243
    Medievia.  Still play it every now and then.



    If anyone wants to check it out (or any MUD for that matter), from a terminal just type:



    telnet mudname.com port#



    IE -

    telnet medievia.com 4000



    You can also use a MUD client like MudMaster or ZMUD.

    "...and with that cryptic comment, I'm off to bed!"

  • millerapmillerap Member Posts: 21
    Dragonrealms... period.
  • VPellenVPellen Member Posts: 215
    MUDs interest me from a historical perspective, but I honestly just can't play them. I don't read as fast as I'd like, and I usually end up getting drowned out in text. It just becomes noise after a while. Pity, I'd probably play them if I could read faster than I do.
  • AmbassadorDvinnAmbassadorDvinn Member UncommonPosts: 339
    I've tried over 1000 MUDs in my time.  I've help create multiple MUDs.  So to make a long story short, yes, I love MUDs.  Although, recently it has been increasingly difficult to commit to them anymore.  I don't know if I'm just growing out of them or if I'm just flat out sick of them.  Who knows, but, they sure are the source for todays MMORPG world.

    Serious death penalties makes every close call an adrenaline rush, and every minor achievement a major victory. This alternative rule-set should be in all MMORPGs.

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