The Mud Connector (TMC) Discussion Summaries - 07/30/07

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Mud Promotions
 > I can never find exactly what I want
 > JTS: RP Notables for July 2007!
 

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Subject:  I can never find exactly what I want
Author:   Ithyn
Posted:   Sun Jul 29 [12:41 PM]
Url for Post:
http://www.mudconnect.com/discuss/discuss.cgi?mode=MSG&area=promotions&message=18098

It's not important that suggested MUDs meet every single requirement here, but at least the bad qualities of some of the MUDs I've played that I've listed here should not be a factor in the game.  Genre doesn't really matter, though a steampunk or cyberpunk game would be pretty interesting.

-Free to play

-Completely player-based economy
*Shouldn't be an economy based on items dropped by monsters
*Most/all items are made AND enchanted or enhanced by players
*Commodity system preferred

-Team/organization-oriented gameplay
*Example: like-minded individuals working together to defend themselves from opposing players, kind of like the city system in Achaea

-Enforced roleplay

-Restricted player-killing
*Shouldn't allow griefers, but if there are warring factions of players in the game as part of normal gameplay (like in Achaea), I see nothing wrong with players killing enemy players

-No false advertising about skills and classes and things
*Shouldn't be a game that brags about giving players freedom to choose their skillsets or guilds or whatever, but it turns out that players are really restricted to a few options because everything else is counterintuitive (I've really wanted to make a "magic fencer" type character which strikes a decent balance between melee and magical combat; some tanks I've played in MUDs would give tanks like paladins a few spells, but they were still mostly meatshields)
*Shouldn't be a game where someone has to get to level 90 and play for months to get access to the bulk of the cool features that the MUD advertises
*Shouldn't be a game where some of the cool features turn out to be a waste of time in reality and are never used

-Reasonable learning curve
*I hate MUDs where things are not always explained and there's no way to figure out how to do something simple and routine outside of asking more experienced players *cough*Lusternia*cough*

-Political systems preferred, but not necessary
*In-character politics controlled by players in an organization would be nice

-Newbies are not owned by experienced players
*Just because someone is new doesn't mean they have to be some highbie's dog.  Achaea's House hierarchy system really brings out the worst in people in terms of controlling newbies.

-Minimal staff-player interaction, even on real-life or OOC channels
*It's been problematic on some MUDs I've played, especially when wizards have pet players

-Partying shouldn't make or break characters
*Players shouldn't have to party in order to advance in a timely manner if they don't want to.  I was a tank on my first MUD, but I couldn't party whenever I wanted to because all of the healers and spellcasters would go to more powerful tanks, so I ended up soloing a lot, which made it take a really long time to get anywhere

-The MUD should have enough players to keep the game interesting
*No 8,000+ room MUDs with 6 people playing

-Players should not need to reincarnate to create the kind of character they wanted in the first place.
*I wanted to be a Mage in BatMUD, but it turned out that newbies had to build up a lot of experience as a tank character first, and then reincarnate into the Mage guild or most other guilds and use the reincarnation experience to train and study, plus they had to be a fairly high level before anyone would party with them.

-Can't be a sex MUD
*Sometimes they don't let you know right away, and it's not unusual for MUDs to want players who are 18 or older and not have anything dirty in it.

-Reasonable quests
*I hate "guess the syntax" quests
*Should have a balance between one-time only quests (shouldn't get rewarded for rescuing the princess every 30 minutes) and quests that can be repeated logically (examples: Achaea's ratting quest, or Lusternia's find and deliver commodities for money quests)

-Different ways of making money and experience
*Shouldn't have to bash monsters to advance, but should still have to work for it

-The MUD can't be an Iron Realms MUD (Achaea, Lusternia, etc), BatMUD, or RetroMUD
*They break too many of the requirements I've listed here

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Subject:  JTS: RP Notables for July 2007!
Author:   GavalinB
Posted:   Sun Jul 29 [11:02 PM]
Url for Post:
http://www.mudconnect.com/discuss/discuss.cgi?mode=MSG&area=promotions&message=18099

Providing some broader recognition for the excellent roleplayers we've got participating in the games at jointhesaga.com, here are our notables for the three games during the month of July, determined by their peers:

<b>OtherSpace: New Journeys

Top Roleplayer of Month:</b> Martin

<b>Superstars:</b> Suns * Urfkgar * Ivan * Tirax * Gennadiy * Nixkamich * Fade * Marcus * Kristina * Spriggs * Rathenhope * Ace * Vadim * Lucius * Sinopa * Freyssinet * Kastaprulyi * Dirionis * Leodhais * Norton * Ruin * Joshua * Arizhel * O'Dell * Ailith * Tiana * Swiftfoot * Torr * Jack * Rillitan * Jeff Ryan * Alandra * Jantine * Rkagar * Frn'Zxk'Fkg * Silvereye * Stars * Takoda * Razorback * Aadzrian * Lydie * Sarenity * Franceza

<b>Stars:</b> Kit * Long * LeBeau * Angelus * Marlan'Kamir * Amanda * Kolek * Darya * Lightstreak * Tiffany * Hooper * Bremont * Justine * Alicia * Martine * Eucharius * Volouscheur * Arise * Rukais * Aisrya * Aleksei * Andreo * Raisa * Newt * Silent Turtle * Dusksnare * Cyral * Ilixiel Rin * Nicholas * Shepard * Volantara * Iallanni

<b>Chiaroscuro:

Top Roleplayers of the Month:</b> Lyddmull Seamel * Meian

<b>Superstars:</b> Duhnen Seamel * Sahna Nillu * Taran * Temple * Celeste Mikin * Tyder * Kael * Alin Mikin * Tiris Kahar * Stowynne * Lucius Nepos * Serath Kahar * Dianna * Katriana Nillu * Farrel Lomasa * Varal * Aulus Kahar * Norran Lomasa * Vhramis * Malia * Milora * Griedan

<b>Stars:</b> Karell Mikin * Amalai * Gabriella * Rayk Nillu * Benedict * The Arbiter * Voreyn Zahir * Lira * Uriel * Peanut * Aylon Zahir * Dwynwen * Alyvia Lomasa * Alainne * Arturo Lomasa * Oren Nillu * Renkek Kahar * Maven * Wicelilla Smithy

<b>Necromundus:</b> <i>(Which just became a bio-required/RP enforced game in the past month)</i>

<b>Top Roleplayer of the Month:</b> Cephas

<b>Stars:</b> Alexia * Diathen * Garviel




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