I'm searching for a good hack and slash mud, as I simply don't have time to RP for prolonged periods. Here are my requirements:

-Original world (or extensively renovated); Another Midgaard is really tiresome.
-Simple to get into; hard to get out of
-Positive players willing to help newcomers.
-Grouping system that encourages grouping instead of discouraging. (important)
-Easy to find people to group (important)
-Easily navigable world, such as MUD-encouraged speedruns
-Wars, raids, invasions, and whatnot
-Interesting quests
-Intriguing dungeons, areas, and towns. (important)
-Mob runs
-Corpse retrieval is fine, but mob shouldn't attack the nowdead player
-Involving immortals who cares

I've tried Aardwolf but, while great in many respects, it was tedious having to retrieve your corpse, only to have the mob (obviously too difficult for you) kill you on sight. Realm of Despair has a great focus on hack and slash, but it's challenging for an absolute newcomer to find someone to party with, and thus enjoy a good MUD together.

Thanks for reading, and I look forward to your suggestions.

-hayt3r

Try 4 Dimensions, it has got all you asked for, and a bit more.

We have a huge, totally original world,  with in-debth features like looking behind/above/under objects, which make the numerous built-in Quests even more challenging,

There are several coded features that makes exploring easier for the players, like speedwalk, mounts that actually are useful for a change, and vehicles to help you cross dangerous parts.

And you can keep developing your character through unlimited remorts, growing stronger and gaining more skills each time. Our high level Grand Masters, can handle Mobs that would eat a first time remort for breakfast.

The atmosphere is nice and relaxed. Roleplay is encouraged but not enforced, and the players like to gather in the same spot just to socialize.  The playerbase isn't large, but very stable, and our players tend to stay very long with us. We peak around 25-30, and there are usually 5-10 players on line at any time of day.

The Game is very newbie friendly, with features that make the first 20 levels easy to gain. (After that it gets much harder of course). Our grouping system is very advanced, allowing you among other things to switch leader without disbanding the group, and to distribute the exp among the group members in different ways.

The full potential of 4D only unfolds as you play it, but there is a customized MudSchool with a unique Quest Academy on top, which teaches you some of the special quirks and twists of our game, plus a few useful tricks that normally only very experienced players know about.

And the best of all - 4D is totally free. No 'free trial month', no pay-for-perks, no hidden agenda. Just 100 percent FREE.

Well there are a lot of H/S muds out there. I'm sure we are like a lot of them in some ways and unique in others. Please go see and check out Medieval Times. If you like what you see please give us a try. We have too much stuff to list out here, and we seem to fufill your requirements.

Tank

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