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*sigh* They get convenience, flashy graphics on a webpage, and more players. People don't like to have to look. They come in, see the p2ps on the front page that have lots of votes.
p2p-
Convenience:
Gets to TMS and sees the listing, first thought, "Ok, let's try this one... lots of votes... must be good."
Flashy Graphics:
Goes to their webpage, sees nice images. Likes it, decides to try it out.
More Players:
Logs in, sees lots of players. Makes friends, decides to stay.
Free MUD that has just started-
Convenience:
Goes to TMS... has to look through the listings to find this MUD... those free MUDs that can't make it onto the rankings? Ah, who cares, right?
Flashy Graphics:
It's a MUD run by some guy who just wants to provide a fun place to play. He can't afford flashy graphics and he sucks in an image editor. Ah, who cares, right?
More Players:
They log in, see no one there, don't even take the time to play and log out. But, the p2p MUDs benefitted this MUD so much. Ah, who cares. Right?
Your reasoning is kind of like a man who can walk telling a guy in a wheelchair, "Well, if you don't like it, get up and do something about it."
Free MUDs have enough to compete with, with other free MUDs. Having to compete with p2p MUDs who have a higher budget, an established playerbase, and an existing staff, as well as having top rank on sites like this is BEYOND unfair.
If you can't understand that, you never will. But, for anyone who has ever run a free MUD... a TRULY free MUD (hint: Achaea, you don't fit this category)... it is PAINFULLY obvious.
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