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Kaerigan,

Without going through the whole quote/reply process, I'm going to recommend to you. The company that created it has been making online games for almost 20 years, but Primordiax itself is only a couple of months old.

It fits all or most of your criterion, and in addition to being newbie friendly the mud itself is a newbie! You can be part of a new, growing community which is often a lot easier than trying to break into the established community of old timers that naturally develops on any game that has been around for a few years.

As far as non-combat activities, our crafting system is exceptional. It is as deep as combat, with its own gear, buffs, support skills and abilities, and the ability to team up with other crafters to make items. Crafters earn their xp directly from crafting and selling their goods. They don't spend half their time killing stuff for xp just to learn how to make a new sword or cook a new food recipe.

We also have our own custom web client that adds some very helpful graphical elements to the game (health/mana bars for you, health bars for your entire party, clickable macros/hotkeys, gear loadouts, portraits for your character as well as others you encounter in game, etc.).

Check it out:

Website for details:

Wiki for world lore:

Click here to play immediately:

Good luck finding a new online home!