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Kleothera · 01-15-2009, 06:47 AM

There are also MUDs that try to combine RP and what may be described as hack and slash and where one can go from one mode into the other. These are the category of MUDs that are deliberately RP Encouraged, not Enforced. These are MUDs where people RP, but also spend a lot of time talking OOCly (getting to know people from across the world) or killing stuff for exp. It is possible to go from one mode into the other in game, and being able to stand out of character at times without having someone breathe down your neck has its advantages. I am sure RP purists would say its "inferior" to a deeply immersive IC situation, but its an option a lot of people actually LIKE. Pushing for a regulation of the MUD community by RP purists, would be exclusionary both for non RP MUDs and mixed content MUDs like ours.

01-15-2009, 06:47 AM	#202
Kleothera Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 50	Re: In defense of all MUDs. Our genre's noteworthiness is being questioned. There are also MUDs that try to combine RP and what may be described as hack and slash and where one can go from one mode into the other. These are the category of MUDs that are deliberately RP Encouraged, not Enforced. These are MUDs where people RP, but also spend a lot of time talking OOCly (getting to know people from across the world) or killing stuff for exp. It is possible to go from one mode into the other in game, and being able to stand out of character at times without having someone breathe down your neck has its advantages. I am sure RP purists would say its "inferior" to a deeply immersive IC situation, but its an option a lot of people actually LIKE. Pushing for a regulation of the MUD community by RP purists, would be exclusionary both for non RP MUDs and mixed content MUDs like ours.