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Lasher · 07-26-2007, 04:38 PM

I think the issue here is that due to the publicity and marketing budgets of the large games, most MUD players have been exposed to World of Warcraft and other MMO platforms. It was inevitable that the MMOs would appeal to a certain percentage of MUD players and we've all seen people migrate away from MUDs towards those games.

I also believe that a number of new MMO players would be interested in checking out MUDs and some would migrate the other way if they only knew about MUDs and got some exposure to them.

It is like having people who only ever watch movies because they don't know that books exist. Most would continue to just watch movies after learning about books, but some would prefer the "intimacy" and imagination that comes with a good read. Just in 1 in a thousand MMO players coming to MUDs would be a huge influx. The catch of course is how to generate that exposure and publicity for MUDs ....

07-26-2007, 04:38 PM	#6
Lasher Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Name: Derek Location: Orlando Posts: 357	Re: Reasons to promote/discuss your MUD on TMS. I think the issue here is that due to the publicity and marketing budgets of the large games, most MUD players have been exposed to World of Warcraft and other MMO platforms. It was inevitable that the MMOs would appeal to a certain percentage of MUD players and we've all seen people migrate away from MUDs towards those games. I also believe that a number of new MMO players would be interested in checking out MUDs and some would migrate the other way if they only knew about MUDs and got some exposure to them. It is like having people who only ever watch movies because they don't know that books exist. Most would continue to just watch movies after learning about books, but some would prefer the "intimacy" and imagination that comes with a good read. Just in 1 in a thousand MMO players coming to MUDs would be a huge influx. The catch of course is how to generate that exposure and publicity for MUDs ....