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Nymeria · 09-24-2009, 05:59 AM

I can't disagree with this.

One of the flaws that tend to plague most MUSHes is that people more heavily favour roleplaying with established roleplay partners. It can be a question of people being too elitist or too picky, and also preferring the comfortable and known to the unknown.

It can also be a result of MUSH roleplay being more focused on character relationships rather than actions, so people preferring having their daily life roleplay with characters that their character has an established connection to. On the other hand, you often see much bigger crowds at public scenes. We've had quite a few tourneys with 15+ people in a room...which admittedly can get just a little hard to follow.

In that sense, I guess it mirrors real life. If you are going to be casually social, you will want to be with your friends, you won't just strike up a conversation with a stranger. On the other hand, you will interact more readily with strangers at a big party.

MUDs, on the other hand, would seem to offer more opportunities for people to get together as a group and perform a specific activity, such as a going on a raid together. That gives the group a focus which isn't easily simulated on most MUSHes because there aren't battles to be fought every day. MUSHing definitely isn't the form for regular, grand adventures.

09-24-2009, 05:59 AM	#63
Nymeria Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 71	Re: What are the differences between a MUD and a MUSH? I can't disagree with this. One of the flaws that tend to plague most MUSHes is that people more heavily favour roleplaying with established roleplay partners. It can be a question of people being too elitist or too picky, and also preferring the comfortable and known to the unknown. It can also be a result of MUSH roleplay being more focused on character relationships rather than actions, so people preferring having their daily life roleplay with characters that their character has an established connection to. On the other hand, you often see much bigger crowds at public scenes. We've had quite a few tourneys with 15+ people in a room...which admittedly can get just a little hard to follow. In that sense, I guess it mirrors real life. If you are going to be casually social, you will want to be with your friends, you won't just strike up a conversation with a stranger. On the other hand, you will interact more readily with strangers at a big party. MUDs, on the other hand, would seem to offer more opportunities for people to get together as a group and perform a specific activity, such as a going on a raid together. That gives the group a focus which isn't easily simulated on most MUSHes because there aren't battles to be fought every day. MUSHing definitely isn't the form for regular, grand adventures.