[scandum]

I think the steady decline of the size of the mud community has led to a scramble for players across all server types, and out of fear of losing precious newbies games are dumbed down, which in turn makes the veterans lose interest as it's all about them newbies, instead of what the actual players want.

That's about all I can say. I've never played a RPI because I don't care too much about soft fiction genres, which unfortunately most MUDs fall under.