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enigma@zebedee · 03-26-2003, 10:13 AM

Sorry guys, it wasn't meant as a dig at the whole DIKU community. All the DIKUs I tried (and this was back in around 1996/1997) had them, so I stopped trying.

To be honest I did the standard mudder thing of finding a MUD I liked (i.e. Zeb) and mostly sticking with it. The other muds I tried and liked were all LP muds though - so as a result I have a preference for LP muds.

I disliked DIKUs for a number of reasons - probably due to trying the wrong DIKUs - including the unimaginative square grid areas, the deathtraps, the lack of interesting monsters/items etc.

This wasn't from one DIKU, this was from trying several - and becoming a very powerful character on one.

I don't doubt that DIKUs have advanced as much as other MUDs in the intervening years (and no doubt I found bad ones to try at the time) but at the end of the day that was my experience - and hence that was the opinion I formed.

03-26-2003, 10:13 AM	#14
enigma@zebedee Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 70	Sorry guys, it wasn't meant as a dig at the whole DIKU community. All the DIKUs I tried (and this was back in around 1996/1997) had them, so I stopped trying. To be honest I did the standard mudder thing of finding a MUD I liked (i.e. Zeb) and mostly sticking with it. The other muds I tried and liked were all LP muds though - so as a result I have a preference for LP muds. I disliked DIKUs for a number of reasons - probably due to trying the wrong DIKUs - including the unimaginative square grid areas, the deathtraps, the lack of interesting monsters/items etc. This wasn't from one DIKU, this was from trying several - and becoming a very powerful character on one. I don't doubt that DIKUs have advanced as much as other MUDs in the intervening years (and no doubt I found bad ones to try at the time) but at the end of the day that was my experience - and hence that was the opinion I formed.