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BTW, thinking about it a bit harder and again mourning GC, I think in retrospect that doing independent MUD reviews is probably one of the best ways to attract all sorts of attacks.
First, from the staff who is not mature enough to handle any kind of criticism in a constructive way. And that's hardly surprising.
After all, when thinking about it, the only objective asset any MUD out there has is its playerbase, and a partially or fully negative review can be percieved as one good way to dent the growth of the pbase. So staff members will often lash out at criticism - after all, it's always easier to shoot the messenger.
And then you have the fanbois, who are of course bound to defend "their MUD".
After all, when you spend several hours a week on a week, it is hard to admit you spend it on stuff not worthy of your attention.
Just look at any unmoderated player reviews: they devolve into flamewars faster than you can type "criticism".
This ends my monthly (or soon quarterly) MUD rant. Thank you for your attention.
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