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Nymeria · 09-24-2009, 08:19 AM

Well ... I can think of one very good reason: if you have 2-3 hours to roleplay in a day, you might be very selective in who you roleplay with. Is that good for the game? Or for new players? No, but when it comes to a hobby, people tend to be selfish. Its human nature. You want to maximize your own fun. It may not be good for your fun in the long term, but how many players think like that?

Sure, that happens. I would say it happens on most MUSHes. I would even say it may happen a little more often on Blood of Dragons than some other MUSHes because we have a large percentage of players who come from a MUSH culture that is of the "swim or sink" variety and new players are expected to be very proactive.

Its something we've tried to work on, but old habits die hard.

09-24-2009, 08:19 AM	#66
Nymeria Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 71	Re: What are the differences between a MUD and a MUSH? Well ... I can think of one very good reason: if you have 2-3 hours to roleplay in a day, you might be very selective in who you roleplay with. Is that good for the game? Or for new players? No, but when it comes to a hobby, people tend to be selfish. Its human nature. You want to maximize your own fun. It may not be good for your fun in the long term, but how many players think like that? Sure, that happens. I would say it happens on most MUSHes. I would even say it may happen a little more often on Blood of Dragons than some other MUSHes because we have a large percentage of players who come from a MUSH culture that is of the "swim or sink" variety and new players are expected to be very proactive. Its something we've tried to work on, but old habits die hard.