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Old 05-29-2013, 01:23 AM   #8
Juason
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Re: Join Dragonrealms today!

Howdy folks. I'm currently a developer for Dragonrealms and am interested to know what you think would make a MUD worth paying for?

Dragonrealms does have hundreds of logged-in players paying to play. So that likely speaks to the game's quality! Your money buys more than just a login account. You get a team of Mentors, Gamehosts, Gamemasters and Onsite staff working to assist you. Enforced roleplay, scripting policies and rules all maintain the game's quality and envrionment. These are harder to come by with an open-door policy. Alterations, constant game development, daily events, player-run organizations... those all exist and are only feasible with a large player and developer base.

I'd also like to point out that in-game purchases are not crammed down anyone's throat. The microtransaction store is a relatively new concept to test the waters and see how things pan out. DR tries hard to give just as much free stuff out as they make pay stuff available. Free festivals and pay festivals. Free auctions and raffles, pay auctions and raffles. Free events, cheap quests and expensive quests. There is a good variety.

The pay quests and festivals provide an experience you probably cannot find in a free mud. Having staff dedicated to watching your 10-man group brave a dungeon, safari, tower or prison riot for many many hours is... tricky to coordinate. Getting lost in a maze of 120 festival merchants each selling dozens upon dozens of items... that takes a lot of effort!

There is a 30-day free trial - so you can always check it out and cancel if it isn't your cup of tea.
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