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Tavish · 01-14-2003, 05:27 PM

I decided to do abit of checking into the numbers myself considering 1) I am somewhat bored atm 2) This discussion has come up several times before.

DartMUD lists themselves in the 26 - 35 range of players which I will use as the "standard" base.

There are 20 muds that use the list at least somewhat casually which have a larger pbase than 26-35, of those 20, 16 are in the top 25. 8 of the top 10 spots are held by these muds.

As for Muds that list themselves as lower than 26-35, there are 2 in the top 25 and 0 in the top 10.

I am not claiming that the order is simply a list of which mud is the largest, if that were the case votes irrelevant and the list would basically e set in stone. The actual order is set by either the players of those muds desiring to promote the game they play, or the desire of the admins of those muds to use the listing as a place for free advertisment. That is the list doing it's job. Muds that see the listing as a great oppurtnity for free exposure use it, those that don't really feel the need to advertise for more players or see the listing as a waste, simply don't.

The listing still gives free exposure to muds, no matter how the votes are recieved, and people are still coming to TMS when they vote. It seems to me that the list still serves the same purpose as it did when it was a weekly battle to see who would come in second to RoD.

added - It is still somewhat early in the voting routine so of course the numbers will change, but it still gives a good overall view.

01-14-2003, 05:27 PM	#15
Tavish Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: USA Posts: 130	I decided to do abit of checking into the numbers myself considering 1) I am somewhat bored atm 2) This discussion has come up several times before. DartMUD lists themselves in the 26 - 35 range of players which I will use as the "standard" base. There are 20 muds that use the list at least somewhat casually which have a larger pbase than 26-35, of those 20, 16 are in the top 25. 8 of the top 10 spots are held by these muds. As for Muds that list themselves as lower than 26-35, there are 2 in the top 25 and 0 in the top 10. I am not claiming that the order is simply a list of which mud is the largest, if that were the case votes irrelevant and the list would basically e set in stone. The actual order is set by either the players of those muds desiring to promote the game they play, or the desire of the admins of those muds to use the listing as a place for free advertisment. That is the list doing it's job. Muds that see the listing as a great oppurtnity for free exposure use it, those that don't really feel the need to advertise for more players or see the listing as a waste, simply don't. The listing still gives free exposure to muds, no matter how the votes are recieved, and people are still coming to TMS when they vote. It seems to me that the list still serves the same purpose as it did when it was a weekly battle to see who would come in second to RoD. added - It is still somewhat early in the voting routine so of course the numbers will change, but it still gives a good overall view.