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the_logos · 07-06-2007, 02:26 PM

Letting MUDs ping TMS with the current # of online players is a bad idea since there's no way to verify that it's real data. The significance of online players also varies enormously based on, among other things, a MUD's policy on afk-ness. I've seen MUDs where 2/3 of the players online were shown as AFK for 20 minutes+, for instance.

07-06-2007, 02:26 PM	#2
the_logos Legend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mill Valley, California Posts: 2,305	Re: Some suggestions Letting MUDs ping TMS with the current # of online players is a bad idea since there's no way to verify that it's real data. The significance of online players also varies enormously based on, among other things, a MUD's policy on afk-ness. I've seen MUDs where 2/3 of the players online were shown as AFK for 20 minutes+, for instance.