[Kylotan]

It doesn't say that at all to me. It just says that people have a sense of loyalty and community. And that some admin is continuing to pay the bills where others may not. My favourite MUD was the first one I played on, but I couldn't claim it was actually better than any other. It's just the one I look back most fondly upon.

If that MUD is to take off, it needs to fix those underlying problems mentioned in the first post, because I'm sure you'll find that the MUDs with 50 or more people online have found ways to address them.

Good. People (and games) shouldn't feel ashamed of trying to better themselves. If others don't keep up, making you 'élite', so be it.

I would argue that McDonalds does have equal or higher quality than the gourmet bistro, but in a different way. Same-sized vector, different direction.