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Jazuela · 08-07-2009, 08:34 AM

Actually Delerak, David Whatley is probably telling the truth. Simutronics has been an established commercial gaming company for a very long time, and you can visit their headquarters in St. Louis (I have). They also sell their Hero Engine commercially to big-name companies, and they have several muds using their proprietary mud code.

They have thousands of accounts, although many of those thousands, are "multis" who pay a minimum of $20/month for -each- account, plus extra for special events. It's pretty likely that Simutronics earns a few million in revenue yearly and that their profit margin is healthy enough to keep their building maintained and occupied by their employees.

08-07-2009, 08:34 AM	#17
Jazuela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England Posts: 849	Re: Barriers to commercial MUDs Actually Delerak, David Whatley is probably telling the truth. Simutronics has been an established commercial gaming company for a very long time, and you can visit their headquarters in St. Louis (I have). They also sell their Hero Engine commercially to big-name companies, and they have several muds using their proprietary mud code. They have thousands of accounts, although many of those thousands, are "multis" who pay a minimum of $20/month for -each- account, plus extra for special events. It's pretty likely that Simutronics earns a few million in revenue yearly and that their profit margin is healthy enough to keep their building maintained and occupied by their employees.