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Old 11-09-2005, 05:02 PM   #2
Chayesh
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Hey AT...

You're question is one that we IMPs over at Aabahran, the Forsaken Lands MUD have been asking ourselves for months...namely, in this new era of MMPORGS and graphic interfaces, where do MUDs go from here? Can they survive?

I think what will continue to be the draw for MUDs, beyond simple replayability and many of them being free to play like ours, is the imagination it takes to play a text-based game. Many won't get it. Many never have. But I find that what keeps me playing morts, even in a world that I help create, is the pictures I see when I play. I know what the cities "look like"...I know what my armor does when I swing my sword. I can "see" it in my head. Those who only play games with graphics don't know the freedom and incredible power your mind has to take you to a place that you imagine in a text based world. I think you get so much more deeply immersed.

Thoughts?
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