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12-23-2004, 05:35 AM

Well yes. IMNSHO or IMESVO if you want. The RPIers, at least those vocal enough to prolificly post on the subject, have adopted the same conceit that the old Tiny MU* crowd did with Hack-n-Slash. Yeah better role-play exists outside of RPI muds. The "intensity" part of the acronym is lame, but we've argued over that before. You're not any more "intense" than those playing at places like TrekMush or ElendorMush. What you really mean is "complete immersion" or at least dwarves passably faking it while gaming the game. Not that there's anything wrong with logging into a RPI mud and having one of your "intense" RPIers send you whispers or telpathic tells on how stupid you are for picking the staff over the sword, because well the sword is much better than the staff (actually happened to me on an RPI mud). Not that there's anything wrong with trying to enjoy the game with a friend and being thrown into different hometowns and not being able to play together, let alone even communicate with each other ooc-ly (that too happens).

Ah but size is inimical to good role-play. Someone said that the quality of role-play is inversely proportional to the number of players. I think they were right. Nevertheless Shangrila averages 300 players a night and has hit close to 600 for special events. Of course size may matter there. *kof* And I'd imagine being enslaved and whipped by hot chicks in leather might well be more intense than hanging with hairy footed hobbitses. But there are dozens of other role-playing non-RPI muds between 25-50 players with somewhat more traditional vein of scifi/fantasy.

None of the ones I named are even listed here, despite being larger. One might consider the possibility that a significant group of mudders don't read TMS, TMC, or Mudmagic. Why should they? They have their own communities. I will say the TMS role-playing board is better than the other two. I see at least some non-RPIers, but just as intense if not moreso, mud role-players have posted there.

Hey it's not me that thinks they are better because of this intensity thang. It doesn't appeal to me obviously. My experience is the "I" in RPI on some of these games stands for "Invasive rectal monitoring". You don't have those sorts 'trust' issues on role-playing muds that don't implement games that can be gamed by dwarves.

Not that there's anything horribly wrong with RPI mind you. :-P

12-23-2004, 05:35 AM	#21
Posts: n/a	Well yes. IMNSHO or IMESVO if you want. The RPIers, at least those vocal enough to prolificly post on the subject, have adopted the same conceit that the old Tiny MU* crowd did with Hack-n-Slash. Yeah better role-play exists outside of RPI muds. The "intensity" part of the acronym is lame, but we've argued over that before. You're not any more "intense" than those playing at places like TrekMush or ElendorMush. What you really mean is "complete immersion" or at least dwarves passably faking it while gaming the game. Not that there's anything wrong with logging into a RPI mud and having one of your "intense" RPIers send you whispers or telpathic tells on how stupid you are for picking the staff over the sword, because well the sword is much better than the staff (actually happened to me on an RPI mud). Not that there's anything wrong with trying to enjoy the game with a friend and being thrown into different hometowns and not being able to play together, let alone even communicate with each other ooc-ly (that too happens). Ah but size is inimical to good role-play. Someone said that the quality of role-play is inversely proportional to the number of players. I think they were right. Nevertheless Shangrila averages 300 players a night and has hit close to 600 for special events. Of course size may matter there. kof And I'd imagine being enslaved and whipped by hot chicks in leather might well be more intense than hanging with hairy footed hobbitses. But there are dozens of other role-playing non-RPI muds between 25-50 players with somewhat more traditional vein of scifi/fantasy. None of the ones I named are even listed here, despite being larger. One might consider the possibility that a significant group of mudders don't read TMS, TMC, or Mudmagic. Why should they? They have their own communities. I will say the TMS role-playing board is better than the other two. I see at least some non-RPIers, but just as intense if not moreso, mud role-players have posted there. Hey it's not me that thinks they are better because of this intensity thang. It doesn't appeal to me obviously. My experience is the "I" in RPI on some of these games stands for "Invasive rectal monitoring". You don't have those sorts 'trust' issues on role-playing muds that don't implement games that can be gamed by dwarves. Not that there's anything horribly wrong with RPI mind you. :-P