[dark acacia]

I actually did play Armageddon for a while.

It *is* true that the skill system is grindy if you want to improve, and that's what Saire (the topic creator) doesn't really want. You'll want to work on your best skills in Armageddon if you don't want to be useless, although if you want some people take the path of the prostitute, in which case I give you this link:

It *is* true that the role play is highly stressful, owing to the permanent death and how many people seek conflict with others. If you don't mind this kind of stress, then have at it.

It *is* true that people are often crabby OOCly, and that there are quite a few people who don't seem like they're having fun but play anyway.

It *is* true that there's a lot of advertising baloney. Just look at the quotes on the homepage of the Armageddon website. It's the same kind of stuff everyone says about their own game.

It *is* true that there is little assisted immersion, outside of all of the flavor text.

It *is* true that there are people who are looking to bully, pick fights with, and possibly kill other people, for fun. The most obvious example is that the Templars are built completely around this concept. Sure, they're the lawdogs, but the law they usually like to enforce is the one about not ****ing one of them off. If you're an elf, just playing one is enough to get them on you. You can get around the Templars often enough, but again this goes towards the highly stressful nature of the game.