Re: The "Health," of Muds
I understand that point but I don't happen to agree with it. I mean to a degree that's true but I don't think any level of client is going to make much of an impact. Not to discourage you or anything on making better clients. I can readily agree that a better interface can help draw people in.
I don't think it's so much that people crave graphics (I'm sure that's true in most respects) and are opposed to all text games. I think the main problem is most people don't even know there are text games or how exactly they work. I think it's a simplistic notion to just look at people playing graphical games and think that the graphics in the game is why they play those and not MUDs.
I seriously doubt more than 5% of them have tried a MUD (pulling it from my ass). I seriously doubt likewise that 10% of them have even heard of MUDs in detail (more than a passing comment between a second and third party). I believe that's the main reason MUDs don't get more players than they have anymore. With older players in the MUD community "retiring" and few people penetrating the " bubble" it has lead to this decline.
Text games are neither out of date or left behind by graphical games. They are an entirely different take on games that I believe most people could come to enjoy if they knew enough about them to choose. You can't choose something you know nothing about.
Myself as an example I got into MUDs back in 1999. I found out about MUDs by searching for free online RPGs. I had no idea what a MUD was at the time. I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. Now this was back when MUDs had a larger player base in general if I'm not mistaken. Yet I only found out about them on accident then. I was heavily into forum RPing and browser based games like Utopia/Earth 2025 as well. There are still a great number of people like that out there today (greater actually) who would be willing to play MUDs but haven't heard of them.
I'm starting to ramble now but I hope my point was at least understood
Last edited by iovan : 08-01-2010 at 06:59 AM.
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