[warkeolien]

Originally Posted by Realedazed My first MUD was Darkness Falls on AOL, which was freaking 3.99 or so per min! Then, Dragon's Gate, DragonRealms, the several random MUSHes and MUDs.

My first mud was darkness falls also on AoL. I still remember when my mom came home with a 200$ Aol bill, she freaked out lol. Those games were so addicting on aol, splatterball,magestorm, lok, etc..

[Eclaboussure]

Aardwolf.

First and only

[Greggles]

Mystic Realms RotMUD which later became Dark Haven, and I played that until it closed. I then moved onto playing on Waterdeep and then moved to Anime Planet which I eventually became the head builder of for close to a decade before deciding my time was better spent on my own MUD so I created Clockwork and am working on that.

[Nikou]

My first ever MUD was WoTMUD back in 2001. I had never thought anything existed out there that could take a book and make it come to life. I was hooked instantly and have been playing ever since. Ive tried alot of games listed on this site from the top 100 list ( and I mean like 20+ atleast) but none of them gave the same feeling as WoTMUD. One of the reasons I liked WoTMUD so much when I started was the easy directions. North, south, east, west, up, down. No south by southwest, in and out, or stumbling through multiple planes of existence. As a new mudder it was a big turn off if I couldn't find my way back to my starting point after only a few minutes of play.

Directions you can go are: N E S W Up Down In Out SE SW NE NW SSE SSW NNE NNW ESE WSW ENE WNW AQUATICA CELESTIAL and TERRA

[Lasher]

Originally Posted by Nikou Directions you can go are: N E S W Up Down In Out SE SW NE NW SSE SSW NNE NNW ESE WSW ENE WNW AQUATICA CELESTIAL and TERRA

Well technically, in a lot of MUDs, an exit name can be _anything_. Assuming you meant that these were standard exits used everywhere, that's scary.

We all have our lists of features that we were technically very pleased with, but when it came down to it just weren't that much fun or appealing to players.

[Tristan1992]

Can't believe I didn't post to this thread yet.

Its must have been late 1991 when my friends told me about these mud things that they warned me were very addictive. I didn't care. School bah! Hate it, why should I care.

So I logged into my dad's Uni shell account (I helped him to use it) and looked at this fabulous MUD list that I'd aquired somehow. FTP I guess. This was pre the stupid Web you know.

No idea why I picked it but it was called Darker Realms. Running at TAMU. That was part of the address which I had to type in every time so it stuck in my memory. I didn't stay long though. Some mean guys took me to an emote room and pretended to give me millions of gold. Even though this was my first time on a mud I realized what they were up to and what reaction they wanted to elicit. I did not reward them. I am not sure how many times I returned but I suspect it was only a few times.

Then I tried a mud closer to home, hoping to be a better netizen I guess. GateWay however is in Nova Scotia which is hardly any closer than Texas. Oh well it was lucky anyways since I still play there.

[MudMann]

Threshold, over a decade ago.. played through port 23 so was perfect for playing in work

[Parhelion]

Played a stock Diku for about 2 years called Crimson MUD II. Became an immortal at the tender age of 11, then left because the players were repetitively offensive. :P

After that, I moved around a bit until I found Accursed Lands, then Armageddon, and so on.

Holy crap, I've been at this for 14 years.

[Newworlds]

Originally Posted by Parhelion Played a stock Diku for about 2 years called Crimson MUD II. Became an immortal at the tender age of 11, then left because the players were repetitively offensive. :P After that, I moved around a bit until I found Accursed Lands, then Armageddon, and so on. Holy crap, I've been at this for 14 years.

Nothing to frown about, I'm glad you are still hooked on text games. Roleplayer all the way, good on you!

[StealthStalker]

ArcticMUD was my first many, many years ago.

In fact, it's one of the few I've spent an exceptionally large amount of time in over the years... just doesn't seem to be many left that hook me the way it did.

[chaosprime]

If it counts, my first would have been Island of Kesmai on CompuServe around 1987. The usual story about The Bill applies.

Otherwise, it was a stock Diku called either Armageddon II or Apocalypse II, in 1992. Beastly fidos and that. It was a collective experiment with some other college freshmen, and about half of them immediately said, "God, MUDs are stupid" and took off. The rest of us landed on Holy Mission, which was okay. I played that for a while, and a smidge of other places, but my first great love was Cyberworld. Then a friend I was introducing to MUDs randomly picked Lost Souls out of a mudlist, and the rest is history, geography, and a bit of epistemology.

[Ghostcat]

My first... I played when I was 9 or so.
I have no real memory of it, only the fact that it's the origin of my original tag- whitetiger.
I used to play whenever we'd pack up the pc and drive to the library to connect to the internet.

Later my mother gave me a (huge) laptop, with a tiny screen, with some kind of text based adventure game.
All I remember from that is that there was a monster that tickled you to death in it. (though thinking back, it could have been text lingo for a low damage attack)

My next mud was Prophecy, based on David Eddings' novels. Didn't stay too long there, restrictions on magic, and needing to eat every five minutes annoyed me too much.

Later, I settled on Arcane Nites 2.x. Had a blast with the crafting and skill circles.
(Making a full suit of armor out of mercury was also fun, as the material didn't really make any difference in the finished product.)
Sadly, it was in its decline, even then. Saw maybe one or two other players the whole time...

After a span of time, I tried NWA on someone's recommendation. I understood how many people could enjoy it, but it wasn't for me.

Tried out UL, and was hooked!
Best FE I've ever used too.

Oh, and ConQUEST on the side (less cool FE, but still neat)

PS: Err, that was longer than I intended. if anyone wants me to, I can chop it down.

[Milawe]

Originally Posted by chaosprime If it counts, my first would have been Island of Kesmai on CompuServe around 1987. The usual story about The Bill applies.

Oi! You're totally dating yourself!

[chaosprime]

Originally Posted by Milawe Oi! You're totally dating yourself!

If I could do that, I wouldn't need MUDs. ba-dum ching

Specifying that I was a college freshman in 1992 probably does that a bit more precisely, though.

[Atyreus]

I didn't start playing muds until the late 90s, so my first 20 or so muds were a series of craptacular stockfests, none of which I played for more than an hour or so. The first mud that I played regularly was Threshold. I started there in 1998 and played through about 2004 or so.

[Milawe]

Originally Posted by chaosprime If I could do that, I wouldn't need MUDs. ba-dum ching Specifying that I was a college freshman in 1992 probably does that a bit more precisely, though.

Darn it. I'm only one year younger than you then. College freshman in '93. I wasn't internet savvy enough to know how to find these cool games, though.

[iKallisti]

My first MUD was probably Dragon's Gate on AOL in like 97 or 98, I was like 10 at the time and had no idea about this whole roleplaying thing. I played a Secian cleric on there who was exceptionally good at getting people to buy her shinies just so she'd shut up. Basically hung out in the town square and was an annoying **** because I didn't know any better. I eventually stopped playing there and didn't do much at all with MUD's a few years later though my dad found Threshold (2002ish) and I made a character there, joined the mage guild and played up to the point that I couldn't advance anymore because of A. being too young to play there actually, and B. not having any way to pay for it. So I hopped around a few other games for a handful of years, mainly DartMUD and Achaea before I found New Worlds and continued my tradition of breaking age requirements (I was 17). But yeah, my first MUD's were on AOL.

[Milawe]

Goodness! You started young. I do find that a lot of kids who started playing MUDs pretty young seem to be above average in intelligence.

[iKallisti]

Originally Posted by Milawe Goodness! You started young. I do find that a lot of kids who started playing MUDs pretty young seem to be above average in intelligence.

It helps that I grew up watching my dad play text based games and some other (pre WWW when I was REALLY young) early things like that. Used to sit on the back of the couch and watch for hours.

[Milawe]

Originally Posted by iKallisti It helps that I grew up watching my dad play text based games and some other (pre WWW when I was REALLY young) early things like that. Used to sit on the back of the couch and watch for hours.

That must have really turned you into an avid reader not to mention spark your imagination. I did a lot of reading when I was younger, but that was way before MUD days. I grew up playing things like Plundered Hearts and Zork (Infocom games), so I guess that's somewhat comparable. Still, I wonder what would be different if I'd had access to something like MUDs when I was young.

Threshold was my first "real" mud, too, and I was pretty timid about acclimating at first. I have to say that it made a huge impact on me even as an adult, and it's not really an easy game to learn. Glad I found it and got involved, though!

[Newworlds]

Originally Posted by iKallisti So I hopped around a few other games for a handful of years, mainly DartMUD and Achaea before I found New Worlds and continued my tradition of breaking age requirements (I was 17). But yeah, my first MUD's were on AOL.

17 eh? Seems our policy enforcers need to track you down.

[Milawe]

Originally Posted by Newworlds 17 eh? Seems our policy enforcers need to track you down.

I think "was" is the keyword. I got the impression he's of age now!

[Crimsy]

My first mud was (and is...still play it! :P) Dawn of the Ages. I've tried a few others since then, but mostly I stick to it, though I've been playing a bit of Aetolia recently as well...

[Ghostcat]

Originally Posted by Milawe Goodness! You started young. I do find that a lot of kids who started playing MUDs pretty young seem to be above average in intelligence.

Hey, I started at nine!

There are exceptions to all rules :P

[iKallisti]

Originally Posted by Newworlds 17 eh? Seems our policy enforcers need to track you down.

Bah, I'm one of your guides now. My rule breaking days are done for!

[Newworlds]

Originally Posted by iKallisti Bah, I'm one of your guides now. My rule breaking days are done for!

Well, you will just have to jail yourself then.

[Zedar]

MUD 2, still play it too haha it's ACE, love it

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