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I am not even close to being informed about what Iron Realms or any other mud mentioned in the post does or doesn’t do. I have not played any of the muds mentioned and therefore won’t comment on the quality of the games. I’ve noticed that a number of people are indeed simply “flaming” because they do not care the demeaning and condescending and demeanor portrayed by Matt. It appears to me people are offering comment on the dispute between Matt and Jason without understanding what is being discussed. Jason does not have any issue with the way Iron Realms is run. The issue he raises is that he feels it is dishonest to advertise as being free to play. As evident in the quote below:
I am not familiar with what Iron Realms does or does not do or how free or costly it is to play. There is no mudding regulation authority that sets guidelines that say you can call yourself “free to play”, “pay to play”, or any other titles that may exist, if and only if you this or that. I find it slightly amusing (for the lack of a better word to describe my feelings on the issue) that people actually get this upset over this. I can’t imagine that advertising that your mud is free to play could possibly help you scientifically (given the majority of muds are). If I were to play a mud that was advertised as “free to play” and found out some people pay to get an in game advantage I would leave. I don't like that type of mud so I would make the decision to quit. I haven’t seen any Iron Realms players here complaining about the mud or its advertising (albeit I haven’t been looking either). My thinking on this would be that there are not many if any. I don’t know about everyone else but if I didn’t like a mud…I wouldn’t play it. Why would you play a mud you didn't like? Who does it hurt if they advertise they are “free to play”? The players will make the decision on if they want to continue to play or not. There may be a valid ethical issue here but I don’t see that being resolved any time soon so arguing the issue on public forms doesn’t seem like the best use of time. Neither does making personal attacks or attacking each other’s muds. I know from an Administrators aspect I couldn’t give a damn if most of you liked or didn’t like my mud. Why…because seems most of the people commenting on the mud itself appear to be staff on muds and are not perspective players and therefore mean nothing to me. I would much rather see the forums get back to where they were when I first entered the mudding community…thought provoking conversation along with fun and fellowship.
Simply my two cents.
-- Zyrian
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