It seems to me, somewhere along the line, that this post had left the original subject and drifted to the whole RP/Non-RP subject. Quite personally, I don't feel like reading all the stuff posted between the beginning and now, so I am in the dark.

It also seems that, people (not all, but some) are using stereotypes to describe the "opposite" ilk of players. If it hasn't been said already, then I'll happily say, "The only difference between a roleplayer and someone who does not roleplay (H&Ser, etc.) is just roleplaying" No "ilk" is smarter, cooler, more pompous, or more disrespectful than the other. One likes to use roleplaying to establish their characters in the world they are playing. One likes to pick up a game, create a character, and just play as they please and interact with one another, most likely with no obligation to some game enviroment or other players.

(I could be completely wrong, because I don't have loads of experience on H'n'S MUDs)

Whoever mentioned something about H&Sers playing a particular MUD more like a game:

MUDs are games. However, Games tend to be played differently, and some people use roleplaying as their play-style.

MUDs should be fun for whoever plays them, if a particular one doesn't suit your tastes, move on. If none of them do, encourage someone to create one that does, quit MUDing, or adapt.

Anyways, that's my little 2 cents.