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Throttle · 07-18-2008, 11:38 PM

I'm looking for a MUD to play on the side, a secondary to the one I play on mainly. I tend to be kinda picky, so I ask that you recommend a MUD that's fairly close to what I'm looking for:

- Not a roleplaying MUD. I don't care if it's encouraged or not as long as I'm not expected to do it. I play an RPI mainly and I'm just looking for something relaxing and simple for when I'm tired or waiting for something to happen.

- Should be straight-forward and not too complicated. It doesn't have to be a stock DIKU codebase, but I'm not interested in something that is wholly different from conventional MUDs. I'm looking for a game that I can jump straight into and play without too much reading and experimenting. The codebases I prefer are DIKU and ROM, but it's not required.

- A manageable playerbase. I prefer it to be around 20-50ish at peak. 250 becomes too impersonal and 5 gets lonely. If possible, a playerbase that peaks at Euro-friendly times would be nice but not strictly necessary.

- Should be grind-oriented but not mindless. If it takes great effort to figure out then I can't use it as a de-stressing pastime, but it should take more than typing "kill orc" every 15 seconds for hours on end.

- Should not have 50 races and 40 classes to choose from. I don't like that.

- No ridiculous themes like Disney amusement parks or pop culture references in areas.

- Should only have the 6 conventional exit directions - N E S W U D. A bit of an odd preference, I know, but I've never been able to get used to NE/NW/SE/SW.

07-18-2008, 11:38 PM	#1
Throttle Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 31	Looking for a secondary MUD I'm looking for a MUD to play on the side, a secondary to the one I play on mainly. I tend to be kinda picky, so I ask that you recommend a MUD that's fairly close to what I'm looking for: - Not a roleplaying MUD. I don't care if it's encouraged or not as long as I'm not expected to do it. I play an RPI mainly and I'm just looking for something relaxing and simple for when I'm tired or waiting for something to happen. - Should be straight-forward and not too complicated. It doesn't have to be a stock DIKU codebase, but I'm not interested in something that is wholly different from conventional MUDs. I'm looking for a game that I can jump straight into and play without too much reading and experimenting. The codebases I prefer are DIKU and ROM, but it's not required. - A manageable playerbase. I prefer it to be around 20-50ish at peak. 250 becomes too impersonal and 5 gets lonely. If possible, a playerbase that peaks at Euro-friendly times would be nice but not strictly necessary. - Should be grind-oriented but not mindless. If it takes great effort to figure out then I can't use it as a de-stressing pastime, but it should take more than typing "kill orc" every 15 seconds for hours on end. - Should not have 50 races and 40 classes to choose from. I don't like that. - No ridiculous themes like Disney amusement parks or pop culture references in areas. - Should only have the 6 conventional exit directions - N E S W U D. A bit of an odd preference, I know, but I've never been able to get used to NE/NW/SE/SW.