<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players? --> <!--X-From-R13: "Dlna B." <vkvgreenNrneguyvax.arg> --> <!--X-Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:34:01 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 4.1.20000215231330.009ff5a0#earthlink,net --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 4.1242305.25db65f1#aol,com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:ixiterra#earthlink,net"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00358.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00361.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00354.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00362.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00360">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00360">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00360">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Ryan P." <<A HREF="mailto:ixiterra#earthlink,net">ixiterra#earthlink,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 23:22:32 -0600</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> At 09:31 PM 2/15/00 -0500, JD wrote: >In a message dated 2/15/00 8:13:59 PM Central Standard Time, >PartyG2816#aol,com writes: > >>> testify >Wrong word.. EQ alone holds more than 50k people. Then add in the people at >UO.. and AC.. and the ones that were at Realm.. and The list goes on and on... > >JD > > > >_______________________________________________ >MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu ><A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> I've played EQ before, and I would say roughly 80% of those people have no clue what a text-based mud is. EQ is a commercialized video game in every sense of the word. It is akin to UT and Q3A except for the fact that it focuses more on a roleplaying aspect rather than kill, kill, kill. I wouldn't even consider EQ/UO part of the mudding community. Anyone who has started on one of those games then attempts to switch to a text-based mud will not be a happy camper. It's just like trying to get heavy video game players to play AD&D, it is very difficult unless they have a modicum of intelligence and a bit of creativity. Text muds are one step between AD&D and video games. EQ/UO are video games, plain and simple. --Ryan _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00365" HREF="msg00365.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Matthew Mihaly <diablo#best,com></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00362" HREF="msg00362.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> J C Lawrence <claw#kanga,nu></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00354" HREF="msg00354.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> PartyG2816#aol,com</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00358.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] distributed objects</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00361.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00354.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00362.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00360"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00360"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00392" HREF="msg00392.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 20:47 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00353" HREF="msg00353.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, PartyG2816 <a href="mailto:PartyG2816#aol,com">PartyG2816#aol,com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 02:13 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00355" HREF="msg00355.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 03:04 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00354" HREF="msg00354.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, PartyG2816 <a href="mailto:PartyG2816#aol,com">PartyG2816#aol,com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 02:35 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00360" HREF="msg00360.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Ryan P. <a href="mailto:ixiterra#earthlink,net">ixiterra#earthlink,net</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 05:34 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00362" HREF="msg00362.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 06:48 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00365" HREF="msg00365.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 17:29 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00368" HREF="msg00368.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 17:51 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00384" HREF="msg00384.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Chris Turner <a href="mailto:christ#rd,bbc.co.uk">christ#rd,bbc.co.uk</a>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 18:40 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>