<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players? --> <!--X-From-R13: "Renlzbbe" <svouhsxlNrebyf.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:34:50 -0800 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 003601bdfc4c$1ab7a940$6ce17ad1@gd0rh --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--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:fibhufky#erols,com"> </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="msg00435.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00438.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00390.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00344.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00437">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00437">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00437">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>: "Draymoor" <<A HREF="mailto:fibhufky#erols,com">fibhufky#erols,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 13:07:22 -0400</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> From: Matthew Mihaly <diablo#best,com> >Wouldn't even get close. A free mud that is given the advertising and >exposure would just fall on its face. It doesn't have the money to pay for >the bandwidth, the servers, or the support staff. It really depends on the internal funding the the mud gets. If a mud had access to a free T1 line and had a dedicated server, for example, couldn't it support, say, a couple thousand people? Such resources can be gained by free muds (I have this, if you want proof). -Philip Loguinov _______________________________________________ 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> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00435.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: MUD-Dev digest, Vol 1 #286 - 13 msgs</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00438.html">[MUD-Dev] Dynamic help files, was Re: code base inquiry</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00390.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00344.html">commercial muds and cable TV (was RE: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00437"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00437"><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> <LI><strong><A NAME="00369" HREF="msg00369.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 17:51 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00367" HREF="msg00367.html">RE: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 17:51 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00372" HREF="msg00372.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, 18:04 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00390" HREF="msg00390.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>, Thu 17 Feb 2000, 20:47 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00437" HREF="msg00437.html">Re: [MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Draymoor <a href="mailto:fibhufky#erols,com">fibhufky#erols,com</a>, Sun 20 Feb 2000, 19:34 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00344" HREF="msg00344.html">commercial muds and cable TV (was RE: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry)</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 00:02 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00348" HREF="msg00348.html">Re: commercial muds and cable TV (was RE: [MUD-Dev] code base inquiry)</A></strong>, Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:diablo#best,com">diablo#best,com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 01:05 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00349" HREF="msg00349.html">[MUD-DEV] a shrinking pool of players?</A></strong>, Johan J Ingles-le Nobel <a href="mailto:xvf61#dial,pipex.com">xvf61#dial,pipex.com</a>, Wed 16 Feb 2000, 01:25 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00350" HREF="msg00350.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, 01:50 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>