April 2009

• Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Tiago
• • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Siege)
  • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Jacob Cord
  • • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Jeffrey Kesselman
  • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) John A. Bertoglio
  • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Galleus, the Sky Sovereign
    Tiago wrote:
    > Hey all,
    >
    > I know that this question surfaces from time to time, but, what is your opinion on developing text based muds these days ? I've started one from scratch, as a hobby, and to experiment stuff like multithread programming and creature AI without the hassle of building a GUI.
    >
    I was a player for a long time before volunteering on a commercial MUD,
    but I've since taken over as the lead producer and have been in the
    position for over a year now. The MUD is my major source of income, so
    it's definitely possible to make a MUD now and find a playerbase willing
    to pay if you use the right business model.
    
    I'm hesitant to suggest doing so until you've broken out of the mold of
    traditional ROM or Circle based MUDs and started developing or using a
    proprietary engine for the task. If you want to make a MUD that's just
    for you and friends to play around with, there's certainly no need of
    that, and you can even use a traditional codebase and find a playerbase
    willing to support you. I think what allows commercial MUDs to survive,
    though, is that they provide something more unique than is generally
    found in the thousands of MUDs already up and running.
    
    
    Eric Lamy
  • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Nabil Maynard
  • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Fred Bauder
  • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Aurel
  • • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Tiago
  • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) matthew.owen@barclays.com
  • • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Siege)
    • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Tiago
    • • Text based MUD's - State of the art (if any) Davion Kalhen
• [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Matt Cruikshank
• • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
  • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
  • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Richard Boehme
  • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Matt Cruikshank
    • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Richard Boehme
      • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
        • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
          • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
          • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Matt Cruikshank
          • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
            • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
              • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Matt Cruikshank
              • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier John Buehler
                • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Richard Boehme
                • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
              • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Matt Cruikshank
              • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Siege)
  • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier R. Scott Kennan
  • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier R. Scott Kennan
    • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
  • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier John Buehler
  • • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Jeffrey Kesselman
    • [DESIGN] OnLive might make MMOs much easier Matt Cruikshank