I played Aardwulf a couple of times over the period of a year or so. I liked its newbie area a lot. It was very developed and gave a lot of information to the player in a manageable format. It has races which makes some people happy. The quests were fun, and as some have said, they're not all assassination style quests. Besides that, there's lot of features such as pets, gambling, and other activities that give you something to do other than just constantly grind for exp. The player base seemed nice for the most part, and the helpers on their newbie channel were very nice and patient.
That said, there were some things I didn't like about it. You have to stick with a single class for a ridiculously high number of levels, like 100 or 200 iirc. The races don't have any real well-defined relationships to each other, though that info might be on the wiki. Also too, some of the racial powers seemed out of balance. The shadowy guys for instance at low levels were so much better than some others that it made it sort of weird. Also it's a very spread out map. To find things to do you might be traveling for 100 rooms or more. If those things don't turn you off, it's well worth a play. If those things do turn you off, I still think it's well worth a play. Other than Alteraeon it was the most accessible mud, and the most friendly, I have played. It also had a very large and vibrant player base when I was there. Take care, Jeremy On 3/21/15, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Gamers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Gamers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: playing aardwolf? (dark) > 2. Re: playing aardwolf? (dark) > 3. Re: playing aardwolf? (Sarah Haake) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 13:59:01 -0000 > From: "dark" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] playing aardwolf? > Message-ID: <CBDD57AB97A24505B0C690E309E1E093@userec7a90e6b3> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I've played empire briefly, you can build buildings, roads, harvest plants > and such. My problem however is that it was nearly impossible to find any > space to setup my empire away from other players and I didn't want to join > someone else's sinse I wanted the fun of building from scratch, but wherever > > I wandered on the map I couldn't find a place that wasn't already claimed. > > I also suspect rather like wayfar1444, once you have done the build phase > the game becomes less fun, where as Clok is all about being out in the > wilderness. > > I'll certainly be back on Clok myself in the future, however I'd had a bad > case of the flue for the past few days so haven't really felt like playing > anything at all. > > All the best, > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian McNamara" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 4:32 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] playing aardwolf? > > >> Not played that empire mud before. Going to have a good go at progressing >> >> in clock over the weekend. >> >> Ian McNamara >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:02:26 -0000 > From: "dark" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] playing aardwolf? > Message-ID: <87169DDB52E8497B847DAEE7F2D55665@userec7a90e6b3> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > When checking the ardwolf wiki there seemed to be some good information on > screen reader access, including maps of some difficult to navigate areas and > > abilities for doing quests, though the game struck me very much as a combat > > pounder what with most quests being of the "find and kill x number of mobs" > > variety, not that that is a problem. > > I can't say more about the Ardwolf mud though sinse it's been on my list of > > things to try but I haven't done so yet. > > All the best, > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith S" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 4:03 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] playing aardwolf? > > >>I started playing this mud about 2 years ago. I was a pen and paper >>Palladium >> role player and loved the game world, but it was a bit lacking in combat >> >> and magic. plus, quests were given but if you didn't know - where in >> general terms where to go, the only player race to take was the Wolfen >> class with the innate tracking ability. Yes, other classes could learn >> the tracking skill, but you'd have to level a bit before that skill was >> available. Plus, I didn't find the people very helpful or friendly on the >> >> MUd. Just my observations and opinion. >> >> Keith---- Original Message ----- >> From: Darren Harris >> To: Gamers Discussion list >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:22 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] playing aardwolf? >> >> >> What is this empire mud? Can we have more info? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On 20 Mar 2015, at 16:02, Josh K <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > hi >> > when playing aardwolf since there are no sounds should i turn off the >> speak typed characters and speak typed words in NVDA, and also turn off >> speech interrupt when hitting enter that way when i hit enter it doesn't >> interrupt what is currently going on in the MUD? >> > I set up mushClient with the mush reader, output notepad, and one or >> two others. so now it reads with NVDA. and I also got the custom mush-z >> alter aeon client installed as well. I tried the lord of the rings two >> towers mud but it doesn't seem very accessible. It doesn't always ask for >> >> my username and password and I have to guess at what it is or may be >> asking. also do any of you play the empire mud where you make your own >> empire and craft stuff? >> > >> > Josh >> > >> > -- >> > follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 >> > >> > >> > --- >> > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> > please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:50:54 +0100 > From: Sarah Haake <[email protected]> > To: Gamers Discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] playing aardwolf? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > Hi, > > I'm playing Aardwolf for several years now and really like it. > It's easy to get around and finding the area you want, because the game > has built in speedwalks. The newbie zone is one of the best I've ever > seen, the whole newbie academy is a rather involved quest in itself. > > Yes, there are these quests where you go to a questmaster and get a mob > you have to kill for quest points, but there are other quests as well. > These others are called goals and are area quests, where you start it > and even get a quest log with tasks to complete for the goal. These > goals are quite more involved than the killing type and can be rather > difficult. I got stuck for while myself on two of these already, but > there was a reasonable solution all the time, I just didn't see it. Lol. > > What everyone should know is that the areas in this mud are not all > stricktly fantasy. There are all sorts of areas, including Sci-Fi themed > ones and outright crazy or funny ones, but that's what I like about this > game. > > Best regards > Sarah > > > Am 21.03.2015 um 15:02 schrieb dark: >> When checking the ardwolf wiki there seemed to be some good >> information on screen reader access, including maps of some difficult >> to navigate areas and abilities for doing quests, though the game >> struck me very much as a combat pounder what with most quests being of >> the "find and kill x number of mobs" variety, not that that is a problem. >> >> I can't say more about the Ardwolf mud though sinse it's been on my >> list of things to try but I haven't done so yet. >> >> All the best, >> >> Dark. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith S" <[email protected]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 4:03 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] playing aardwolf? >> >> >>> I started playing this mud about 2 years ago. I was a pen and paper >>> Palladium >>> role player and loved the game world, but it was a bit lacking in >>> combat and magic. plus, quests were given but if you didn't know - >>> where in general terms where to go, the only player race to take was >>> the Wolfen class with the innate tracking ability. Yes, other classes >>> could learn the tracking skill, but you'd have to level a bit before >>> that skill was available. Plus, I didn't find the people very >>> helpful or friendly on the MUd. Just my observations and opinion. >>> >>> Keith---- Original Message ----- From: Darren Harris >>> To: Gamers Discussion list >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:22 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] playing aardwolf? >>> >>> >>> What is this empire mud? Can we have more info? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> > On 20 Mar 2015, at 16:02, Josh K <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > hi >>> > when playing aardwolf since there are no sounds should i turn off >>> the speak typed characters and speak typed words in NVDA, and also >>> turn off speech interrupt when hitting enter that way when i hit >>> enter it doesn't interrupt what is currently going on in the MUD? >>> > I set up mushClient with the mush reader, output notepad, and one >>> or two others. so now it reads with NVDA. and I also got the custom >>> mush-z alter aeon client installed as well. I tried the lord of the >>> rings two towers mud but it doesn't seem very accessible. It doesn't >>> always ask for my username and password and I have to guess at what >>> it is or may be asking. also do any of you play the empire mud where >>> you make your own empire and craft stuff? >>> > >>> > Josh >>> > >>> > -- > follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 >>> > >>> > >>> > --- >>> > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >>> the list, >>> > please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >>> the list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Gamers Digest, Vol 109, Issue 51 > *************************************** > -- In the fight between you and the world--back the world! 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