Hi. I have finally got back into the gaming zone, and am trying out a mud which people have mentioned before and which I've known about for a while but have just decided (along with several others from audiogames.net), to take the plunge.
This is the mud avalon rpg which has apparently beeing going sinse 1986. connection info: Avalon-rpg.com port - 23. The game is a fantasy style affare of course, but with some differences, especially in activities from warfare to farming to ranger quests. You don't even choose a character in the normal way. There isn't so much roelplay as just relax player interaction, though apparently even the rulers of guilds and cities and other major in game events are player influenced. I'll say that two things I really! like are that the game has some of the best writing I've seen in descriptions, and from what I gather a rather unique combat system that doesn't take reading text like a demon or rewriting your entire scripting to use, also I do like the way the newbie stuff works sinse it's a slow introduction with lots of choice and chances to sample different activities, also it's got a great system of gaining lessons and xp not based on grinding, just based on playing and interacting with the world and getting stuff over time. The only two negatives are firstly that finding stuff like herbs and animals in the wilderness is quite a pest, and also the gamee isn't exactly free. You can pay for various monthly subscriptions to play, either 8 usd,15 usd or 25 usd a month, (the more expensive ones come with extra lessons and some more bennifits), or you can get sponsorship, where another player or an organization like a city, priesthood or a guild basically take you on as a member and fund your account, all that they ask in return is that you be an active player, and sinse you need to join a guild anyway to get a character class it's not a bad option, particularly because as I said the player base is extremely friendly. You also get 10 hours of free newbie credit at the start as well so you can have time to explore the game and make your mind up whether to look for sponsorship, subscribe or whatever. I know paying for muds seems a bit odd given the great free ones out there like Alteraeon and Clok, but I decided to give this a try and am definitely liking so far, it's a rather different experience from a hacknslash, for all there definitely is combat for those who wish it. For more information, people should check out the website with the very extensive (if anything a trifle too extensive), manuals over at http://www.avalon-rpg.com/ Though I just dove in and started playing myself and as I said the novice introduction to the game is a very nice one, indeed I've been playing for about five hours and still going on my schooling, and absolutely loving it! My Character is Esmund if anyone wants to give me a yell, though I don't promise to be much help sinse I've only just started myself and am just getting used to things, but the people on the novice channel and the regular players are a really nice bunch and always ready to help even with inconvenient stuff. All the best, Dark. --- 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].
