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Posted: Aug 25 2008 07:58 am

Anyone else remember the text-based precursors to MMORPGs?

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Aug 25 2008 08:04 am

I played in a couple of MUDs a good while back. Fun stuff.

I tried a MUCK once, but I couldn't figure out what was going on and everyone just kept trying to do me.

Posted: Aug 25 2008 11:54 am

If by remember them you mean still play them, then yes! The next-generation MUDs are fantastic. Anyone interested should check out imperian, it is incredible. Unless you guys are too cool.

Docinsano's Channel 63 · Posted: Aug 25 2008 01:39 pm

I tried to play WoTMUD back in the day. Never got into it though.

Posted: Aug 25 2008 01:56 pm

I've been on a MUCK. It's pretty fun, I suppose, depending on whether you log on when all your friends are on or you log on when there's either no one around or everyone around is a douchebag. It's the same fundamental problem with every sort of online interaction, I guess, the only difference being if said douchebags are sultry night-elves who are actually guys in real life or giant...green...fox things.

I've always wanted to install my own MUCK somewhere. So I could use it for advanced character development and planning novels or something that doesn't sound so pretentious. Unfortunately there are like no resources for that sort of thing anymore, it seems. At least none I could find.

Posted: Aug 25 2008 01:57 pm

I used to play a Star Wars MUD; I always liked sci-fi themed MUDs better than the fantasy ones. It's really only fun if you can immerse yourself in the game and I'm much more partial to sci-fi than fantasy. I also tried to play the original MUD1, but there was almost never anybody on, which kinda took the MU out of the MUD.

Docinsano's Channel 63 · Posted: Aug 25 2008 03:50 pm

ged1928 wrote:

If by remember them you mean still play them, then yes! The next-generation MUDs are fantastic. Anyone interested should check out imperian, it is incredible. Unless you guys are too cool.

I'm not too cool, I just checked it out. Pretty sweet. The tutorial is excellent for first timers. Pretty fun stuff.

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I refuse to play any game based around a platform that sounds like a disease.

Posted: Aug 25 2008 09:37 pm

MUD? MUCK? What's this stuff stand for?

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Aug 25 2008 11:28 pm

Cam-win wrote:

MUD? MUCK? What's this stuff stand for?

They're text-based games or environments with multiple people. They usually have some sort of theme, like fantasy, sci-fi, or furry. Think something like WoW or Second Life, but with text.

MUD = Multi-User Dungeon/Domain
MOO = MUD Object Oriented.
MUCK = Place Where Furries Hang Out And Screw (OK, don't know what it really stands for, but that's an accurate description of most of them)
Also, there is MUSH = Multi-User Shared Habitat.

Posted: Aug 26 2008 12:09 am

I remember this fat, repugnant idiot in high school who used to play Mud's. He'd dial in to Telnet, then type a bunch of stupid bullshit that essentially accomplished nothing.

He went on to become a star WoW player with a 2v2 Arena team with a 1700+ ranking! Go fatty!

Posted: Aug 26 2008 12:19 am

Muck Sticky, The Sticky Muck

Posted: Aug 26 2008 12:45 am

UsaSatsui wrote:

I couldn't figure out what was going on and everyone just kept trying to do me.

That's what she said.

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Aug 26 2008 02:30 am

Mr. Bomberman wrote:

UsaSatsui wrote:

I couldn't figure out what was going on and everyone just kept trying to do me.

That's what she said.

And he, at times.

Furries are fucked up people.

Posted: Aug 26 2008 03:41 am

UsaSatsui wrote:

Mr. Bomberman wrote:

UsaSatsui wrote:

I couldn't figure out what was going on and everyone just kept trying to do me.

That's what she said.

And he, at times.

Furries are fucked up people.

*cough*
I downloaded Furcadia a few months ago, but I've never gotten around to installing it, let alone trying it out. Too busy with Front Mission 4 and Diablo II with some friends.

Posted: Aug 26 2008 04:10 am

There's a furry-themed 'hard' science-fiction MUD. It's called Furscape.

Posted: Aug 26 2008 07:41 pm

Front Mission 5 is supposedly much better than 4. I loved 4, so I'm kind of pissed that we didn't get 5 in the states.

Posted: Aug 26 2008 11:09 pm

I like MUCKs, not because of the furry thing, but because it has the funniest name.

"I'm playing in muck!"

...Wait, no, MUD would work too. Dammit. There goes this entire post.

What does MUCK stand for anyway? I'll look it up. ...Multi-User Chat Kingdom? Oh, now that's just silly. I'm so ashamed of myself.