Return of Text-Based Games? · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Cliff on Friday July 22, 2005 @05:03AM from the if-you-prefer-MUDs-to-MMORPGs dept.

twivel asks: "I've noticed a trend recently. I've had many friends return to text based MUDs even after a couple years of playing MMORPGs like Everquest and WoW. When I've asked them why they returned, they've said that the virtual community in MUDs really seems to set them apart from the newer MMORPGs. In MMORPGs, you just get lost in the numbers. In the forums on places like MUDConnect, a popular MUD listing site, you find people claiming that the MUD community is actually growing. For those of you who've experienced both forms of entertainment, would you agree? While the cost is much less (many great MUDs are 100% free), how would you rate your overall experience with MUDs compared to newer forms of online entertainment?" A bit of this discussion was touched on not too long ago, but it would be interesting to note if the MUD community is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, as the article implies.

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Re:I liked the AOL MUDs by Suppafly · 2005-07-22 06:13 · Score: 1, Informative

The link in your sig is not funny at all..
actually, new interactive fiction is pretty good by Dioscorea · 2005-07-22 07:59 · Score: 2, Informative

e.g. spider and web has interesting narrative structure... the space under the window is interactive poetry... curses is seminal and huge... and blue chairs is cool, hip, nerdy and trippy...
all solo-player though (so possibly off-topic)