I find that once I meet and spend time with someone RL I have a far more generous read of their tone and behavior than I would otherwise.

If we have different perspectives on certain ethics (such as CoI) once I get to know someone I have a more nuanced view (also aided by the fact that I know better how to start the conversation about something that is bothering me) and do not feel as autodefensive as if I have no frame of reference.

It doesn't mean I don't understand when behavior is shitty. I once reported face to face RL friends to Sunny because of cheating issues amongst other things, and that in part detonated many of those RL friendships for nearly a decade, others never recovered, and most were changed.

But I disagree that online behavior should be seen as an accurate and sum total reflection of a person. I think it's a snapshot. And can be concerning. But there's a greater context most of the time and so I disagree that it should be taken as the "truest" reflection.

I have always, and will always, use SimpleMU. It has everything I want, outside of 256 color, and I'm comfortable with its use.

THREAD NECROMANCY SUCCESSFUL! SHINE GET!

They are introducing Totally Not SHIELD, Guys in Trinity Continuum

@Alzie I won't be using max disquiet. It'll have a cooldown at all levels.

This is the first Kickstarter in a long time where I would be willing to cough up for hardback game books.

@Lithium said:

@Soresu

I don't really care because I don't play there. I just got an e-mail, which was deleted as soon as it was read (cuz I don't play there), that said they switched servers. So I don't even know if I /have/ an updated server address for it. Mudstats has it operational though so, I dunno.

Either way neither here nor there, now, to figure out how to create a poll!

Yea me to, but I did actually go there. It was up for a while and then went down down. I almost want to know the back story behind it but.. Everything must die.

Shadowrun is my favorite RPG, especially since they streamlined the rules in 4th/5th ed. Such a rich universe, and I enjoy the mix of heist and combat RP. Earthdawn is fun too, but I haven't played it in forever. I like the interwoven backstory between SR and ED.

I don't think either of them translate well to the MU front though. I'm naturally partial to FS3 there because I think complex systems get in the way of RP more than they aid it. The FS3 dice mechanics are somewhat similar to SR4.

It wouldn't be that difficult to have multiple games on the same port, you could even use different code for each you'd just have to differentiate the commands so as to make sense.

I remember there was a GI Joe and Super Heroes mixed game, and Tarterus had like 3 games on it I think...

I just wish I could actively use more ports though, then I would build all four of the ideas running around in my head, and open them all at the same time.

Plenty of Forum(Play By Post) platforms. Jcink lets create message boards and have accounts (that can be linked together in a ''Player" to "Character" account and allow for switching, Most forum gamers use this sort of model.

Jcink is also Free.

@Ghost

There's nothing specifically anti-genre in survival about pre-existing couples, but yes, if your premise is totally random strangers only it obviously messes with that and probably won't work great in a MU environment, separate areas or otherwise.

Generally the issue with splitting the playerbase has less to do with splitting up OOC couples (I've never seen people split randomly as you're suggesting, typically it's a choice of apping to play in X region or Y region) but simply one of population density and the whole 'critical mass' concept that is a feature of game survival. Splitting people up reduces chances for public interaction and self-sustaining RP, and encourages people just to RP in their insular groups. And as much as it seems like that's often what people want, they also demonstrate a propensity for growing bored when they don't have the alternate option. At the more cynical end I'd say its because people want an audience for their PDA, on the more generous I'd say its because outside stimuli makes even the personal RP more interesting.

Big surprise im gonna mention Firan. (mostly because since quitting its the only game Ive played for any decent amount of time) The liberation of Ellish was a massive scale campaign (easily 75-100 players) that had a solid opening middle and close. Many died. Many succeeded. Lots of unique mechanics and such in play. It was really the only time the Firans won against the Shamis from what I heard. It was good tho, not perfect in any way, but good. All down hill from there.

I did it. Saves someone else the notification hell. Lol

I go with weird. Jane Fonda in a noose. Teri Nunn. Psycho looking bitches. I'm usually told 'should be hotter'. Bitch please, Teri Nunn is STILL hot.

@Arkandel Yeah, I found that one of the largest problems from a design perspective for me too for fantasy games. I decided to go with, 'Focus on a single area, make virtually all the RP happen there, and then abstract everything else for plot'. I'm still not very satisfied with it, but I think trying to do all the areas and then having players teleport between them in something supposed to be gritty and realistic is just too damaging since there's very real problems of fucked up continuity in people being two places at once.

Hah! Kudos for that one Arkandel. You're absolutely right. 👍

Alzie mentioned a Fading Suns game that they run a couple of pages back. As far as I know that is the only one in existence.

@Coin said:

I just discovered Kirby Krackle and it's awesome.

I love Kirby Krackle. I am their target demographic.

@Luna I keep telling you that you should 😛

AoA has interesting points, but the policies make it unsustainable. If you want to scratch an itch for the new movie and make a character, that will be great, but I suspect the itch will fade fast, especially when you run up against the crazy policies, some of which were mentioned at the beginning.

GoD was good for a while and the best of the group, if you can manage the SAGA system. Soresu is the bright spot of the staff there with others getting progressively worse. If you like to run scenes, that's the place for you because you pretty much get free reign with your PC if you become a consistent scene runner. There's no such thing as conflict of interest in running scenes with your own character and people consistently advance their own causes all the time just by running scenes with inevitably favorable outcomes. It also has very few old players - which is both good, but also telling.

There's also another game out there, Omens, which uses a custom FS3 system. Combat goes quicker with it, but after the first several run throughs it made it seem stale and distant and disconnected. I missed rolling the old systems. Also, it seems to heavily nerf force characters in favor of blasters, which is completely in contradiction to the theme. But if you never liked how powerful force characters were compared to everyone else, this might be a game to look for.