@BobGoblin said in Are there any active sci-fi MU*s these days?:
This was referred to by many as the tacobus.
Off topic but I have to ask what would I infer from that?
Just from the term tacobus, I would think a bus full of tacos, or maybe a bus that they give you tacos as you ride, or a bus that delivers taco? I do't see any of these three situations being bad as I like tacos. ... Is it lunch time yet?
mudstats.com has numbers.
It does but it's terrible when it comes to updating for new games. You can submit something, and it'll be months and nothing but crickets before it pops up (if it pops up).
Yeah, it hasn't updated in almost 8 months now.
@BobGoblin I know exactly why it is called that 
A fleshed out Flash Gordon Mu would be good. Room for lots of whacky nobles and politics for L&L folks, play between rebellious groups, neutral sorts (Thule and the Lion Men), and Ming and his allies like the king of the ice giants. Tons of play in wars between the factions. Lots of atomic age sci-fi'ery with ray guns, tractor sleds, air sleds and other tech weapons and gadgetry. Hoards of natural monsters for action on the fly, dragons, ice worms, you name it. Not that it helps OP, but would be ripe for space L&L with loads of room for action adventure without upsetting the overall meta.
@BobGoblin I am wondering if I know the nutjob and spouse... And the clique I assume they might be part of or involved with.
Well there's an abundance of nutjobs and spouses out there. This isn't really so much a nutjob as it is a control freak whose way is the only way no matter what.
Which is fine when you make a game.
Less fine when you inherit a game.
From my understanding; Generations of Darkness - Which became Dawn of Defiance, was run by a dramaking, who then turned it over to a husband/wife who eventually decided to stop being in charge of the game after dealing with high maintenance, constantly whining players. Two in particular (referred to as tacobus). Those two now run the game and take full credit for the game; which I find extra amusing to take credit for someone else's work when in fact they're merely caretakers.
When the GoD / DoD split happened, these two staffers (Who for sake of anonymity we'll refer to as Risi/Aria -- Oh wait, that's not really anonymous) staffed on GoD. Then left in an upset huff when they found out that the head admin was altering character sheets to his advantage. They then focused time on DoD. At which point they eventually became admin and then when everyone else left took over. And now alter character sheets to advantage.
The moral of the story? There is none.
Wow. I see mention of nutjob spouses and Sci-Fi games and I think of Bryce and Brooke.
I'd no idea all this stuff was going on in the background of GoD/DoD.
So, what I'm gathering from this, is I have to wait to get married before I open my scifi mush?
Only if your goal is to attempt to be a baby Napolean-esque with an over entitled sense of importance. No offense meant to @Mercutio
@BobGoblin a nerd can dream!
There are at least two Battlestar themed games out there.
"If you stand for nothing Burr, what will you fall for?"
-- Hamilton: An American Musical
@Cupcake Yeah, I'm having lots of fun on Faraday's lately.
@BobGoblin said in Are there any active sci-fi MU*s these days?:
Well there's an abundance of nutjobs and spouses out there. This isn't really so much a nutjob as it is a control freak whose way is the only way no matter what.
Which is fine when you make a game.
Less fine when you inherit a game.
From my understanding; Generations of Darkness - Which became Dawn of Defiance, was run by a dramaking, who then turned it over to a husband/wife who eventually decided to stop being in charge of the game after dealing with high maintenance, constantly whining players. Two in particular (referred to as tacobus). Those two now run the game and take full credit for the game; which I find extra amusing to take credit for someone else's work when in fact they're merely caretakers.
When the GoD / DoD split happened, these two staffers (Who for sake of anonymity we'll refer to as Risi/Aria -- Oh wait, that's not really anonymous) staffed on GoD. Then left in an upset huff when they found out that the head admin was altering character sheets to his advantage. They then focused time on DoD. At which point they eventually became admin and then when everyone else left took over. And now alter character sheets to advantage.
The moral of the story? There is none.
Yo I don't know where this guy gets his information, but there wasn't that much drama here.
Vaapad began Generations of Darkness, a Star Wars game, but he wasn't really doing anything so he left it to some other wizards to help. Ataru took over and ran the game well. Ysalamir, Soresu, Djem So all helped. Kitty too but she was Ataru's girlfriend/wife and she was kind of crazy; back on WORA there was a thread where she went off on some people who criticized her bitchy style.
Vaapad altered character sheets. He also forced certain things to happen, like the end of the Clone Wars and Order 66, because he would come back from months of hiatus and say "I created this game. Do this or find another game, Ataru." So one time he came back and wanted something and made the same love it/leave it demand... so Ashen-Shugar, Ataru, and wizards migrated the game to a new site out of Vaapad's control. That game is now Dawn of Defiance, a very successful game to my knowledge.
Vaapad tried to keep his game going but his cheating and altering his character sheets made some of the staffers on his game mad, so I believe it shut down.
Ataru works a pretty demanding job, plus his wife Kitty lost interest in the star wars game a long time ago, so it's always difficult when one spouse invests all his time in running a game while his wife has no interest in said game any longer. He retired and left Dawn of Defiance in the hands of Trakata and Malacia who are pretty active wizards and run stuff a lot. I don't really know where this guy is getting the 'takes all the credit for' stuff... the game is a continuation. Games switch staffers over the years, it happens, and new staffers make it their own. There's nothing untoward or morally wrong about it. If you want to play drama queen, why not go over to the Hog Pit?
@GentlemanJack said in Are there any active sci-fi MU*s these days?:
He retired and left Dawn of Defiance in the hands of Trakata and Malacia who are pretty active wizards and run stuff a lot.
Trakata and Malacia are very patient. They helped an entire troupe of WoD'ers into the game, and that takes guts.
@BobGoblin said in Are there any active sci-fi MU*s these days?:
Those two now run the game and take full credit for the game; which I find extra amusing to take credit for someone else's work when in fact they're merely caretakers.
We do what now? o.o
We're not just caretakers, we've taken over the game. But we're merely building on what previous admin have left for us. I played for a good 2+ years there, enjoying the stories that were enabled by former admin - so I have no idea what you're on about?
At which point they eventually became admin and then when everyone else left took over. And now alter character sheets to advantage.
We do what now? o.o Good god no. Malacia would kill me.
waves hand I am not the Ataru you're looking for.
Back on topic, any other scifi games besides that really old Firefly one, Star Wars or BSG?
@magee101 said in Are there any active sci-fi MU*s these days?:
Back on topic, any other scifi games besides that really old Firefly one, Star Wars or BSG?
Jesus fucking Christ is Serenity still not dead?
DRIVE THE STAKE THROUGH ITS BLACK HEART ALREADY, BY ALL THAT IS GOOD AND PURE.
