Posted by Treboei on August 8, 2000 at 13:22:50:

In Reply to: Discussion of the future of Muds, and how they effect us... posted by Not An Immortal on August 8, 2000 at 12:20:52:

> What I would like to know is….
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> 1) Approximately how many hours have you put into CF total, with
> all your characters? Is there any other form of entertainment that has
> taken near the number of hours as CF?
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...I'll let you do the math but I have been playing CF for about 5 years. I first started when clerics where split into the 3 groups we have now. I would say that I spend about 2-6 hours a day 4 days a week. I have probably had about 2 months where I did not play at all.

> 2) Have you ever tried any of the graphical pay muds that are out
> there? Ultima Online, Asheron's Call, Everquest, etc? Do you think any
> of them could ever replace what CF means to you?
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...The closest I have played to this is Diablo 2. It was fun, but it was all the same. Untill everyone is able to make there own unique character that looks singularly unique I don't think I would replace CF with it.

> 3) Do you think text-based muds will be able to continue to compete
> in the coming years? Will they evolve enough to continue attracting new
> players?
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...Yes and no, there will not be many new one's starting up, because I find that in order to become involved with a mud at all these days you need a guide. It can be quite confusing when first entering CF. If muds wish to continue to compete, they need to make a much much simpler version for new people to get the hang of the way the mud works before jumping in head first into it. Otherwise the mud will have zero population growth and eventually die out.

> 4) When you think of your life 5 years from now, do you imagine
> yourself still playing mud-type games?
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... 5 years yes, 20 years no (I will still be gaming then but I don't think the mud will survive that long.)

> 5) If you had the time, and money/hardware was not a factor, would
> you spend 8 hours a day playing CF in its current form? Would you
> play one of the graphical Pay-muds? Or would you divide your time between
> them, depending on your mood?
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...I would spend a majority of my time here. Infact hardware is not an issue for me, but I would rather be here than there.

> 6) Have you ever forced yourself to quit mudding, only to lose
> control of yourself at some point and find yourself back? Do you or others
> ever look at CF as an addiction or Illness? Have you ever lost a close
> relationship/job/class because you could not pull yourself away from the
> game?
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...The only time I forced myself to quit was for someone I cared about a great deal, and when the issue was resolved I came back. My wife certainly feels that my gaming is an addiction, I don't think she thinks of the mud specifically but computer gaming in general is.

> 7) Have you ever seriously considered ways to make mudding a paying
> career or job? Have you ever mudded while working, even though it might
> get you in trouble?

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