Re: Discussion of the future of Muds, and how they effect us...

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Posted by Astillian on August 9, 2000 at 01:26:55:

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:

> 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?

I'm still fairly new to CF. I've been playing for about 2 years maybe. I use to travel with Thror. Between my two characters I've played about 1200 hours. 1 to 2 hours everyday average but because of job it usually goes I don't play for 2-3 days and play for 10 hours straight.

> 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?
>
Nope I haven't played any of them. I don't think they could replace what CF means to me.

> 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?

I don't think they will be able to compete, however they will survive because Muds aren't mass marketed like visual computer games. I do think though that they will continue to attack new players.

> 4) When you think of your life 5 years from now, do you imagine
> yourself still playing mud-type games?

I don't know it's a hobby for me. However time will tell.
>
> 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?

If I had that money sure. Why not play cf for a year or two then move on to other things.

> 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?

After my first character ever died after about 570 hours I actually felt an emptiness inside. Which was very strange like I lost somebody close. Anyways I stopped playing for about 3 months.
>
> 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?

>
I know my friend has made on line games a career. He goes and finds items of rare value and sells them on line. Makes enough to pay the rent and buy food.

> I am writing a research report on the future of mud-type games, so am
> interested in any opinions people might have on these topics. Feel free
> to make any other comments or insight on these topics, just keep in mind
> that no matter how pathetic you might think of yourself for putting a
> ton of hours into this game may be, there's always somebody who has played
> more.

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Comments:	> > 1)</font> 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? <font color="#009999"> > I'm still fairly new to CF. I've been playing for about 2 years maybe. I use to travel with Thror. Between my two characters I've played about 1200 hours. 1 to 2 hours everyday average but because of job it usually goes I don't play for 2-3 days and play for 10 hours straight. > > > 2)</font> 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? <font color="#00CCCC"> > > > Nope I haven't played any of them. I don't think they could replace what CF means to me. > > 3)</font> 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? <font color="#00CCCC"> > I don't think they will be able to compete, however they will survive because Muds aren't mass marketed like visual computer games. I do think though that they will continue to attack new players. > > > 4)</font> When you think of your life 5 years from now, do you imagine > > yourself still playing mud-type games? <font color="#009999"> > I don't know it's a hobby for me. However time will tell. > > > > 5)</font> If you had the time, and money/hardware was not a factor, would > > you </b><b>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? <font color="#00CCCC"> > If I had that money sure. Why not play cf for a year or two then move on to other things. > > > 6)</font> 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? <font color="#00CCCC"> > After my first character ever died after about 570 hours I actually felt an emptiness inside. Which was very strange like I lost somebody close. Anyways I stopped playing for about 3 months. > > > > 7)</font> 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? </b> </p> > > > I know my friend has made on line games a career. He goes and finds items of rare value and sells them on line. Makes enough to pay the rent and buy food. > > </p> > > > > I am writing a research report on the future of mud-type games, so am > > interested in any opinions people might have on these topics. Feel free > > to make any other comments or insight on these topics, just keep in mind > > that no matter how pathetic you might think of yourself for putting a > > ton of hours into this game may be, there's always somebody who has played > > more. </p> > >

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