Ok something additional that might become a whole discussion in it's own thread but...lack of information in Listings (here or otherwise).
One thing I'd like to know.."Is it a "Rent" MU*?" If it's "RP Enforced" I can understand, but if it's "RP? I guess so if you want to" type, then I veer sharply away from those. Why? Ok, imagine you have like 3 copper (because the Admins decided to break up the monetary system into 5 different parts and the whole concept needs someone with an Accounting Degree to understand it) and you've been exploring for the past 5 hours online. You find a rare-of-a-rare-to-repop item. An item that 99% of the MU* has never seen..and IRL, you have to log off. Normally you can "Save" and then Quit, but oh no..this is "Rent" and you're the only one on. You cant rent (because it takes 3 gold which equals 3000copper and the wealthiest mob you can kill only holds 4 copper per mob) and you cant go linkless..you become screwed. All that work and for what? Just to be able to see and hold something that has a 1:1000000000000000000 chance of repopping in the next 5 RL years.
Personally, I think listings should include the Save Type system it uses. But that also brings up the "Extended Races" tagline..There should also be more defined labels of the "ER" tagline..I mean if a MUD adds say, orcs to the "core" races, they can be called "Extended Races" versus say, what Retro did with 60 playable races. Maybe "ER1", "ER2" and so on..each "level" of "Extended Races" represents the amount and somewhat orginality they have with the races. I, and others, like to play something not normally played race wise, so why not add the extra identifying stuff to single out what's only got say 3 mores races versus say 15 more races? Would be nice...
-Jon
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