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Jazuela · 09-05-2002, 10:13 AM

Things that turn me off about games:

1) Autocombat. I want every single hit I deliver (if any) to be due to my own typing (or lack thereof).

2) OOC/chat channels. If I want to chat, I'll get an AOL account and join a chat room.

3) Room descriptions that indicate there are interesting things there, but when you try to "look" at those things, it turns out they don't exist. Especially annoying in MOOs - OBJECT oriented - I want objects dangit!

4) Roleplay "encouraged." I don't need to roll up a fantasy character in a medieval world in ordered to be myself. I go to these games to roleplay, and I expect everyone else to follow suit in the game I choose to play.

5) Staff members with ego problems. Dood - you're NOT god. Not even in the RP world. You're the representative of this fictional world, and I am your customer. Treat me as one, or I'll find another place to go.

6) Players who go to extremes when dealing with newbies. Meaning - being so overly helpful that the newbie has no opportunity to learn things for themselves, or people who are so overly protective that the newbie no longer has any interest in wading through the manual to figure out why "look desk" returns "You can't do that."

7) If the only two options for colors are those the MUD provides, or none at all, no matter which front end you're using. I want to use the color scheme *I* like to use, which is why I have a front end that allows me to create the scheme in the first place. ANSI ON should let me set whatever background color I want (a very pale gray), whatever text I want (courier 10 font, black for normal text), and whatever highlighted things I want (triggers to allow the word "You" to always be a bold red).

8) Games where the only option for skills is hunting. I have no problem with levels, or "ranks" of skills. But if advancement is part of the system, I don't want to have to hunt in ordered to advance. Hunting should be an option, not a requirement.

9) RP games that have NO skill systems at all - meaning, everything is roleplayed. I LIKE having a variety of systems that include skill checks. The only thing that truly differentiates a "pure" RP game from a chatroom is moving through rooms. I consider that amazingly boring.

Well now that I've posted my pet peeves - and since my tagline shows that I'm currently mudless.. anyone got any ideas of a game I can play? You're probably thinking "man she wants it ALL." Well yeah, I do. So if that means there exists no such game, then I'll go back to being a TV Troll.

09-05-2002, 10:13 AM	#21
Jazuela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England Posts: 849	Things that turn me off about games: 1) Autocombat. I want every single hit I deliver (if any) to be due to my own typing (or lack thereof). 2) OOC/chat channels. If I want to chat, I'll get an AOL account and join a chat room. 3) Room descriptions that indicate there are interesting things there, but when you try to "look" at those things, it turns out they don't exist. Especially annoying in MOOs - OBJECT oriented - I want objects dangit! 4) Roleplay "encouraged." I don't need to roll up a fantasy character in a medieval world in ordered to be myself. I go to these games to roleplay, and I expect everyone else to follow suit in the game I choose to play. 5) Staff members with ego problems. Dood - you're NOT god. Not even in the RP world. You're the representative of this fictional world, and I am your customer. Treat me as one, or I'll find another place to go. 6) Players who go to extremes when dealing with newbies. Meaning - being so overly helpful that the newbie has no opportunity to learn things for themselves, or people who are so overly protective that the newbie no longer has any interest in wading through the manual to figure out why "look desk" returns "You can't do that." 7) If the only two options for colors are those the MUD provides, or none at all, no matter which front end you're using. I want to use the color scheme I like to use, which is why I have a front end that allows me to create the scheme in the first place. ANSI ON should let me set whatever background color I want (a very pale gray), whatever text I want (courier 10 font, black for normal text), and whatever highlighted things I want (triggers to allow the word "You" to always be a bold red). 8) Games where the only option for skills is hunting. I have no problem with levels, or "ranks" of skills. But if advancement is part of the system, I don't want to have to hunt in ordered to advance. Hunting should be an option, not a requirement. 9) RP games that have NO skill systems at all - meaning, everything is roleplayed. I LIKE having a variety of systems that include skill checks. The only thing that truly differentiates a "pure" RP game from a chatroom is moving through rooms. I consider that amazingly boring. Well now that I've posted my pet peeves - and since my tagline shows that I'm currently mudless.. anyone got any ideas of a game I can play? You're probably thinking "man she wants it ALL." Well yeah, I do. So if that means there exists no such game, then I'll go back to being a TV Troll.