I'm sorry to hear you say we're not a part of the community. Personally, I have always felt distinctly unwelcome ... as if our success somehow made us dirty.
Which is sad, because I feel that we're all very much alike. We all want to design entertaining and fun worlds for many people to enjoy.
There isn't a single GM on my staff that doesn't do what they do because they love the game. I know that I could certainly make more money doing other things with my time ... but I love gaming. Specifically, I love text-based gaming. I don't think that anything else in the world can come close to the all-consuming experience available in a MUD game.
I have to assume that everyone else who builds MUDs feels the same. So how am I not a member of this community?
Can't we all appreciate the art of our work together?
Melissa Meyer
Producer, GemStone III
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