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Newworlds · 08-25-2007, 04:06 PM

That was me and I have to question your seriousness in finding a game, your claim that you will pay for a good game, and your detailed experience in mudding. I do this because if you have ever played a mud for any length of time, you know as well as any mudder knows, once you find the game you like you will invest 1000's of hours on it, so complaining about 10 to 20 hours of finding the game you want, when you will later spend 100 times as many hours playing this game is a colossal definition of either laziness or lack of true interest in finding a game you like.

I can say that most if not all the players on NW have weeded through no less than 10 muds, but likely over far more than that to find the roleplay and environment they find on NW. I would venture to say this is the same for many of the other games that have a solid player base.

I'll say it again. Mud descriptions and bullet points only assist in weeding down to the games you wish to try. The only true way to find your world is to get on there and play.

This isn't really the thread to make this comment, but I will make it anyway: Every mud I've seen on the top 20 on TMS are very worthy of testing and playing and many muds not in the top twenty are as well, but would only need a little more scrutiny in finding the mud you lilke.

MMOGS charge only 40/15 because they have thousands of players, my friend, if they didn't I can promise you would be paying ten times that. When you sell a million copies of a game, $40 is all you need to bring home $35 million in profit. This is marketing 101. Paid Muds do not charge their fees to rip you off. They charge them to cover staff, system, and business fees as well as profit. Muds cost money to run whether they are free or not. Dedicated staff and admins cost money.

A last thought, Every mud that I have played that I have paid for or has a paid staff or administration has been worth it. I cannot say the same for all the non-paid muds I have played.

This is not a dis on non-paid muds, only my experience and adage you get what you pay for.

08-25-2007, 04:06 PM	#84
Newworlds Legend Join Date: Aug 2007 Name: NewWorlds Home MUD: New Worlds Posts: 1,425	Re: What does "Free" Mean? That was me and I have to question your seriousness in finding a game, your claim that you will pay for a good game, and your detailed experience in mudding. I do this because if you have ever played a mud for any length of time, you know as well as any mudder knows, once you find the game you like you will invest 1000's of hours on it, so complaining about 10 to 20 hours of finding the game you want, when you will later spend 100 times as many hours playing this game is a colossal definition of either laziness or lack of true interest in finding a game you like. I can say that most if not all the players on NW have weeded through no less than 10 muds, but likely over far more than that to find the roleplay and environment they find on NW. I would venture to say this is the same for many of the other games that have a solid player base. I'll say it again. Mud descriptions and bullet points only assist in weeding down to the games you wish to try. The only true way to find your world is to get on there and play. This isn't really the thread to make this comment, but I will make it anyway: Every mud I've seen on the top 20 on TMS are very worthy of testing and playing and many muds not in the top twenty are as well, but would only need a little more scrutiny in finding the mud you lilke. MMOGS charge only 40/15 because they have thousands of players, my friend, if they didn't I can promise you would be paying ten times that. When you sell a million copies of a game, $40 is all you need to bring home $35 million in profit. This is marketing 101. Paid Muds do not charge their fees to rip you off. They charge them to cover staff, system, and business fees as well as profit. Muds cost money to run whether they are free or not. Dedicated staff and admins cost money. A last thought, Every mud that I have played that I have paid for or has a paid staff or administration has been worth it. I cannot say the same for all the non-paid muds I have played. This is not a dis on non-paid muds, only my experience and adage you get what you pay for.