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A look at what keeps text based MUDs around (Forums : PC Gaming : A look at what keeps text based MUDs around) Locked
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Jul 5 2015 Anchor

In a day and age where gorgeous graphics draw in the big crowds, one journalist asks the question, "What keeps people coming back to text based MUDs after all this time. Those that still play, what are your thoughts?


Returning to Avalon - Article by Kernelmag.dailydot

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(Kylan and Xanthe on Avalon, www.avalon-rpg.com,, since 1996)

Jul 6 2015 Anchor

I used to play a MUD called Nilgiri when I was younger, it was heaps of fun. I'm also a big roguelike fan so I can sort of relate. Essentially, what kept me coming back was the close-knit community and the ability to imagine what your own surroundings looked like.

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