On Tue, 29 Oct 1996, Mark McArthey wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has seen the game called 'Meridian 59'??
Nope.
> It is being advertised as a graphical interface MUD.
> It looks ok as far as graphics go, but I'm curious how the
> gameplay is. The success of it depends on people buying
> the game and liking the interface.
You might also want to consider Ultima Online, which should be released by
Origin sometimes next year. It's entering beta-testing sometime this
year, IIRC. It looks like Ultima VIII, but is based on an Internet server
(at Origin) that can be modified with a fair bit of ease. The interface
is supposed to be pretty good; much improved over Ultima VIII.
> Like many products, there
> are most likely copycats to follow. Anyone have opinions on
> how this type of product might affect the standard text-based
> muds?
Most likely, it won't. It's still going to be a lot easier to set up a
text-based MUD than it will be to set up a graphics-based MUD.
A good TBI MUD requires one thing: creativity. A good GUI MUD requires
two things: artistic ability and creativity. I, for example, have lots of
the latter and none whatsoever of the former.
> I had seen an ad for this game, and just recently saw it at CompUSA
> so take a look if you're intrigued.
If it costs money, I'd have to say "No." The only reason I'm interested
in Ultima Online is that I was thinking of doing something really similar
and (more importantly) the beta test costs a mere $2.00.
"The human brain is like an enormous fish --
icarus@berkshire.net it is flat and slimy and has gills through
which it can see." - Monty Python
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