Review Submitted By: Holdfast
Author Status: Player
Started on SlothMUD: December 12, 2002
Submission Date: Feb 19, 2005
TMC Listing: SlothMUD
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Holdfast]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
This is the first time I've ever posted a review of any type, but
this mud truly deserves a few more plugs.
People, players and admins, are what make a truly good mud. And,
Slothmud has been blessed with one of the most friendly and helpful
playerbases plus exceptionally fair, responsive, and humorous admins
that I've encountered in my 12 years of mudding.
From 8 different classes, (Warriror, Cleric, Mage, Thief, Monk, Bard,
Druid, and Necromancer) you get to choose 4 with which to build a
character that suits your style of play. You get to take your new 4
class character through an enormous world filled with areas which
cater to all different kinds of play, be it solo/grouped, hack&slash,
strategic, or plain blast it up :)
The immortals and players have developed a very helpful web page to
go with this mud. The site consists of an extensive equipment data
base. It houses maps of almost all the areas complete with walk
directions and lists of loaded equipment. There is also a detailed
listing of class skills and a newbie help section. Many die-hard
mudders may not want or need the info, but it was one of the key
things that attracted me.
The only major gripe I would have about this mud is the character
stat generation. Unlike most muds, you do not roll stats when you
generate a character. Instead, there are 3 classes of tokens
(triangular, hexagonal, and octagonal) tokens that randomly load in
the game. These tokens are used to roll stats as many times as you
like (depending on how many tokens you find) until you are happy with
them. This lends a type of treasure hunt aspect to the game that I
like. However, many players have had to roll tokens well over 200
times to get adequate stats. The token idea isn't bad, but the
formula for the stat generator could use some tweaking.
All in all, I would highly recommend this mud to anyone. I went in
looking for a place to build a solid solo character. I still play
there. I still solo alot, but I have found quite a few good friends to
chat and group with. I have seen many changes implemented, most at
player requests, by the immortals to help make Sloth a more
interesting and fun place to be. Come and visit. Newcomers are always
welcome. And, who knows? You may just want to adopt our little family
:)
