Review Submitted By: Dietric
Author Status: Player
Started on LegendMUD: recently
Submission Date: Apr 19, 2005
TMC Listing: LegendMUD
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Dietric]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
I am very new to LegendMud, but from what I've seen so far, let me
tell you this: Wow. This mud is hands down the best I have ever
played.
The premise is simple: history as it was thought of at the time. What
does this mean? It means running questing to become a Ritter in
medieval Kleinstadt, following in the footsteps of Odysseus, doing
battle with dragons, the Kraken, exploring Dante's Inferno, meeting
the protagonists and author of The Scarlet Letter, surviving the port
of London in the 19th century, delving into the opium trade...the list
goes on and on.
As a writer, this mud is enough to invoke jealousy. The rooms, mob
descriptions, equipment, everything is painstakingly crafted and
brought to life by a unique system of interaction. You can actually
converse with mobs.
From what I've seen so far, there appears to be room for player
killing, roleplaying, or just hack and slash. Though there seems to
be a fairly nice balance of the three, compared to other muds I've
visited.
LegendMud offers a classless system, wherein the skills you learn
(based on your attributes, which are rolled at the start of the game
and may be increased only through equipment changes and questing
rather than practicing or training) develop the type of character you
become. This leaves room for any combination of thieves, fighters,
mages, druids, snipers, bowmen, bards, elementalists, fencers,
necromancers, rangers, surgeons...again, the list goes on and on.
Beginning your character, you will become frustrated. You don't get
a chance to see your actual attributes until level 10, and achieving
that level for a first time player involves patience and a willingness
to learn. If you're hoping to hop right into an uberpowerful
character, look elsewhere. LegendMud asks that you put time into your
character, flesh out the details, put some stock into it. Which is
fine by me. By the time I hit level 10, I was hooked.
While not all of the players are helpful, most of them are. Some have
the letters NPH in their title, indicating that they are New Player
Helpers. They're quite willing to answer any questions you have...as
are the immortals.
In conclusion, check it out LegendMud. It'll be worth your time.
