Review Submitted By: Abish
Author Status: Player
Started on Medievia: 8 years ago
Submission Date: Apr 30, 2005
TMC Listing: Medievia
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Abish]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
I've been enjoying the varied world of Medievia for the past eight
years or so and have had the opportunity to experience the development
process that has made this game, in my opinion, the pinnacle of the
MUD world. When I started playing Medieva it was a game that, in it's
old form, would rival any of the MUDs today, from massive battles
between warring kingdoms to exhilarating player-versus-player battles,
I believed Medievia to have it all. Only recently have I been shown
how wrong I was. While Medievia contained all of the elements required
to make a fantastic MUD for many years only recently has the wonderful
programming staff of Medievia shown me the true potential of their
game, of our game.
After 8 years of playing I am now beginning to envy new players, for
while I had many exciting things and many wonderful adventures from
the time I started until now, it is nothing compared to the things
that are being implemented every day. Medievia, to me, represents
something for everyone. From the part time Player Killer to the
diligent clan leader, the eager socialite to the happy loner, there is
truly something for everyone, all paths being equal in their
enjoyability and success.
Medievia today scarcely resembles the game I grew to love years ago,
on the surface similarities are there, but inside it has changed a
lot, the feeling has changed a lot. However, even with all of the
changes I continue to enjoy the game immensely, because never before
have I played a game that allowed the players to take an active role
in helping direct the future of the game. Never before have I seen a
staff so willing to listen to suggestion. Never have I witnessed a
game I love change and know that I have nothing to worry about,
because these are changes that I want, that I have been involved in
and know about.
Medievia now advances into a new age, as it were, an age of massive
AI control and full scale naval warfare. The land of Medievia is under
attack from afar and it is up to the players to keep it safe. Normally
such a ridiculous line would never be written by me, however the story
and implementation of the new events has made me want to protect this
fictional world, has made we want to be part of the story.
