Review Submitted By: Dumax
Author Status: Player
Started on The Darkening Sun: 5 years ago
Submission Date: Oct 10, 2006
TMC Listing: The Darkening Sun
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Dumax]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
I'd like to tell you all a little bit about a MUD that I have been
playing for the last 5 years. The MUD's called the Darkening Sun.
Now, obviously, from my first sentence, this is not a fly by night
MUD, or one of those MUDs that open up for 1 week and then shut down.
This is an established MUD that has slowly grown in popularity and has
attracted a small, if fanatical, fanbase.
DS is the conception of Daos, our Founder. The source code used is
the Dawn of Time code, which is an rp focused, easy to use code. If
you are a pro rommer, Circle, or Diku player, then you'll feel right
at home with 99% of DS's commands, and if you are a complete newbie
to the MUD, then fear not, we've a dedicated newbie helper staff, as
well as a helpfile for practically every command, as well as a VERY
useful newbie school and newbie area to start out your DS career. :)
With 12 classes and 25 races to choose from, you will obviously not
feel limited in your selection. We have the standard fare
classes/races, such as elves, dwarves, humans, warriors, mages, and
paladins. We also have classes and races entirely original to
ourselves, such at nightblades (an awesome assassin type class,
necrotahns, spellfilchers, and magiknights).
Even the 'standard' classes have each been thoroughly worked
through, providing an interesting and enjoyable and original
experience to all those who would choose to join our family.
My next stop is RP (roleplaying). RP is very extensibly encouraged on
DS, with incentives from standard rpxp ticks (you gain experience
automatically for rping) as well as moots offered by immortals and
nobles for above standard roleplaying. The imms take a close interest,
often starting personalized or global RP 'quests' in which the
players can participate.
Not an rper? Fancy yourself an expert power leveler? Excellent! With
over 320 areas, divided over 15506 unique rooms, 4708 unique mobs, and
10,000 items, you'll not find yourself bored easily. Our realm easily
covers over 25,000 rooms, leaving explorers and powerlevelers plenty
of playing space. Hell, in more than 6 years of being online, some of
those mobs have yet to be defeated! So not all bragging rights are
lost.
So please, log on, create your alt, and play on DS! The IP is
darkeningsun.org: 5678.
