Review Submitted By: Cyrille
Author Status: Player
Started on Awakened Worlds: Jan 5th 2007
Submission Date: Jan 7, 2007
TMC Listing: Awakened Worlds
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Cyrille]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
This mud is based upon the hard work of Dan 'Dunkelzahn' Gelinske.
It appears that while immortals do work hard to provide a rich
environment for players, the hard work of Gelinske et al., is
hardly represented in the gameplay.
Upon creation, a new player is assailed by conversations that,
frankly, should not be occurring in the ooc channel and long-term
players bombard their fellows and newer players with insults and
criticisms, many of these stemming from in character comments
which calls into question the seriousness of the 'RP Enforced'
suggested by their entry. Not uncommon is direct copy & paste
from in game occurences into an ooc channel letting the world
know the most private of interactions. Imm-runs seem to be nothing
more than an opportunity for friends of the staff to wave power
over fellow players and pick their friends for lucrative
opportunities, leaving newer players high-and-dry.
To be fair, the following account is taken from an individual that
helped build the foundation of this very game during its infancy
and someone who has been roleplaying and acted as a roleplay
admin for for almost a decade, has very stringent expectations of a
roleplaying environment and is generally a bit older than the
playerbase in question.
In sum, if you are an inexperienced roleplayer, between the ages of
13 and 19 or simply love the SR universe enough to put up with
incessant angst, then by all means give this mud a shot! For all the
flaws, this mud certainly beats the current alternatives and the
overall derision of the future SR FPS makes this crowd
respectable, well, at least minimally.
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Comment Submitted By: Che Osanai
Author Status: Staff member
Started on Awakened Worlds: 2000
Submission Date: Jan 13, 2007
(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author
[Che Osanai] and in no way represents the opinions of this website
or its staff).
I think this was placed under the wrong MUD. Looks like it's for
Awake 2062 which is RP Enforced, not Awakened Worlds which has always
been RP Optional and is still staffed by Dunkelzahn.
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Comment Submitted By: Ovinnik
Author Status: Player
Started on Awakened Worlds: Early October, 2006
Submission Date: Jan 13, 2007
(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author
[Ovinnik] and in no way represents the opinions of this website
or its staff).
One major flaw in this review is the fact that the Awakened Worlds MUD
is 'RP Optional', not 'RP Enforced'. That said, I have seen and
participated in more RP on this MUD than any other that I've played
in. Yes, IC things are often discussed on the OOC channel, but most
players are experienced and mature enough to not use their OOC
knowledge in-character. And while a some amount of trash-talking
takes place over the OOC channel, it is rarely meant seriously and is
generally received in the same good-humor as it is given.
As far as the Imm-runs go, Immortals rarely if every pick-and-choose
which players will participate, and is usually on a first-come
first-serve basis. And while newer players may lack the in-character
knowledge required to be a useful participant in an Imm-run, they are
never 'high-and-dry'. It is much easier to earn money and karma
through auto-runs as a newbie than it is as an experienced character.
As for player ages and maturity... I am positive that the majority of
the regular players are older than 19, and have yet to encounter much
angst (except in-character, where it's quite acceptable). Much of the
roleplaying is far from 'inexperienced'.
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Comment Submitted By: Lili
Author Status: Staff member
Started on Awakened Worlds: 2005
Submission Date: Feb 18, 2007
(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author
[Lili] and in no way represents the opinions of this website
or its staff).
I am the immortal in question in the run. The problem with new
players (as opposed to new characters) is I do not always know if they
are agreeable to runs. Some imm runs are spur of the moment and
require the immortal to pick targets she KNOWS want to RP. Too many
times I have tried to involve people and they complain of being forced
to RP. Those are the breaks of an RP optional mud.
As for the OOC conversations, it's the standard on any mud I have
been on that conversation on the OOC channel can go in almost any
direction. All players have the ability to turn off the OOC channel if
they desire.
Awake is and will always be the best SR mud. Our staff tries very
hard to keep things fun, fair and changing to provide challenges and
new experiences even for the oldest of players.
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Comment Submitted By: Cyrille
Author Status: Player
Started on Awakened Worlds: Jan 2007
Submission Date: Feb 23, 2007
(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author
[Cyrille] and in no way represents the opinions of this website
or its staff).
This review was correctly placed.
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