Review Submitted By: Ohmsford
Author Status: Player
Started on Forgotten Kingdoms: about 2000/2001?
Submission Date: Oct 2, 2007
TMC Listing: Forgotten Kingdoms
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Ohmsford]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
I started playing MUDs back in 1992. I can't remember the name of
the first MUD, but shortly after in 1993 I started playing Mortal
Realms which got me hooked on MUDs. A few years later I also played
Shattered Kingdoms and several other different MUDs after that. Around
2000/2001 I started playing Forgotten Kingdoms. Although I do not play
as much as I did in my earlier days, this is the mud I call home.
I have gone off to play my XBOX and other PC games, but I always find
time to either frequently play or play regularly Forgotten Kingdoms.
This MUD has so many great things going for it. There are numerous
quests, I have been playing now for about 6 to 7 years and there are
still many quests from the time the game was created, that I have
still to try. But this game is not static like many other MUDs I've
played. There is an ongoing evolution of the game. New quests are
added, minor and major additions to the code to comply with the D&D
editions. Also, the VT interface is excellent. There are new areas
added as well along with new races to an already extensive race and
class selection. Not only can you be a fighter or priest, but you can
also learn trades like mining or weaponsmithing. PC can have their
open shops.
But all the bells and whistles of the game is not the MAIN reason
Forgotten Kingdoms still has a thriving playerbase. One of the
game's strengths is a great admin team that include area admins, area
developers, hard code developers as well as many other admins that
help anywhere from a QUESTION channel to provide help to PCs to an
online FORUM that provides opportunities for admin and players to post
suggestions, ideas, complaints and help. The playerbase is also a
great group of people that try to make the game fun and help out where
they can.
There seems to be a strong community within the playerbase and as I
have been finding out slowly, the playerbase ranges from teens to
people that are 50 years young.
I strongly recommend for people to give Forgotten Kingdoms a try, you
will not be disappointed.
Ohmsford (old time MUDder)
