Review Submitted By: Silent Panther
Author Status: Player
Started on The Darkening Sun: 2003
Submission Date: Dec 6, 2007
TMC Listing: The Darkening Sun
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Silent Panther]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
Darkening Sun is a well developed mud with a medieval or magical type
setting. To start with, the most recent upgrade to the code has been
added and we are now playing on v3. The actual look and feel of the
game did not change all too much with the updated version of the mud.
You can still get along quite easily if you have not played in a
while, but that does not mean that there have not been any changes.
To start with, you can no go beyond the hero's level and into a new
level called 'prestige'. With the prestige levels you will gain more
abilities and also be able to obtain prestige points which are similar
to the bonus points and hero points that you can achieve at other
levels.
Many new features have been added. A new banking system that actually
pays out interest. A rebalance of the races so that their bonuses for
the various attributes and their HP levels are more player friendly.
Additions to the creation section that allow you to adjust the way you
play before you even hit the game. New skills and spells for the
various classes as well as fixes and updates to already existing
abilities. New areas have gone in and many more are currently being
worked on for all levels as well as classes.
In fact, there have been more class related additions in the area
department. Player homes and shops that are can be fully customized
and made to fit any imagination allow for more story lines for
characters to become involved in. Imm RP and world RP has become more
interactive for all levels of players, even those who have just
created can find themselves pulled into the most recent plotline.
Courteous and friendly staff that are visible more often than not, as
well as numerous newbie helpers and a new PRteam, make getting help
not only easy, but fast for when you need it. The PRteam is a new
addition to the mud and it will help the players and imms work
together on adding, editing, changing and promoting the mud so that
the players now have more input.
Numerous helpfiles as well as all new helpfiles, including a large
set of new files for the various gods that are followed through the
realm, are always being updated. Off mud forums have also been a new
addtion, allowing a place to talk about the mud, offer suggestions,
discuss roleplay or even just talk about your favorite roleplaying
with the various players and imms with out needing to log in for 5
minutes just to see what you've missed.
There is quite a bit to be said about the changes that have gone into
the mud over the past few months, too many to add here, but the time
and effort that has been put into these changes was highly worth it
once you see just how easy it is to submerge yourself into the game.
