Review Submitted By: Nathyrra
Author Status: Player
Started on Deckeon: January '08
Submission Date: Sep 9, 2008
TMC Listing: Deckeon
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Nathyrra]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
Hi there, I'm Nathyrra, and I've been mudding on Deckeon for the
better part of the year, so I'm a relatively new player on the MUD,
but I've known a few of the players for much longer than that.
Deckeon as a MUD is extremely versatile, offering several different
experiences depending on the type of character that you choose to
play. The custom class feature allows quite a bit of freedom, and I
find that even after 10+ different characters, I'm hankering to make
another, just to explore another part of the game. :)
The combat system is unique and almost real-time in it's layout, as
well as having several different types of weapons (which I love,
personally, I can't get enough variety). There is also an extensive
magic system, as well as decking matrix, and any mix therein that you
can imagine.
The world is large and original. While the descriptions of the rooms
are often mispelled or otherwise bland, the auto-map feature glosses
over this, and I find the only times I'm looking at a room
description is if I happen to be needing a clue for a run, which
usually isn't too often.
The playerbase isn't large, at most 15 active players at any one
time. But, the PB is helpful and fun, each playing their character
quite well. Even the ones you just love to hate are doing the job very
well; the emotions almost threaten to invade your real-life! That is
one of the hallmarks of true acting and roleplaying, after all.
The staff is helpful, even if there are few available at most times.
It's a small MUD with a small staff, so it can be overlooked. Also,
with the relatively odd times that I usually play, I don't get to see
the imms often.
Bugs are few, and the ones that are there are quite well-known and
avoidable, as well as not detracting from overall gameplay.
Development is ongoing, even if it is at a somewhat slow pace, and new
features as well as glossing over of defects are always being
implemented.
Overall, I love this MUD. I've been playing MUDs for about thirteen
years now, and this is definitely one of my favorites. My only
complaint is the relatively small playerbase, but that's up to other
people getting brave and trying something new!
Seriously, you've never played anything like this before, and you
won't regret it. The learning curve is moderate, but with the helpful
PB and Imms, it is easily overcome.
