Review Submitted By: Jyri
Author Status: Player
Started on Dragon Ball Star: Late November 2008
Submission Date: Dec 19, 2008
TMC Listing: Dragon Ball Star
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Jyri]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
At first this MUD seemed to be pretty good. I had heard about it
years ago while at DBX:R, but actually cared what everyone else said
about it, and the general consensus was that it was terrible. DBX:R
and several other MUDs I've played have either gone the way of no
players/administration or just outright shutdown.
Well first appearances can be deceptive. Normally things like an
occasional typo or spelling error I can forgive. We're human, it
happens. But the amount of them here make me wonder if the builders
were over the age of 12. Speaking of builders, and administrators in
general, during my time on, I have seen one. Yes others can be
invisible, but by now I'd have seen some sign of their presence
either by them talking or making change.
Next is the interaction with the players. A select few are easily
befriended. But for all I know that's just because we're all new or
relatively new characters. Those who have been around awhile either
ignore you, or kill you whenever the opportunity arises. Either there
is nothing for you to do when you advance to a certain point, or the
entire population of strong players can only kill each other in ship
to ship combat.
And lastly is enforcement of the rules. Do I care if I get PK'd? Under
most circumstances, no. What comes around goes around. And it is
semi-PK focused. But when a MUD has rules regulating it, and the rule
specifically states 'Repeatedly PKing someone with no VALID RP REASON
will be classified as harassment.' and not enforced, then I must
wonder why have the rule at all? Sure, the MUD offers 'NPK' flag.
But when you die, it comes off. And you have to turn it back on,
something not everyone may be focusing on when they just got killed.
And nothing is more irritating than losing it because I misjudged how
long I could survive in gravity, and as I go back to get my corpse and
gear, I get killed AGAIN by someone with nothing better to do because
the stupid NPK flag came off.
Simply put, I can see why the people of DBX:R had nothing positive to
say about Dragonball Star. I might put some time into it here and
there, but it definitely won't be an addiction as some of the more
original, well organized, and thought out DB themed MUDs have been.
