Review Submitted By: Ketala
Author Status: Player
Started on The Gathering...: 3.5 Years Ago
Submission Date: Apr 3, 2009
TMC Listing: The Gathering...
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Ketala]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
I started playing on The Gathering about three and a half years ago.
Due to RL, I had to take a break from most fun things, including
mudding, but when I came back to it, The Gathering was the place I
wanted to be. It didn't matter that the people there were new to me,
it was a very friendly environment, and what makes it so special is
the people it attracts.
Generally the people who play on TG are a lot
of fun, and extremely diverse. Of course there are always elements
that are unpleasant, that's the real world too, you can't completely
control the people that you meet. I will say that the Admin staff has
always been friendly and courteous, as long as you extend the same
courtesy to them, and are very quick to enforce the 'Law' of the
game. There is just about always someone available to RP with, and the
staff usually has a good storyline going, or sometimes a player
written story.
If you don't want to RP, the world is absolutely massive and
beautiful. It ranges from fantastic flower gardens to the darkest
horror. The mobs are as diverse as the people, and can at times seem
like they are controlled by real players, they are so detailed. The
mud can be serious or downright hysterically funny, depending on
where you go and who you talk to. Despite what I have read from some
others, I believe the mud to be very Newbie friendly, and a great deal
of effort has been put into a Newbie School to introduce players to
the basics of mudding, and there is not a time that I have seen a new
player sign on that someone has not welcomed them and offered to help
in any way they can.
As for calling this a 'Sex Mud' as some have, I believe that they
are trying to find things to criticize. Yes, a few years ago it was a
very sex heavy mud, but I cannot express enough how much that has
changed. The rules regarding sex are very strict, stating that sex is
to be in private or in a separate section of the MUD that has been
designated for those that wish to engage in such activities.
I have been a builder on TG for a while, and have found the
assistance for the builders to be very helpful, and again, always
courteous. All in all, my time playing on The Gathering has been an
enjoyable experience, and I have met quite a few people that I now
consider to be my friends on here. Because that is really what The
Gathering is like. It is a community, and we have a lot of fun!
