Review Submitted By: Zhen
Author Status: Player
Started on Forgotten Kingdoms: 6 years ago
Submission Date: May 27, 2010
TMC Listing: Forgotten Kingdoms
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Zhen]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
I found Forgotten Kingdoms some years ago, completely by accident. I
had absolutely no experience with role playing, and had never even
heard of Forgotten Realms or even Dungeons and Dragons. Still to this
day even the simplest computer tasks baffle me. However, from the very
beginning, whether it was role playing, learning the setting, or
figuring out the commands I've always been able to find the help I
need.
Roleplay - This mud is RP enforced, and the caliber of people we get
here really adds to the experience. Role play can either be really in
depth IMM run plots, raiding bandit hideouts with a group, or just
sitting and chatting with your friends. Recently, there has been a
significant increase in the number and types of plots driven by the
staff and they've been a lot of fun.
Just because the role play is enforced doesn't mean that you cannot
take OOC things from the game. Through my years of playing here, I've
made some strong friendships because of this game.
The setting - We do have our slight variations from the Forgotten
Realms setting, but overall I think we are very close to it. Forgotten
Kingdoms has something for everyone in this respect. You do not have
to be a die hard Forgotten Realms guru to get into this game, be
successful at it, or to have fun. Over the years I've learned a lot
about the setting, and I still am learning quite a bit. Though I know
a number of players that play Forgotten Kingdoms that live and breathe
the setting and they find a comfortable home here as well.
Command help - Oh my goodness, when I first started playing, I could
not even figure out the say command. I thought I was hopeless. But the
staff was so patient with me and eager to help me learn. I never felt
like I was bothering someone when I had to ask for help for the tenth
time that day.
This game is very new player friendly in all aspects. There is a
council of players ready to answer questions big or small. Very rarely
does a question go by without someone to answer it. And if for some
reason you don't get an answer to your question, you can either post
it on the forums where you are sure to get an answer or you can look
for the answer in the help files of the game. Help files are
constantly worked on and there is a help file for just about
everything, and they really explain things well, unlike some other
places where you go and get the command only.
Also, the game is always changing. There is a very active forum where
players can submit ideas for changes and areas and very often they are
implemented in some manner. There is an active building team who are
always working on ideas for new areas (And there are already a lot).
There are also numerous ways for players to contribute to the game.
Just playing is one of the easiest, but after a certain point they can
also apply to be a part of the Player Council who answers questions.
They can submit applications to help build, or ideas for plots that
they can help run. They can work on the extensive system of help
files.
From time to time I've tried to find another MUD that would suit me,
and either the commands were just too frustrating and confusing for me
to learn, it was all OOC chatter rather than role play, or I just
could not get into the game. Forgotten Kingdoms and after being a
-very- active player for over 6 years there are still parts of the
game I have not seen and quests I have not done, and new ones are
still being added all the time.
I've had this review sitting for a while because I've been trying
to think of something negative to add about the game, and the only
thing I personally can come up with is that I wish there were more
players. There are always enough on for me to find someone to play
with, but more friends is always better!
