Review Submitted By: Talak
Author Status: Player
Started on Shining Realms: About 9 years ago.
Submission Date: Apr 11, 2012
TMC Listing: Shining Realms
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Talak]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
Note: This is the only mud that I have played in depth, and so
consider that when reading my review.
Shining Realms (henceforth referred to as SR) has always been one of
my favorite hobbies. This MUD offers a unique community of like-minded
individuals who enjoy the world of role playing. At the moment SR is
under reconstruction, but in a short amount of time it will be up to
speed where it once was. This MUD is run by an excellent and active
immortal named Phrikk who takes a personal interest in seeing that it
be geared towards the players. As she stated, without the players,
there is nothing. With this notion, she will soon be implementing
player run cities, clans, and things of the like.
Phrikk works tirelessly at maintaining a progression that will draw
in more players, and thus creating the wonderful community that once
populated SR.
SR is newbie friendly as just about every person who plays will offer
you a hand should you need it. Find me in the game (Talak) and I'll
do what I can to help.
A great thing that I have seen on SR that is absent on other MUDs is
a nice website to offer tools for success. Things such as runlists,
forums, and general information about every class allow a person to
explore more in depth what the MUD has to offer.
A few things to note that separate SR from other SMAUG MUDs: -As I
mentioned before, it will have player run cities, clans, and elected
mayors to run the cities.
- Each Avatar/Remort will be unique with regards to their Skill List
because once achieved, a quest will be provided and skills will be
offered to you, and you only.
- The classes will be balanced so that the playing field is even. If
you have played as a Cleric, and then a Barbarian/Warrior you will
know what I mean when I say that Clerics are much harder to
level/play. A balance will present an interesting challenge for the
players since more of your experience will be influenced on your
play/play style than just the class you decide to choose.
- There is an emphasis on role-playing that comes from the top.
Phrikk is an avid role player and seeks to create that atmosphere in
SR. - A Bounty/Wanted system adds a nice element for PvP. I can't
speak to the specifics of it, but it will basically consist of an
increased bounty for each time someone has killed someone. Thus, the
higher desire for that person to be brought to justice.
This is just a shorthand list, and I am positive that more will come
in the future. The more people that play, the more motivated Phrikk is
to implementing such great features.
Thanks for reading my review, and I look forward to seeing you in
game!
-Talak
