Review Submitted By: Dimetrius
Author Status: Player
Started on Akanbar: Circa 2008
Submission Date: Jul 1, 2012
TMC Listing: Akanbar
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Dimetrius]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
While I haven't been around since 'the beginning', I do count
myself among the big kids. Through all of my attempts to write reviews
like this, I always reach the same conclusion: Akanbar is a strange
place.
On the surface, it appears rather simple - sometimes overly so. While
it may lack the staggering population and insanely complex lore
offered by other MUDs (those produced by Iron Realms Entertainment
come to mind, specifically), there is a certain charm about Akanbar
that defies explanation.
It could be that I've grown attached due to sheer familiarity, but
I've never felt quite as at home with a MUD as I have with Akanbar.
The countless opportunities for creativity and expression, while not
always supported by mechanics or administrative contribution, allow
the playerbase to keep things lively even in the most dead of times.
And when I say dead, I mean that things can get -very dead-. If
you've never logged into your favorite MUD to see that you're the
only visible player, Akanbar may not be for you. We have our slow
times, we have our bustling times. Aside from this, however, I have
little to complain about.
Whether you have the drive to be a valiant knight, talon-wielding
bloodsucker, earthen mage, or even a simple tradesman who locks
himself up to brew potions in solitude, you will find a proper outlet
in Akanbar. Your role is never imposed by a multitude of precedents,
nor is anything specific ever expected that you don't wish to convey
personally.
The lore, while not as in-depth as I would prefer it, provides a
solid foundation that allows you to create your character based on any
principles or quirks that you find necessary. Not every Templar must
praise the Light at every turn, nor must every Forsaken scream of
bloodlust and torture.
I suppose I'm rambling a bit, rather than jumping out of my seat to
beg you to give Akanbar a try. But if anything I did cover happens to
float your proverbial boat, I am sincere in hoping that you will take
a look. You may find it unimpressive, you may find it primitive.
But, you may also like it.
