I have played Shattered World for about 3 or 4 years now, and find it still jumps out at me with new surprises and hidden areas. This mud is constantly being tweaked and perfected by the administrators know as “Immortals” or “Wizards”. Some unique features about shattered are the economy, legal system, and land, there all totally player run. You can own and run your own shops, evan build yourself a castle and become ruler of the land. Citizens can vote on and propose laws. It's always an interesting experience seeing what crazy law some citizens will try and pass next.

With a quest complement of 33 there is always something to do. Unlike other muds, shattered has a unique skill system. You learn abilities and skills just like you would in real life, if you work on one particular skill it advances. There are also twelve guilds that you can join to gain particular powers for combat and pacifistic situations.

You can choose from nine different races to play, all with there own advantages, disadvantages, and powerful skills. Choosing a race is a very important part of joining shattered.

Shattered World is a very newbie friendly mud and doesn’t take long to learn. All of the basics are covered in informative tutorial when you join, and most of the players are always willing to help. So weather you have a blood lust, or hold the principals of a pacifist, Shattered world can feed your mud hunger like it does mine.