<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia --> <!--X-From-R13: Oqnz Ivttvaf <nqnzNnatry.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 14:35:05 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SGI.3.96.980923143653.23802B-100000#zazu,angel.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 11A17AA2B9EAD111BCEA00A0C9B41793EDBDAB#forest,origin.ea.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:adam#angel,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01158.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01160.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01149.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01175.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01159">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01159">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01159">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: "'<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>'" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Adam Wiggins <<A HREF="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 14:40:46 -0700 (PDT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Koster, Raph wrote: > > I lump its success into the same category as that of America Online or > > Microsoft. Take an incredibly accessable product and invoke > > a huge amount > > of hyper-aggressive marketing on it, and you'll gain a large > > user base. > > Is Medievia really that accessible? As I recall, I found it difficult to > get into (this is in its current incarnation) because: My brief experience with it was ~3 years ago. At the time it had a playerbase of around 80 - 100. > - there was a lot of spam > - the color scheme was hideous > - even the who list was confusing, with many columns > - the map layout was difficult to follow--there was little sense of > "welcome area" to it > - the shift between random mazes, outdoor overhead views, and classic > room-based areas was disconcerting and jarring > - there were a lot of unfamiliar commands in the game relating to stuff > like their party formation system, etc I consider it "accessable" to the average mudder, not to just anyone. I found it to be mostly identical to stock diku except everything was more overdone. The colors, like you say, the spam (since there are a lot of people online and a lot of things going on all the time), a map which was nearly identical to ones I was already familar with (such as the one AnotherMUD had been using for years and the one found in the "Operation Overkill II" BBS door game), etc. I think your average ROM player logs on and says, "Wow, this is just like what I know, only bigger, brighter, and busier!" So they stay. Adam </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="01175" HREF="msg01175.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> J C Lawrence <claw#kanga,nu></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01149" HREF="msg01149.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Koster, Raph" <rkoster#origin,ea.com></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01158.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: META: who are we?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01160.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01149.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01175.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01159"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01159"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="01325" HREF="msg01325.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Mon 28 Sep 1998, 03:05 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="01332" HREF="msg01332.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: let's call it a spellcraft</A></strong>, S. Patrick Gallaty <a href="mailto:patrick#gric,com">patrick#gric,com</a>, Mon 28 Sep 1998, 17:19 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01136" HREF="msg01136.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 15:30 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="01149" HREF="msg01149.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 19:29 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01159" HREF="msg01159.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#angel,com">adam#angel,com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 21:35 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="01175" HREF="msg01175.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#kanga,nu">claw#kanga,nu</a>, Thu 24 Sep 1998, 02:34 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01173" HREF="msg01173.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Medievia</A></strong>, James Wilson <a href="mailto:jwilson#rochester,rr.com">jwilson#rochester,rr.com</a>, Thu 24 Sep 1998, 00:41 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01134" HREF="msg01134.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Spellchecking</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 15:18 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01131" HREF="msg01131.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: META: who are we?/What are you looking for?</A></strong>, Michael.Willey <a href="mailto:Michael.Willey#abnamro,com">Michael.Willey#abnamro,com</a>, Wed 23 Sep 1998, 14:33 GMT </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>