[MUD-Dev] Influential muds

[J C Lawrence]

On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 15:10:31 -0600 
Koster, Raph<rkoster at origin.ea.com> wrote:

> So my question is something that sort of overlaps material that is
> in the FAQ, but not really. What do you think are the most important
> and/or influential muds, and why? What contributions did they make
> to the state of the art, or what significant muds owe a lot to them?

MUD2: It set the mould.  It also set and still holds the bar on quite
a few areas.

Shades: Incredibly playable and a very accurate and telling
demonstration that complexity, detail, and logical consistency have
little relation to actual playability.

LambdaMOO: Finally demonstrated the true crossing of user programming
and virtual cultures.

Tron: Took (takes?) the concept of randomity and resets to their
extreme and throws in PK.  Not really sure what was so trend setting
there, but it sure rocked me back on my heels.

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