[MUD-Dev] Requirements for MM (was Complexities of MMOG Servers)

[shren]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Dubious Advocate wrote:
> "Koster, Raph" <rkoster at soe.sony.com> wrote:
>> From: Dubious Advocate
 
> Disagreed.  The distinction is commercially-owned versus
> hobbyist-managed efforts.  Any other interpretation could not, for
> example, distinguish a vintage Corvette Collectors club from
> Chevrolet.
 
> Clearly not irrelevant, the category or qualifier draws attention
> to a mostly untapped market niche, and promotes aftermarket
> spinoffs.
 
> Bioware is currently the sole provider to this market niche.  And
> they've been quite profitable by doing so.

NWN fills two fringe niches simultaneously.  You can run a NWN (for
a lack of a better word) micromud.  However, even if you take all of
the network stuff and rip it out by the roots, you still have a
easily modifable single player game.  There hasn't been a successful
game in that niche since Adventure Construction Set.  (Unless my
impression is wrong and you can do things worth doing in Dungeon
Siege.  That game put me to sleep.)

The fact that it fills two fringe niches simultaneously means that
it will see a long and healthy future.


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