[MUD-Dev2] Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD

[Jeffrey Kesselman]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Raph Koster <raph at areae.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:24 PM Jon Mayo wrote:
>
>> The annoying bit about the term "MMO" is that every online game is
>> considered an "MMO" by someone theses days, even if you can only play with
>> 8 other people at a time. What is so "Massive" about that?
>
> "Massive" originally meant -- shock! -- MUD-sized. :) Not 1000, but on
> the order of 100 or more. Remember, the point of comparison was 8 people
> in Quake, at the time.
>
> The first game to get labeled massive was Meridian 59, with a max of
> ~250.\

Actually, I thought it was Neverwinter Nights at about150 *shrug*