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

[Raph Koster]

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> From: mud-dev2-bounces at lists.mud-dev.com [mailto:mud-dev2-
> bounces at lists.mud-dev.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Kesselman
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:17 AM
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> Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev2] Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD
> 
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Raph Koster <raph at areae.net> wrote:
> > 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*

I don't recall that being used in the marketing, but it's entirely
possible it was.

The key thing here for me is that ALL muds were actually "massive" --
the pro game industry just didn't pay them much attention. Similarly,
there were large-scale games on the online services that fit the bill.