As a rule I don't mind you advertising your game and all on here. However it would be nice if you spent a bit of time here too. After all, the difference experiences in Muds and LRP is quite significant and would be a really interesting discussion which I am sure many users would participate in.

And its the polite thing to do.  

http://forums.rule7.co.uk/Topic46772-4-1.aspx

Some of the stuff in the workshop areas is also quite interesting when looking at this. The experiences through different mediums is certainly interesting as is any take you might have on MUDs and/or opinion on LRP.

No, I'm not offended at all, just I noticed your first and only post was an advert, I think your game will likely get more interest from people here the more you stick around and similiarly you might find something you like in turn.

Yes he was, although it gave an insight into the ways in which people have tried to tie the two ideas together.

I find that odd. Surely both are a choice, both in character and out of character. They are both types of behaviour and I wouldn't describe behaviour as "mechanics" - surely computer games are far more mechnical? I've always felt that Computer RPG's don't really live up to the concept of roleplaying as roleplaying requires interaction with other individuals and the actual situation of a person playing the majority of so called computer RPG's is that they aren't interacting with anyone. MUDs, and MMOrpgs do involve interaction and therefore do involve a level of role play.

You see I think your experiences of LRP sound pretty poor. I would argue the counter point that the programmed simulation of computer games require a greater level of interaction with character statistics. Development of the character is not determined by interaction, but by numerical advancement. Whilst some of this progression is present within most LRP games, most LRPers would feel that the interactions with other characters grant far more developmental progression than any extra skill points.

No, they aren't behind the scenes any more than LRP, they are just behind a different set of curtains. If you are used to them, you hardly see them when you look out of the window. IMHO MUDs can never give you the same thrill of success when a plan works, or you defeat another player in a contest of hard skills.

I think that kind of proves my point above. I don't see this as the priority for any character progression system. Skill progression is nice, but characters who have been in an LRP game a long time have significant advantages over new characters because they know the cultures, societies and individuals. This is due to the fact that they have interacted with them. AFAIK MUDs don't have that level of perpetual world dynamics. Some Morpgs do - and that to me is there biggest draw, the hack and slash you can get pretty much anywhere. 

No, graphical games are limited usually by the programming and the popularity in just the same way text games are limited. However text games are usually designed on a micro budget with little aim towards profitability. Puzzles are puzzles, the crossword in the paper is just another puzzle and I think its a little demeaning to the player to think that pre-designed objectives are as satisfying as the opportunity to come up with their own.   

I once had an enthused MUD programmer approach me because he had found me on the internet and thought I would be a good person to help him design a world for his game. What he actually seemed to be after was my endorsement of his ideas. When I told him I felt his system was formulaic and dull, he was brave or foolish enough to ask what I would do instead. I suggested a game with ranking systems based on people's interactions with each other, allowing someone to gradually rise up and become the leader of a nation simply by talking to people. Combat was then just a tool to implement their will over other nations and graphics were used mostly just to determine where everything was.

Of course, being utterly rubbish I have no programming ability to turn such an idea into reality, so my mouth is writing cheques that I cannot cash...

Definately, always nice to hear a different viewpoint, I hope you don't mind my responses.