Abandoned Codex

Gareth · Admin 2 Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 525

A while back I applied to have Codex put on a special mudlist that someone's compiled of verified 'quality' muds. They've since got back to me saying that their reviewers are in two minds, and that it might come down to how good the endgame seems to be, and suggested I start this thread.

So, for their benefit, could any of youse avs post a little about things there are for avs to entertain themselves with? Wink

(av2? ratings table? qp'ing? Stuffs?)

cheers

Seph · Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject:

Well, if I ever do get back to qping... I only need like another 17000qps and I've got cure critical bought. That's a fun idea. Smile

I cant really see much else to the game other than the endgame avatar stuff, but thats just me, probably because I've been an avatar for the better part of a decade.
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Vicks · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: Endgame is l33t

Yeah, the endgame is what really hooked me. The add-ons available to avatars allow you to pick your own goals (either in or out of character through roleplay or QP'ing) and then work towards them. Also the av level quests rock.
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Waldo · Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 79

I really liked remorting. The quests that are ran are generally for the upper level people and can get pretty involved. I like the huge epic multi episode quests, and the little ones inbetween are nice too. One thing I miss are the quest channel quizes and games.

The ratings table is great. I judge myself against others with it, and at the same time hide my true strength. I like the fact that the highest rated person of each class gets a special salutation title too.

And not to mention the PK. There's nothing better than having two terribly quest-pointed out characters fighting eachother. But the PKing isn't to such a point that it makes the game unplayable otherwise, but as peole can tell, most of the players on the mud are Deadly Players, so obviously a lot of people like the pk aspect.

Seph · Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:49 am Post subject:

I agree, especially with what vicks said about character customization. These are the best of the best, the few that have banded together in a single city. Quarrels, wars, alliances. Everyone a unique character. Without such a massive endgame the roleplaying aspect of it would be severely limited.
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Gareth · Admin 2 Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 525

ah well, thank you all for your kind words, but looks like the mudquest people aren't going to add AC to their tiny little list. They were gracious enough however to log on to be stuck-up and rude to me and Quak for a five minutes for no apparent reason though. Ah well, I daresay we'll have to live without their benevolent support.

Seph · Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:34 am Post subject:

Ah drats, just when it looked like our noble saviors had arrived with rations and fresh soldiers...
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Nightblade · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:40 am Post subject:

Well considering the people in charge appear to be twits and the small fact that I have yet to actually FIND this mysterious site, I don't really think it's a big loss. I'd almost hate to see what these people dub 'quality' but luckily I won't have to because my 5 seconds of searching the internet turned up nothing and I don't intend to spend any more time than that.
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Seph · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:46 am Post subject:

Seriously, tho, gareth. You said anyone that wants to play a custom race can send you a message. I messaged you sayin my friend who was just getting into the mud with me wanted to roleplay a woodelf with me. You ignore me and change my title for a few days...

...?
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Gareth · Admin 2 Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 525

I replied but you were afk... I said that (a) I waiting for said friend to make an appearance, and (b) Woodelves are beta so they might not be the best class for a newbie player regardless - I'll still do it if you want, but it's with that caveat.

And I figured that since you were using your title as (a) a replacement for sending a mudmail and (b) hurling public abuse my way, it was fair game... there's a perfectly good mail system on the mud, so I dunno why you've decided to instead use the mudsnippets PM system, your title, and this completely unconnected thread to contact me about it. It's not like I have a poor track record of answering mudmails.

Seph · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:50 am Post subject:

Any juicy bits on woodelves?
My buddys been waitin to get the new char so we can play together. I figure it'd just be funner blazing new territory with him for his first real character.
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Nightblade · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:14 am Post subject:

Gareth · Admin 2 Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 525

well, the main problem with them at the moment is that the stuff they've got heavily overlaps with the stuff that a typical woodelf class already gets. There's a few little patches I've made so far (like the fact that a woodelf counts as a plant for the purposes of 'plant pass', so if you're woodelf you don't need to be in forest to shift to a forest, and you can plant pass to other woodelves anywhere), but nothing great yet. I might create cheaper versions of certain spells to give them, but I'm open to suggestions.