Online text games (MUDS)

[brokendownflier]

So lately I've gotten back into online text games or MUDS (Multi User Domains) and figured I'd post my current fave, Achaea. It's consistantly ranked among the top 10 MUDS on various sites that keep track of these things.--In fact all 5 of these games are in the top 11 on http://www.topmudsites.com I'll also touch briefly on the other games out there by the Iron Realms Entertainment. All of these games will always free to play though you can choose to trade your real-life cash for game credits that can by a large selection of Artifacts.

Note: Yes they all end in ?eid=ach429412711. That's so they know who's doing the most recruiting for their games and what methods work the best to bring people to them. Please don't remove that part if you decide to create a character on any of these games.

Achaea: http://www.achaea.com/signup.php?eid=ach429412711
Achaea is Iron Realms' most venerable game world, having opened to the public in 1997. Choose from 12 races and then become a Greater Dragon after 100 levels. Achaea offers fifteen imaginative classes with over 1000 individual abilities. Our PvP combat is simply unmatched in intensity by any MMO, graphical or text.

Join one of the six player-controlled city-states, each with its own rich culture. Learn to be a jeweller, tailor, blacksmith, master shopkeeper, bookie, fisherman, librarian (really!) or a commissioned Achaean Herald. Explore over 20,000 unique rooms spread out over more than 100 different areas, from the dreadful Underworld to the floating island city of Arcadia , legendary home of the Atavian race.
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Midkemia Online (Currently in Open Beta testing):
http://www.midkemiaonline.com/signup.ph ... h429412711

We are a fast paced, thrilling, text-based MMORPG under development for release in December 2009, based in the acclaimed works of New York Times-bestselling author Raymond E. Feist.

Midkemia Online is set in the world of Raymond Feist's Midkemia, after A Darkness At Sethanon. It's a good idea to read the original trilogy (released as 4 books: Magician: Apprentice, Magician: Master, Silverthorn, and A Darkness At Sethanon), but is in no way required to play the game. You can learn about the game and its wonderful mythos and history as you play.
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Aetolia: http://www.aetolia.com/signup.php?eid=ach429412711
Aetolia is a huge and totally original world, with no stock code or stock areas whatsoever. We have thousands of rooms, and hundreds of unique abilities in dozens of complex skillsets. Examples of our player classes include the supernatural Vampires, who use the mystical power of Blood to form their bodies into lethal weapons, alter the minds of mortals, or raise foul undead slaves; or the brave Sentinels, fighting to defend their forestal homes with their ability to shapechange into ferocious creatures, their cunning use of deadly traps, and their rapport with natural animals and plants.

- Within Aetolia, you'll find hundreds of imaginative quests and NPCs, as well as developed political and economic systems. We have innumerable unique features, ranging from what has been called the finest player vs. player combat system in existence, to a realistic weather system, to lucrative trade skills, to endless opportunities for roleplay in the intricate struggles that take place daily within the land.
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Imperian: http://www.imperian.com/signup.php?eid=ach429412711
The three moons of Aetherius, constantly shifting and changing the planet beneath them. Their shifting influence and unpredictable influence over the land has brought new life, change and terror to the land. Magick washes across Imperian in waves, new races and mortal powers have been born, and demons walk the earth. Only the quick witted and strong will survive.

Imperian is a professionally-developed and run MUD that offers thousands of rooms to explore, hundreds of unique skills, quests, player on player combat, player-run cities, clans, councils and guilds. We have tons of quests, unique player items and houses. Because of our full-time staff, we develop at an incredibly quick pace. There is often a new area introduced weekly.
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Lusternia: http://www.lusternia.com/signup.php?eid=ach429412711
Those daring to enter the exciting fantasy universe of Lusternia will find themselves plunged into a multi-planar realm where factions struggle to amass reservoirs of magical energy simply to survive. Within the Basin of Life, an alien evil has corrupted much of the land and people, making Lusternia a broken and perilous place. With the return of those Elder Gods who escaped the ancient Divine wars, a new age of uncertainty dawns. What power shall next ascend to dominate the world's limited resources?

Lusternia: Age of Ascension, the latest award-winning text game released by Iron Realms Entertainment, breaks new ground by presenting a dynamic roleplaying environment that pioneers innovative new features, quests and skills. Lusternia is sure to challenge experienced gamers and delight those new to the genre of text worlds.

[brokendownflier]

Oh and instead of making the above post even longer, I hope you give any of those games a fair tryout before posting that they suck. To get a really decent idea of them it can take anywhere from 5-9 hours of online time just reading and looking around.