Glaistig

Good. Not that you're ill, but I wasn't planning on writing any stories tonight.  :P Hope you feel better.

  :)) Most likely I won't even log on for another month or so.. but we'll see, won't we? It would be pretty cool to get to play MD without getting sucked in and addicted like everyone else. Right? I'd get to look at you all like little peons enslaved to the game while I'm just out here, having a good time observing and chilling. (Wow, Glai.. that was harsh. :P)     What kind of stories? -.-;;

  Cool, good to know..     I'm not too interested in roleplaying these days, except to observe how other people roleplay if it's a core game mechanic (which obviously it is). To be honest I'm not really looking to get drawn into MD, more visiting/'playing' just to find out what MD and its gameplay is these days. (Maybe it hasn't really changed all that much, aside from the superfluous aspects). More than anything else, I see myself as an observer. :P I'm going to head to bed now, but cool to see the responses so far!

I'm surprised anyone reads about me in the forums, since whenever I played was at least a couple years ago.   @Aethon -- how new of a player are you? Since when did you join? Did you roleplay before MD?   Thanks both for your insight; it's interesting to think of how a new player would approach and engage with MD these days.

informal observations so far: are politics mostly the bulk of this game? (from reading thread about power balances) players seem to mostly engage in the world by thinking philosophically about its philosphy I can see why I preferred a game world based more on the cut and dry mechanics (puzzles, combat system, game story) than such an involved roleplay/political system. too much to think about, a little abstract or too involving for an outsider to feel like delving into. so MD is more a simulation than a game for simple entertainment. mechanics are tailored towards simulation of political powe

You might see me pop in once in  a while, but I don't plan on doing much more than that. I'm quite busy these days! After six years, I'm mostly curious to see where the game has gone, where it is now, and what its fate is.. not necessarily to be an active player. I never really thought I would, but I'm pursuing software development now. As I told someone, one of the things I liked about MD aside from the community was how it demonstrated the creative magic (world-building) that can be made through code. So maybe thinking of software development reminded me of this game.   So, I h

lolcat sorry to revive a topic that's been inactive for quite some time... I've not been around for years so my perspective is definitely outdated, irrelevant and of little utility. And I haven't really even bothered to poke around in MD to get a sense of how it's departed from when I last played. Things have changed so much it takes far too much commitment to begin to make sense of what the game is about now. That said, Mur/Manu was a figure I spent a great deal of mental energies on at a certain point in time so reading this thread prompted some sentiments I wanted to express. I always

I didn't read all of it but it certainly seems interesting. A little more interesting than MD was in the prior days I visited it. I wish I had more time to check it out but I probably, most highly likely don't. I guess some things have gone on in recent times. Well, the LHO part is interesting. I think it's a bit high-commitment as was brought up, and has opportunities to fall through on some occasions, but MD has a way of maintaining high commitment in players while they last. The other issue is the amount of LHOs that will be needed so the attempt doesn't completely fall