Text-based RPGs? Yes or No?

[FireBladeRnd]

I have to admit, I have a penchant for text-based RPGs. Rather than being drawn to them by the actual gameplay (that REALLY only takes a few minutes each day), I'm probably drawn to them by the community and message boards.

I play http://www.alienaa.com/cgi-bin/c.fcgi?id=177363 (A3: Awakening), and used to be a manager for an old online game Criminals-RPG (with over 10,000 players).

Am I the only one who has (or dares to admit that he/she has) a liking for online text-based RPGs? :P




Note: Sorry for the ******-like link, I figure if you're going to go find out about it you'd might as well give me a helping hand in a contest that's being run. Don't worry, the actual game is nothing like the accursed ******. ;)

Edit: Ho, ho, ho! You've made the word Out*war a curse word? GOOD ON YOU! :D

[FesterHead]

Muds rule.

I've played 3 Kingdoms (http://www.3k.org) on and off for almost 8 years now.

I also run my own fledgling/hobby SMAUG (http://www.smaug.org) based mud FesterMud (http://www.festerhead.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=5) which is mostly stock.

[Starbucks]

I have to admit, I have a penchant for text-based RPGs. Rather than being drawn to them by the actual gameplay WTF? Were you raised by wolves?

[laz]

I prefer REAL RPG's. You know, not stting in front of a computer, but at a table with your friends and whatnot. That is more fun to me, seeing I am with other people, in the flesh.

[Vie]

I play on a trek one, but I arnt brilliant at it.

[corkhead0]

Oh God damn, don't even think of trying to get more people playing that sh*t hole called AAA.

[Cylob]

Had loads for the ZX Spectrum ("The Hobbit" being the best). Of course, text-adventures were necessary for machines with only 16kb of memory. I even programmed me own:

10 if input$ = "N" then goto 100
11 if input$ = "S" then goto 110
12 if input$ = "E" then goto 120
13 if input$ = "W" then goto 130
100 rem *The Oak Tree*
101 cls: print "You are at the old oak tree, bla bla bla.

[jns]

MUDs 0wnz0rz.

Ehrm. Yea.

[nybergh]

Text-based RPGs? Yes or No?
No.
(I tested NetHack but i didn't understand it)

[Merlin]

I used to have NetHack, it was the weirdest thing.

Also used to have a Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy game on the 486. Having read the book or seen the film would have helped me understand I suppose.

[mswonderland13]

I *looove* text based rpgs. They rock my world. I hate real life ones, like LARPS. Ate my friend's whole life one semester at college!

[d0rk]

I played one for awhile called MechWars but it has been taken down now for over a year because they were gonna release the new version but it still hasn't happend :(