First time on

[poogie]

I agree that Nanny should stay the way it is. It brings us back to a time before flashy games like EQ and Warcraft. Many people have fond memories of this place and, while it is getting harder to recruit new mudders, Nanny shouldn't change and become like everything else. There are plenty of MUDs out there but I've never found one quite like Nanny. It feels like a really weird second home. Plus, being text based, it sets us apart from the regular gamers because we don't need to have graphics. Of course most of us do like to play graphics games as well but the point is that 99% of the world cannot handle playing a game that is only text (with some ascii art). We're a unique brand of weirdos, geeks and nerds that really get to utilize our imagination and there are no limits as to what we can create here.

In addition I want to say that I LOVE LOVE LOVE Lore's artwork but the Poesia that she created in the pic of Poe and Jadow is not really her. That girl's wearing some skimpy clothes alright and she'd actually be the one comforting Jadow *grin* but Lore took an artistic license with Poe and I love her work unconditionally.
/p^2

[dulcineea]

Go Poogie!
 I agree with all you've said about a graphical Nanny. No way! I love experiencing it and know for a fact the mud gains in diversity like this. I have often talked to Sharky about monsters or areas and saw the mud through his eyes and the picture was different yet still as interesting. I like games with good graphics, I loved Morrowind but still Nanny must not go there.
 I imagine my snuggly blankie and myself wearing it as a cape and scaring people. How could you ever translate into image all the feelings we have, all the nuances of a smile or a good grin. They would all be the same, boring and repetitive.
 I find nothing more thrilling than "A dark room."
 I love Nanny as it is and wouldn't change anything about it, i'd just add lots of new interesting things and ofc players.
 Yes, Nanny is a place for a different kind of person, maybe good, maybe bad but in any case different and interesting, let's keep it that way.

[Olaftheblue]

Had Nanny been graphical, it would have been a more boring place. No WAY these wizards can make what my imagination is making today.

Besides, had Nanny been graphical, it would be a lot less people wizzing.

[Drig]

Well maybe there is a chance for a new gen of Mudders

I had my nephew staying with me from UK for the summer and though he usually plays final fantasy I think he is now hooked on Nanny

ofc I have had to help him to "read everything" initially. Maybe it is the name of the booklet but it was like pulling teeth to get him to read it.

Now the first thing he does in a new area is try all the different methods of getting information from it just in case there is a clue lying around.


So those that have mudded for nearly or over 10 years should have children / nephews / nieces that you can introduce the game too.

The beauty of Nanny is like a book the imagination fills in the pictures and does a better job than any movie.

With a few hints and then left to find the rest themselves I see no reason for not getting more people addicted to the game

[Oasis]

One thing I think most of us forget is that any MUD like Nanny is extremely hard to learn for someone new to the MUD scene .... If you are used to playing your X-Box or PS2 and jump right into Nanny you're likely to give up quickly without some help.  Reading the help files only does so much.  I'm guilty as are many of us of ignoring new players because they take time away from advancing our chars, but even the smallest interaction with a new player can get them to come back a second or 3rd time.

Lately most times I log on I see 2 or 3 players under lev 19 and the rest Paragons of P-lev 2 or above... nothing wrong with good players being logged  on, but I'd hate to see this MUD die..... I've been playing since 1994 and doubt that any of my 30 yr old friends will start mudding at that age, but the younger players that are still in school should be spreading the word.... get someone hooked!

Oasis the adventurer

[Hewe]

Looks like Nanny is truly resistant...