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Title: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: mansa on August 26, 2016, 07:17:30 PM
I was curious when ArmageddonMUD started, and I found this thread, which points to another thread, which is no longer available.

http://gdb.armageddon.org/index.php/topic,17820.msg187302.html#msg187302

Well done, Immortals.  Well done, Nessalin.  More than 20 years of a world kept alive.
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: Reiloth on August 26, 2016, 07:47:24 PM
Great thread mansa.
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: evilcabbage on August 26, 2016, 07:54:48 PM
hah, nessalin is old :3

this is a good read.
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: Yam on August 26, 2016, 08:36:36 PM
You really thought Armageddon was free? You thought Tektolnes wasn't a metaphor?

Nessalin is actually consuming our lifeforce through our terminals.
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: Norcal on August 26, 2016, 09:33:52 PM
Wow.  I  wish there was a way to see what the game looked like back then. My thanks to all of those who have put so much time, effort and creativity into this game.
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: Barsook on August 26, 2016, 09:59:37 PM
Quote from: Norcal on August 26, 2016, 09:33:52 PM
Wow.  I  wish there was a way to see what the game looked like back then. My thanks to all of those who have put so much time, effort and creativity into this game.
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: Gilgamesh on August 27, 2016, 07:19:22 AM
Very interesting thread. I also have a question if there's anyone around from those days: What was the first major RP game plot/RPT?
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: WarriorPoet on August 31, 2016, 09:28:46 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 27, 2016, 07:19:22 AM
Very interesting thread. I also have a question if there's anyone around from those days: What was the first major RP game plot/RPT?

Thrain?
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: Pale Horse on August 31, 2016, 11:00:43 AM
Quote from: WarriorPoet on August 31, 2016, 09:28:46 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 27, 2016, 07:19:22 AM
Very interesting thread. I also have a question if there's anyone around from those days: What was the first major RP game plot/RPT?

Thrain?

I thought Thrain was just a player going "hey, I have these npcs/few other players and we're going to go attack the obsidian mines because it's a dwarf slavery thing and we're dwarves and don't like it and it'll be neat!"  And the response from Staff at the time was "Okay, cool!  But there's this dude in the city that won't like it so we're going to load up this mob and this group of mobs and totally attack you!"

Or am I missremembering this?  I do recall that Thrain was during the era when the game was more hack and slash than RP.

..I guess you can say that this was the first instance of an RPT/Plot on Arm, then.

Move along, nothing to see here, just my RP elitism poking out.
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: mansa on August 31, 2016, 05:50:54 PM
Quote from: Pale Horse on August 31, 2016, 11:00:43 AM
Quote from: WarriorPoet on August 31, 2016, 09:28:46 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on August 27, 2016, 07:19:22 AM
Very interesting thread. I also have a question if there's anyone around from those days: What was the first major RP game plot/RPT?

Thrain?

I thought Thrain was just a player going "hey, I have these npcs/few other players and we're going to go attack the obsidian mines because it's a dwarf slavery thing and we're dwarves and don't like it and it'll be neat!"  And the response from Staff at the time was "Okay, cool!  But there's this dude in the city that won't like it so we're going to load up this mob and this group of mobs and totally attack you!"

Or am I missremembering this?  I do recall that Thrain was during the era when the game was more hack and slash than RP.

..I guess you can say that this was the first instance of an RPT/Plot on Arm, then.

Move along, nothing to see here, just my RP elitism poking out.

I don't know for sure, but here's the timeline:
http://www.armageddon.org/world/chronology.php


The playable world was at least from:

1389 (Year 3 Age 19)
The first Defiler in over 1500 years is found and killed outside of Tuluk. Ancient texts resurface which detail much of Defiler magick.


As far as I know, almost all the merchant houses were player created.
Title: Re: Early History of ArmageddonMUD
Post by: Hauwke on September 01, 2016, 12:15:29 AM
If that is true, that is very interesting to say the least.

If true kudos to the creators of it.