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30669: RE: [MUD-Dev] MMORPG Cancellations: The sky is falling?

From: Koster, Raph
> From: Matt Mihaly
>> From: Amanda Walker
>>> On Jul 7, 2004, at 1:04 PM, Matt Mihaly wrote:

>>> Neopets is very interesting.  I can't stand it for more than a
>>> few minutes at a time (and I even like cute cartoon creatures).
>>> I tend not to think of it as an MMO game, but as a web game.

>> I'm not sure why using a web browser as a client as opposed to
>> some other program as a client makes it not an MMO.

> NeoPets doesn't meet my strict definition because there is no
> simulation of a virtual space. It's got more in common with Pogo
> or Yahoo! Games than it does with a mud/mmorpg. Nothing to do with
> the client--it's an architectural distinction.

Hmm, I suppose that's a reasonable distinction to make.

>> And what about Habbo Hotel? They're making a ton of money and
>> have more users than Everquest does (granted, their users are not
>> paying anywhere near $15/month).

> Habbo Hotel is a mud, IMHO.

Definitely.

--matt
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