My Adventures in TorilMud

At first, I found the world to be pretty daunting. All the commands, controls, jargon, short-hands...

In the day, I'd go to work, then play, then read and whatever. Then I'd play at night.

TorilMud
It's amazing there are people still here!

Life
People do the strangest things, have the strangest habits. Who knew, even in a world of high-tech 3D games, that 0D text adventures/Multi-User-Dungeons still exist!

TorilMud
Exploration, fun and cool stuff are the aims of the game. Levels, HP, XP, AC, DB... these are only the means to an end. You don't have to be Level 50 to enjoy the game.

Life
Enjoy the game. Just enjoy it. Enjoy being happy, enjoy being sad (that a bunch of orcs beat you brutally), enjoy getting better equipment. Realize that honors do not actually matter as much as their recognition appears to warrant them.

TorilMud
There is a market for everything, even text games in an era of beautiful graphics.
You know why? At some point, people get nostalgic and want to go back. There are players who haven't played for a decade and now back online. Wow!

Life
When you know what you want, you'll go and do it, regardless of what the trendy thing is.
That's why young people follow trends. The older people follow their own beats.

I realized I had worldly ambitions that could not be satisfied in this world easily.

TorilMud
You can't kill every Mob. Mobs are computer generated, and hence essentially infinite. Pick the ones that you will gain the most experience from.

Life
You can't learn everything. Nobody can. Learn what is important to you (or your role).

TorilMud
Mobs WILL run into you and fight you when you least expect them to.
Keep your HP high!

Life
Keep your health high. You never know when you will be pushed to your limits by the environment.

TorilMud
Know where you came from, so you can get back your stuff if you die.

Life
Know who you are, where you came from, so you can retrace your steps if you fail.

TorilMud
Life is too short for level grinding. Automate the level grinding!

Life
Automate/outsource what you don't like to do, so you can do what you love. Quests. Intellectual pursuits.

TorilMud
Automatons are great as long as they are not abused.

Most MUDs do not allow bots. This means only humans should be controlling characters. But as fewer people play them, people have become less sensitive to them.

Life
We like robots and electronics and computers, as long as they work for us, not against us!

TorilMud
Know when to flee. A dead warrior cannot fight/help others.

Life
Know when to "give up". Giving up is a bad thing in our society, because those who give up do not make good slaves/serfs/workers/employees/salary-people. Giving up on lost causes undermines those who champion them.

TorilMud
Know your limits. Fight only when you can win, don't fight to see if you can win.

Life
Pick on problems your size (or less).

TorilMud
Know your tools completely. Preferably, so well that you don't ever need to think before executing your desired move.

Life
Know your tools. If you are a developer, know your programming languages through and through. If you are working on a system, know your system.

Yes, it's generally much harder in real life.

TorilMud
It takes years to master the game, know the geography, gather the best tools and lead teams effectively. Many players on have been there for more than a few years.

Life
 It takes years of practice for most to become masters.  

More to Come afterwards...