Most people don’t know what are muds, and many who knows would never touch them. But I personally like muds(Multi User Dungeon) very much. Muds aren’t so big as biggest MMORPG, but on largest muds, there is enough content for everyone. Example on my favorite, Batmud, there is over 15000 rooms to explore. Also the fighting/experience systems are very advanced. Main problem for some people is that there is no graphics at all, just the game. But what you can expect for over 15 years old massive multiplayer game?

But here is list why muds are so great. (especially Batmud)

• You can play them on any computer that can be connected to Internet
• It is Multi User game!
• Massive world
• Nice story and interesting task (not just “go kill all and come back”)
• Totally free, no “premium accounts”
• Friendly community

So, if you like games like Nethack, ADOM etc, I will recommend you to try out Batmud. It is the best Mud, and there is also a nice Batclient, that makes playing easier for beginners.