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Haha boy do I enjoy this reading! First of the saying of MUD's acting like a deck of cards will stick with me forever its clever, "The Diamonds are achievers, The Spades are explorers, Hearts are socializers and Clubs are killers". It's a cool concept to follow upon.

So this week what I took away from this reading was the more depth of information of these terms or MUD's and how it effects every game with marketing. Some games focus on 2 or less or more and some juggle all four, you see this especially with more open world games like World of Warcraft and The Witcher. Glorious games of our time with huge worlds for exploration, killing and achievement based also for your profile and your character. Most of all a storyline to back up those terms otherwise it would be a dead free for all. Socializing is a huge part in both games also with NPC's and another persons characters. 

I kinda knew about these terms already as a fan of the industry and a gamer I've grown to know these aspects of games and some use it as big selling points for a game. Throughout the years it hasn't worked for everyone these ideas mainly due to their poor execution of them and how they fail to express them throughout their game. 

I do agree on the fluctuating of these terms also involving the players. Every now and again you want to kill someone or go treasure hunting. It all boils down to mood and interest. Games that have included these features however do blossom in the industry as it keeps interaction, creativity and interest. If a game gets boring usually the content is repetitive or lacking which are the first reasons. 

The suits of all 4 types of cards are a good reminder of these types of players I really do like that concept, its really unforgettable and understandable too. 

Overall I enjoyed this week's reading into the base concept of categorizing players and which roles they prefer in a game. It influences you not to be specific at all creating a game and more so create a world even. It's a fascinating concept indeed. 

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Probably the best MUD game ever 

Are MUDS popular anymore ?