Slops, 8bit is not a 'mud' nor does it have awkward commands, being that it uses a more streamlined user friendly tweak of base PennMUSH. 8bit is built on in game capitalism, hence the ads. The Ansi is not ansi at all, but FANSI, which you are given instructions on how to set up your MUSH client for before you can even get a lot or on grid. The problem with the unhelpfulness has been solved with disciplinary action and the making of a newbie channel.

Unfortunately, this man's words do have a specter of truth. There is a good deal of spam. So much is going on here, that yes, there is a great deal to take in and for the majority of users, most of it just glazes over. I remember plenty a MUD with worse spam throughout. But then, this isn't a MUD, and a lot of people prefer a bit of peace and quiet from their talkers. This man's argument begins to get faulty when he complains about commands. Yes, the commands are unwieldy for MUDers, since 8bit comes from a completely different direction of MU*. 8bit is coded in a base called 'Tiny-bit', which is a derivative of PennMUSH. Almost any standard PennMUSH commands function the same, except perhaps for the revamped mail system. Calling 8bit's commands unwieldy is a blow to every MUSH and MUX in existence, since each functions almost exactly the same. It?s obvious that this man was expecting a Diku, SMAUG, or ROM style Mud, but all he found was a talker and a haven for MUSH-coders. That would explain his disappointment quite easily. And as for the harsh attitudes? Yes, this MUSH is full of players who went through similarly rough encounters. It's full of seasoned MUSHers that have taken the worst the community has to offer, and had the drive to stick with it, to stay through it. It's no wonder they're a bit jaded, but beneath those rough experiences is a playerbase that can connect with people on another level. 8bit has a history of hazing it's members, but for better or worse, that's changing. Horrible ANSI code? Either he was confused about the MUSH standard ansi code (that's [ansi( , )] ), or was intimidated by the ingenious works of FANSI. Surely if you follow the steps described upon login, you'll set your client up to use the FANSI correctly (namely, switch to Terminal), and be able to see large illustrations with shades, mixtures of colors, and other various standard characters that usually get lost in a MU* land of non standardized clients that all come together to create a sort of ANSI and ASCII combination of art not seen on other MU*s. All that said, it's well known that 8bit has been harsh to its newbies, like beaten children that grow up to beat their children. Now however, there is work in the positive direction. While before, anyone willing to stick it out could find help when they needed it, but now, people are starting to help newbies without a whim. Spamming a newbie is a sitelockable offense, and those that continue to do such things are invited to leave, never to return. Helping newbies is rewarded with praise, and other rewards are in place. 8bit is reforming it's stance on newbies, and already almost any question asked is immediately answered (sometimes three or four times). If you want a MUSH to TS and whine all day on, go We... Read More

Alright, first off, it's not a MUD, nor will it ever /be/ a MUD.It's PennMUSH. It may have different commands than what the average MUD-junkie is used to, but you learn to get used to it. The spam stopped a long time ago, and the admin imposed harsher consequences for annoying and insulting new players. And again, it's not a flipping MUD, it's a MUSH. How many times must I say it?