Mordor is an amazing mud, with many diverse classes and skills. We have many coders and builders who volunteer their time to keep Mordor dynamic and ever changing. The multi-faceted game play with the leveling, Questing, and if one chooses PvP, which makes it very interesting. There is an active playerbase, with the Imm Staff running quests for special points other than quest points which can be used to customize the character further. Its a great mud to start with, with a very helpful playerbase. A special alliance is dedicated to helping new players. The Guardians of Mordor. If you see me, Zerth, on there, do not hesitate to ask for help! Give Mordor a try!

My history with Mordor might not be as long as some of the seasoned players, but my passion for Mordor might be just as strong as them. I started playing Mordor around 2002, although i have left the game for a short spell of a year or so, its no denying that its allure is irresistible. Once you start playing Mordor, its like being enchanted with a spell. No matter what, i always end up back there because its everchanging and dynamic system makes it a new experience every time i log on. What makes it even better are the players who are on it. Some of them have been on it ever since Mordor started and everyone of them are friendly and helpful. It's undeniable that whats makes Mordor such an interesting place to be are the people and gameplay. Gameplay wise, there are 5 classes which are warrior, cleric, mage, thief and ranger- each with their own weaknesses and strengths. How powerful you end up in the game depends heavily on your stats and class arrangement making the game even more challenging and fun. Therefore its advisable that any new players should explore Mordor first before fully starting on with a serious character. To make it even better, on Mordor there are remorts, a specialization for players to follow once they reach level 70. Remorts consist of knights, priest, wizards, strider and assassins. Just like the 5 classes, they are there to provide extra skills and encouragement for reaching such high levels. It is because of these classes and remorts, it makes Mordor a game worthy of replaying over and over again as each time the experience would be different. At first, it might be a bit hard to level up or hunt, but once you get used to the system and make friends on Mordor, it'll become an unforgettable experience. With an abundant of equipment for every level and classes, it makes it much more interesting to hunt and look for them. Questing is a huge part of the game, as each quest that you complete you receive quest points and from there you can use these quest points to buy quest items. To put it simply, it's close to impossible to be bored on Mordor, as there are always events or something going on. There are also alliances/clans for players who have reached certain requirements to join, and once you join these alliances you are offered special weapons only available to the members. Being an alliance creates such a sense of belonging as everyone within the alliance will be there to help you whenever you need help to get items, to farm or just talk. The immortals/coders/builders of Mordor has done an amazing job in ensuring that everyone has a great time and that the place will never ever get boring. With new areas appearing constantly and contest being held to involve everyone, its no wonder Mordor has such an alluring charm. Therefore urge... Read More

Bored? Need a game that is full of excitement, yet full of personal character customization? Mordor is exactly what you need! We have a devoted immortal staff dedicated to constantly improving the game, as well as adding new areas. Concerned about going through that whole newb phase? Don't be! Upon entering Mordor you will be given all the things you need to excel in the game. We have even dedicated an entire alliance/clan to supporting new players. The game is neverending and also full of fun quests run by the immortal staff. Bonuses to EXP and questing are given at random, filling the game with excitement and wonder. Well, what are you waiting for? Log in and say hello to me, my name is Grem in game! See you there!

Mordor, since i started, has a great playerbase which is very personal. I've made a lot of lasting friendships. The all volunteer active coders and builders who work hard to bring many new areas, and new skills. First time players could be a little confused, but there is also a Guardians of Mordor alliance which helps newbies and points them in the right direction. Its a great mud, and definitely something that grows on you.

First, I would like to thank you for your review. At the time of this response I am writing, it seems that player reviews have been turned off. I have gotten this changed, for I feel that is essential in order to further develop Mordor. With that said, I will start by saying that I have been around Mordor since before it actually became Mordor (1997). I have gone through every stage, from newbie to alliance leader, to Immortal. I am one of the current coders/programmers for the MUD. Now, in response to your comment(s), here are my (personal) opinions: I am very happy to hear that you felt that Mordor was true to Tolkien lore. It is something we strive for, and now we have even implemented the long overdue area of Barad-Dur (Phase 1 of 2) so you may want to come back and level up to check it out. :) In response to the multi-classing and skills, I completely agree that it is extremely hard to practice up skills through use. That is actually one of the minor projects that I will be working on, although it is not at the top of my current priorities. The skills currently are practiced at the guild master to a proficiency that is much higher than I believe it should be, and thus the practicing of the last few percentiles has been made almost ridiculous. I plan on changing this so that about half of the training must come through use, and so that use will make you more proficient in the skill (or spell) much quicker. As for classes and sub-classes, it is very unique, as you said. Everyone has a main class, and than a second class which is slightly less powerful but still extremely important, and so on and so forth to through the fifth basic class. The downside that many people may see in this is that everyone seems to be part of everything... which is where remorts come into play. Upon reaching level 70 overall, and level 101 overall, you are allowed to gain a new remort class. Remort classes on Mordor are just an extension on top of the 5 basic classes. You can think of them as Knight being levels 101-200, above Warrior, and Assassin above Thief, etc. The remorts hold much more powerful spells and skills, and are fairly well balanced against one another but each in their own unique ways. This is where players 'master' a class, for anyone can learn the basic mage spells, but only a wizard can learn the truly impressive ones. Also, the remorts expand the power that the 5 basic classes have, again, each in their own fashion. On a quick side note, I would also like to mention that although you can cast cleric spells as a 4th class cleric, it is harder to cast them and they would not be nearly as powerful as a primary cleric. The sanctuary bonus, for would... Read More

I first came across Mordor through Mud Connector in the hope that it would give a genuine JRR Tolkien Lord of the Rings style universe. It did not disappoint. On top of that, it has multiclasses, in what at first glance appeared to be an improvement on other muds. You have to pick all of the 5 classes, simply placing them in your order of preference. Then you gain levels more quickly in your first class than your second class, and so forth down the line. Mordor has a relatively good newbie area, and gaining levels is really easy. You can gain in each individual class using 'autolevel' to automatically gain, or else you can choose which to gain in with the gain command. On top of individual levels, you also have an overall level. For example you may be level 100 cleric, level 40 mage, level 22 warrior, level 15 ranger and level 3 thief, but your overall level is level 30. Unlike other muds, Mordor goes further with the second (and later) classes by giving a lower level of skill proficiency through training depending on the level. On top of that (something that wasn't made clear initially) the skills cannot be gained very easily through use, and there is a definite cap on how high they can ever be trained through use. Thus if you have warrior in a later class, you will never be able to hit well with enhanced damage. Thus, whilst in theory you can multiclass, in reality they are only lesser classes, not true multiclasses. Warriors are still warriors, but can, in a pinch, cast sanctuary on themselves and even heal themselves. Thus you are really single class, or perhaps dual class, but with a few extra things as well. The questing system is such that you are not even allowed to quest until you are a very high level, about level 30 overall, and even then you get only 1 or 2 quest points for what are very difficult quests, with quest items costing several hundred - several thousand points each, thus making questing seem virtually pointless. At higher levels, however, questing becomes easier, and on top of that, as a reward for the easier questing, you get MORE points! Quests at level 100 can get 80 points per quest and be relatively simple while quests at level 30 can be nearly impossible for 1 point. You also get a set number of training points per character, which expires after level 5. But don't despair because you can gain stat points through quest points - just a mere 22,000 quest points per stat point. Based on a high level character getting 80 quest points per quest, that's a mere 300 or so quests for you to complete - which means just 6 months of questing for ONE stat point! Talk about difficult! Most people train stats so that for all 5 stats they are about the same level, 17 or and... Read More

I have played on this mud for some time now and recently a new battle system has gone in along with balance to the classes. Primary class rangers are still a bit gimped but all in all its an excellent mud. One problem is with the races, having a vuln sux big time. I dont know about that other review, the people on this mud are fun and friendly wich is why I continue to play, check this mud out, it is a good time.

The MUD looks nice, at first glance... That is, until you get to know the people. I created my character, and noticed a mis-alignment in the race creation. When I commented that out, all I got was angry responses from players saying my opinion worth as much for them as... you get the point. The game's Mudschool was very uninformative, giving out nothing but stock information you can find anywhere else, so they either have no new features, or just don't want people to know about them, because, as I've already proven, once you ask all you get is yelled at (Even one of the IMMORTALS has a title suggesting a threat to newbies asking questions). All in all, it's hard to try out a game where you can't spend five minutes without making enemies, so if you feel like that's the kind of treatment you want... go right ahead.

This is definetly one of the best Muds i have played. I've been playing muds for a long time and the people here are just great. They'll help you along when you need help and there is no smart mouthed mortals. The places are all fun and there is a full time quest master. There are TONS AND TONS of spells and there are many weapons and different kinds of npcs. If you like LOTR then this mud you should check out. most of the places are where they should be. Definetly worth checking out. Try a game of Freeze-Tag