Cyber Sphere?

In my experience, (all avalible disclaimers apply: I'm a admin on another similar MOO, others will tell you a different story, your milage may vary, heed my advice at your own peril, I am not a lawyer, etc.) Cybersphere focuses less on the RP side of things, and more on the 'coded power' side of things. That is to say, people lean more heavily on the code than Sindome allows, and can't be counted on to apply 'rules of RP' when the 'rules of the code' break down. This is in stark contrast to Sindome, where your expected to think about what's realistic first, then what the code will allow.

This isn't to say that RP dosn't happen there; I've been told it does a lot. Just that it's a different flavor of RP. They have a much larger playerbase, but the game itself is much more accessable to the casual MUD player, where as Sindome caters exclusively to the serious RP'er. Bigger doesn't always == better.

In short, it's different. Sindome isn't for everyone. In fact it's for the very select few who can maintain the quality of RP we demand of our players. CS isn't for everyone either, but the restrictions on who can get involved are much more relaxed, and therefore offers a very different experience.

Is it better? It's a matter of personal opinion. My advice to you if you do want to play it is to expect to die when your first starting out, a lot, even as a guest, before you make your character, because people won't think twice about killing a newbie right out of the gates. In fact I hear it's a pretty profitable source of income.

But again, your milage may vary, and others will sing a very different tune I'm sure.

-Kevlar

Kevlar, what's this other game you speak of?

In my experience, (all avalible disclaimers apply: I'm a admin on another similar MOO,  

I was refering to that.

CS was a very different game quite a while ago, though PK was always more a bit more prevalent than it is here. Changes in administration always vastly shifted the focus of the game, which is probably true of any M*.

While I can't speak for the state of things now (I in fact took a stab at playing there again about a year ago and left in very hasty disappointment), I can tell those of you wondering about this place that it used to be quite a great place to RP, with a big playerbase and a VERY active staff.

Sadly I don't see a lot of new code in the 6-7 years since I've been gone. Most of the places I built there are still the newest things on the grid. :)

Stick with SD, kiddies.

I've been registered for 24 hours, and from that short time, I was involved in a pretty sweet plot, and the players were pretty good. The problem, however, is with the administration. Now, for all the admins/GM's that have dealt with me, you guys know 9/10 times I'm laid back and cool, and take it in with a cool head.

I wanted to fucking strangle the admin here.

Here…just...take a look...

n addition to the doorways to rooms PH-411 through PH-416, you can go up
(u), down (d), and in (office).
Presidente's Humidor
The entire room is paneled in rich cherry wood; floor, ceiling and walls. It
is warm and very humid and the sweet smell of tobacco is almost overpowering.
A large Cuban flag occupies the entire western wall.
The northernmost wall is occupied by a heavy steel vault door. It appears that
this is Presidente's Secret Closet Of Wonders. I bet there are all
sorts of neat things inside!  A desk is here, with no one sitting at it.
El Presidente (OOC) is here, the leg of a $player hanging conspicuously
from the corner of his mouth.
You can go manhole and teleporter.
You have been moved by Presidente.
McGill materializes out of thin air.
Presidente exclaims, "Hi!"
Presidente pulls up a chair and sits down at the desk.
Presidente closes Presidente's Secret Closet Of Wonders.
Presidente says, "Sit."
sit
You pull up a chair and sit down at the desk.
Presidente says, "Let's cut through the BS. I know who you are."
Presidente asks, "Did you think for a second we wouldn't be waiting for you to
return?"
say huh?
You ask, "huh?"
say This is my first time on CS...
You say, "This is my first time on CS..."
Presidente says, "Sure it is."
Presidente asks, "CS eh? Who told you it was nicknamed CS?"
say I play SD too..
Presidente says, "Seeing as this is your first time."
You say, "I play SD too.."
Presidente asks, "So?"
say And they call it CS.
You say, "And they call it CS."
Presidente says, "Since this is your "first time on CS" tell me why you paid
Hobo Joe."
say The guy told me to.
You say, "The guy told me to."
Presidente says, "What guy."
say The one who has the voice in my head.
You say, "The one who has the voice in my head."
say The guy who gave me the implants...
You say, "The guy who gave me the implants..."
say Seriously, you have to have me confused with someone man...
You say, "Seriously, you have to have me confused with someone man..."
Presidente says, "No, I don't think I do."
say Why do you think I'm who you think I am?
You ask, "Why do you think I'm who you think I am?"
say Dude seriously...
You say, "Dude seriously..."
Presidente says, "Seeing as your IP matches a guy we @toaded a few months ago."
say I have AOL
You say, "I have AOL"
Presidente says, "I don't think I have the wrong guy at all."
say MY IP changes everytime I log onto the internet.
You say, "MY IP changes everytime I log onto the internet."
say Becuase I have AOL dialup
You say, "Becuase I have AOL dialup"
Presidente says, "Here's a bit of free advice. Go bad to Sindome. We booted
you for a reason."
say What the hell?
You ask, "What the hell?"

So, directly after this, I get teleported to a coffin. I exit, and (this not being anywhere near where I was pre-teleportation) I am targetted by an assasin who was apparently waiting for me. (NPC, btw)
So, I was able to waste him, and then another one comes chargin in and kills me.

Now how OOC is that?

So, in my first day, I've managed to be mistaken for someone else, killed for a lame ass OOC reason, and targeted by Presidente.

In short, I should of listened to Lotus. Not worth the time to deal with jagoffs like that.

It's probably good SD doesn't have the same coded support, as if SD had all the coded support CS does, while retaining it's own playerbase and admin and such, I'd never leave the fucking house.

And yeah, that's a compliment to everyone :)

Now, as fun as all that was, there wasn't anything beyond this guys apartmet without the whole of everything killing me. Not so fun.