Yes, I remember those, and played with them a bit. They were a far more flexible, dynamic environment, but 'back then' (in the early 90s), as I recall, the performance hit associated with LP MUDs (inherently dynamic) vs. DIKU MUDs (inherently static) was pretty large, and available memory/CPU cycles were at a premium.

Mostly though I think I preferred DIKU MUDs because I happened to start with them, just by chance.

Good times, thanks for sharing!

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