Odie

Redwolf: how did you find tdome?'

Odie: This was back in 1994 when Jestyr7 and I were sysreps/mud gods on the VisionSoft BBS.'
Odie: We had just gotten internet access in our area.'
Odie: I heard there were other muds out there and started asking for addresses.'
Odie: Some guy I don't remember from the MGS BBS gave me two addresses,'
Odie: Avalon (crap) and TDome.'

Ciane: I tried avalon, crap is being generous.'

Redwolf: so I'll assume you logged in, tried it, and obviously, liked it'
Redwolf: what was it about tdome that caught and held your attention?'

Odie: What caught my attention was that it was all new to me, and it was a Circle base.'
Odie: Avalon doesn't support color, or I couldn't figure out how.'
Odie: And I came from VisionMUD, which is purely a stock circle mud (NO modifications).'
Odie: And since circlemud is a skeleton mud designed to be edited, it's quite boring.'
Odie: So...I probably could have gotten hooked on any decent circle mud, to be honest...'
Odie: Probably not the answer you want :)'

Redwolf: no, and I'm gonna follow it with,'
Redwolf: if it was simply color, you could have wandered away.  What I mean is,'
Redwolf: have you tried other muds, and if so, why have you returned here?'

Odie: Yes, I have tried several different muds, including Sojourn and Eye of the Storm.'
Odie: Both of which I have played to be what I consider extensively (Half a year or more).'
Odie: What keeps me here (since I have never left) is a combination of many things:'
Odie: 1. My friends are here. Even if there was a better mud based on code/zones, my friends are her'
Odie: here.'
Odie: 2. The code/zones here are interesting.'
Odie: It's a challenge but not impossible.'
Odie: I can get my ass whooped but still feel badass.'
Odie: 3. Even if I didn't have fun playing here anymore, I make money off the game :)'

Redwolf: that begs elaboration, but I think I'll leave it alone.'
Redwolf: this one is alias's'

Ciane: So, in your opinion, what has been the best time to play tdome?'

Odie: That's easy'
Odie: Back in the original TDome II, when Strider was a regular player.'
Odie: We'd group every day for like a year, and it wasn't a big issue'
Odie: I didn't have to go begging people to group...I'd just tell him "Where meet?"'
Odie: I'd run HunterX with his shotguns/bursting weapons, and since they did good damage'
Odie: I felt tough'
Odie: We had a lot of fun...'

Redwolf: haha. I remember that name.'

Odie: nod...he was my third multi ever (here)'

Ciane: What's been the worst time to play tdome in your opinion?'

Odie: The worst time was in TDome 3 (I think) when the town was violent and there was reputation cod'
Odie: code.'
Odie: At that time, pkillers/looters ruled the game'
Odie: Honest players cowered in fear, knowing their day would come'

Redwolf: I pleed the fifth.'

Odie: That was one of the few times I got looted here'

Ciane: If you could change or add something to tdome what would it be?'

Odie: What immediately comes to mind is...shops would have infinite cash.'

Redwolf: feel free to elaborate by the way, lord knows I rambled some. trying to'
Redwolf: provide people some insight in to the man that is odie.'
Redwolf: I'll make this fairly open ended, and let you tell us a little bit,'
Redwolf: you do, and have for some time, worked for another mud, Fallout,'
Redwolf: how did this come about, what do you do, where do you want it to go,'

Odie: It's a very long story...'

Redwolf: only what you want to share.'

Odie: Well, it all started about four years ago back on what I call, "Strider's MUD".'

Ciane: Alpha'

Odie: This was a mud that never got off the ground but was run and operated by Strider, '
Odie: Everlast, Me, Alias, Redwolf, Jester, Jestyr and maybe a few others.'
Odie: I'm not really going to go into it, but I made four zones while I was there.'
Odie: It sort of fell apart after a few months but I kept the zones.'
Odie: Then a year later, around January 1997, Xynix, a good friend of mine, approached me.'
Odie: He said he wanted to start up a mud and wanted help.'
Odie: I told him I wasn't interested since it probably would die after a few months anyways.'
Odie: He assured me he was serious and it would last. The account was already paid for'
Odie: for half a year in advance or so, so I agreed, and Locker, who was also asked, agreed.'
Odie: We were open to the public immediately, started with 0 players...'
Odie: Well, we started with nothing really, Xynix and I started building the first city'
Odie: on the first day. Then we added my 4 zones.'
Odie: In the first year or so I made about 15 zones or so and we got a decent who list'
Odie: Grey/Storm agreed to do coding for us. They did some coding and left several months later.'
Odie: Locker left, then came back after a couple years.'
Odie: More zones were made, mostly by me, we make Alias a god.'
Odie: By now we're really quite popular, this is after maybe 2 years.'
Odie: Our who list at an average of maybe 40 with a peak around 60.'
Odie: Players are making zones.'
Odie: I left fallout a month or so ago, after being a god for 3 years.'
Odie: I had made 40 zones, 30 zones were not made by me, mostly by players, which'
Odie: shows their enthusiasm.'
Odie: About 90-95% of the original code was written by me (this doesn't include patches'
Odie: or simple changes to text messages)'
Odie: Anyways, it was a lot of fun and I don't regret putting so much effort into the game.'
Odie: We had some good times.'
Odie: oh'

Redwolf: I won't ask about the split, none of my, or our business.'

Odie: And don't call it "TDome Light" or any other insulting names. It hurts me after'
Odie: all the effort I put into it.'

Redwolf: calling it tdome light. theyw ere very upset about it at the time'
Redwolf: though I never did get told why.'

Odie: The amount of players "stollen" by both muds is about even at this point.'

Redwolf: so now that you  have moved on,'
Redwolf: do you have other plans or you sticking to tdome for a while? 
Redwolf: see odie doing in the coming year?'

Odie: I plan on playing TDome until it goes down for good, but as far as more advanced interests,'
Odie: I've been learning the basics of Macintosh programming.'
Odie: And I'd be interested in working on another mud, if it suited my tastes.'
Odie: Oh, and lots of Quake 3...'
Odie: Maybe aliens vs predators if a CD comes in the mail'

Ciane: You talk alot about slacking, Odie.  When did you first learn about the benefits of Slacking?'

Odie: Everything I learned about slacking, and whining, comes from Strider.'
Odie: He was sort of my mentor in that department.'
Odie: He told me about slacking and he was right...it is more enjoyable than working.'
Odie: I've been spreading the Word ever since.'

Redwolf: you should canonize it'

Ciane: What have you done recently to increase your level of slack? '

Odie: Well, I'm not exactly sure of what I've done, but my first D in college proves it's increasing'

Redwolf: welcome to the club :)'

Odie: I play games too much I guess.'
Odie: here's a crude graph of my GPA over the last few years'
Odie: *'
Odie: **'
Odie: ***'
Odie: ****'
Odie: ****'
Odie: with the vertical column being gpa and horizontal time'

Redwolf: I started with a 3.8'
Redwolf: I'm at a 1.9'

Odie: Now flip it horizontally and rename gpa to slacking'

Redwolf: I understand :)'

Ciane: Heh'
Ciane: So what do you feel has been your biggest accomplishment on tdome so far?'

Odie: hmm'

Redwolf: can be anything'

Odie: I would have to say, making $$2,500+ dollars by selling tdome equipment and money'

Redwolf: holy shit yo'

Alias whistles innocently.
Alias *cough* 300 or so from me *COUGH*

Redwolf: okay,'

Odie: That's since august of 1998 btw'

Redwolf: one more from us,'
Redwolf: then we will allow you to say a few words,'
Redwolf: but first,'
Redwolf: If you have one goal, or secret wish, or objective,'
Redwolf: left for tdome, something you still want to do,'
Redwolf: what is it?'

Odie: I feel like I have accomplished a lot here.'
Odie: Probably my last major goal is to make a zone for TDome and have it accepted.'
Odie: Having made over 40 zones already I think I'm qualified...'
Odie: That would be the ultimate way to give back to the community of mudders'

Redwolf: feel free to elaborate or clarify anything,'
Redwolf: or just to say something to everyon on record,'

Odie: That's it :)  not too exciting I guess'

Redwolf: then well wrap'

Odie: For me it would be a great thrill though'

Ciane: Okay Joram, untie the producer, I'll get the sound guy.'
Redwolf: okay, but I'm keeping this pimp headset.'
Redwolf: n othing to add chief?'

Odie: For the best enchants, see Jolly'

Ciane: :)'

Joram chuckles politely.

Redwolf: good way to end.'