I've been playing on Duris since late 97 or early 98. I've seen a lot of up's and down's, but I have to say there is no comparison with the other muds out there. On January 4th they will be doing a player wipe and adding all new maps, zones, and a theme. The mud has shifted to a new type of character development. You can choose a character, specialize it, then eventually through skill points (gained by zoning or pkilling) you can gain new skills, or even increase your stats to max. No matter how long you play you can still increase your characters capabilities. In addition to this there are also ships of war, you can choose to run cargo for cash, or even be a pirate and sink others, board their ships and engage in pvp combat.

Please check this game out, if you're new to Duris there will be folks waiting to help you along your journey. Good luck and hope to see you on the battlefield...