ShatteredKingdoms is a great mud from an RP/scene standpoint. In the game itself, there's a great variety and mix of RP, PK, enemies and friends. Leveling is a little tedious, but overall the game is very enjoyable despite the lack of players.

Unfortunately, outside of the game, there appears to be a constant battle of players vs admins, and neither side is particularly mature in the fights. IMMs often act snobbish and lord even the tiniest mistake a player has made to diminish their opinion, code changes that impact the pbase majorly are often snuck in without an announcement despite the large impacts on the game it will have, and views of rules are changed at a whim to suit the new 'Rules Manager' immortal. I admit, I have not been on the wrong end of this and much of it is just gleamed from the official and unofficial forums, so this may likely be taken with a grain of salt. However, it seems very telling to have such a huge division between the admin staff and the playerbase about the game.

Not to mention, you are only allowed to play from your home, which is severely limiting. I often travel for work, though usually have wifi access in some form. It is incredibly disappointing to know that I am only allowed to play when I am physically at my home, as any all forms of proxy/vpns/public wifi's are either against the rules. For a game that appears to require a lot of time to level and prepare, I do not enjoy the fact that restrictions are placed on WHERE I connect from in order to enjoy the game.

Overall, a great mud but I think I'll be looking for another community that is less divisive against itself, and is less restrictive in WHERE I can play from.