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Ancient Anguish

Theme

Medieval Fantasy

Codebase

LPMud

Connection

ancient.anguish.org  [67.203.2.146] Port 2222

Website

Year Opened

1992

Development Stage

Open to the Public

Language

English

Location

North America

Maturity Level

PG-13

Peak Number of Players

51-100

Number of Classes

6-10

Number of Races

2-5

Percent Original (Non-Stock) Zones

All Original Zones

Number of Areas

251+

Number of Rooms

25001-50000

Gameplay Features:

Advancement: Level-Based Advancement
Skill-Restricted Equipment
Multiplaying Allowed
Player Killing Optional/Restricted
Roleplaying Accepted
Player Clan/Guild System
Supports Player Crafting
Dynamic Economy
Quests Available
Advanced Mob AI
Supports ANSI Color
Pueblo Enhancements Supported


Looking for a huge world to explore? Tired of clumsy pay-for-play
games disguised as "pay-for-perks"? Bored of enforced role-playing
and looking for a place where you can indulge in wanton slaughter or
clever banter with good company? You've come to the right place!

Ancient Anguish is a vast, free, and incredibly engaging MUD that
has since 1992 retained a friendly and loyal playerbase. The world
is constantly expanding, adding new challenges, fun new highly
developed classes, and more ways to pass the time than you can swing
a hobbit at. Home to an average of 30 to 60 players at a time - any
time of the day or night - you're never hurting for a partner in
genocide, a room full of poker buddies or just someone to chat with.

One of the things that really sets Ancient Anguish apart is its
commitment to both balance and diversity. Each race, class and guild
is genuinely unique, every combination providing the player with a
different set of strategies and perspective of the world. While the
necromancers raise one of their many powerful undead minions to
annihilate anything that stands in their way, rangers prefer to
raise a wolf from a pup as a lifelong companion that will eventually
grow to enormous proportions, and Artificers build enchanted
contraptions to further their goals. There's no end to the amount of
strategies you can use to enjoy the game, and you'll play for years
trying all of them out.

But our engaging gameplay is only the beginning. Ancient Anguish
is an open ended story, a fantasy novel come to life, a perfect
place to escape from reality. An adventurer weary of hack and slash
can relax in a posh restaurant, fish for giant squids in the ocean,
engage in a game of trivia, plant and nurture unique herbs, woo
sultry exotic dancers in hidden desert cities or compete in an elf
tossing contest. The possibilities are endless! Ancient Anguish is
not just a mindless treadmill to run on, it is a magical world
waiting to be explored.

So if you're looking for a place to cure your bloodlust, a
wonderful and beautifully described place to explore, or just a
friendly game of chess, AA is the place for you. Join us at
anguish.org on port 2222!

FindMUD Connection Test Results:
09/01/10 06:52:05 AM: success
08/01/10 06:52:05 AM: success
07/01/10 06:52:06 AM: success
06/01/10 06:52:05 AM: success
05/01/10 06:55:15 AM: success
04/01/10 06:52:09 AM: success

Average: 9.3 (6 votes)

Awesome game!

Too much to say about AA. It's a place where I meet and make new friends from all over the world, can play for hours together or on my own. Or just sit around and chat or read some boards. It's all still challenging, even after 12 years of playing. I've tried many others, but none match AA's quality and diversity. You can find me there as Buckingham, send me a tell when you drop by. If I have the time, I'll be happy to get you introduced.

There's no place like home ;)

I’ve bounced around on various muds over the last 16 years, but always end up coming back to AA. No place else feels like home!

Motivated and Active Wizards

The post above doesn't mention our motivated and highly active wizards!

Ancient Anguish has TONS of active wizards creating and maintaining our areas, NPCs and mudlib. We also have a comprehensive approval process so only the very best code is released for you to enjoy.

AA

I've been playing AA since the end of 2005 and find it a great place to kick back and just kill everything on the mud. (Except for players of course unless you are in one of the guilds for Player Killing.) The atmosphere is great and the players and admin are generally anxious to help in any way they can. There are constantly area and items added to the game by the Wizard community to enhance game play. Whether you are into the touchy feely or the hack and slash type mud, Ancient Anguish has what you are looking for!!

Sys