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Look, flat out, there is no other text-based RPG like Gemstone 4. It is the single most profound, exciting, diverse, detailed text-based World you could ever find yourself experiencing.

I love it. I've played it since I was a teen. The game never dies. And it just keeps getting better and better. It used to be called Gemstone 3 back in the day. But it has since then been upgraded. Why not check it out? They give you the first month absolutely free of charge. After that it's only $14.95 a month. And trust me, it's worth it. Besides, even if you don't like it, after you've played it for the month, you can just cancel, and they won't charge you anything. So it's a win win situation.

PS - Make sure that you use the wizard program when you play. The newer ones are alright but they focus too much on the mouse. The key to this game is to be able to use the keyboard as much as possible. Because it's faster.

Here's the website:

http://www.play.net/gs4/

Make sure you study before you play. I found out back in the day when I made sure I studied alot about the races, spell circles, action commands, etc., that it made it a heck of alot easier to play the game.

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
Look, flat out, there is no other text-based RPG like Gemstone 4. It is the single most profound, exciting, diverse, detailed text-based World you could ever find yourself experiencing.

I love it. I've played it since I was a teen. The game never dies. And it just keeps getting better and better. It used to be called Gemstone 3 back in the day. But it has since then been upgraded. Why not check it out? They give you the first month absolutely free of charge. After that it's only $14.95 a month. And trust me, it's worth it. Besides, even if you don't like it, after you've played it for the month, you can just cancel, and they won't charge you anything. So it's a win win situation.

PS - Make sure that you use the wizard program when you play. The newer ones are alright but they focus too much on the mouse. The key to this game is to be able to use the keyboard as much as possible. Because it's faster.

Here's the website:

http://www.play.net/gs4/

Make sure you study before you play. I found out back in the day when I made sure I studied alot about the races, spell circles, action commands, etc., that it made it a heck of alot easier to play the game.


anwy2MPT5RE

Just get World of Warcraft you cheapskate.

Originally posted by +10STR
Just get World of Warcraft you cheapskate.

Thats one way to go. However, you can't do nearly as much in World of Warcraft as you can do in Gemstone 4. This is fact.

There are perks that you don't have in Gemstone 4 that you have in WOW, but in terms of overall flexibility Gemstone 4 wins hands down.

Now if you are a person who can get used to the style of a Text Based MUD, than you should have no problem adjusting. If you're the type of person that can only play a game with graphics, than you would have a real problem getting used to it.

Tell you what. Here's a little incentive for people who might need it. If you build up your character in the game, you can sell it for REAL money outside the game. I've seen level 100 characters go for as much as $1,000 US dollars. You can sell anything from weapons, to gold, to armor, to just about whatever the game has to offer for REAL cash in REAL life.

Here is the website that auctions off the characters and such:

http://www.gsauctions.com/faq.asp

Or...you can always take the lazy way out and instead of building up your own character you can purchase one from that site and equip him/her full of gear. The cheaters wet dream.

Moved, for obvious reasons.

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
Tell you what. Here's a little incentive for people who might need it. If you build up your character in the game, you can sell it for REAL money outside the game. I've seen level 100 characters go for as much as $1,000 US dollars. You can sell anything from weapons, to gold, to armor, to just about whatever the game has to offer for REAL cash in REAL life.

Here is the website that auctions off the characters and such:

http://www.gsauctions.com/faq.asp

Or...you can always take the lazy way out and instead of building up your own character you can purchase one from that site and equip him/her full of gear. The cheaters wet dream.

WoW has people buying/selling game commodities just as well.

Originally posted by Robtard
WoW has people buying/selling game commodities just as well.

Well thats nice Robtard. But that has nothing to do with this game does it?

http://www.sticksite.com/spam/spam.jpg

Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
http://www.sticksite.com/spam/spam.jpg

How is anything here Spam?

I'm simply trying to share a great game with people who might be interested in knowing about it.

If that's spam then you're spam. lol.

Why not just role play here. You're pimpin out other sites when kmc goes to a lot of trouble to cater to role playing. You desrve a spamwhich man. what the fuk is wrong with you?

I'm just playin, dude. What's the difference between text base and forum base?

Originally posted by jinXed by JaNx
Why not just role play here. You're pimpin out other sites when kmc goes to a lot of trouble to cater to role playing. You desrve a spamwhich man. what the fuk is wrong with you?

I'm just playin, dude. What's the difference between text base and forum base?

Text based is like when you read a book, and what you picture in your head while you are reading it, except in this game, it's as if you are actually living in the story yourself.

So instead of just reading and imagining, you are actually experiencing it.

Forum gaming doesn't come anywhere close to it. No offense to forum gamers.

I forgot to mention that there are virtually no hackers in this game. So it's hack-free. The same can not be said about games like World of Warcraft, Diablo, etc.

In this game, everyone is on a level playing field.

http://www.play.net/gs4/

I thought you just said it was a "cheaters wet dream". I can't believe this turd sandwich actually requires a monthly fee.

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
Text based is like when you read a book, and what you picture in your head while you are reading it, except in this game, it's as if you are actually living in the story yourself.

So instead of just reading and imagining, you are actually experiencing it.

Forum gaming doesn't come anywhere close to it. No offense to forum gamers.
the same can be said for forum gams, if you have a good host

Here's another tip that is really important for anyone who plays this game. If you choose to use the Wizard client (or the JAVA client) to play the game, and if you want to ask any questions to any other people playing it or if you just want to talk in general then you have to type ' before you say anything because it's the way to talk in the game. If you don't use the ' before you say something then the wizard client through which you are playing the game won't let you speak. So thats something I think is very important for anyone who first starts playing the game.

14.99 a month is peanuts folks. People spend more than that on 2 packs of cigarettes. And the first month is free.

http://www.play.net/gs4/

And by the way, Even if you were homeless, didn't have a computer, and only had just enough money to pay for the game every month, don't worry, you can go to any University or Public Internet Access place and you can use the JAVA client to play the game from anywhere. I know that our Universities over here all have libraries where anyone can go and play Gemstone 4 at for hours on end. Basicly until they close.

It can run on almost any computer too. Any computer made from 1995 and up can run Gemstone 4 because it doesn't require a graphics card or anything to significant to play it. Hell, you could play it from an office computer at your work if you wanted to if you could get away with it, even a bare bones office computer with internet connection would allow you to play this game.

Don't have a credit card or debit card? No problem. These days, you can go to check cashing places and ask about pre-payed debit/credit cards that anyone can sign up for. I have one, and you qualify for it no matter what. And the best part is, you get to activate it instantly, and, the money is ready to go from the second you activate it. And usually the fee for putting money onto it is relatively little. $2.00 for mine.

Not comfortable with using a pre-payed debit/credit card online? Well Gemstone 4 accepts money orders. So no worries. It might take a little longer for the billing department to receive it, but hey, once they do, you're ready to play.

Please stop spamming a product in this manner, nuclearwinter. It very much makes you look like you have a stake in it. Continue to do so and you will be warned.

lol

I prefer WoW but this game looks promising as well.

This thread makes me want to punch a baby.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Please stop spamming a product in this manner, nuclearwinter. It very much makes you look like you have a stake in it. Continue to do so and you will be warned.

Fair enough. I'll leave it at that.

I wish I had a stake in it though. I've got a few additions in mind as well.

Originally posted by BloodyBandage
I prefer WoW but this game looks promising as well.

Nice to see that Bloody. If you do get around to trying it out please let me know what you think hey? Either in a private message or whatever. =) Right here in this thread would be cool too if you want. That way others can decide off of your experience.

For anyone who is good at coding things and would like to attempt to create their own MUD, here is a good site to get you started:

http://www.chainsmokingdryad.com/m_resource.php

If anyone wants to learn more about Gemstone 4 they can go to krakiipedia.org. Here is the link for those who want to study more about Elanthia and it's virtual geography and realms:

http://www.krakiipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

For people who would like to study the Verbology of Gemstone 4/Elanthia you can go to the following website:

http://sylvanfair.com/Verb_Scripts/verb_page1.htm

GemStone IV is a text-based role playing game (often known as a mud) produced by Simutronics. Players control characters in a High Fantasy game world named "Elanthia". The first playable version of the game was known as GemStone II and was launched in April 1988 on Genie. It was one of the first MMORPG's and is one of the longest running online games still active. Access to the game is subscription-based (monthly fee) through its website, with two additional subscriptions levels available, "Premium" and "Platinum".

GemStone IV is a text-based game built on Simutronics' proprietary engine, the IFE (Interactive Fiction Engine). This engine is capable of changing nearly any aspect of the game on the fly which allows updates without the necessity for downtime, a problem of many graphical RPGs. Due to the use of the IFE, GemStone is rarely taken offline, giving a 24-hour uptime cycle aside from the occasional game crash.

The GemStone interface is simply a text stream, and the game can be played with a Telnet Interface after authentication. There are several official interfaces to the game, as well as several unofficial ones. The oldest interface for Windows is called the "Wizard Front End" and offers several useful features such as status readouts, macros, and limited scripting abilities. The Wizard has since been superseded with the "StormFront" Front End introduced in 2003. StormFront offers several additional extensions to the game, including a "point and click" interface that allows one to click on text within the game and bring up action menus applicable to that portion of text. The Java FE and a browser-based version named "eScape" are less popular alternatives. A Wizard (similar to the Windows version) also exists for Macintosh Classic, while a Front End named "Avalon" is available for. Mac OS X. No official Linux client exists.

Here is a picture of the wizard front end client I was telling you guys about before:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/GemstoneIV_Wizard_Screenshot.jpg/754px-GemstoneIV_Wizard_Screenshot.jpg

GemStone was first demonstrated to GEnie in 1987 before Simutronics was officially incorporated. It was only used as a demonstration model and was never available to the general subscribers. GemStone II was released in April 1988 to GEnie customers. However, GemStone II was very short-lived, and GemStone III went into open beta testing in December 1989, officially launching on February 1, 1990. The transition from "II" to "III" maintained significant portions of the environment, but not all, and character records were not maintained over the transition, requiring all players to begin anew. GemStone III evolved into GemStone IV in November 2003, but the game world and character records were maintained over the transition. Gemstone III was promoted on GEnie by promising players the opportunity to receive real-life versions of gems found in-game, something that persisted for many years.

GemStone originally operated with a license to use the Rolemaster game mechanics and Shadow World environment from Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE). In 1995, Simutronics and ICE agreed to let the business relationship expire, necessitating the removal of all ICE intellectual property from GemStone. Many of the game changes were simply renaming ICE names, such as changing the world name from Kulthea to Elanthia, and renaming the deities while keeping their previous characteristics.

Game mechanics were greatly changed with the de-ICEing (as the period is colloquially named), which required every game character to undergo significant changes. Character racial and class choices were also changed, making any direct translation between the two systems difficult. The end result was that every character was required to "re-roll" their character with the option to change race and skills, but maintaining their old experience level, class, and equipment.

GemStone became available on AOL in September, 1995, just after the de-ICEing process. Shortly thereafter, it became available on CompuServe and Prodigy as well. When AOL switched to flat-rate pricing, GemStone did over 1.4 million customer-hours in a single month, while the number of simultaneous users could rise above 3000 during prime time. Simutronics launched a web portal in 1997, and started phasing customers off of the online services and onto the web interface, although it would take several years before the last of the online service portals were closed.

Gemstone has won different awards for it's amazing gameplay including:

1998 Finalist, Online Game of the Year, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
December 1996, AOL Members' Choice Award

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GemStone_IV

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/83/GemstoneIV_Logo.png/360px-GemstoneIV_Logo.png

We get the point. You were told to stop spamming this game.

Closed, and you can take a timeout.