Gemstone III (MUD)

“LOVED the GM's dedication to enforcing RP. It didn't seem to change much over the years though, so I finally moved on to WoW.”

“LOVED the GM's dedication to enforcing RP. It didn't seem to change much over the years though, so I finally moved on to WoW.”

“very different from dragonrealms, someways it's good some it's bad, but i prefer dragonrealms”

“very different from dragonrealms, someways it's good some it's bad, but i prefer dragonrealms”

“I met my husband in this game! Who knew my best friend Melda the blonde barbarian cleric would turn into a real life wizard and that I would fall in love and be a part of his magic forever.”

“I met my husband in this game! Who knew my best friend Melda the blonde barbarian cleric would turn into a real life wizard and that I would fall in love and be a part of his magic forever.”

“Technically, I was a player of Gemstone II, a beta-tester of Gemstone III and then normal player of Gemstone III via GEnie”

“Technically, I was a player of Gemstone II, a beta-tester of Gemstone III and then normal player of Gemstone III via GEnie”

“The first online game I ever played.”

“The first online game I ever played.”

“Attack rat. Skin rat. Put skin in back.”

“Attack rat. Skin rat. Put skin in back.”

“I liked DR quite a bit better.”

“I liked DR quite a bit better.”

“OMG! Played this one on AOL too. DragonRealms was better.”

“OMG! Played this one on AOL too. DragonRealms was better.”

“The best pvp I have ever experienced, though social relationships ruin it (everyone has a big brother). I will always love this game”

“The best pvp I have ever experienced, though social relationships ruin it (everyone has a big brother). I will always love this game”

“Probably the longest running on/off addiction to any game I've ever had. I started when it was free on AOL.”

“Probably the longest running on/off addiction to any game I've ever had. I started when it was free on AOL.”

“Gemstone 3 was my first multiplayer online game, back when ISPs still charged by the minute.”

“Gemstone 3 was my first multiplayer online game, back when ISPs still charged by the minute.”

“Gemstone is still the only online game I've ever played that effectively involved roleplay. It is what has me convinced that graphics are actually highly destructive to roleplaying.”

“Gemstone is still the only online game I've ever played that effectively involved roleplay. It is what has me convinced that graphics are actually highly destructive to roleplaying.”

“I liked the challenge”

“I liked the challenge”

“First MMO like game I'd ever played. It was originally through AOL and Prodigy chat servers only then the web went full scale and well I kept playing for quite a while!”

“First MMO like game I'd ever played. It was originally through AOL and Prodigy chat servers only then the web went full scale and well I kept playing for quite a while!”

“My first true online gaming addiction. I still miss it, but I just can't go back to text games anymore.”

“My first true online gaming addiction. I still miss it, but I just can't go back to text games anymore.”