Now I really regret not encountering MOOs back in the day. It looks like it captures the fun parts even better than the LPMUD I knew. You're right that restarts

Now I really regret not encountering MOOs back in the day. It looks like it captures the fun parts even better than the LPMUD I knew. You're right that restarts of the server wiped out some objects (some were persisted, of course, but it wasn't a full-blown object database). You're also right about LP being more game-oriented - though I personally couldn't care less, there were normal players running around killing stuff, leveling, role-playing, and all that. Unfortunately, I didn't know English back then, and the only choice I had was between Diku and LP. Well, it's not too late, this thread got me intrigued enough to take a closer look at MOOs (and MOOR), I think :)