Well said,
A lot of people don't realize how much time, effort, & resources has to go into a project like this. A small, independently motivated group of highly skilled and community-minded people have achieved something that MMOs now only dream of. Back in the early days of UO & EQ, communities had to exist, because you really just couldn't survive without a close knit group.
Normally, I like this guy's work. But on this issue, I think he's way off the mark in terms of MMO communities.
http://blip.tv/MUD2MMO/mud2mmo-mmo-c...ilding-6560542 But sadly, this seems to be the way MMO players & developers think currently.
Many times change is brought about by a small group nobody expected..... No, I'm not going to quote Margaret Mead. Not gonna' do it.