<s>
Armageddon	B-Application
,	O
frequently	O
abbreviated	O
Arm	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
MUD	B-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
desert	O
world	O
called	O
Zalanthas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armageddons	B-Application
setting	O
began	O
with	O
a	O
heavy	O
influence	O
from	O
Dark	O
Sun	O
,	O
Dune	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
fantasy	B-Application
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
sources	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Morgaine	O
Stories	O
by	O
C	B-Language
.	O
J	O
.	O
Cherryh	O
,	O
and	O
Robert	O
Asprin	O
's	O
Thieves	O
 '	O
World	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
grown	O
and	O
evolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magick	O
system	O
in	O
Armageddon	B-Application
used	O
to	O
feature	O
eight	O
distinct	O
magick	O
classes	O
,	O
seven	O
based	O
on	O
elementalism	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
on	O
sorcery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armageddon	B-Application
includes	O
the	O
mul	O
race	O
of	O
human-dwarf	O
crossbreeds	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
Sun	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roleplaying	O
guidelines	O
from	O
Armageddon	B-Application
suggest	O
that	O
muls	O
,	O
being	O
sterile	O
,	O
often	O
suffer	O
from	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
meaninglessness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
genre	O
convention	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
levels	O
to	O
be	O
gained	O
in	O
Armageddon	B-Application
;	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
fighting	O
prowess	O
,	O
like	O
his	O
ability	O
at	O
woodcrafting	O
or	O
bartering	O
,	O
is	O
measured	O
by	O
skills	O
which	O
rise	O
through	O
use	O
--	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
skill	O
level	O
is	O
only	O
communicated	O
to	O
them	O
through	O
broad	O
tiers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
following	O
,	O
from	O
lowest	O
to	O
highest	O
:	O
novice	O
,	O
apprentice	O
,	O
journeyman	O
,	O
advanced	O
,	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Perma-death	B-Application
"	O
is	O
another	O
major	O
game	O
element	O
;	O
when	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
dies	O
in	O
Armageddon	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
one-time	O
,	O
permanent	O
matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
how	O
,	O
in	O
many	O
aspects	O
,	O
Armageddon	B-Application
works	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
heavily	O
model	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
interactions	O
rather	O
than	O
relying	O
on	O
human	O
interpretation	O
,	O
descriptions	O
are	O
"	O
flat	O
"	O
text	O
and	O
"	O
their	O
effects	O
are	O
not	O
regulated	O
algorithmically	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
internal	O
controversy	O
,	O
the	O
MUD	B-Application
has	O
developed	O
player	O
conduct	O
rules	O
regarding	O
cybersex	O
that	O
require	O
prior	O
consent	O
for	O
anyone	O
to	O
roleplay	O
sexual	O
interaction	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armageddon	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
DikuMUD	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
written	O
mainly	O
in	O
C	B-Language
,	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
JavaScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unusual	O
in	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
DikuMUD	B-Application
infrastructure	O
rather	O
than	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
MU*	B-Protocol
systems	O
more	O
typically	O
used	O
for	O
roleplaying-focused	O
MUDs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
overhaul	O
to	O
Armageddon	B-Application
called	O
Armageddon	B-Application
Reborn	O
,	O
or	O
more	O
commonly	O
called	O
in	O
the	O
community	O
:	O
Armageddon	B-Application
2.0	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
Armageddon	B-Application
Reborn	O
project	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
noticeable	O
drop	O
in	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
average	O
player	O
count	O
of	O
2021	O
is	O
roughly	O
150	O
players	O
per	O
week	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
or	O
less	O
than	O
most	O
other	O
roleplaying	O
MUDs	B-Application
currently	O
open	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
player	O
posted	O
details	O
of	O
sexual	O
harassment	O
conducted	O
in-game	O
and	O
out-of-game	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Shalooonsh	O
,	O
an	O
administrator	O
of	O
Armageddon	B-Application
,	O
was	O
responsible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
February	O
,	O
Armageddon	B-Application
staff	O
announced	O
that	O
Shalooonsh	O
had	O
stepped	O
down	O
voluntarily	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
further	O
comment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
March	O
,	O
a	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
abuse	O
of	O
any	O
type	O
is	O
not	O
okay	O
"	O
and	O
admitted	O
on	O
4	O
March	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
known	O
Shalooonsh	O
had	O
sexually	O
harassed	O
Armageddon	B-Application
's	O
players	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2007	O
,	O
possibly	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armageddon	B-Application
has	O
been	O
praised	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
complex	O
and	O
professional	O
"	O
MUD	B-Application
that	O
facilitates	O
"	O
high	O
caliber	O
role	O
playing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
this	O
praise	O
has	O
been	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
many	O
negative	O
reviews	O
on	O
websites	O
that	O
feature	O
Armageddon	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
MUD	B-Application
connector	O
or	O
the	O
Sub-Reddit	O
r/MUDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
negative	O
reviews	O
are	O
many	O
scandals	O
which	O
are	O
most	O
notably	O
mentioned	O
on	O
r/MUDs	O
,	O
which	O
detail	O
many	O
issues	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
staff	O
has	O
caused	O
upon	O
the	O
playerbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
discussion	O
board	O
centered	O
on	O
discussion	O
without	O
Armageddon	B-Application
's	O
rules	O
controlling	O
the	O
content	O
posted	O
regarding	O
the	O
MUD	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spinoff	O
game	O
called	O
Apocalypse	O
MUD	B-Application
was	O
created	O
and	O
played	O
by	O
former	O
players	O
and	O
staff	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Armageddon	B-Application
was	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
destinations	O
for	O
telnet	B-Protocol
sessions	O
at	O
National	O
Capital	O
Freenet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MUD	B-Application
's	O
staff	O
take	O
pride	O
in	O
having	O
a	O
mission	O
statement	O
that	O
describes	O
administrators	O
 '	O
accountability	O
and	O
priorities	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
stability	O
,	O
game	O
balance	O
,	O
consistency	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Gee-Whiz	O
Factor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
contributor	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
evangelist	O
for	O
,	O
Armageddon	B-Application
has	O
been	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
writer	O
Cat	O
"	O
Sanvean	O
"	O
Rambo	O
.	O
</s>
