Though hailed by players for its detailed, albeit ultimately text-based environments, Materia Magica is based on the principle of endless killing and leveling up. Hence, people will often refer to such a mud as being "cookie-cutter" and "just another MUD of the hack and slash genre". Despite such criticism, however, Materia Magica remains strong in player loyalty and its world is constantly being expanded and improved upon. Unfortunately, the MUD has recently seen a greater focus on profit rather than player enjoyment with the influx of "donation items" which -- in some instances -- augment a player's abilities to levels beyond that of a non-donating player's.
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