[maheart]

>I found it very noticeable how similar the text of actions was between MUDs and EverQuest

This was discussed in the recently posted Everquest article: https://www.filfre.net/2025/07/everquest/

From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverQuest#History):

>The design and concept of EverQuest is heavily indebted to text-based MUDs, in particular DikuMUD ... John Smedley, Brad McQuaid, Steve Clover and Bill Trost, who jointly are credited with creating the world of EverQuest, have repeatedly pointed to their shared experiences playing MUDs such as Sojourn and TorilMUD as the inspiration for the game