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Dryad of Shadow · Jan 22nd, 2005, 1:33 AM

I'm not one to make introductions, but it seems only proper to post here, so it is a good a place as any. But anyway, I need help knowing which language to use for an online RPG I am trying to make. I am a novice programmer in a few languages, but nothing much in a specific one. So I would like someones advice on which language to do this project in.

This will be an online RPG (I suppose MUD is the best term) containing some of the following features:

many different stats assigned to one character which the client controls.

A map that is used to navigate around the world by the directional keys.

An ability to obtain items in battles, craft weapons out of them, and alter the stats of those weapons with other items.

I would wish for this to be a browser based game, especially if it could be programmed in perl, but I don't think that it could all be done in perl, seeing as it looks like it would need to be object oriented.

Also, if I omitted any information that may alter your suggestion, Please tell me so I can clarify.

So I suppose my question is; Is perl powerful enough to do some of the things that I am thinking of, or will I have to switch to C# or Java?

Thank you for your advice, and I hope to spend much more time on these boards in the future.

Jan 22nd, 2005, 1:33 AM	#1
Dryad of Shadow Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hello/ I would like some advice I'm not one to make introductions, but it seems only proper to post here, so it is a good a place as any. But anyway, I need help knowing which language to use for an online RPG I am trying to make. I am a novice programmer in a few languages, but nothing much in a specific one. So I would like someones advice on which language to do this project in. This will be an online RPG (I suppose MUD is the best term) containing some of the following features: many different stats assigned to one character which the client controls. A map that is used to navigate around the world by the directional keys. An ability to obtain items in battles, craft weapons out of them, and alter the stats of those weapons with other items. I would wish for this to be a browser based game, especially if it could be programmed in perl, but I don't think that it could all be done in perl, seeing as it looks like it would need to be object oriented. Also, if I omitted any information that may alter your suggestion, Please tell me so I can clarify. So I suppose my question is; Is perl powerful enough to do some of the things that I am thinking of, or will I have to switch to C# or Java? Thank you for your advice, and I hope to spend much more time on these boards in the future.