When prayers enter a new space the contents of that space's file is presented on the screen. Aside from the crafted illusion, it is no more spatial than accessing a file on a computer. Users gladly transcend the anomalies of text MUDding to benefit from this illusion and its resulting sense of community. Some MUDs retain game-like qualities from the Dungeons and Dragons game that inspired them. This gives MUDs their sense of place.
Players return again and again to catch up with friends.
Also, players maintain their identities from one session to the next, distinguishing a MUD from a typical video game. The relative permanence of MUDs and user identity gives players a chance to familiarize themselves with their environment and each other. Beyond this, it also lets them define their own on-line identity. Domains require players to use avatars. Long-term use of an avatar allows character development and has an impact on the political structure of the MUD as well.