Deathtraps seem to be geared towards killing the curious explorers.

In the end, is the benefit worth the cost? I explore to find
preps. That's rewarding, sure. It's not very efficient or good
for my character.. I can get the same information by using the
biggest resource on the mud: other players.

For all that I make friends on the mud, and ask IC about preps..
I imagine (god forbid.. right?) that there are just as many IM
conversations raging about the same content.

What does the first guy to find the prep get? Squat? Conloss?

Soon as the information circulates IC or OOC... His or Her
effort means nothing.


I think we should stop tricking ourselves into thinking that prep
locations are sacred, and that the only way to compete with the
dissemination of knowledge is to hide preps better, add more DT's
and make area's more dangerous. This practice only hurts one kind
of person.. the kind of person who we should be supporting for their
patience and curiousity.

The general consensus is that exploring is deadly pre-30 or hero.
That sounds like a bad thing.