Hey whatsup dude. I'm brand new here too. I just moved from pittsburgh actually... I'm about 2 hours away now, out here in the fckn sticks man.
I never really got too into MUDs cause my typing was never fast enough

... but I did play a little. I thought Achaea and Aetolia were pretty cool, especially Aetolia cause I like the idea of being a vampire! You know, I was playing those games on an old linux box with no graphics (console only), so I had to actually type every single little thing out... I bet if I tried them now with one of those MUD clients, with marcos and scripts and stuff, I could really get into it. Then again, do I really have time for games these days...? I am gettin kinda old here <28>
I do love me some rpgs, though. Final Fantasy, Grandia, Dragon Quest,... I've played quite a few of them. My all time fav is Final Fantasy VI (or III, its the same game)... Gau, Locke, Terra, fckn Kefka!... oh ya that game is da sheeeeet.
I like Resident Evil games a lot too-- not really an rpg, but they are scary as shit!