I started getting back into this a few days ago and I'm having a blast. For those who don't know:
Unofficial Squaresoft Mud is a game that consists of worlds based off Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy's 5, 6 and 7 (as well as certain aspects from later games like Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X). I think the thing that really makes this game is it's job system. If you've ever had a chance to play Tactics or FFV, it's taken from that. I'll give a little explanation though:
You can use 2 different classes at the same time (one being your primary job, one being your secondary). As you fight, you earn ability points or AP which are used to unlocking/improving skills in that particular job. You only earn AP when your job is primary. So for example:
You decide to be a dragoon as your primary, but you want the healing abilities as priest for your secondary. Or you decide to switch it around if you have a job that you want to earn AP in, so your secondary may very well end up being the damage dealer.
It's worth noting that you can change jobs at any time, so you can try different combinations and strategies, something which actually does come into play a lot in this game.
In addition to your primary and secondary, you have a counter ability, as well as a inherent/support ability. A counter ability generally activates when you get hit. See: The priest Regenerator ability. An inherent ability might be considered something like the Two Swords ability from Ninja. Because it's an inherent ability, you can set it and use it in combination with other classes. So you can affectively be using something from 4 or 5 different classes. There's also a race system, as well as Chocobo stuff. I don't currently know much about either of these, but the help files I've found are really good as well as people to ask questions. You can get each job to level 12, before you need to undertake a quest for that specific job to unlock the rest of it's abilities. The quests are something you need to figure out on your own though, as Q info isn't something you can discuss on the game. Think of it as a right of passage, if you will. This game is primarily a hack and slash, but there's a lot more you can do that I haven't even discussed here. I know people who have played will be able to give a better explanation probably, but I'd love to see more people playing!
There's a sound pack you can grab from:
http://www.cb-games.com/soundpacks/SquareSoft.zip
As well as a bt sync folder for anyone who does that.
BXKG7FA35TDGVRQXYOX4CVJPVIYABKMT6
I know this game has been spoken about a few times before, but it can't hurt to give it more recognition. If anyone wants to find me on there I'm Taashi.