I read this topic several months ago, but didn't feel ready to answer the questions at that time - was still too new on LOS - but now that it has been brought back to the top of the list, I figure it is time ...
I first played MUD back in the early 90s - twas a DIKU mud called Sanctuary which proved very addictive. Eventually I went cold turkey coz it was taking up too much family time. Then two years ago, I started playing a MORDOR mud and the addiction returned - but this time, it wasn't so bad - coz the whole family was addicted for a while
This mud ran for nearly 2 years and then died but my addiction remained. So I went looking ... had already dabbled in isen but it didn't really appeal - everyone helped too much - there was no incentive to explore - coz if you asked enough people, someone would tell you what you wanted to know, or give you a powerful weapon, or take you to hidden places, etc
I used the Mud Connector website and visited all the mordor muds; read the websites, etc and LOS won hands down.
So what do I enjoy about LOS - a new place to explore - with no-one giving away the secrets - so the sense of achievement when something new is found can be enjoyed by every player - at the beginning, new players don't appreciate this fact, but I see it as a real positive - sometimes I have felt so foolish when I have cheered and danced to find a hidden exit only to realize a few minutes later that it leads nowhere interesting. Every find is exciting
What do I dislike - well the fact that no-one gives away the secrets :p Seriously I found the advise on Erynn's page invaluable - I have visited every "trainer" and tried to complete every levelling quest as my characters are able to - I have searched in every room - I have talked to every monster I have found. I recently discovered the one thing I hadn't been doing and should have been doing - asking all the monsters about "trade" - I spent nearly a whole week re-visiting every monster I knew of - to ask them this question. And I know there are probably other things I haven't been doing, so I am sure I will be re-visiting everywhere plenty more times in the coming months.
Other dislikes - not many people on during my "evenings" and not many people at my level (of knowledge) so no-one I can go exploring with
Sure I will think of other stuff as soon as I post this - but oh well ...