[Griatch]

Yes, I think this is very true; following the Evennia discord, there's a lot of newcomers in there - newcomers to game development or even to programming overall, using Evennia/MUDs as a vehicle to learn.

Not to mention that a graphical MMORPG is one of the most expensive online games you can develop. Whereas a MUD (a text-based MMORPG if you will) can be created by a lone dev or small hobby team (not to say it's simple, no multiplayer game is, but it's at least achievable).