A Tale In The Desert intrigues me a lot. It's a massively multiplayer game with a heavy slant towards the crafting and community style of play. It also seems to be in permanent beta (very fashionable), and it has a rather unique take on things: A Tale In The Desert runs on story arcs, with end dates. While most MMOs run and run, ATITD comes and goes.

A chap over at the Multiplayer Online Games List has had a rummage, and likes it. ATITD seems to have similarities to Second Life: substandard graphics compared to the likes of World of Warcraft, and lots of community play, and a small but hugely dedicated (and it seems, contented) player base. If you're looking for something constructive to do, perhaps slightly lower on the combat and violence scale, with a group of more grown-up, friendly players, then it sounds like ATITD might be for you.

I just wish they'd not use Comic Sans font on their homepage. I can't get past that. I'm shallow, I know.

A Tale In The Desert 3 [MPOL]