The roleplay and the community at large are only very slowly coming back after years of quiet dissappearances, it seems.I have the same problem. I used to be able to play a lot and get out to a lot of RP events but now I'm left at the mercy of an OOC schedule that is rarely within my control and finances that just aren't as conducive to paying a monthly fee as they used to be. I end up leaving for long stretches of time, missing out on events when I am playing and then feeling guilty that I'm not able to support a community that clearly needs all the help it can get. I do still try though and keep up hope as best I can. No other game out there is as conducive to roleplaying as UO. CoH/CoV is fairly close but is still in second place IMO. Some people have talked about designating one shard as the unofficial UO RP shard but that hasn't worked for a number of reasons (people playing in different parts of the world, each shard having its own history and communities, etc.).I'd roleplay if I felt I could invest so much time into the game, but it's difficult for me since I don't have a regular schedule or income - I don't want to become emeshed in a city like Pax and then not be able to attend events, or worse, not be able to pay for my subscription any more. I think a lot of people have simply moved on to other games, though.
