UO2 comments from Lord British?

[Merlin]

UO2 commented on by Richard Garriot in GamesRadar article:

The grandfather of modern MMOs wants a sequel to his original masterpiece

"All we need now is to buy EA," says Ultima Online creator Richard Garriott

www.gamesradar.com

The grandfather of modern MMOs wants a sequel to his original masterpiece

 

[Oblivion]

Now all you need to do is buy EA….

 

[dvv]

I really do wonder how a UO2 would turn out if he had control of it. I know the other games he worked on may appear as a flop to most people but I wonder if he would treat UO2 with a certain level of effort to ensure it wouldn’t be, since Ultima pretty much made who who he is today.

Also wonder if he could make a game that was obviously UO2 but not called that… if that would be a workaround from EA’s ownership of UO.

Overall this probably just something he typed online and won’t go anywhere, but would be cool if it did.

 

[Picus of Napa]

Didn't he make a version of UO2?

I doubt today's softball society would make something so raw as what was UO in those first years before tram. It's hard to imagine a game being coded with the same option where people can show the true psychopaths we are just below the flesh.

 

[Oblivion]

Didn't he make a version of UO2?

I doubt today's softball society would make something so raw as what was UO in those first years before tram. It's hard to imagine a game being coded with the same option where people can show the true psychopaths we are just below the flesh.

This deserves a slow clap — but the raw is what actually made this game amazing. There is a balance on keeping it open yet protecting those from completely unnecessary griefers. Not the easiest to achieve by any stretch.

 

[Pawain]

Since EA does not do any coding for UO and barely knows it exists. He just needs to buy Broadsword.

 

[Keven2002]

I doubt today's softball society would make something so raw as what was UO in those first years before tram. It's hard to imagine a game being coded with the same option where people can show the true psychopaths we are just below the flesh.

One of the things that I liked about early UO was the ability to choose a path. I mean when one of the skills is stealing and another is snooping, the game was setup to allow people to take the unsavory route. I agree with Oblivion that this is what made UO so great but there is definitely a point where there needs to be some sort of policing happening... I'm just not sure where that line is drawn. I think it probably is going to vary wildly depending on who you are asking.

 

[Picus of Napa]

We had the pk's and the anti's which was close to small town justice. Sure they were all just people who enjoyed the pvp aspect of the game but they provided a distinctive split.

What was a real downside was all the times a person had thier house broken into, that was a real unwelcome event. I could accept the home invasion, key yoinked at the bank or stupidly adding a "friend" but those villas and towers had issues.

Still, I'd play old UO with it's limited inflation and wide open savagery. A trusty chain mail suit, heater shield and a katana....it was a good moment in time.

 

[Oblivion]

We had the pk's and the anti's which was close to small town justice. Sure they were all just people who enjoyed the pvp aspect of the game but they provided a distinctive split.

What was a real downside was all the times a person had thier house broken into, that was a real unwelcome event. I could accept the home invasion, key yoinked at the bank or stupidly adding a "friend" but those villas and towers had issues.

Still, I'd play old UO with it's limited inflation and wide open savagery. A trusty chain mail suit, heater shield and a katana....it was a good moment in time.

This. You could buy a bag of equipment of a vendor and get back at it.

Or if you really loved to have fun back in the day - good old disarm thief FTW. There is nothing like serving some justice with your attacker’s own kryss of vanquishing that they just had in their hand…. Lolololol

That is what also makes UO great - creativity in the freedom is provides by those who play. Game is nothing without the players.

 

[Draza]

Wasnt shadow of the avatar UO2, where uou had to pay real cash for housing as well as a subscription?

 

[Thrakkar]

I really do wonder how a UO2 would turn out if he had control of it.

Probably really, really bad.
With Shroud of the Avatar he proved (at least for me), that he has no idea to make a modern game, let alone a modern MMO. The combat was extremely boring, the whole UX was bad and don't even get me started with selling in-game real estate for real money.

The real UO2 was cancelled back then. (Certain assets made it even into UO, i.e. Meer & Juka, which were introduced with UO:TD)
UX:O was cancelled. (LB/RG was not involved though)
Shards Online/Legends of Aria went nowhere (spiritual successor from some of the old UO devs, RG not being involved)
Shroud of the Avatar was just atrocious. (Blatantly obvious spiritual successor)

I don't think, that there is enough audience left for a UO2. Actually I'm pretty surprised, that UO even manages to still pay the bills. I haven't played it in the last 6-7 years at least, but I definitely want to have a look at UO:NL. Maybe that can rekindle my interest for a while again.

 

[Nonel]

To hell with Garriot de Cayeux . Give me Rick Delashmit, Scott Phillips, and Raph Koster for a new UO.

 

[DJAd]

Also wonder if he could make a game that was obviously UO2 but not called that… if that would be a workaround from EA’s ownership of UO.

You could probably call it "UO2" and just not mention Ultima Online and be ok.

 

[Grugot]

Sequels are never as good as the first.

 

[Laura_Gold]

LOL, call it UO3. UO2 was a demo/trailer from the early noughties.

 

[Coco_Zamis_DF]

Uo is like playing Titanic online. We know there will be an iceberg, but not when and which Name is written on it.

There will not be a Titanic online 2

 

[Victim of Siege]

Sequels are never as good as the first.

Godfather II

Uo is like playing Titanic online. We know there will be an iceberg, but not when and which Name is written on it.

There will not be a Titanic online 2

Technically there already was since Shroud of the Avatar was set in Britain. It failed miserably in my eyes.

 

[Thrakkar]

Sequels are never as good as the first.

Godfather II

To keep it to gaming:
Diablo 2

 

[Arcus]

Sequels are never as good as the first.

Oh I dunno. I like Guild Wars 2 much better than 1

 

[John Knighthawke]

To keep it to gaming:
Diablo 2

Witcher 3.

Aliens.

Scream 2 was at least as good as Scream, and contained this very discussion.

 

[Fridgster]

Sequels are never as good as the first.

Freddy would like to talk to you about dream warriors.

 

[Lindae Lives]

go to bed richard, you old man