This would not bring me back to UO. I have moved onto other onlline games which are more modern, fun, and immersive. The things that made UO strong for a long time simply do not cut it anymore. UO has spent too much time resting on its laurels and not keeping up with the gaming industry.
If UO2 ever came out, I'd be there in a heartbeat. UO's best bet is to appeal to the vet players and do things like classic shards to attract people. New players to UO are going to get harder and harder to come by.
I agree appeal to vet players but dont appeal to uohall posters as the classic shard thing is a waste it's just moving back not forward. Hell the players that want to play on a classic shard are already doing it for free why would they want to pay for it. Everyone just have to admit the players we have now are it, some do return once in a while but brand new players that stay I can pretty much count them on my hands its not gonna happen unless they made a another new game. Just got to face it these players were with are it. Everytime 1 player leaves the game it doesnt get replaced by a new player maybe a old vet returning but not a new player. Keep the game fun and dont cater to mathemethicians and people who want to spoil it for the other players cause they want only things that benefit them or are holier than thou or even the people who still things this is a mainstream game.
Though am curious are there so many people on the uo boards that actually dont play UO. I play UO everyday I get a chance but if I didnt play it I wouldnt want to bother commenting on the boards maybe it's just me but I see this alot. Not speaking about you but there are others that dont play and convince the dev to make game breaking changes I never understood that.
Oh I agree UO2 would be a game to try but don't know if I stick around economy is bad enough no need to pay for another online game.
For the record, I am not a pvper and am not interested in a retro shard, either. At some point, later for some than others, UO just lost that cool feeling that it once had. Like I replied to the other poster, maybe it's a combination of both boredom and bad design.
I've been waiting for the first reply to me from someone asking why I would post if I don't play. I, like many others here, still maintain active accounts in the hopes that one day UO will be fun to play for me again. I figure if I'm still a playing customer, I can post about it. When I shut down my two accounts, I'll probably stop posting. This is actually the first time I've even read these boards in ages, due to receiving an email newsletter from EA about the Stygian Abyss expansion coming up. On the WoW boards, you can't post if you don't have an active account. I always thought UO should be like that, but it's not since they have no official boards, so anyone can post. I would never try to convince the devs to make game-changing decisions about a game I rarely play; though I would suggest things that might make me return to the game full-time. So for me, I consider myself a sort of part-time semi-retired UO player now. I haven't let go of it yet. I played UO for ten years. And I still spend over $300 a year for my accounts.
That's all just me and my thoughts about it.
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Just wanted to ad, my guildmates in WoW and other games keep urging me to quit "wasting my money" to keep my UO accounts open. I guess I just still have a soft spot for this game. I, like many others, keep thinking after all this time that I may one day enjoy UO again for what it was and what I can be. One day I may bring myself to let it go, or not...
