are free uo shards illeagle to use

[bob da builder]

are free uo shards illeagle to use if you still pay for your osi account

I want stygian abyss dag nabbit

 

[greatpumpkinator]

Reverse-engineering UO is against the TOC, and is illegal, in a sense, but that is up to debate. BUT. Yes, technically, freeshards are illegal...however, EA has done nothing to them - they probably don't see them as a threat (honestly, I don't either).

 

[bob da builder]

thx for the info and your right i dont see them as a threat as well

I want stygian abyss dag nabbit

 

[Sir Kenga]

Sure it's legal. It's only your bussiness where u want to play.

 

[Zodiac19]

Legal, probabaly not (proprietary software and all) but as long as the server details are kept within the circle of players and not public I don't see any way for EA to come and make a fuss. I seriously see underground shards out living EA's paid subscription service. Don't get me wrong i'm not advocating the free shards I still have 4 paid accounts. I just don't see the legacy of UO dying out when EA turns off the lights. I have a list of old games I would love to play again but are not compatible with todays OS's even with so called emulators. When UO does die it will not go quietly into the night.

 

[T_Amon_from_work]

Terms of Service with EA states that the client will NOT be used on any servers other than those operated by EA.

Use of the UO client - reverse-engineered or not, violates ToS and your EA account could get banned.

As of now, this thread is locked.