UO is still very UO. Some people will try to tell you otherwise (colter, Kaleb etc.) , but most of us are still having a lot of fun. The pvp scene looks something like:
(ill try to summarize as best i can)
FL has reformed to a small clan of mediocre and once-awesome-now-rusty pvp'ers. Not much of a threat yet, but probably having fun. Aryck co-gm'ing with papa? correct me if im wrong. (no faction)
|M| was the shard super power for a while there, comprised of ex FL members, and ex FL wanabes. It literally fell apart because it had such bad vibes and everyone got tired of being screamed at and dictated by Haginor (the true GM of M) They are now a medium sized trammy guild, punctuated with a few decent pvp'ers. A rule list about five pages long. not much fun unless you're into verbal abuse and such. (no faction, no huevo's) Their TS often sounds like a jerry springer episode.
SUPR: Most of the best pvpers of M left to form SUPR (super best friends.) nothin but high fives and tight vibes here. We seem to do what ever is funniest. We've become medium sized, fielding some of the best pvp'ers around. Alot of ex FL, ESF, I, etc. Democratic. Awesome. a few good canadians. extraordinary pwnage. very fun. who pacific's daddy is. Pink Floyd is GM. We have recently absorbed all WEAK members. Good dudes. Good players. *high five* Currently MIN faction. People who take the game too serious/***holes need not apply. Screaming/freaking out can and will get you thrown out. (the one and only rule in SUPR aside from the obvious stuff) We like to play the monday night football theme in vent just before raiding.
Not exactly rich, per se, but willing to burn a few val hammers to get you up and running.
KOK. Kyrite's guild. Hilarious. Good players. So hilarious in fact, we joined forces. Tight vibes. They would have just joined, but ky really didn't want to lose his KOK tag. He loves his KOK. Theres only three or four of them i think.
Theres also DOS. a few mediocre/decent archers, with one decent mage. They get very angry. Alot of fun to kill. (SL I think?)
CD is still around. Small. Poor. but good people. You can still get dismounted and kilt any time you like in yew by a few CD's. (no faction)
SON! is still a lethal force. very... fast. Very rich. Small, but mean. Mostly archers with insane balanced bows imported from atlantic, or dismount tamers. (MIN faction, but expected to change) Casper and Cloud's little elite 'click' of people. Im sure its fun, but they don't take new members.
I imagine its a real scream-fest in that vent.
I get confused about the other elitists. Seems like they change tags every week or so. Rag-tag hacks who don't play well with others. Old names like Citizen BUM, Baron, Eggplant, Avast, etc. A couple Napa Valley imports. Probably the best pvp'ers on the shard, but very unfriendly. Very untrustworthy. Very risky to associate with. Not really a valid threat, and not fun fight (chase) . (TB faction, last i checked) I imagine their vent as a violent and hurtful place...
Thats the best I can do for you. Hope its helpful. Hope to see you out there, dude. (I have you on ICQ still i see, I am Jubaca/Gemma. I think we were guildies once.) All in all, UO is still the only game of its own class. Still addictive as heroin. Still hilarious. Since the collapse of the |M|pire, its been some of the best pvp I have seen in ages. Download, activate, and come have fun.