Anybody see the WoW interface there at all? health bar top left, map top right, backpack, buttons along the bottom?
Dont get me wrong, i played wow, quit come back to uo... Hmm interesting, maybe they are of the stance, 'if u cant beat em, join em'? In that case i want AH and internal mail system too!!
Hmm, I prefer the more pragmatic: "If an idea is good, then it's a good idea".
For all it's goodness, the original uo interface is clucky and unintuitive. Many are just too used to it to realize it. It's like the old proverb of an elephant who grew up being held to a tiny wooden stake.
I see nothing wrong with improving it, especially when it gives players the tools to emulate the old interface.
I've played ultima a long time, it was my first MMO, and I've always setup my screen to have my tabs in a row, on the bottom of my screen, my health bars at the top left, my map at the top right, and my backpack at the bottom right. It's not a coincidence, it's simply logical. I just think it's nice that I can't accidentally click my tabs and have them magically disappear (like in the 2d interface). I like that I actually get to use most of my screen, rather than having massive bars of black framing the bottom and right.
Edit: For the record: I'm not saying KR IS TEH AWESOME. It has it's faults, just like everything. I'm simply voicing why I enjoy it.
I must confess this is one of the most inane 'comebacks' that tends to get used.