Understood, but if it's not going to be at least like Titan Quest(I know the engine is up to the task for sure) why bother with SA? Just fix the damned bugs.
Edited to add that I know UO is tile-based and probably cannot step away from that style but I wouldn't mind if it had TQ's graphics quality.
Titan Quest -
http://titanquestgame.com/ , take a look at the pictures and compare them to what Gambryo can dish out :
http://www.emergent.net/oblivion ,
http://www.emergent.net/Products/Clients--Titles/RPG/Loki-Heroes-of-Mythology/
....And tell me EA can't make UO look and feel much better.
To those with lower-end systems I have nothing to say, shame for keeping us in the caves in 2008. Get an XBOX or Wii if you wanna play games but can't upgrade, and want those games to never slow down your system. There's console internet now too.
PC games evolve to match each year's lowest hardware specifications to say the least because people can and should, after 10 years to be honest, upgrade.
Quit smoking or something, and save up. I don't care.