Question for the UO thieves.

[Fallesafe]

When I used to play UO, my favorite character, by far, was my thief. I started in '99 and quit just before all the vampire/ninja/samurai stuff happened. I was considering giving the game another go. But I wanted to hear from you guys what the game is like these days. Can a thief still run up to disarm people and run off w/ the best weaps in the game? Or has that been nerfed? Is the thief still a powerful (or viable) character?

Also... what does PvP look like now? I remember that, before UO:R, it was pretty awesome stuff. And it got a little lame afterwards. Are meele characters still totally dominant? And does the PvP still require a lot of skill? Or has it become item-based (Like EQ and WoW)?

Thanks!

 

[Touzoko]

Probably more item based, I'd say. If you do not want items, then you will want Siege. On the other shards (not sure of Mugen) there is insurance, making a disarm thief, not what he used to be. Even on Siege, there is a single shard blessing, but the pack items are still open for seizure. Not sure about pvp- I havent tried that yet.

 

[Fallesafe]

Thanks for the info! That's too bad. It seems that all MMOs are going in this direction of gear > skill. What used to make this game awesome was that everybody had the same Cheap-**** leather armor and dex suits. But there was such an overwhelming skill requirement that the best players could dominate 1 vs 3. Not like I have to tell you this lol. I'm just reminiscing.