September 24th, 1997.... Did you log on that day and are still logging ?

[popps]

Feel free to add whether you also were in Beta, before September 24th, 1997.

 

[Gem]

I was in beta! Been here ever since

 

[Pix]

I waited over 18months for my beta CD to arrive ... lagged so much I could hardly play in the beta, just walked about and died alot.

Then I wasn't able to get the live release till friends in the US sent me a copy, so I didnt get to log in till early Dec '97.

When I did finally log in, my friend came to meet my newly created char, dressed in a smart shiny full plate suit. So I went into war mode and attacked them.

I was dead within the first min of logging-in.

 

[THP]

welcome to the ''100 club''... jesus... yes i mssed the first 2 years.. longtime.. yes.... but pleaee be realstic.....if theres a 100 folks .... NO 200 folks tops ......left that logged in on the launch day ....ill buy them all a UO pie....

like then... like this ...show ya faces........ lest see if we get 100 / 200 likes for 100 /200 UO pies..... NOT AND NO

 

[Captn Norrington]

I was dead within the first min of logging-in.

Yep, sounds about right. This is how my first minute of UO went:

Me: (character created and lands in Britain)

Other player: "Hello new person! Welcome to Ultima Online! I shall be your tour guide, follow me!"

Me: Ok! (follows him to Britain graveyard)

Me: "why did my screen turn gray?"

Other player: "Your tour is complete, bye!"

Ahh the good old days...

 

[Dot_Warner]

PreAlpha, Beta and Day 1 (which felt like it repeated multiple times...)

 

[Tyrath]

PreAlpha, Beta and Day 1 (which felt like it repeated multiple times...)

Because it did repeat many times

 

[Sean]

Yes, beta yes.

 

[Gem]

I waited over 18months for my beta CD to arrive ... lagged so much I could hardly play in the beta, just walked about and died alot.

Then I wasn't able to get the live release till friends in the US sent me a copy, so I didnt get to log in till early Dec '97.

When I did finally log in, my friend came to meet my newly created char, dressed in a smart shiny full plate suit. So I went into war mode and attacked them.

I was dead within the first min of logging-in.

I recall being killed regularly by single mongbats....

 

[Gidge]

My husband and I paid I think 69.99, I have the receipt in the jewel case still, for UO and bought the book for half price 'cus someone ripped the map out of the book. Buggers! We consumed the book and waited for the servers to open. We shared an account in the beginning. he played on LS and I on Great Lakes. one computer, one phone line. I got my own account, computer and phone line for Christmas the following year. Ah... the memories!

 

[Wing Zero Straight Edge]

I remember attempting to play this back when it was released here in Australia, we had dial up internet so it was laggy and slow so my friend I gave up that night sadly.
I do remember taunting a player named Superman, he kept telling me to step out of town which I don't think back then I really understood why. (No doubt he was going to gank me which I most likely deserved lol

 

[Acid Rain]

Played Beta on a friends account when he wasn't playing. They never shipped to Athens Ga originally, only to Atlanta.
I wasn't driving 2 hours just to pick up a game. I snatched up my own account soon as it hit the stores in Athens.
Still playing the same account today It's never been inactive for a single day

 

[Pix]

I remember attempting to play this back when it was released here in Australia, we had dial up internet so it was laggy and slow so my friend I gave up that night sadly.

The lag was so bad, that once you recalled to your house (after you upgraded from a tent) unlocked the door, opened the door, the door had slammed shut and smashed you in the face. So you would double click on the door again to open it and boom, it smashes you in the face over and over ... Just getting in past your doorway, without letting 15 unwanted ppl in to loot all your stuff was often a challenge.

There were a couple of guys from Australia playing back then, that made a comic strip this one reminds me of how bad the lag was; I would just freeze up and miss sooo much of what was happening.

B0N3D00D and pLaTeDeWd meet Orcdude

 

[Drakelord]

was 1999 before we had the internet, dial up so yes I was NOT there for the Beta *snap fingers*. Was playing the PC versions of the ones before UO. I still have the old boxes and floppy disks for all of them. Had to get a 2nd phone line as I would get a disconnect every time someone called the house and the kids would answer the phone all shouting I got it, it's for me, my Boyfriend is calling for me, etc.. Was another three yrs before Cox Cable finally got fiber opt lines to us. Thank the lord I survived dial up!!

 

[MalagAste]

was 1999 before we had the internet, dial up so yes I was NOT there for the Beta *snap fingers*. Was playing the PC versions of the ones before UO. I still have the old boxes and floppy disks for all of them. Had to get a 2nd phone line as I would get a disconnect every time someone called the house and the kids would answer the phone all shouting I got it, it's for me, my Boyfriend is calling for me, etc.. Was another three yrs before Cox Cable finally got fiber opt lines to us. Thank the lord I survived dial up!!

I was in the same boat only I didn't even have a computer until then. In 97 when UO was in Beta I was just out of college for the second time... and struggling to raise 2 kids solo... I wasn't even thinking about computers... except at work where I found them more annoying than helpful.

 

[SugarMMM]

I was lucky to get into beta and have been here ever since.

 

[Longtooths]

yes I was Labyrinth