Aye it is fun IF one has the connection/skills for the UO of nowadays.
*mine connection is slow hense it sucks* I play crafters here.
I used to pvp when EVERYONE was on slower connections and enjoyed it but that was also pre AOS and in the old school back in the day UO too. I think I just shut out the %%%% percentages of items aos %%% reading math to arm self, to pick what to wear what to fight with what dorky rings bracelets etc etc. and it all turned me off *still does* and slower connection speed too.
I just opted to hangin up pvping with age of stuffs..more like been there done it attitude, dont have to prove nothing to others nor myself even, about pvping anyhow for me maybe cuz been in UO too long before there ever was a trammel or aos etc.
But for myself making a pure crafter was something I NEVER could get guts enough to DO. I never made one on Chesapeake back in the day. I was too scared to be defenseless, crafter templates were not something I was going to be saddled with in old uo.. so I never made anything but warriors and mages or combos of em *tank mages* as called back then for some templates.
I had all of those assorted pvpin templates back then was in Order CoM factions etc, but never had the guts to make a *defenseless crafter* ie all craft skills only with.. no fight skills on the chrs. at all.. till.............I came here. And I have enjoyed finally playing full, crafters ..here !
*go figure*