/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4515168
Used to, but i don't really have a reason to play this.

UO is a cult game, but i think it had the potential to be more than a pvp/pvm game. It had the roots to be a real Ultima but online, however it became just for killing.

Anyway, a truly open game. Everybody playing UO was making fun of WoW when it was released. It had a lot of great ideas such as:
-Drop items on floor
-Stealing, taming.
-Housing, buying a ship.
-Map with no zoning.
-Emphasis on customization.

Did a brave move to choose 2D over 3D, which i guess was essential to achieve its ambitious plans. Next to many crpgs of the eigthies, it has the honor of being the videogame that implemented a lot of fantastic ideas that will die with the game.

Which is sad, the amazing emulator scene could not save UO, i suppose because of the outdated client. If it wasn't because of EA, imagine they released the source code of the client.