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I want to MMORPG AGAIN!!! - Former Ultima Online Junkie

dinanm3atldinanm3atl Member Posts: 215
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I played UO since it was released for a good 6 or 7 years. I LOVED that game. I tried EQ and it was decent but no quite UO.



I am waiting for PotBS to be released.



What can I play in the mean time... I want fantasy medieval if possible and don't mind a monthly payment or buying at a store...





What can I play?

Old Skool Ultima Online Junky
Bring back the OLD UO so I can play again

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  • SariahSariah Member Posts: 161
    Well I personally would say play around with COX,LOTRO, or any of the many F2P (free 2 play) mmo's until PoTBS is releaded if not UO itself. I am in the same boat waiting for AoC or G&H so i'm prolly going to start playing some free to play MMO's might even give guildwars a shot.

    Games Enjoyed: UO,EQ,AC,EQ2,COX,LOTRO
    Games Played(-Above):WoW,MXO,GW(beta),RFO,ArchLord,V:SOH,Rappelz,Ryzom,DDO
    Games I felt were a rip-off: DDO,ArchLord,V:SOH - all newer how ironic

  • SirOfDfSirOfDf Member Posts: 5
    maybe it gets better again with kingdom reborn

    worth trying if you liked UO
  • tcm151tcm151 Member Posts: 9
    Shadowbane is a good game.. There isn't any carebear type stuff that you see in newer games.  I am a former UO player also.  Check it out, you might like it.
  • SBC3SBC3 Member, Newbie CommonPosts: 372

    So many games to play out there its really not to hard to find one that you would like.  When you said I tried EQ and it was decent but no quite UO.  All i can think is that if you are only looking for a game like UO then play UO...  The point of you going to another game is to have something new.  Correct me if I am wrong.

    The Big MMORPG List

  • SariahSariah Member Posts: 161
    I'm a former UO player from the early days when the UO comics were halarious Lake Superior was Da Bomb. I remember dualing with the Skare Brea rangers every day just killing them was fun (That was a guild) Running around for 8 hours to work off the kills on my char... BUYING AND PLACING MY HOUSE.... Stealing from people out of town just to provoke a fight.... running to town to escape COR POR gankers.... I love my UO.....

    Games Enjoyed: UO,EQ,AC,EQ2,COX,LOTRO
    Games Played(-Above):WoW,MXO,GW(beta),RFO,ArchLord,V:SOH,Rappelz,Ryzom,DDO
    Games I felt were a rip-off: DDO,ArchLord,V:SOH - all newer how ironic

  • dinanm3atldinanm3atl Member Posts: 215
    Lord of the Realm Online is free?



    Is it a download or a box retail?



    What is COX?







    Also EQ was enjoyiable and I am up for something new and different but it was just not as fun to me as UO... Also UO sucks now.... already tried to play it... Kingdom Reborn is just semi-3D ninjas :)

    Old Skool Ultima Online Junky
    Bring back the OLD UO so I can play again

  • dinanm3atldinanm3atl Member Posts: 215
    If I buy LOTRO - Shadows of whatever is that just the expansion or full game ready to install?

    Old Skool Ultima Online Junky
    Bring back the OLD UO so I can play again

  • TriumvirateTriumvirate Member Posts: 156
    CoX is City of Heroes/City of Villains.  As far as what to play, I'm not sure.  If you don't mind switching over to a Sci-Fi setting Tabula Rasa is coming out this fall (currently in closed beta, which you could sign up for as well) and is made by the creator of the ultima series/ultima online.  It's more PvE based though, which may not be what you like.
  • PerceptionPerception Member Posts: 188
    Originally posted by dinanm3atl

    If I buy LOTRO - Shadows of whatever is that just the expansion or full game ready to install?
    If you buy LOTRO, you'll regret it, IMHO.



    But don't take my word for it:

    www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/135157

    vnboards.ign.com/lotr_online_general_board/b5042/103304740/p1/



    My advice... take an MMO break altogether.  Check out Command and Conquer 3, or if you have a PS2, check out God of War 2.  Whatever you do, don't go into a different MMO with the expectations that its going to fill the void of your old one.  You will more than likely just be disappointed.

    Perception is Reality.

  • dinanm3atldinanm3atl Member Posts: 215
    Thanks for the advice. I am playing Caesar 4 right now!



    Guess I just wait for PotBS but it is getting hard!

    Old Skool Ultima Online Junky
    Bring back the OLD UO so I can play again

  • AmalaricAmalaric Member Posts: 480
    Originally posted by dinanm3atl

    I played UO since it was released for a good 6 or 7 years. I LOVED that game. I tried EQ and it was decent but no quite UO.



    I am waiting for PotBS to be released.



    What can I play in the mean time... I want fantasy medieval if possible and don't mind a monthly payment or buying at a store...





    What can I play?

    Can't you just go back to Ultima Online if you were happy there?

    And there are probably some free to play game that looks similar that you can try.

  • dinanm3atldinanm3atl Member Posts: 215
    No UO is carebear hardcore now... I can deal with a little bit of it but not excessive amounts like EQ and WoW where dieing means nothing.

    Old Skool Ultima Online Junky
    Bring back the OLD UO so I can play again

  • HerodesHerodes Member UncommonPosts: 1,494

    ...where dieing means nothing.

    Care to die meaningful? I mean, come on. It is so really important, so exciting and meaningful for us if you die.
    Ok, it was a joke.

    Do you really believe, that if you anonymous guy die, you have any effect to anonymous us?

    ...where dieing means nothing. You played UO, so you must be fukkin old. Either you are a poor little being, or you really experienced some "meaningful" deaths.

  • b0rderline99b0rderline99 Member Posts: 1,441

    now is when i would mention all the great skill based games that i know of

    only...there arent any really..... UO and runescape are both past their prime

  • spankybusspankybus Member UncommonPosts: 1,367
    Originally posted by dinanm3atl

    No UO is carebear hardcore now... I can deal with a little bit of it but not excessive amounts like EQ and WoW where dieing means nothing.
    Go to seige Perilous, doesn't get any more hardcore then that.

    Frank 'Spankybus' Mignone
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    -3d Artist & Compositor
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  • sempiternalsempiternal Member UncommonPosts: 1,082
    Siege is a joke.
  • StellosStellos Member UncommonPosts: 1,491
    Darkfall is your best bet!  It is basically the only MMO out there that resembles original UO.  There was rumors that it was vaporware, but recently they just anounced beta and they are on pace to put the game out sooner than most people expected. 
  • CharslesTCharslesT Member Posts: 366
    lol lotr is very lame





    I like eq 2 somewhat and Vanguard a lot.  Check out Vanguard.

    Boycott EA Games. RIP Sim City.

  • jaharjahar Member Posts: 234
    Originally posted by Herodes


    ...where dieing means nothing.
    Care to die meaningful? I mean, come on. It is so really important, so exciting and meaningful for us if you die.

    Ok, it was a joke.
    Do you really believe, that if you anonymous guy die, you have any effect to anonymous us?
    ...where dieing means nothing. You played UO, so you must be fukkin old. Either you are a poor little being, or you really experienced some "meaningful" deaths.


    Didnt your mother ever teach you " if you cant say anything nice, dont say anything at all"? He didnt once say anythign about dying meaning alot, but in UO, if you died, you actually lost something.. ya know, it gave you a reason to not want to die. in WoW if you die 20 times in a day, yo ulose a handful of gold. UO, you lose everything you had, unless you are lucky.

    And OP, ive played  20+ MMORPGs in  the past 7 years. Ive had fun with a few, but nothing that comes close to old school UO. i remember being so awed when id see "Glorious Lord ____ , Grandmaster Mage". i picked it up again since then, and it doesnt take much to get that now.. the thrill is gone..remember when PvP didnt exist? it was PK? and not an option? run for your life when you see a dread lord or the words "Corp Por" over someones head? haha id give anythign for those days to come back

  • AmalaricAmalaric Member Posts: 480
    Originally posted by jahar

    Originally posted by Herodes


    ...where dieing means nothing.
    Care to die meaningful? I mean, come on. It is so really important, so exciting and meaningful for us if you die.

    Ok, it was a joke.
    Do you really believe, that if you anonymous guy die, you have any effect to anonymous us?
    ...where dieing means nothing. You played UO, so you must be fukkin old. Either you are a poor little being, or you really experienced some "meaningful" deaths.


    Didnt your mother ever teach you " if you cant say anything nice, dont say anything at all"? He didnt once say anythign about dying meaning alot, but in UO, if you died, you actually lost something.. ya know, it gave you a reason to not want to die. in WoW if you die 20 times in a day, yo ulose a handful of gold. UO, you lose everything you had, unless you are lucky.

    And OP, ive played  20+ MMORPGs in  the past 7 years. Ive had fun with a few, but nothing that comes close to old school UO. i remember being so awed when id see "Glorious Lord ____ , Grandmaster Mage". i picked it up again since then, and it doesnt take much to get that now.. the thrill is gone..remember when PvP didnt exist? it was PK? and not an option? run for your life when you see a dread lord or the words "Corp Por" over someones head? haha id give anythign for those days to come back

    They made a game like old school UO some years ago but people didn't want to play it.

    You had your chance, now shut that pie hole.

  • tomariktomarik Member Posts: 28

    Well, i just started playing UO again last night after quiting 2 years ago and I personally have fallen in love with the game once again. But for a good medieval game get DAOC. This game is pure medieval in every aspect. You capture castles and fortresses, use siege weapons, It's an amazing game. You can ride mounts and craft weapons and armor. I suggest start with that game it will medieval suit you well.

  • eXizzLeeXizzLe Member Posts: 29
    Want UO again? Try downloading UOGateway.
  • FockerFocker Member Posts: 344

     

     

    Originally posted by dinanm3atl

    I played UO since it was released for a good 6 or 7 years. I LOVED that game. I tried EQ and it was decent but no quite UO.



    I am waiting for PotBS to be released.



    What can I play in the mean time... I want fantasy medieval if possible and don't mind a monthly payment or buying at a store...





    What can I play?



    I feel your pain.  I was a UO junky myself.  I tried WOW, and LOTRO but they didn't do it for me.  I dont think theres a game out there that will be comparable to UO for me at the moment. 

    I've wanted to come back to you the past few months, but then i see the %'s, elf chars, crafting which is now a joke.  Basicaly it wasn't what I use to play.  I can't bring myself back for some reason.  

    Hope you find a good game to play some day.  If you do, let me know!

  • nine56nine56 Member UncommonPosts: 208
    Originally posted by Stellos

    Darkfall is your best bet!  It is basically the only MMO out there that resembles original UO.  There was rumors that it was vaporware, but recently they just anounced beta and they are on pace to put the game out sooner than most people expected. 
    Couldn't agree more. You need to check this game out. Absolutely must.
  • odysseas70odysseas70 Member Posts: 103

    To the OP (original poster):

    I feel you mate. UO was my first love too, but I quit the second trammel came out and became a carebear game like most games out there. Then I spent years trying all the rubbish out there, nothing could replace it. Some games had ok-ish pvp or "world" but nothing like UO.

    If you buy any "current" game, believe me, you'll regret it. As a former UO fan to another.

    The only hope is Darkfall. The "new UO" if you will. Besides that, a couple of pvp games that are gonna be released do not provide a true "world". Not War, not AoC, no nothing. Only Darkfall and if it isn't released (which it will cuz as someone else said they're going into beta soon), we'll go into another decade of nothingess.

    Oh, one more promising game might be Guild Wars 2. (Guild Wars in an open environment). And since the pvp, instanced/arena style but pvp nevertheless, in current guild wars is very well implemented, GW 2 looks very promising too. So you can either take a MMO break, or try 1 of the 3 games of GW series to check it out, while you wait for Darkfall. Besides, Gw is only b2p (buy to play) and has no monthly subscription so if you don't like it you won't have wasted a lot of money.

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