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So housing/economy/fun gone? :(
Shadowhearth
Member Posts: 174
I really remember when uo came, it was moust whanted yo play game, but in my countryi couldnt get it, and it was too expencive to play ( and when you are kid, and depend on your parents)
So it had it all. But is it all gone now? 
1. housing. Is it more like Ghost town feeling, with all empty houses, collecting dust. From all those gammers who quited ages ago, and theyr houses just waiting to be destroyed, when theyr accounts 600 days expire.
2. Economy, i think not even 1 mmo had such briliant economy, where you really enjoyed to be a blacksmither, and were proud of it, had your own customer range. And you didnt killed even a bunny in all your life? ( moust mmos now have crafting, just as secondary stuff, when you have nothing to do, and moust of time use it to your own needs) Is it all gone?
3. Fun? when you had such a huge world, and were just interesting whats outside this small town? Find those dragons! Become a tammer, and search wilderness for those rare animals or even mounts! Just go trought ather player houses, and watch incradable biuldings, and theyr uniques items. Remember there were eventreasure maps! oh man...
So tell me guys is it all gone? If i come now in to UO:KR will i find it? Or populations just dieing little by little?
Suggestions, wouldnt it be better to make a brand new shards, with brand new world, with no houses, and all people equal?And all economy , not deing little by little, but growing!?
Comments
All of these things that you speak of are still a part of the game. The only thing missing now, is the risk the game used to have. The population isn't what it once was in its prime, but it is far from a ghost-town. Something to the tune of 100k players still play this game. The big change, was when they took open pvp out, and made it to where you had to travel to a parralel world (felucca) in order to fight someone other than a guild member or enemy guild member. This split of the world is what made a lot of vets leave, as they enjoyed the more hardcore style the game originally promoted, and felt the split removed the immersion of a single living world. Also they felt the game had been "carebeared" so to speak. Furthermore, additions over the years such as neon weapons, funky mounts (giant insects etc.), ninjas, samurai, and elves, contributed to further polarizing its audience, and driving many long time players away, who were angry that the "authenticity" of the world had been ruined. You see, in the old days you were fair game once leaving towns, as were others. Everything "fit" in its medieval theme, not to mention with the pre-existing lore from the many ultima games that had proceeded it. Everything you did, whether combat or non, was determined by your skill in that activity. That was ended when EA added stats to gear and weapons, making character skills almost irrelevant, and effectively turning it into a more item based mmo, instead of the strictly skill based one it used to be. This was/is believed by many, as an attempt by EA to make UO more like the newer item collection grind fests that were starting to become popular.
Needless to say, other than these changes, you can still do all of the stuff you mentioned, just the way you go about it has been changed over the years. Some believe for the worst, and others believe for the best. Try a trial of the game, and you be the judge for yourself.
Nice replay m8. but that pvp change really did it
. and i think you said magical word: "hardcore" pvp. Which was more realistic, and more adrenaline based, not like moust mmo now, with carebear systems 
. I think even runescape have closed down wilderness system!!! Whitch was a BLAST!
So anyway, main thing: is it still has economy? and need in crafter, more then need, in ather warrior or mage?
And is it true, that moust of biulding in the world there now, are empty and lifeless?
I whant to choose now, do i go to UO or Vanguard or EQ2,
And beng honest UO ( back 5 years) would be moust perfect game i whant to play, but now so much stuff changed, alot of veterans left
. so making me doubt alot 
I agree friend, as I prefered it when it was more "hardcore" myself. But, by no means is it a bad game now or anything, as it is still much deeper than most mmos out there, still to this day ten years later.
It still has a player-run economy, if thats what you mean, then yes. Most of the good stuff in the game is still made by players. Crafting was, and still is profitable. The economy is not what it once was either, due to many players hoarding items and gold over the years, and not putting it back into the economy. I'm no economist, but when most are selling and not buying stuff, the economy tends to suffer a bit, the worth of gold goes down, kinda like a depression. Also I hear UO is a big victim of the gold selling industry, another contributer to its less than stellar economy as of late.
It depends on what shard you pick as to whether there will be a lot of people or not. I played on Atlantic recently, and there were plenty of people, but I cannot speak for any other shards(servers), although I hear from UK friends that Europa ( a euro shard)is still going strong.
There are free trials of UO and EQ2, so try em out and make the decision yourself. Unfortunately Vanguard doesn't have a trial out yet, but it is planned for Q2 of this year.
If it is an open-ended, skill based, sandbox mmo you're looking for, then UO and Eve online are really your only choices. EQ2 and Vanguard are of the more "linear" traditional style mmos, a.k.a level based/class based.
I hope I have helped you friend, Good luck on your quest for gaming satisfaction. Cheers!
Anather good replay, ty. I think you hitted the spot, what i am looking for, sandbox type game, with economy taking big part.
Perfectly i would love to play UO, and that Kr is really making me interested, with enchanted graphics and all. But, like i see economy really cribblet
. and really dont whant to join sinking ship 
And i hear vanguard is really starting to kick in, and economy really growing and player based.
Now problem with trails... they about 2gb and something, and mine internet is limited to 20gb a mounth
( yes, in ireland we have it limited, and if we whana unlimited, we need pay alot of money)
So, i cant really waste 4gbs just to check it out, and newer come back