awesome free MMO game

[Deadly Crescent Kick]

ultima online was one of the first and most popular MMOs created. its success spawned the current inundation of online role playing & player vs player based games (everquest, world of warcraft etc...).

because OU has been out for over 10 years, it has gone several incarnations and rule set changes. what has happened is that many of the players have taken the code for the game and run player servers which have nothing to do w/ the company who created the game. this is completely legal so long as the player run servers don't chage $$. the rules and features vary from server to server. my buddy & i played UO when it was first released and have restarted our accounts several times.

why bother w/ such an outdated game?

that's easy- gameplay. no other MMO to date has the same amount of risk & freedom associated with it. owning a house (the housing & item system is much deeper and feature rich that any other MMO i've played). PvP action is also much edgier because the are penalties associated w/ dying & the game has several cool implementations to encourage it. you can just run around and kill people or participate in tactical, guild/team based battles in several settings (a guild's castle, a pvp arena, towns, dungeons or other places of interest).

read up about the game from the site and if you have time give it a spin. UO doesn't baby you. even vets of other MMOs can be surprised. if you're new to this type of game there is a slight learning curve. but once you get your character situated, join a guild, get some $$, etc, it a blast.

also, this server encourages macroing, so unlike other online RPGs you don't have to grind away for hours/weeks before you have a competitive character. they want to get you up to spec ASAP in order to get right to the fun content.

the players that run the server have taken the best features, rules and content for all the incarnations of UO and also added their own content to enhance gameplay.

check it out. its free.

http://www.game-master.net/

[Heaven Can Wait]

Angel Island has nothing on Defiance AOS. Apart from playerbase that is.
With that aside, yeah UO is the game to go for, though WoW (World Of Warcraft) is said to be good.
I may try Angel Island again, does it still have the gay new items?
May download it again

[Deadly Crescent Kick]

i just started researching it. my friend has been playing it for a while and a buddy from work had several of his siege perilous mates switch.

they love it.

i got up to a lvl 48 or so shaman in WOW. wow is a nice game, but i don't have the patience nor the time to grind to lvl 60.

i can 7x GM a toon in UO in a few days and jump right into the thick of things for free.

[Heaven Can Wait]

I'll give it a shot tommorow, haven't touched angel island in 2 years and back then everything was custom.
What's the main source of income there? tamers?

[Deadly Crescent Kick]

i have no idea man. i'm trying to reacquaint myself w/ the rules/game too.

but i did read something about the main source of income being either tamer or pve.

pve not so much, but i find it more fun killing things.

[Deadly Crescent Kick]

here is a great thread that summerizes all the awesome changes/original content they've implemented.

http://www.game-master.net/ubb/ultim...c;f=1;t=012373

[Heaven Can Wait]

ok so that looks good. very very good, are you playing now? only downside as i can see is that it could overcomplicate an already complicated game, still worth a shot though.

[Deadly Crescent Kick]

yeah that is UO's greatest asset & at the same time its greatest drawback.

but it doesn't seem like the learning curve should be too bad as the message board is pretty clear as to what rules are implemented vs regular UO. its tough because UO has changed so much over the course of its creation that everyone is used to varying rule sets and incarnations.

the staff seems to be in it for the long haul and the shard gains members everyday. my friends and i are going to take advantage of the current low server population and get as much real estate as possible and then i'll concentrate more on guilds, pvp, etc.

its funny to see so many great open spots to place houses.

right now i'm macroing up my $$ maker. after i get enough cash, then i'll create and guild up my primary toon.

my $$ maker is going to be a peace dexer (bard/warrior hybrid) as suggested on the newbie forum. i was considering make a bard/mage but that doesn't seem to be time efficient. i'd rather get a steady cash flow ASAP.

a bard/mage is a pain in the balls because it is more difficult to lvl up and takes too long before you're making $$.

i don't understand how some ppl pick GM magery on their $$ character. it requires cash to create your cash character. where is the logic in that?

i'll probably try a nox archer as my primary. he's not going to be great 1 on 1. i'll be more of a support character. that's fine b/c i plan to do a lot of guild/team based PvP.

[St. Anky]

I'm a World of Warcraft player myself (thanks to Active). I'll have to check this out.

[Heaven Can Wait]

Just noticed its pub 15... pre AOS is gay.
Para Explo e bolt poison.. its pathetic.

You should try Defiance AOS, decent playerbase and all the shit has been weeded out.

[Deadly Crescent Kick]

i played WoW. its a great game. i left before battlegrounds. i got sick of grinding.

i don't mind pre-AOS. that's the way i'm used to playing.