Richard Garriot, the executive producer of NCsoft and creator of the Massively Multiplayer (and massively popular) Ultima Online, has criticised the genre for becoming stagnant, claiming that MMO design has adopted elements akin to "whack-a-mole" games and data management in favour of innovative design.
Every MMORPG gamer has farmed, but not all monetized it. For Venezuelans, it was done out of necessity. This is the story of how Venezuela became a leading country in gold farming.
After over a decade, developer Broadsword makes MMO news as a legacy shard for UO called Ultima Online: New Legacy is announced.
Interesting, I played UO from day one. My main question would be is stealing allowed and how does PVP work or is it going to be baby mode with a new name again?
From what we are seeing Trammel and Felucca are no more which brings PvP back to the forefront. According to UO.com more information will be released via the UO Newsletter.
Raph Koster, lead designer of the classic Ultima Online has started a brand new company and is looking to create a completely original IP and build a new MMO.
Man Ultima Online one of my fave MMOs of all time. Really miss it the days running around brit graveyard as a red PK'er and having a house nearby to hide and stay away from the pitchfork mobs lool
Well hopefully this will not fall by the wayside as so many smaller MMO's have done.
I have no problems with level grinding with a group of pals in a strange area with mobs that can easily kill you if you were alone. I don't really care about this Fable genre that is trying to kill off the old and true ways of RPGs. What ever happened to the 'if it aint broke' saying because one still needs to level in a rpg what's the point of not having any levels in a rpg and just go with what is done for your personal choice... I don't know I'd rather go with level grinding and story then just story
because that's what he was really good at a decade ago. (And he really hasn't released a game in a decade.)
9 million people like level grinding.... Its amazing that all of these companys spend all this cash on developing these mmo's when everyone knows that the next big mmo is being developed by Blizzard. Give it up already, merge with EA and help them learn how to make a game with next gen graphics. That would really help the gaming community! These investors are crazy that are funding all of these projects. It seems like mmo's are sprouting up all over the place these days.