Ultima Online Celebrates 10 Years

The well known EA-run MMORPG Ultima Online is now celebrating its ten year anniversary. At the time, Gamespot referred to the game as a 'buggy, unplayable mess.' Here's to another ten years, UO. 'In recognition of the game's 10 year anniversary, EA has announced the "Return to Britannia" initiative. Past subscribers of the game can download the free Kingdom Reborn update through Ultima Online's Web site, and then play the game gratis until October 9. EA will also be hosting a number of events during this period, including a monster hunt where players can win loot such as an ankh pendant necklace, a map of Brittania, an Ultima Online commemorative sculpture, and a virtue armor set.' I think it's also worth pointing out that UO isn't the first big graphical game to hit ten years; that would be Meridian 59.

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To all the Trammies at the bank...

[losman]

*Corp Por*

Re:To all the Trammies at the bank...

[Anonymous Coward]

GUARDS! VENDOR BUY ME A LLAMA!

Most fun I had with my cloths on: Earthquake at Brit Bank, then call the guards.
For each person standing there, one guard would materialize and whack you dead.

Oh and duping using UoPlugIn - we used mules to carry away the gold :D

I'm sure

[Gregg.Baker]

All three people still playing the game feel very proud of this fact.

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[This_Is_My_Happening]

Well UO was one of the first MMORPG's. Back then no one knew that if you made it more like a job you could sell millions and millions of copies. The developers simply didnt know any better and just tried to make the game "fun". Poor, poor bastards. ;)