So.. I'm not sure why I'm opening this thread (and whether anyone would actually respond or even read it), but I figured its worth the shot.. Actually I do know why - the damn UO client is taking forever to patch for some reason, and I'm stuck here looking at the screen ^^
Anyways, I haven't played UO in a very, very long time now. More than 10 years for sure. I used to play on a private shard that was hosted locally in my country (Bulgaria), which unfortunately was shut down for reasons I now cannot even recall.
We played there for a number years (I was just a teenager back then), conquering anything the world had to offer. We fought, argued, united, divided... I'm sure all of you know how it goes.. However, no matter what was happening, playing UO was, and till this very day, is, one of my fondest and most cherished memories.
And to be honest, I always thought it will remain just as that - a memory, which I (unfortunately) barely recall in detail nowadays. Nevertheless, few days ago, for some unknown reason, YouTube of all things, decided to put a Harrower kill from your shard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5SlwaQ ... e=youtu.be) in my recommended feed. I couldn't resist, played the video only for a couple of minutes, and all those past feelings came rushing back in - something I have forgotten completely up until then.
I spent several days contemplating whether it's worth getting back into the game, whether there are even any active communities still around somewhere, aaand after a bit of research and reading - I ended up here.
Now, my memories of UO are very hectic and random – I remember that the last expansion (if they are even called expansions) on my shard was Treasures of Tokudo(? not sure about the spelling here). How far along the line of content are you guys in currently?
Also, can anyone give me an honest opinion – do I even stand a chance starting out as a new player (totally alone, without knowing anyone)?
I’m asking that, because I’m kind of worried. I looked around your forum, checked out the trading section just for fun (and because of my own memories on how I used to buy and sell stuff via our forum as well), and ended up slightly concerned. When I saw the amount of gold you guys trade in for items (you are talking in “kk”s gold?!) my thoughts were – no chance. However, I decided that this shouldn’t be a deal breaker – once I had nothing in my own old shard as well, and yet ended up having everything I could have imagined (my most prized possession (among many other things), were the awesome blue gloves (don’t even remember their name ffs) you had to steal from doom (if it was even called doom). I was in love in my PvP Mage back then.
I’m rambling at this point, please forgive me.
My second concern is about the place of new players in your community – seeing how far off you guys (and gals) are already, I’m doubting you have a guild for newcomers, or anything I might be able to use for assistance? And please do not get me wrong, I am NOT talking about getting items or gold for free (that’s the last thing I’m interested in). I’m thinking more in line of a community or guild that I can ask random questions about the game. As I said, my memories of UO and its mechanics are heavily faded. I remember some of the champions, some of our Harrower fights and fending of PK guilds trying to sabotage us, but that’s about it..
I have no clue where to start, what should I do, or who can I talk to in order to not play this game alone.. My current plan is to create a Bard/Tamer/Mage (that was my 2nd character back in the day) and take it from there (is that even a relevant build anymore?). Not sure exactly how I would pull this off, but my client seems to be all patched now, so I’ll stop wasting everyone’s time here and actually join our beloved world.
If anyone actually read everything up to this point – thank you, I really appreciate it ^^ and I’m sorry you had to go through this wall of text!
See you in game,
Best Regards,
NeverSummer (if available of course
)
