Having played Ultima Online many years ago, and bored with the lack of decent free MMORPGs, im thinking of getting back into it.
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Theres a lot of decent free mmorpgs if you know where to look :P.
Not counting some private servers heheh.
Theres a lot of decent free mmorpgs if you know where to look :P.
Not counting some private servers heheh.
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Most of them suck - hence my return to UO.
You ever played it?
Having played Ultima Online many years ago, and bored with the lack of decent free MMORPGs, im thinking of getting back into it.
UOGamers.com run a free UO shard, that generally has between 800 and 1200 players on at any one time.
I find it the most realistic fantasy MMORPG, with a simple magic system, skill based levelling and some really great crafting. Im happy to teach you the ropes if you want to get started
Anyone care to join me there?
I must warn you that UO can be crazily addictive!
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Quite possible when I get unbusy. Although it's ancient graphics engine might turn me off.
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Doubleplusgood!
Nope, never liked ultima games. Theres granado espada open beta, that game is very good and Cabal online is going free to play this wednesday, then theres some decent mmorpgs RYL 2, flyff(very good but also very slow lvling), rappelz, last chaos... and some others.
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OMG Cabal goes free2play....damn lol i was in the beta and I couldn't believe they made the game pay2play lol!!!....
Talon could you explain a bit more about Ultima online??
How is the leveling? How are the quests? are they all the same or is there enough diversity?
What professions can you learn?
The game is free2play I assume?
Is there a main storyline to follow like Guildwars?
What kind of classes can you choose??
Are there mounts?
Are there enough different skins of weapons and armor??
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Its skill-based not levelbased. There are over 50 skills including begging(!), inscription, blacksmithy, tailoring, fencing, lumberjack, wrestling, magery, etc, etc, etc, of which you can mix and match.
Free to download the client from the official site, and free to play on 3rd party servers. I play on www.uogamers.com - Hybrid. Ive only been playing since yesterday and its a whole lot of fun.
I am not questing myself, as I personally prefer just slaying monsters. The quests are pretty cool from my recollection - including useful items like pet summoningballs, etc.
There is no main storyline per-se - its very non-linear.
There are loads of mounts and pets - including nightmares (dark magical horses) and dragons!!
The weapon and armour variety is exceptional, although there is obviously not the graphic detail of something like guildwars you can still have a very distinctive appearance.
Its just whole lot of fun - come play!
Ok the only link to download is for FilePlanet and I REFUSE to EVER use Fileplanet....I HATE Fileplanet
Do I have to purchase something...
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1) Download and Install Game from EA Mirror:
http://games.mirrors.tds.net/pub/ea-games/uo/uoml_setup.exe (http://games.mirrors.tds.net/pub/ea-games/uo/uoml_setup.exe)
2) Download and Install ConnectUO to connect to server:
http://www.connectuo.com/release/CUODesktop_Latest.zip (http://www.connectuo.com/release/CUODesktop_Latest.zip)
3) Run Connect UO
4) Click "Play Game"next to UOGamers Hybrid.
5) Wait while UO updates to latest version (took me an hour).
6) Enter username and password (this will generate your account on the server - if the account name is already in use, it will get rejected).
7) Play!
Ill be online from 6pm GMT to assist
Is this part of the install?
hahaa ok nvm I think it's still downloading
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Oooh ooh! Squiggly marks! :D
Ok it's patching...
Um it's my day off and I just blew 100 bucks on assorted alcohols : D not sure if it's a good day to get into a new game it's 11:50am
Thanks Talon
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post with your name and location when you are on and ill come and find you
If you choose "advanced" for character creation you can choose your start city
2D or 3D? I selected 3D and it's patching again
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2d - 3d is not compatible
Ya I'm in a town but I'm not sure which because I double clicked before reading it and now I'm goin through the controls.
Can I make it full screen? it's windowed now but when I click the fullscreen it just stay as a window and the text is hard to read.
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you can drag on the corner of the display to make it bigger
there is also a resolution setting you can change if the text is too small
Ask someone which city you are in
We ended up getting a horse and a llama from the guy.
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Llama dead :(
Could you post some screens cuz when I type it in google i get some weird shit
if it's like this then oke
if it's like this then hell no!!!
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They are both the same game and play exactly the same way.
The top version is using the 3d client, which is not supported on the free server.
Its only the graphics that are different.
I wouldnt not play the game because of the graphics - thats not what its about
They are both the same game and play exactly the same way.
The top version is using the 3d client, which is not supported on the free server.
Its only the graphics that are different.
I wouldnt not play the game because of the graphics - thats not what its about
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Yeah true but i mean looking at that second screen really gives me the mood for not playing the game....
I wont play the 2D version no matter what, even my cellphone games have better graphics than that >_<.
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Pity - you are missing out on some great gameplay
Theres no 3D free server?, well anyways cabal online goes free tomorrow, i paid for a month of city of heroes/ villains, and i can play tabula rasa closed beta on the scheduled play session times (just 1 day server is up 1 day server is down then full weekend) so guess thats enough for me for the time i can play now :P ... (yes, got a job now :lol:)
That time on nwn when i was always on the top of played time, didnt have school nor job lol *sniff* :rolleyes: (but didnt have money either.. ;) )
I wont play the 2D version no matter what, even my cellphone games have better graphics than that >_<.
And dungeon runners its good, you just didnt get the hang of it :P, i got a lvl 24 and a lvl 15, its just innovative classless system, you do get to select a class at start but that only determines your starting weapon and stats, then you can re-stat your points anytime you want, you can learn any class skill, and depending on the skills on your quickslots, stats, weapon in use and lvl you get a different title that is pretty much your class. The letdown for a lot of ppl on this game its the optional 5$ per month to get better items and stuff, 5$ is nothing more or less 3â?¬ even cheaper than a movie theater ticket yet lot of people complain about it.
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Damn you play a lot of games....lol....