Ultima Online: 2010 Town Hall Community Event

Posted on August 8, 2010

For the first time in two years, Mythic Entertainment will be hosting a live Ultima Online (UO)community event at their Fairfax building in California on August 28. During the event they will share plans for future Live Events and discuss the shape of things to come for the UO community. In addition, there will also [...]

Ultima Online entices new, former Players with “Call To Arms” Event

Posted on August 8, 2010

With BioWare Mythic offering Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss at the low price of $29.99 USD (including 30 days gametime), efforts are at an all-time high to revitalize this classic game. UO’s “Call to Arms” will feature such festivities as lore-based Live Events, which are slated to bring back several memorable characters from both Ultima and [...]

Giant Dwarves? DDO Unlimited adds “Claw of Vulkoor” Quest Screens

Posted on August 8, 2010

With the upcoming Update 6, Dungeons & Dragons Online players will explore swamps, raid sunken temples, and protect the last village of the Drow from otherworldly threats. One of the more compelling quest lines is the Claw of Vulkoor; players will be tasked with guiding tribal warriors through a mysterious cavern system in search of [...]

Massively Speaking Episode 100 with Lord British

Posted on May 19, 2010

Lord British himself, Richard Garriot will be on massively.com’s webchat, Massively Speaking episode 100. Garriot will join hosts Shawn and Rubi for some chat on the past, present and future of MMOs. Topics will range from the early days of Ultima Online to the possible reinvention of Tabula Rasa and beyond.
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Putting Risk Back Into the Themepark — Drop Chance

Posted on February 17, 2010

Last month, I posted a bit about the concept of risk in MMOs and the conclusion I came up with is that most modern themepark MMOs have sanitized their gameplay such that risk is no longer a factor. I feel that risk is an intriguing design element and that without it, our MMOs are less [...]