Re: Ultima Online: boon or bust?

From: jonmmorris@aol.com (JonMMorris)

Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks to all for their comments.  Very interesting stuff.

I want to share with you my impressions based on my addicted friend's stories:

You start with a character with few possessions or skills, spend hours doing
mundane tasks like chopping down trees or tailoring clothes to sell at the
market to buy a really basic weapon like a pocket knife.  Spend a few more
hours killing "easy" prey like bunnies until you get enough skill and money to
buy a "real" weapon.  Then, join or round up some other players and look for an
adventure.  Travel out of town and get jumped by "player-killers" or PK's who
may or may not be using cheater programs that render themselves invisible
(wearing "black" cloth on a black background), allow them to cast unlimited
spells that always hit their target, or freeze your character on-screen despite
your pounding on your keyboard in frustration.

Repeat several times a week.  My friend says he would loan me money to speed my
way through the poverty cycle and I shouldn't have to spend more than 10-15
hours per week playing.

I can see where this might have been fun when I was a teenager but my time is
scarce and this doesn't strike me as being fun.  What am I missing?

-- John

References

Re: Ultima Online: boon or bust?
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Fri, 08 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Ultima Online: boon or bust?
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Fri, 08 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0000