Why does Ultima Online still have players even after 18 years?

MMORPG has become a popular turning point in general existence "Ultima Online(Ultima Online (UO)) "has been released, 18 years will pass soon. Every game has a great death rampant, but why does UO still have players even after 18 years, is that one gamer who has jumped into the world of Britannia thinks about that mystery.

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UO belongs to an old work among MMOPRG, and the operation is continued with a subscription model which regularly needs a play fee. Why is UO so served? Jake Tucker of the game information site "Rock, Paper, Shotgun" himself jumped in as a new player and watched the world with his own eyes and at the same time a veteran player met at the forum · I listened to Petra Fyde and I explored the reason.

In October 2000, Fyde started UO life from creating a character in his son 's account. After that, I immediately got my account with my husband and has been playing UO for about 15 years. Currently, Fyde's doing is to write support guide for difficult to understand in the game.

Asked what motivation can be continued for 15 years, Fyde told the reasons "Playing UO is a lot of fun". "Through games, I have made many friends across generations and borders, some of whom I have never met, but they will help me when I am in trouble. It's as if the neighbor is right there. "

Even so, Mr. Jake says that initially it was unlikely that UO was different from other MMORPGs. However, by playing the game himself, I encounter more exciting things than I can experience in the first few days when playing other MMORPG and I will realize the specialness of UO.

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One of the real thrills of MMORPG is how to make a character that is his alter ego. Although UO has introduced several expansion packs, it seems that it is an old game, and the appearance features that can be chosen are not that wide. However, Jake is excited to see that, whether to aim for Paladin, to travel with Britannia as a samurai, or to provide weapons to young adventurers to be respected ... ....

This is the character creation screen of UO. You can choose hairstyle · beard shape · skin tone · shirt color · pants color · hair color · beard color. Shirts and pants can be dyed to the color you like if you use a dyed pail and dyed powder at a later time.


After all, because I was born to Britannia with all my heart, I chose not to sit behind the anvil but work hard. As the "Ninja" looked as if it was wearing Adamantium claws, I created a character named "Wool Verrine (Wool Verge)".

Probably, Mr. Jake seems to have seen the following ninja illustration at the time of announcement of "Temple of the Buddha". In UO, like other MMORPG, we do not choose occupation or class at character creation.


After all, I ended up standard tutorialNew town new townJake, who adopted the standard MMORPG style of play "to defeat the enemy with skills", killed himself by fighting the fight against the eagle opponent and lost all the sword and clothes he had It was. Jake and Mr. Jake have monsters again"Young" attribute indicating that it is a new playerNoticed that it will not attack first strike against the character that was attached, it became a "journal reporter" of Britannia world.

Mr. Jake who spread the view through Britannia world through various moongates, "Although there are various play styles for many people, UO has diversity to suit them, and from the game side I do not have anything to ask the player, so I think that it is continuing, "Fyde said. "Basically, just do it when you want to do what you want, for example you do not have to spend hours on games for a raid boss, even if you log in for only 10 minutes, there is something that gets a sense of accomplishment. Besides, since players have ownership of in-game property, we talk about their charm, "Building a house and arranging furniture" living "in Britannia."

Wedding ceremony on UO

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This Fyde says"Living in Britannia" recalls users to Britannia worldJake says that it is a bit sad to witness that Britannia will decline little by little.

After all, Jake is 38.99 dollars in 3 months (about 4834 yen, if it is Japan1 month 1554 yen · 3 months 4179 yen · 6 months 7329 yenBecause I felt the play fee is outrageous, I only played UO for 14 days of trial. While refusing that you can not take enough time to understand the system and declare that you do not know whether it is enough play experience, the impression you played is generally positive and the fantasy world If you like to adventure, I conclude that Britannia is a very good place.