I was a UO player. In fact, I was one of the first volunteers for the Counselor program and later was one of the original Seers. (Seer Adamantyr of Pacific.)
This was an absolutely fascinating and illuminating account of the inner workings of "Ultima Online!" Thank you very much for posting it!
As for me, I have nothing to contribute to this discussion, since I have never played a MMORPG or MUD. The closest I've come to MMORPG's was when I played the demo for "Unreal Tournament," and got my backside seriously kicked by the other players!
I did have Compuserve back in the day, but like Bill said, I was very aware of the "clock" ticking, and it seemed a frivolous waste of hard-earned money to play these games.
I knew a couple whose lives seemed to revolve around "Everquest," which made it difficult to get in touch with them. It was very clear that these MMORPG's were very addictive!
I was a UO player. In fact, I was one of the first volunteers for the Counselor program and later was one of the original Seers. (Seer Adamantyr of Pacific.)
This was an absolutely fascinating and illuminating account of the inner workings of "Ultima Online!" Thank you very much for posting it!
As for me, I have nothing to contribute to this discussion, since I have never played a MMORPG or MUD. The closest I've come to MMORPG's was when I played the demo for "Unreal Tournament," and got my backside seriously kicked by the other players!
I did have Compuserve back in the day, but like Bill said, I was very aware of the "clock" ticking, and it seemed a frivolous waste of hard-earned money to play these games.
I knew a couple whose lives seemed to revolve around "Everquest," which made it difficult to get in touch with them. It was very clear that these MMORPG's were very addictive!
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