Since everyone keeps talking about this UO Gamers free shard, and bringing back all this bullshit which is supposed to bring back the fun and realism into UO. I think it's a joke, so Ive completed a do's and don't essay to explain why these servers are so unacceptable for public release.
The Do's:
1 Make a server which you can only connect with a 200-400 ping average: This will bring back the realism of what UO used to have, which was lag, and disconnections.
2. Create Random client crashes, to bring back what used to make us love to hate the game for.
3. Encourage role-players with no pvp skill to join the game, so we can kill their miners, and loot their houses.
4. Bring back house looting rights, so we can steal from houses as we please.
5. Allow loop-holes, and bugs so people can take advantage of them.
6. Take your time fixing bugs and exploits, also bring promises of necromany and other cool features, but never commit to them.
7. Antagonize your members, by telling them: "sorry, we cannot help you with that, return messages."
DON'TS:
1. Do not create precasting for bows, because it didn't exist.
2. Ignore all whiners, because whining invokes change, and change eventually evolves into a phase known as UO:R.
3. Do not Ban people for harassment, harassment is what made uo fun. If you can't handle it, then use that little ignore button.
4. Do not get rid of horses, that would be take out the fun of running away from a freakin 10 on 1 d00l.
Again, emphasis on REALISM folks. Or maybe I just want to conclude this post by saying UO sucks, sucked, and will never be as good as it was at the given time, even though we still bitched and hated it.
go spurs go