Better then UO? Not by a longshot, a great game? well if they fixed the lag issues and several bugs then yes. UO was never a gorgeous game, but then again it was old. But god bless the pvp element. I was a pure PK on the game and one of my PK buddies Fire let me log on his account one day. He had the most aweful character id ever seen GM'd in only one skill but he was ridiclous and able to pk the shi outta people. There are no MMORPGs now days where there is a significant skill over stats/gear element in the pvp side. Beyond that there is damn near no games that let you loot and truely grief people. While SB allows you to siege cities I dont think its nearly as good as UO (first year) was. Tho its prob still the best out.