Can we talk NL a second? I'm curious
People have long asked for a retro shard, a "classic" shard. But we have always been told the coding was lost, notebooks were burned or some such excuses.
But now, we have NL coming online, and what do we know about it? Well, it will be one facet, and only the old world, as I remember them saying. They even said it will have pvp, but there will be safe zones for non-pvp'ers.
Sounds suspiciously like a classic shard, eh?
Here is what I really really hope. That they DO NOT overthink this. Just take it back to before AoS, and no 120 scrolls, have guard zones in the towns ala old school. And please, do not overthink the pvp part of it. Just introduce Order/Chaos and let chars join individually, not guilds. And let the order/chaos part be worldwide.
GM made stuff will be the top of the line.
Hopefully we can have naked mages again, if they make the spells work like they are sposed to work (used to work)
Mace weapons will destroy your stuff...
No special moves, per say, different weapons just have different effects. Old school, a warrior/dexer only needs mana to use a runebook.
So much has been lost in the chase for power and trinkets.
And this shard is only for a year, so power creep might not have to be worried about, expecially since EVERYONE will have access to the top level gear! (gm)
Anyway, I hope we learn loads more soon, before the anticipation wears off. And I hope it's good news.
But now, we have NL coming online, and what do we know about it? Well, it will be one facet, and only the old world, as I remember them saying. They even said it will have pvp, but there will be safe zones for non-pvp'ers.
Sounds suspiciously like a classic shard, eh?
Here is what I really really hope. That they DO NOT overthink this. Just take it back to before AoS, and no 120 scrolls, have guard zones in the towns ala old school. And please, do not overthink the pvp part of it. Just introduce Order/Chaos and let chars join individually, not guilds. And let the order/chaos part be worldwide.
GM made stuff will be the top of the line.
Hopefully we can have naked mages again, if they make the spells work like they are sposed to work (used to work)
Mace weapons will destroy your stuff...
No special moves, per say, different weapons just have different effects. Old school, a warrior/dexer only needs mana to use a runebook.
So much has been lost in the chase for power and trinkets.
And this shard is only for a year, so power creep might not have to be worried about, expecially since EVERYONE will have access to the top level gear! (gm)
Anyway, I hope we learn loads more soon, before the anticipation wears off. And I hope it's good news.
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There are people dead set against non-consensual PvP type actions and others will not even bother if there is no chance of it. I'd guess there would need to be some sort of mix so both sides would want to play.
I know I'm in the minority here but I can't wait for NL so hopefully the video session will happen soon!
That said, I'd rather them put most of their time and energy into content for Prod shards so if lack of NL updates is due to hard work of Prod Shard content then I'm good with it.
Q: Will there be open-world PvP?
The Ultima Online: New Legacy shard will support open world Player vs Player combat using an updated Vice Vs Virtue framework.
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source: https://uo.com/ultima-online-new-legacy/
I guess that could mean that it'll be the open PvP PK-fest that UO was before Trammel but it doesn't sound like it. Sounds like it'll have Factions.
[[People have long asked for a retro shard, a "classic" shard. But we have always been told the coding was lost, notebooks were burned or some such excuses.]]Q: Is Ultima Online: New Legacy an Ultima Online Classic Shard?
There is no magic dial to turn back Ultima Online to a specific era. Times have changed and expectations have moved past what the landscape of MMORPGs was like in 1997 and beyond. So in short, no, this is not a 1:1 recreation of a classic UO server in any given era. What we have done, however, is to rekindle the magic and nostalgia that drives the core desire to experience a classic server. As we have stated, we have completely rethought, reworked, and redesigned several core gameplay experiences with the goal of rekindling the classic experience of Ultima Online – focused on keeping true to the roots of Ultima as an RPG!
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source: same link as above.
So not only is not a "classic" shard but it specifically said it wasn't.
Now as stated before, you could code anything you want from scratch if you had the right resources so sure they could make a new game that looked, felt, and played exactly like old UO, probably right down to the dial-up lag, the "PKs open bank box in a dungeon so no risk of losing loot from a kill hack," and the "castle deed dupe." But it would cost a lot, I suspect. And be pointless.
Now is the new shard coded from scratch or using existing resources? Either way it's a depressing waste of time and money and I don't care.
Now let me be clear: This new shard is going to be a disaster for a lot of reasons that I'll get into some other time, and I increasingly am offended by the team's focus on it. So I'm not saying this as a supporter of this new endeavor.
Rather I'm saying it as someone who feels that these sorts of discussions should have, you know, facts and reason and stuff.
I have seen the updates about NL in the newsletter but they are more so about a specific feature like name lineage rather than the broader topics (and more interesting things to me) like Tram vs Fel / Building Skill / Timeline for release. Hoping we see that in the Feb hang out.
Thanks!
I just hope, that it will NOT be a Siege Perilous/Mugen clone and that it will accomodate also the gameplay of those players who do not enjoy nor seek PvP.
And by that I mean, that non-PvPers should be able to fully experience their gameplay without being dragged into PvP unless they want to, and without this meaning that they would be cut out from items or else that could improve or enhance their gameplay.
To my opinion, PvP should be played for the sake of it, for the fun of it by those who enjoy it, and not because it gives needed items like, for example, Powerscrolls are on Prodo Shards.... at most, it should provide titles or deco stuff but not, certainly, items needed to enhance significatively one's own gameplay.
We'll see how the New Legacy Shard will turn out to be, eventually.
I spend hours in UO doing things that will not produce any reward other than FUN. Fun should be the reward for PvP if they truly like PvP.
We're a year into this thing, the feature set and roadmap should be set. If it isn't, then hire a Project Manager because the project is doomed without one.