Comments on: Exploring Our Hot Spots. http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/ Rarely Insightful MMO Blogging Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Budikah http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4289 Budikah Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:21:36 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4289 The entire damn UO map holds that quality to me. I'd personally say that the forests around Yew, Yew itself, the Abbey, and Shame would be it for me. Back on live servers (Catskills) I ended up doing a lot of heavy roleplaying. I have a lot of good UO memories that base themselves around Yew. The town was so splayed out that most people simply hung out around the abbey, but it was secluded enough to not have to deal with pretty much anyone but roleplayers. This also extended way down to the Yew Orc Fort where Shadowclan hung out, then down the mountain pass and into shame. Does anyone else have a ridiculously good memory of the UO world? Mine is pretty much impeccable... to this day I can still find my way pretty much anywhere.. I think I know Britannia better than I do my own state. The entire damn UO map holds that quality to me. I’d personally say that the forests around Yew, Yew itself, the Abbey, and Shame would be it for me.

Back on live servers (Catskills) I ended up doing a lot of heavy roleplaying. I have a lot of good UO memories that base themselves around Yew. The town was so splayed out that most people simply hung out around the abbey, but it was secluded enough to not have to deal with pretty much anyone but roleplayers.

This also extended way down to the Yew Orc Fort where Shadowclan hung out, then down the mountain pass and into shame.

Does anyone else have a ridiculously good memory of the UO world? Mine is pretty much impeccable… to this day I can still find my way pretty much anywhere.. I think I know Britannia better than I do my own state.

]]> By: Yaht_Diz http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4058 Yaht_Diz Thu, 20 May 2010 23:24:18 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4058 Wrong. It's always about quality. Wrong. It’s always about quality.

]]> By: Azaroth http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4055 Azaroth Thu, 20 May 2010 21:29:57 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4055 I think quantity is key. I think quantity is key.

]]> By: Yaht_Diz http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4054 Yaht_Diz Thu, 20 May 2010 21:08:50 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4054 See? That's a great idea. And you guys make fun of ME when I post on drugs... See? That’s a great idea. And you guys make fun of ME when I post on drugs…

]]> By: Azaroth http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4053 Azaroth Thu, 20 May 2010 20:57:52 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4053 Also, the market for silver weapons would go through the roof. ;) Also, the market for silver weapons would go through the roof. ;)

]]> By: Azaroth http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4052 Azaroth Thu, 20 May 2010 20:56:55 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4052 Sounds fun to me. ;) I don't know what other people would think, but I'd think it was pretty interesting. ;) Sounds fun to me. ;)

I don’t know what other people would think, but I’d think it was pretty interesting. ;)

]]> By: keuse http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4051 keuse Thu, 20 May 2010 20:24:17 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4051 just a thought you could make deciet the end game raid like WoW to ultima online... unable to mark runes to the island... you have to sail there by boat which costs ton of gold, to enter the dungeon you would need a key you would have to loot from some other difficult monster with a low drop rate, and monsters inside being super hard with some huge reward at the end. im stoned so dont mind me just a thought

you could make deciet the end game raid like WoW to ultima online…

unable to mark runes to the island… you have to sail there by boat which costs ton of gold, to enter the dungeon you would need a key you would have to loot from some other difficult monster with a low drop rate, and monsters inside being super hard with some huge reward at the end.

im stoned so dont mind me

]]> By: keuse http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4050 keuse Thu, 20 May 2010 20:18:25 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4050 oh and im for making boats uber expensive. i always liked the idea of exploring places in ultima online when I was new, but everyone with 10k gold could get there and it wasnt much fun there after. also possibly making it so you can't mark runes on certain islands would be quite fun... boat wars... having to really sail to your house. something to think about. oh and im for making boats uber expensive.
i always liked the idea of exploring places in ultima online when I was new, but everyone with 10k gold could get there and it wasnt much fun there after.

also possibly making it so you can’t mark runes on certain islands would be quite fun… boat wars… having to really sail to your house.

something to think about.

]]> By: keuse http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4049 keuse Thu, 20 May 2010 20:15:58 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4049 Fire island holds that for me. My newbie guild of 10-15 had a small house near the daemon alatar or whatever... there was a big warring guild/pk guild beside us that pked us nonstop with daemons - being 12 at the time I thought it was amazing and tried to befriend them... eventually helping them and turning red myself. I have tried since to replace houses on fire isil to re-create that feeling but nobody ever does anything on fire island. az regarding limiting recall - maybe make it so that it costs 60-80 mana to cast? recall I always felt limited the game quite a bit.. people never walked anywhere, and generally walking places when everyone else also has to walk is how i made a lot of the friends I had in game... also people couldn't then log in, recall to 10 hotspots then log out for hours which is a huge problem for a population count of a server/the health of the playerbase in general. Fire island holds that for me.
My newbie guild of 10-15 had a small house near the daemon alatar or whatever… there was a big warring guild/pk guild beside us that pked us nonstop with daemons – being 12 at the time I thought it was amazing and tried to befriend them… eventually helping them and turning red myself. I have tried since to replace houses on fire isil to re-create that feeling but nobody ever does anything on fire island.

az regarding limiting recall – maybe make it so that it costs 60-80 mana to cast? recall I always felt limited the game quite a bit.. people never walked anywhere, and generally walking places when everyone else also has to walk is how i made a lot of the friends I had in game… also people couldn’t then log in, recall to 10 hotspots then log out for hours which is a huge problem for a population count of a server/the health of the playerbase in general.

]]> By: Azaroth http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 Azaroth Wed, 19 May 2010 20:12:53 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4036 I gave that serious thought. I gave that serious thought.

]]> By: Nihilus http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4023 Nihilus Wed, 19 May 2010 18:47:56 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4023 And here's me thinking it was a Leisure Suit Larry add-on, silly me! And here’s me thinking it was a Leisure Suit Larry add-on, silly me!

]]> By: Azaroth http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4020 Azaroth Wed, 19 May 2010 16:40:47 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4020 Well, it seems like it's going to have to be something that's not "RoT", that's for sure. People get riled up at the mention of it. Well, it seems like it’s going to have to be something that’s not “RoT”, that’s for sure. People get riled up at the mention of it.

]]> By: Azaroth http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4019 Azaroth Wed, 19 May 2010 16:39:59 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4019 Believe it or not - a King's Quest IV remake. Believe it or not – a King’s Quest IV remake.

]]> By: Azaroth http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4018 Azaroth Wed, 19 May 2010 16:35:28 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4018 Unknown! Unknown!

]]> By: Nihilus http://azaroth.org/2010/05/17/hotspots/comment-page-1/#comment-4017 Nihilus Wed, 19 May 2010 16:23:15 +0000 http://azaroth.org/?p=428#comment-4017 ..and what ruleset is going to be implemented?? New rule set or classic IPY ruleset?? I'm confused to be honest what the heck this project is.... ..and what ruleset is going to be implemented?? New rule set or classic IPY ruleset?? I’m confused to be honest what the heck this project is….

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