Heatdeath89
Neophyte
Hello all,
So.. I'm not *exactly* new to UO, but I basically am. The last time I played was probably around 2001, which would have put me at 12 or so. I was.... pretty bad. I don't think I was capable of grasping the full extent of the mechanics. Barely any of them really. It took me forever to get my crappy little house but I remember being quite proud of it.
Anyways, for some reason I wanted to come back to it and give it a second go. I'm curious if it's even really possible though, these days.
Reading the forums, and PvP forums especially, it all seems a little daunting. Seems alot of people have decades of experience, and there's so many facets to this game. I've seen a few videos and screenshots, and people's clients looks absolutely nothing like mine haha. Heck there's not even trees in half the screenshots I saw.
I guess my question is - is it worth it just to play at my own pace, mess around, and try to have fun? Do people still play that way at all? Or has it entirely turned into a min/maxing, race to the most pixels and gold, slaughter all before you type game? Not that I would fault people for playing that way, I mean, if a game is around for near on 20 years people are going to dissect it down to it's smallest parts. But can I still get enjoyment out of it, or am I just going to get constantly stomped every step of the way (Not to suggest I'm a salt mine - I don't particularly care if I get killed, just pixels after all, but is it a huge uphill battle to learn the game this late?)
There also seems to be a lot of venom and vitriol thrown around on the forums, which I guess is a little off putting, but it's hard to tell how much of that is genuine and how much of it is just good natured trash talking. I guess I sound a little pessimistic, but I'm genuinely curious before I devote hours into the game and find out it's just not for me.
So.. I'm not *exactly* new to UO, but I basically am. The last time I played was probably around 2001, which would have put me at 12 or so. I was.... pretty bad. I don't think I was capable of grasping the full extent of the mechanics. Barely any of them really. It took me forever to get my crappy little house but I remember being quite proud of it.
Anyways, for some reason I wanted to come back to it and give it a second go. I'm curious if it's even really possible though, these days.
Reading the forums, and PvP forums especially, it all seems a little daunting. Seems alot of people have decades of experience, and there's so many facets to this game. I've seen a few videos and screenshots, and people's clients looks absolutely nothing like mine haha. Heck there's not even trees in half the screenshots I saw.
I guess my question is - is it worth it just to play at my own pace, mess around, and try to have fun? Do people still play that way at all? Or has it entirely turned into a min/maxing, race to the most pixels and gold, slaughter all before you type game? Not that I would fault people for playing that way, I mean, if a game is around for near on 20 years people are going to dissect it down to it's smallest parts. But can I still get enjoyment out of it, or am I just going to get constantly stomped every step of the way (Not to suggest I'm a salt mine - I don't particularly care if I get killed, just pixels after all, but is it a huge uphill battle to learn the game this late?)
There also seems to be a lot of venom and vitriol thrown around on the forums, which I guess is a little off putting, but it's hard to tell how much of that is genuine and how much of it is just good natured trash talking. I guess I sound a little pessimistic, but I'm genuinely curious before I devote hours into the game and find out it's just not for me.
I'm doing as you said...just playing at my own pace and I'm having a great time. One key thing is as you stated....it's just pixels...like any other game where you can be looted and pk'd, try not to get attached to your items and you'll have a much more enjoyable time
