Today I was traveling in Jhelom again when I ran across a big man dressed like a king. I hailed him down and asked him a few questions...

How long have you played Ultima Online?
6 years straight for the most part.

So what keeps you playing UO?
The PvP! It's the most balanced and fastest to date still.

What makes Ultima better then those others MMORPGs?
The freedom of being able to change your character whenever you desire and of course the community, even with all the crying it is still more of a community then any other game out there.

How long have you played on Siege Perilous?
4 years.

What got you interested in joining Siege?
Um actually I just joined it not really knowing what it was after I got bored of Great Lakes and wanted a new PvP scene. Then I found out the way the system worked and figured why the hell not.

So do you consider Siege your home shard?
Indeed I do. I play heavily in factions and the PvP scene.

What do you think of factions on Siege?
Currently they are broken as hell and need a lot of work, but myself and many of my guild members generate a lot of income from controlling the reagent prices so its an opportunity we can not pass up.

How many accounts do you have active?
Currently 2.

What type of character do you like to play best?
Mage/Nox/Chiv

What keeps you playing on Siege Perilous instead of production shards?
Community and my friends.

What do you think of Siege Perilous' gain system RoT(rate over time)?
I think its retarded and broken and needs a total overhaul...

What do you think of the new templates such as, Ninja and Samurai?
I think that they are great but feel sadly that Ninja was over nerfed so that death strike has no real combat usage and Bushido is still over powered even without nerve strike being what it used to be.

What one thing would you fix in UO if you could?
Factions for sure, allow the creation of person factions with set bases in each fel town. Lower the time of stat loss from 20 to 10 min. and offer rewards for factions suchs as gear and weapons that only factioners could use and buy with life force and silver.

Have you tried Kingdom Reborn yet and what do you think about it?
I have. I really really love it, after they fix a few of the bug and graphic errors I think its will be one of the best things to happen to UO visually in a long time

What do you think EA should be doing with UO?
I think they should stop focusing on what the community says on stratics and start looking at the long term fixs for UO not these quick little patchs that dont do !!!!.

Another great interview.

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