You may be right, but this is exactly why I still play UO, if I wanted to have to LFG anytime I wanted to hunt anything I would still be playing WOW or EQ. I like being able to log on and play for an hour and a half and accomplish something. On my maxed population pvp WOW server it would have taken me that long to travel to the hunting location and just find a group, let along kill anything and half the time the group falls apart before you actually start the hunt. So in the end the current status of UO is one I find appealing.

Also to stick with the posts topic, I don't find any items far too underpowered for their rarity. If I get any artifact I wear it (with pride even if it is not exactly the best item for my build). That being said I only have about 3 artifacts as I only get them when they drop for me, I never buy them (well maybe I would buy them if I had any money but I am not gold flush in game).

Like when I got an artic death dealer I switched from swords to maces because I was so proud of my loot. I know I am a nub