I see nothing but good things. Every mmorpg is featuring an expansion this year. ALL games are seeing an increase in players and uo will see it's share.

Well, back in the days what i loved about siege was:

1-no recall spell. I mean other shards was a "beam me up Scotie" fest. Hell, many players on classic shards i met didnt even knew the geographical spot of dungeons. Also hate the quick escape thing.

2-no gate spells in or out of dungeons. If you go in you must come out alive.

3-no trammel !

What i DIDNT like was the hard economy. Short durability of items, NPC merchants not buying player items and selling stuff 3x the reg price. Exeption here would be for reagents. I mean magic is not for the commoner. Maybe spawn more reagents in the wilderness to pick up.

Thats pretty much my feelings about seige. The main allure was no trammel. I love the thrill of danger whenever I step outside of town. I would like to recall though, but with restrictions (like not when being attacked, or not when in a dungeon, etc.)