Just a simple idea to try encourage new ones to UO. Although I have never tryed it I have heard of runescape and a simple idea they use. You can play a basic part of the game free, to play all the game you pay a subscription. Just a thought could we do this with UO, say New Haven is free to use with charecters on these free accounts not able to travel off the island. Also cap skill levels at lets say 80. Then perhaps a week or two every 6 months allow full access to see the rest of Sosaria so they can see how much more there is out there for a monthly fee. Just an idea.

That Would Be Agreat Idear But Without Advertising Which Ea Is So Neglectful On It Couldn't Work

Hey that would mean I can play for free...as I never leave Haven as it is ;P... At first.. Haven started as a place that non-(young) people could not access. I think you have the same idea, but for free. At this point I cant see EA making anymore big changes. EA is probably just gonna let UO run its course.

I don't know... your skill cap is a bit low. How about whatever skills you're given upon your char's birth are the skills you are allowed to build up.

i'm not sure if anyone noticed, but the new char quests have changed quite a lot. Used to be the four new classes had four distinctly different starting locations. Then there was a "The Watcher" NPC who did a brief tour of Sosaria. Then suddenly what I consider "new" Haven was destroyed to bring in "newer" Haven so that it could become the new defacto starting location for all new chars. Even if you do an advanced char, pick your starting city, you're still stuck in "newer" Haven.

A nice idea one which i think would work well if EA would use such ideas.
I think it would be too much of an effort for them unfortunatly.

But i like the idea a lot.

Make rp guilds in haven... cool with skillcap at 80. Free too!

I like the idea also. I have played a game with a similar concept.

You start out in one area and the others are opened to you through quests as you get better and better .

I really like the idea - It wouldn't hurt EA much to allow players to play on the the Haven-Island for free and maybe generate new Subscripers. Cause as we all know, UO gets you hooked once you started.

Can anyone make sure, that Jeremy hears about this?!

it still all boiles down to advertising and getting the word out

I'm not sure advertisings that major, how many of us talk to peeps about UO and the final line to them being interested is that we pay a subscription. If it was talked about by those that play that you can play for free, as already mentioned once tried some would get hooked. If new heaven becomes too small/not enough room for everyone and not enough for peeps to do, you could perhaps allow access to papua etc. As both areas dont allow housing to be built but gives a greater area to explore.