What would UO be like...if......

**Adam** · 19th May 2006, 03:15 PM

I often wonder this

UO's subscription numbers, assuming that chart is true, is about 130k right now, they've lost 120k of accounts since AOS (aos had 250k tops roughly)

So with that said, that's less money per month, quite a fair bit

Do you think UO is worse off now there's less money to throw around?
I wonder, what if UO's subscriber base was in the millions, like WoW? How different, if at all, UO would be?

Snowy · 19th May 2006, 05:31 PM

I remember the hordes around the bank in Britain before AOS. You can definitley tell there has been a great thinning of the population. I know everyone likes blaming AOS for the exodus, and I don't dispute that it had something to do with it, but the number of online games has grown greatly. That gives people more choices and I would think it likely that some just wandered off to see the new stuff.

Before anyone orders a 'hit' on me, just my thoughts, no disputing with anyone about their conclusions on the subject.

Keven1 · 19th May 2006, 05:42 PM

I agree with you. there are more games with better graphics and alot of the kids now adays have to have the great graphics, they dont care about content. Which UO had more content than most games that I know of

19th May 2006, 07:59 PM

This game to me was always for mature audiences. Being a kid myself, I still get mad everytime I see a little crap going around typing Hip-Hop, Scamming, and saying he's the pwn00rz of the game. Butcha know, thats just me.

Santi · 19th May 2006, 08:18 PM

Well, if we did have the huge subscriber base...i think there would be longer lines at the swoops. Also, the dungeons wouldn't be empty...and there would probably be a hell of a lot more action in Felucca...which is a good thing...not that I would partake in it right now, lousy connection. But, I would do it once in a while. I think the community would be stronger and there would be more of the "Guild so and so Looking for new recruits" going on. I haven't seen anything like that in a long time. And I don't mean posted on a forum somewhere, I mean actually happening in game. I think it would be better at times, and annoying at the same time. Imagine your favorite hunting spot being over run by a guild...that never leaves! Like the swoops! It would bring down the prices on some things, because you would have more folks getting them...DOOM stuff....things like that. I think it would drive down the number of scripters...because, now they would have to compete against other folks who are collecting resources...and from what I have read, most scripters recall when a someone else comes on screen...something like that. Would be hard to gather resources when you are constantly recalling out of areas that people come into...and, with huge population that would occur. All speculation of course. Question is, how can EA make that subscriber base a reality? Does it want it to go that route? Are they looking for an exit strategy now? Maybe, they are secretly working on a new version of UO that takes a lot of the content that is currently in game and make it more appealing visually to the younger crowd? Rambling now...off subject.

19th May 2006, 03:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
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19th May 2006, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snowy Pretty Nice Disguise, isn't it? Join Date: Nov 2005 Shard: Lake Superior Posts: 1,135 Gold: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What would UO be like...if...... I remember the hordes around the bank in Britain before AOS. You can definitley tell there has been a great thinning of the population. I know everyone likes blaming AOS for the exodus, and I don't dispute that it had something to do with it, but the number of online games has grown greatly. That gives people more choices and I would think it likely that some just wandered off to see the new stuff. Before anyone orders a 'hit' on me, just my thoughts, no disputing with anyone about their conclusions on the subject. ~ "It's definitely a Bubble Bath Day.". ~ Dove Promise ~

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Keven1 Join Date: Oct 2002 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 452 Gold: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What would UO be like...if...... I agree with you. there are more games with better graphics and alot of the kids now adays have to have the great graphics, they dont care about content. Which UO had more content than most games that I know of

19th May 2006, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chris Guest Posts: n/a Gold: 0 [Check]	Re: What would UO be like...if...... This game to me was always for mature audiences. Being a kid myself, I still get mad everytime I see a little crap going around typing Hip-Hop, Scamming, and saying he's the pwn00rz of the game. Butcha know, thats just me.

19th May 2006, 08:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
Santi El Mero Mero Join Date: Apr 2004 Shard: Legends Posts: 592 Gold: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What would UO be like...if...... Well, if we did have the huge subscriber base...i think there would be longer lines at the swoops. Also, the dungeons wouldn't be empty...and there would probably be a hell of a lot more action in Felucca...which is a good thing...not that I would partake in it right now, lousy connection. But, I would do it once in a while. I think the community would be stronger and there would be more of the "Guild so and so Looking for new recruits" going on. I haven't seen anything like that in a long time. And I don't mean posted on a forum somewhere, I mean actually happening in game. I think it would be better at times, and annoying at the same time. Imagine your favorite hunting spot being over run by a guild...that never leaves! Like the swoops! It would bring down the prices on some things, because you would have more folks getting them...DOOM stuff....things like that. I think it would drive down the number of scripters...because, now they would have to compete against other folks who are collecting resources...and from what I have read, most scripters recall when a someone else comes on screen...something like that. Would be hard to gather resources when you are constantly recalling out of areas that people come into...and, with huge population that would occur. All speculation of course. Question is, how can EA make that subscriber base a reality? Does it want it to go that route? Are they looking for an exit strategy now? Maybe, they are secretly working on a new version of UO that takes a lot of the content that is currently in game and make it more appealing visually to the younger crowd? Rambling now...off subject.