Ultima Online: The 8th Age - PC

This is the Eighth expansion of Ultima Online - one of the great online roleplaying games. The game has old-fashioned graphics, but it is still the only game that lets the player customize each character's skills - and now - race. There are plenty of options for crafters - this game has the most options for crafters available. There are also lots of new monsters and lands to explore. This is a great game.

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I agree with the first reviewer, this is still a good game! he covered pretty much all the topics, I just want to add my own two cents.I'm going to start with the things I don't like about it. The houses/stores. They are everywhere. You go out into the wilderness, and bam!-you're in the middle of suburbia. It's not like there are people hanging out their either, just a bunch of player owned NPCs who sell stuff. Often, they don't even have anything, just a bunch of advertisments. Another thing I don't like is the Lag, or latencey, or whatever. My internet connection is fast enough, but I still get lagged, and bad. I don't think there is an appropriate server for my area. The lag has been so bad, I want to try other games now. There is only so many times you want to die because the world around you is still moving, but you aren't.Good things. The people in the game are great. All the "well-to-do" players are all about helping out the new player. I have made several friends and have had much help, and that is the reason I still have the game. It's fun and challenging. I strongly reccomend it.One last note, the EA technical support is not up to my expectations for something you pay a monthly fee for. If I have a question, I expect it answered for $12.95 a month!If you get this game (and don't live in the middle of nowhere) you will have a good time, period.

Though graphically dated this game still holds its own. If you want a game that is pleasing on the eyes you should try out one of the other, newer MMORPG games such as Star Wars or World of Warcraft. Ultima Online is old, and it shows. However that very age gives it a huge advantage in the massive amount of development time that has gone into it. At this point in the game you can do just about anything. To give you an example, at the time this review was written every existing MMORPG had built in guild systems, but only UO has the ability for guilds to have formal alliances and to formally declare war. There is also a massive plant breeding system... thats right, not only can you grow plants in your home, but you can cross-pollinate them to create new varieties of plants which can eventually start to produce resources for you.

Great software (new) had gifts that were still good delivered quickly wish there were more at that price

I realize UO is dated, I played it when it first went live and left after getting disgusted with being PK'D every 10 minutes. I've tried a number of other online games and decided just last month to give UO a try again.It's bigger, better, and more fun than when I left it and let's face it, being PK'D is part of it, although it seems to happen a lot less now.The economy is complex, the charachter building process fun, and there's nothing like a good old dungeon crawl.Give it a shot.

Well I have been playing UO since 1999 and I still love it. The new expansions are getting better all the time.I have one warning to give people buying UO: The 8th age though. This package does NOT come with the latest expansion! The new expansion is called Mondain's Legacy and there is no package or CD for it, you can only buy a code to download it through the UO website.I think the way EA marketed this was very deceptive. You can play UO if you buy the 8th age but there are many new dungeons and areas that you will not have access to. You will not be able to make an elf character. Also, there is a free gift that comes with 8th age. If you select the quiver or talisman for your gift you will not be able to use them until you buy the Mondain's Legacy upgrade code (for 29.99).Anyway I love this game and highly recommend it to all. But I would advise you to save some money and just go to [...] and buy the Mondain's Legacy pack instead of 8th age. That way you'll have access to everything in the game.

I have been playing Ultima for almost 7 years now. What I like about this, is there are so many different ways you can play the game. You can either grab a sword and go fight demons or dragons, have one on one duels with other characters or go out and tame yourself a dragon for a pet. Or if you would rather take a boat out for a little fishing, go out and mine for metal to build your own weapons and armor or even just go out and explore the many lands just to see whats out there.