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Ultima Online

Die unglaubliche Komplexität von Ultima Online weiß gleich am Anfang zu begeistern. Man kann so wahnsinnig viele Dinge tun, daß es unmöglich ist, in einem Heldenleben sämtliche Geheimnisse, die Britannia bringt, zu erforschen. Schon daran erkennen Sie, daß dieses Spiel bei weitem kein Pausenfüller ist, der mal kurz am Abend gezockt werden kann. Charakterwerte müssen sorgfältig trainiert werden, und auch die Ausrüstung sollte sich im Laufe der Zeit verbessern.

Dus indien je over een modem en een Internet abonnement beschikt, en indien je de benodigde centen hebt, dan is UO gewoonweg het einde voor jou! We hopen velen van jullie binnenkort on-line te zien.

The cost may daunt some at $10/month for unlimited play, but if you get hooked, that could be the world's best entertainment bargain as you wonder how all those hours slipped by without you noticing. If you are looking for polished software with amazing new graphics and seamless play, Britannia is not the place to go. However, if you are more daring (and tolerant), and have been looking for a way to stay in touch with all those old friends with whom you used to play Dungeons and Dragons, invest some effort into Ultima Online. You may occasionally bang your head against the desk in frustration, but you won't be disappointed.

Avant de commencer ce test, je précise tout d'abord que j'ai (presque) toujours joué à ce jeu sur un shard (serveur gratuit pour Ultima Online), et que beaucoup de choses peuvent etre différentes dans ce shard par rapport à n'importe quel autre shard ou même le serveur "d'origine" d'Ultima Online.

A fantastic, ambitious idea that that isn't quite ready for the prime time. Or that prime time isn't ready for. However diligently the Origin servers are maintained and their connections sped, the Internet simply may not be ready for this game. To say that lag can ruin the game is to belabor the point -- it can ruin most games on the market. But here, with the persistence of your character and the investment of time required to make playing fun, lag can b, and is, deadly. Also, as is evidenced by the newsgroups and other forums, opinion is heavily divided over this title. Designing an environment that can keep up to 5,000 people happy at once is a formidable task, and I'm not sure that Origin has succeeded. At this point, Ultima Online rates a 73 for a great idea whose time has not yet come.

Ultima Online may eventually become the game fans had hoped for, and already it has more than its share of devoted followers who are willing to live with certain compromises. Playing now will give you a sampling of the game's potential, but unless you are incredibly patient, can tolerate constant lag and design changes, and you have the time to devote considerable attention to your characters, chances are you will simply find Ultima Online extremely frustrating. Hopefully Ultima Online's development team will continue to work on the game in order to make it a better experience for all players - whether they are hard-core MUD-masters, or just gamers who'd like to occasionally spend a few hours adventuring with friends from around the world. In its current form, Ultima Online is a major disappointment.

This is one game that might become a classic, but it isn't one now, despite a New York Times story on the front page of the business section. A game that requires a credit card and Internet access before the player can get even a glimpse of what's going on had better be incredibly engrossing or at least immediately accessible. Ultima Online is neither. The "undoubted future of interactive entertainment"? God forbid. At best, it might eventually grow into a solid, mature game that delivers the goods, but for now, caveat emptor.