Ultima Online Outlands: Is it worth playing?

Correction!: Thank you to Mercster for pointing this out: "You said it uses the "Classic UO" client... which is technically true, but that may have led people to believe it uses the client UO proper uses. "Classic UO" is a open source project that re-implements the client using modern technologies, and is VERY different from, well... the "classic" "UO client."

I played. I was Snow White on Atlantic Shard for 12+ years until WOW came out and I started Teaching again. I stood by the Bank and dyed clothes and rode my white magic Unicorn around the forest Resurrecting & Healing players and collecting regents for elixirs. I had a Castle & Keep and was a Legendary Player and had an Internet Page to my character as one of the most epic characters of all time on UO. Ever-

Skill category based progression is so, so much more fun than fucking levels. There's only been a few games that went this route and they were all fantastic

UO was soo good back in the day, before EQ. It still has killer features that modern MMOs somehow get wrong. Player housing is a huge example.

Glad to see coverage of Outlands! It's a fun server. 💖

been playing outlands for just over a month now and having fun. I like it.

Ah this brings back memories. I used to watch my friend play this game, it was such an amazing concept for its time! I remember watching GMs help stuck players by moving around the games textures in real time 😲

Why in the hell we don’t have a updated UO by now is beyond me. Same game , updated visuals , modern - ish UI ….. I can’t see how that wouldn’t be worth it for them.

Yeah tbh... outlands is just SO good. All the custom stuff is nice but really, the community there is what drives its success for sure.

Hearing Create/Stones music was enough to take me back to when this was fresh and new game. Never gets old...

When I see someone running in the overworld without a mount, I immediately assume they're new so I go talk to them to give them some tips, potions and a helping hand... instead of snooping their pack and stealing from them like I usually would a random :)

Fair summary. Thanks for this. Outlands is fantastic. Hope to see you around.

i was totally hooked back then. its a fascinating game and i still have not forgotten it. i experienced so much in that game that i can still remember quite a few moments like it was yesterday.

UO and DAoC are far and away the best games I’ve ever played. Such great memories from both.

Thank you for reviewing this :) As a long time player, I have to say you are right on the grind, starting on the server can take a while (arguably it has been worse).That being said, you can find a guild very easily here, and a few are focused on helping new players. It's a massive boost. I think if you joined a guild and put a bit more time in, you would have a different outlook.

Loved so many aspects of UO, especially the music

Wow. Made my hair stand up watching the old UO. Amazing game and I was still in school

Definitely nailed this review. This is what UO always should have been. Ofc its super clunky and hardcore as well (especially open FFA PVP as soon as you're out of the town/newbie island). Although they JUST added the rotating weekly Sanctuary dungeon (no thief/PK but 50% less loot/XP), great place to get started after the newbie island. However having played a lot of MMOs over time, nothing compares to the adrenaline rush of Ultima Online. Never knowing what's going to happen in a dungeon because of other players. Friends, foes, etc. Definitely not for everyone, but nothing quite like it either!

Your cons are some of my favorite features

The music… brings me right back!!! Loved this game so much