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by Jordrok 3721 days ago
Unfortunately, when UO was big my internet connection was too spotty for online games so I never got the chance to experience that (though that might be a good thing...). In the past few years though I had a lot of fun with another game called Haven and Hearth which had similar mechanics - down to losing your key and having your entire homestead raided.

The really cool thing about that game was that any time a player commits a "crime" like trespassing, theft, assault, etc, a "scent" is left behind at the scene of the crime which could be collected and would then allow you to track down and possibly exact revenge upon the perpetrator. I've never seen another game with a system quite like that one. The game had plenty of other flaws, but it still managed to lead to some pretty unique situations, and actually made you think twice before going on a murder/theft spree.

The game itself has pretty much been rewritten from scratch since the last time I played so I don't know what the game is like in its current state, but I would still recommend giving it a look.

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Wow, that's amazing. I need to check it out (even if it's a completely different version now).