[picklefish]

While UO was my favorite game of all time, this is not UO. I won't be helping fund this. Garriot does not have a track record anymore. He's had failure after failure post-UO.

He needs to take a step back and look at the successful games that have taken off recently that have roots in UO. My best example is DayZ. You run around with items that if you die fall on your body. Weapons have low relative value like UO. You can trust no one. People love the hell out of this game and it embodies what UO was to a lot of people. Unforgiving and harsh, but so much fun.

I'm disappointed where he's going with this but with what he's made post-UO I'm not surprised. I never expected him to create the next UO.

[phaus]

In his defense, Lineage was a horrible game before he got there.

I'm hoping that with complete creative control, he can go back to his roots and create something truly amazing. He probably won't, but I'm willing to wait and see.

[justjimmy]

It also appears to be instanced. After digging into the game info - it's not an MMO. Travelling between towns will be in a different mode/mechanic.

Hope crushed…

[Al-Khwarizmi]

Curious. I've seen some more people saying this... and the game being not a MMO is precisely the reason I've just pledged.

Don't get me wrong, I love MMOs, but they're not only games, they're designer drugs. I keep away from them because I fear losing my social life. So I'm glad this game is not an MMO.