[jrub]

Same.

When I first heard the term "shard," I thought we were talking about UO. I still think about it every time time I hear "shard."

I don't ever run into anyone who has played UO either, and so everyone looks at my like I have 3 eyes when I explain the connection. haha.

[jghn]

The only folks I personally know who played UO were my actual friends :) I have coworkers who were also old enough to remember it but they all started withy EQ or WoW.

In my mind no game will surpass closed beta era UO. It had the sandbox and freedom combined with q culture that was actually into the idea instead of the grieving