[Loki]

Hello,
So, I've been one to not complain about this, and even defend gms about people complaining about it, but I haven't seen much happening in the last few weeks. Now, I know that D3 is out now, but I'm concerned as that should not affect a game like UO as UO is older and those loyal to it, will stay loyal.

I hate to say it but this is not correct logic, UO is old and people play because they are nostalgic and crave various things about the game. However, if something new comes along it is inevitably more exciting and players will leave, temporarily we hope, to play the new game. You can't expect everyone to play a game made in 1999 over all the new games constantly coming out. The fact is though that a lot of players will return to UO when they're done with the new game (which has a finite length).

The reason I'm wondering is, when I started about a month ago, we had about 160 ppl on at a time, and now i'm seeing less then 40 almost all day long.... it's quite scary, coming from someone looking for a shard to relax on and enjoy it while able to log in. Most people playing uo, are those vet players who have played many servers before and are trying to find some place that is active and available when they are able to log in. Admit it.... most people that are really into gaming are just going to play the games that are popular and happening at the time, whether it's WOW or Diablo3. Either way, most people probably get where I'm coming from and are wondering what is happening. With rarely any updates on the main site, it makes you wonder if even the gms are playing. Without gm activity, it will show players that the server is not important. I'm not even a vet on this server, but I've seen this many times and starting to wonder if IN is the place for me to settle down when it comes to UO servers.

We do try to be active but unfortunately UO is no longer a game of teenagers with loads of free time, I'm 28, I have a job, a girlfriend, I like to do sports and go to the gym and during the summer I (like many people) like to go outside, go on holiday etc. etc. I'm sorry but I will do what I can for the server but my life is my life and I won't destroy it for UO, I wouldn't expect any different from any other member of staff or Taran either.

Either way, I hope i'm wrong as I like how this place is set up and I love how the skills / stats are laid out. It shows that at the start, the creators took time to give us what we want... I just hope that they are ready for the future.

Zur

We are definitely experiencing a lull right now, all I can say is that I hope people try to enjoy the server in whatever way they can and that over time players will return. There are a lot of reasons why people aren't playing right now, people try to pinpoint one specific reason but that just isn't right - D3 plays a part, but it isn't the only thing, the fact is the server has been here for over a year, the nostalgia many people feel for UO which makes them show up and play fades away with time. I find personally my craving for UO goes in cycles, I suspect the same for many others. Then let's consider the fact that this is the time of year that many students have exams and/or finish exams and have holidays, and the weather is getting nice and the girl's dresses are getting shorter, need I say more?

My point is there are many reasons and I think 90% of them are not in our control and we just have to wait for D3 to get boring, the weather to get cold and the girls to get frigid again There is no magical fix, and as the staff there isn't as much we can do as people are expecting... also we are people too, and I'd rather like to play D3 (haven't had time yet), enjoy the summer, and actually spend time with my friends, family and gf...