[Mister Pickles]

I'm sorry but no matter how much we put in to the server it won't prevent people trying other video games, UO is 13 years old, D3 is the newest shiniest game around, people will go and play it, what we hope is that they come back afterwards, expecting people not to try it is naive.

Also I'm afraid RL does get in the way, if you're working 9 hours a day including most weekends, have to spend time with your girl and also have other boring things to do (bills, cleaning, shopping etc. etc.) then sometimes you have to say - at this point in my life there is no time for UO - not least of all because even I have other interests... watching Euro 2012, playing tennis, seeing my friends etc.

Sorry if you have a life that means UO is more important, but you shouldn't sacrifice things that are important for UO, UO is there for when you have time for it, that's all it is. Remember, players are players, and staff are also players, they are just volunteers, staffing is not a job and you can't expect people to treat it with that sort of importance, sorry.

Why has the request for more staffers been mostly ignored? Please don't say they're all active. That's simply not true. You've said it yourself, people have priorities, and this and that. If some people can't devote a little time to UO then they shouldn't have accepted the position in the first place.

The admins have made no threads addressing the concerns of the players. There have been no announcements given that will at least instill a little hope into the few remaining players.

There's not much to look forward to in game. There are no planned events and no planned updates (none announced, at least).

It's confusing to say the least.