Ultima Online Expansion Sept. 8, WAR Expansion In Near Future 40
IndustryGamers recently spoke with Mythic Entertainment execs about the futures of Ultima Online and Warhammer Online. UO's newest expansion, Stygian Abyss, was recently given a September 8th release date. As for WAR, they say, "... we just finished up a major patch for Warhammer Online and there's a lot of stuff we're thinking about for improving and enhancing the gameplay experience and guaranteeing that the product lives up to the legacy of the Warhammer franchise. You should expect an expansion in the near future." The Overly Positive blog suggests that recent developer interviews have undergone a change in tone, demonstrating a greater willingness to acknowledge the game's flaws and work out ways to correct them.
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Why is Warhammer Online releasing an expansion? There's not enough players for the content that's out there, unless they merge to about five servers.
Sorry to shit on their parade, but every time I check server populations, it's low/low or medium/low. Haven't seen any highs, except in the beginning.
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of course it weas cooler when Origin still existed and owned it. .
Agreed. I've recently been reading up on the Ultima IV - VII "Let's Play"'s [lparchive.org], and I am quite impressed at what Lord British (the programmer, not the NPC) was able to achieve in the late 80's and early 90's with the series. It was enough to make me forget that there ever was this EA nonsense... that is, until Serpent's Isle came out and all the NPC's walked around calling Lord British a bastard and a beast.
... CURSE YOU SHAMINOOOO!
*Ahem*