# Anybody else play Ultima Online? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 23, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848 "2001-11-23T03:29:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848/1 "2001-11-23T03:29:26Z")
Yeah, I know it’s pretty old, but I just ordered a copy of Ultima Online: Third Dawn (the 3D version) for $20. Anybody else play this, or used to play it? I’m looking for tips, and maybe setting up a SDMB Guild. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zaa\_Ipy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zaa\_Ipy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaa_Ipy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848/2 "2011-01-21T20:03:28Z")
why would you pay to play when if you wait less than a month you can play for free, with not a hundred people but with hundreds of gamers?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848/3 "2011-01-21T20:54:44Z")
> [@Monster104](#): > > Yeah, I know it’s pretty old, but I just ordered a copy of Ultima Online: Third Dawn (the 3D version) for $20. Anybody else play this, or used to play it? > > I’m looking for tips, and maybe setting up a SDMB Guild. 😃 Ultima Online was the last new game I ever played. I had gotten out of video games in my early teens but when I heard about it I was so excited I had to get it and played for years. It was like what I’d always dreamed about being technically possible when I was younger and was just so cool that it finally existed. I don`t know if there were actually previous MMORPG or whatever they’re called, but to me Ultima Online was the first. I downloaded it and played as part of a free trial within the past year and it was fun to be back but I definitely didn’t get into it again… I think I only played 2-3 times. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848/4 "2011-01-21T21:39:36Z")
Is Zombie a playable race in UO? ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848/5 "2011-01-21T22:15:35Z")
> [@Zaa\_Ipy](#): > > why would you pay to play when if you wait less than a month you can play for free, with not a hundred people but with hundreds of gamers?😃 Well, nearly 10 years ago when this was posted, I’m sure it made sense. What if every time a new game came out, everyone said “Sure, I could pay to play it now, but in 10 years it’ll be free, so I’ll wait”? I think it’d put a damper on development. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848/6 "2011-01-22T00:17:31Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> The Game Room, which hadn’t been created the last time this thread saw the light of day. ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-play-ultima-online/94848/7 "2011-01-22T02:00:27Z")
I’m currently making a private shard for my girlfriend’s kids to play on. Essentially, I’m trying to work it out as a one-player game for more than one player…