Free MMORRPGs(or however the acronym goes)

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I’m not sure what a copy of UO will run you now. I got mine from a friend who didn’t play it anymore. I’m sure you could find the disks floating around somewhere used, maybe on ebay. Once you get them, you have to do a full install, including patches, but you don’t have to start an account…

Hmm…here’s a link that’ll give you a jump start: http://www.fekt.de/help/newbiefaq.html

Remember, the free shards are run by enthusiasts. They won’t be as heavily populated as UO’s official servers (in the brief time I played around with it, the most heavily populated one I saw had, maybe 40 or 50 people on it?) and the code isn’t quite as polished either. You also have to worry about things like the shard operator’s cat taking a whiz on the server and bringing it down temporarily. :slight_smile: But, hey, it’s free. Sorta.

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Runescape

Runescape is a completely free, graphical Java-based (thus guaranteed to run on almost ANY computer) MMORPG. It’s medievil/fantasy based, with the whole run-around-with-swords-bashing-things motif, but also has a large array of skills and quests. There is a Members version available for $5 per month (which I strongly recommend) that expands the game world and allows new weapons, magical spells, and skills, but it is by no means necessary to enjoy the game.

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There’s also Dransik, which, while not free, IS a free download and comes with a free month. After that, the monthly charge is about 8-10 bucks. It’s sprite based, like UO, but better.

And no, I’m not just saying that because I’m one of the devs. :slight_smile:

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List of totally free MMORPGs from MPODG.