Ultima X: Odyssey cancelled.

Bulge · July 01, 2004, 06:53:50 AM

Sorry to bust in between all the more "beastlordy" threads again with this, but I get so sad everytime this happens and it makes me want to share it with what I consider one of my favourite online communities.

Link is here: http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setView/news/gameID/110/showArticle/1893

It is so silly: they are cancelling this project for the exact same reasons why they cancelled UO2 some years ago: to focus more on UO itself. How shortsighted is that? I remember the uproar when they cancelled UO2, that was really something. I guess the UO fanbase is getting quit used to it now.....

Skanda · July 01, 2004, 07:14:56 AM

Wasn't expecting this one to die. Still waiting on Matrix MMO....

Gelcea · July 01, 2004, 08:46:23 AM

Cancelling one UO sequel is unfortunate.
Cancelling two begins to look like carelessness.

To say nothing of the whacky fun rumours about UO2 (a different one) being in early development now.

Yiktiki · July 01, 2004, 02:55:04 PM

Richard Garriott isn't associated with any Ultima stuff anymore anyway, so no big deal.

Check out Lord Britain's new/current project, Tabula Rasa.

http://www.playtr.com/

Oneiromancer · July 01, 2004, 03:45:02 PM

Doh! I've always loved the Ultima series of games (not so much 8 and 9 though), and I was looking forward to this one as conceivably continuing the saga in a way that UO couldn't. How sad...

Game on,

Bulge · July 01, 2004, 05:19:51 PM

Quote from: YiktikiRichard Garriott isn't associated with any Ultima stuff anymore anyway, so no big deal.

Check out Lord Britain's new/current project, Tabula Rasa.

http://www.playtr.com/

Yes, I am keeping track of that one too. There are a few very good game developers out there and Garriott is one of them.

Here is an interesting interview with another such "icon" of old school computer RPG's, Jon van Caneghem, of the Might and Magic series. The interview is pretty in depth, imo.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/06/18/news_6100916.html

Even though M&M 9 sucked, I thoroughly enjoyed M&M 6 and was really addicted to it for a while. Looks like he has some interesting ideas about mmorpgs also and I hope he can pull off something big. :) Looks like NCsoft is pulling in all the talent in trying to dominate the mmorpg-market.

Mindlet · July 02, 2004, 12:23:35 AM

I really doubt that many of the plans for MMORPGs will actually be completed. They are not like FPS or single player RPGs like Baldurs Gate. These games require as we all know a lot of time to play. One person can really only be playing 1 of them at a time. I don't see much more room for new games.

Pyanfar Meras · July 11, 2004, 02:59:15 AM

Thanks to this forum and thread, I got to meet Lord British in person in Austin, Tx, as he held a Q&A and showed a demo of Tabula Rasa...The game features are going to be awesome, with everyone getting a house upon login...the ability to instantly teleport to your friends side...instanced quests you can finish in under half an hour....and voice chat (with voice fonts so you can play the other sex without being outed). :D So Thanks, Beastlords' Den

PS I also find this forum invaluable...Keep up the Good Work!

DiosT · July 11, 2004, 03:06:13 AM

moved to OOC

Chackra · July 11, 2004, 05:30:49 AM

Quote from: Pyanfar MerasThanks to this forum and thread, I got to meet Lord British in person in Austin, Tx, as he held a Q&A and showed a demo of Tabula Rasa...The game features are going to be awesome, with everyone getting a house upon login...the ability to instantly teleport to your friends side...instanced quests you can finish in under half an hour....and voice chat (with voice fonts so you can play the other sex without being outed). :D So Thanks, Beastlords' Den

PS I also find this forum invaluable...Keep up the Good Work!

Is he as weird in person as he seems in promo videos?

Seriously, though, it takes a lot to get me interested in a new computer game this early in development, and I'm nowhere near getting my hopes up yet, but Tabula Rasa does sound genuinely interesting.