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1 Star is the last shread of optimism

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 13
Date: February 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The reason I give this expansion 1 star is because I have some optimism for it--but not much as you can see.
AOS was supposed to bring about land and 2 new professions.
THERE IS NO MORE LAND-despite what leaders in the UO community have said about land being "available" to build on, it is my belief that this land does not exist!! As far as the new professions go, Necromancy is a bunch of shape shifting not to mention the spells fail nearly 80% of the time (same for mages) and Paladin spells [arent that great]! The effects of nearly all the new spells don't last longer than a few secs. Many changes to old spells that are definately not good changes (para only para's for approximately 2-3 seconds if that) I think OSI totally nerfed alot of this game..

LOOT is terrible, MONSTERS hit harder (purposely done says ORIGIN), MONSTERS take less damage, and tamed animals are weak and take huge stat losses...these are only a few of the game changes that have changed the way Ultima Online now plays.

UO's ECONOMOY and player trading are a joke. The economy is in shambles because of recent decrease in monster loot. The economy and player trading have been impacted due to recent item changes and their unuser friendly qualities. The previous makes it difficult to put fair market prices on things. AND real estate is in shambles with the "house rush" (for land in MALAS) and the coming of the long overdue "PHASE 3" of housing which won't even be started until after AOS bull is figured out!

The LAG is terrible and you get disconnected from the game with every step you take. BUGS BUGS AND MORE BUGS!!!

NO INGAME HELP!! Customer service is beyond non-existant (like being in a test shard). UO does not take customer support issues by email.

IF you pay for this expansion, you're basically paying for a code to play a beta test. This expansion was released prematurely...don't WASTE your TIME, EFFORT, or MONEY in ULTIMA ONLINE.
Goodbye UO, AOS is truly an "Age of Shadows" for you.

Not worth the time, effort or money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 25
Date: February 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My initial experiences in the UO world were poor, as I found people unfriendly and downright rude, unwilling to help new players. After searching I finally found someone wiling to show me the ropes, but to really learn necessary parts of this game players are forced to visit third party websites.

Once you start playing the game you will also be forced to deal with an usually large number of "griefers". These are people whose sole mission in the game is to make your playing experience less enjoyable. Despite the fact that the game has a supposed strict "no harassment" policy, don't expect any help. You will get the answer that they must witness the harassment in person, which is putting the cart before the horse as the moment a GM (game master) shows up to witness the event, the harassment stops.

Game play is highly repetitive and dull. All of the "craft" characters (blacksmith, tailor, alchemist, scribe, tinker, carpenter, etc..) involve a boring series of repetitive keystroking to master. (You click on the sewing kit, choose the item to make, repeat until mastered) (click on smith hammer, choose the item to make, repeat until mastered). There isn't anything interesting in the game by way of quests, or missions or anything really fun. Basically you just camp your character near a place where a monster appears, kill it, repeat until bored stiff.

The last obstacle for most people is crossing into the land of Felucca (the game is divided into 4 worlds... in Trammel, Malas and Ilshenear you can only play PvM (player vs monster), but in Felucca, you can play PvP (player v player) to try and get some of the "power scrolls" which allow you to build your character stronger. Once in Felucca you are forced to deal with a force worse than griefers (PKers and Thieves). These are other players who get their kicks out of killing your character and/or stealing your items. This latest expansion makes this problem even worse, taking away the few deterrents there were to this behavior.

Unless you are willing to spend more money on a legal third party program (such as UO Assist) or are willing to risk your account by cheating, you will not be able to advance in the PvP world.

After a few months you find yourself wondering why you are still playing and paying a monthly fee for it. You end up rationalizing that "Well, I already put in all this money and time into the game, I might as well play some more. Each month you add another $.. to the total "invested" in the game and feel as if quitting the game would be "wasting" all that time and money you put in. I've spoken with many veteran players who never play the game anymore, but still pay their monthly fee because they feel canceling their account would be "wasting" all the time, money and effort they put in.

The nature of the game is such that there is no ending... no completion... no feeling of actual accomplishment. You always feel as if you are reaching for a goal, but are not sure what that goal is or why you are reaching for it.

Overall, if you are a fan of D&D and/or RPG games, this game will not keep you entertained very long and will ultimately leave you feeling as if you wasted tons of time and money.

Complete, utter, overrated GARBAGE

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 15
Date: March 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I don't get it. I really don't. I expected an intricate, fun, community experience with this game. I was excited throughout the registration process, looking at the box and reading about the handfuls of trades to take up and all of the other wonderful features of the Ultima Online experience. I was pleased to hear about the 30 day free trial.

I made it to day 5.This game is boring.

The trades system is a joke, seeing as how the apparent goal of UO, to most of its gamers, is to make money. Well the truth is only one or two trades really make you any money in this game. PvP combat is restricted to specific areas. I'm sorry, but PvP is a fact of life with online RPG's. Player killers were always all the more incentive to be careful outside city limits, and to hone your combat skills. There is very little to even do in the game. All I ever see is players huddling around the bank, trading items and selling their properties.

Maybe I just don't understand this style of game, but this was the biggest waste of money I have ever spent, and I only spent 10 dollars on it. Really, I want my 10 dollars back.

Waste of Cash

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 13
Date: February 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

OSI really Drolled the ball on this way, they have NO CLUE what the players want or how do get it done, the Shards have been down for 2 days now, and no clue when they'll be back up, the Bugs and issues are Everywhere, and they are in "closed ranks" people are quitting left and right and they refuse to answer the simplest Questions... STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME.

if it aint broke don't fix it

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game when it first came out was simply great and remained great for a year or two and then they decided to "up-date" the game or to "improve" it which the 2nd age was a wonderful update but everything after that was down hill from there and the more they update it the worse they make it I realize there just trying to improve it but the game was better back before UO: Renissance came out and everything they have done since then including UO:R has been a major dissapointment and this new Age of Shadows update is without a doubt the worst one yet and i definetly suggest you not purchase this game unless you are already a UO player and are already deeply involved with a house(es) and extensive fortune if not play another game this one is as the title imply's only a shadow of it's former glory

1 star only because there's no zero.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: February 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As a longtime Ultima Online player (3 1/2 years) I cant even begin to describe how angry and upset I am at what EA has done to this once great game with the release of Age of Shadows.
They've changed Ultima Online from a fun, easy to understand game to a complicated, irritating headache. It's not even the same game anymore! It's a poorly thought out clone of Diablo2 and that was a loser of a game and Age of Shadows is no different.
Couple this with EA's poor to nonexistant customer service I strongly urge anyone who's considering buying Age of Shadows to save themselves the [money] for the game and the $... a month to play it. Not to mention saving yourself the hassle of dealing with EA's poor excuse for customer service.
I'm going to cancel my Ultima Online account right after posting this review. If a 3 1/2 year Ultima Online player doing that dos'nt say it all about Age of Shadows I dont know what will.

The MOST HORRIBLE MMORPG EVER !

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 12
Date: March 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Imagine a game with NO BETA TESTING, [weak]/NO IN-GAME and OUTSIDE GAME SUPPORT, issues/problems with the game is TOTALLY IGNORED BY EA/OSI/Game Developers and their Greed etc (Your worst NIGHMARE). ... Veteran players use their advantage (wealth/exclusive information etc) to place multiple houses and sell it in eBay ...; while new players dont get a chance to do anything.

Entire game are full of bugs such as instant disconnect when logging in(BLACKHOLE ISSUE), EXTREME LAG, items missing when it was kept in a secure place, cheats and exploits.

Graphic and sound are same as the original version in 1997...

The Final Nail in the UO Coffin

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: February 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was first exposed to UO over 4 years ago, shortly after the Second Age expansion had come out, and was completely blown away by it. I still look back at how it was and wonder how Origin (now EA) could destroy such a simple, beautiful concept, but they did. The UO:Renaissance and Lord Blackthorn's Revenge were downright terrible, but they did have one or two redeeming values to offset the horror of how they bastardized the game.

Age of Shadows is a completely different issue. If you are able to log on to the game (which you pay $10 a month for), you are in store for jerky, time-delayed actions/movement which would make a Commodore 64 seem state of the art. Add to that the fact that EA has completely turned the previous ranking system (which was simple and precise) on its head and made it to where no one understands the value of anything.

Last but not least, lets not forget the bugs. This "upgrade" looks like it was written by a first semester student from the DeVry Institute, I bet even Bill Gates is laughing at this thing. Note to Origin: Lets at least get something 50% finished before we release it.

I guess not all is lost, I bet I can get a ton of cash on eBay for my 52 month account with all its vet rewards.

UO SOON TO CLOSE

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 15
Date: August 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a dieing game that does not have much left in it.
I have played since it came out and if you are a parent i would not recommend this game for your child.
They do nothing about Hackers, Racism and Sexuality.
They offer bans but do not act properly on them and there is little punishment dealt out for such actions.
In fact i would recommend any other company games than EA and Origin Software. Like Star Wars Generations.
I am sorry I played this game so long but i learnt all the companies want is to sell more disks year after year to power gaming addicts. They understand that computer games can be addictive and have used it to their advantage this release is no different than any others. Full of bugs that take a year to iron out in which time they are also busy working on the next release.
Which in this case is UO DOA.
My account is being closed as hundreds of friends have already done. I post this here to warn others of what is coming.
If you play UO id be selling on ebay now well it is still possible to do. Prices have dropped substantially on uo game stuff a good indication the game is dieing.
Come their next big patch they will be losing more business and will likely be forced to decide on wether the game should continue or not. As most those who quit lately will not buy into their companies more, ever!

Where is the game???

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I pre-ordered this game 2 weeks ago to be delivered on 2-12. Now it's the 13th and the game hasn't even shipped. Needless to say I'm not a happy customer.

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