Hedlyn

1. What are you missing in UO and could it be improved by us players?

No. It's the players that are missing, UO's a dying game it's that simple. There are less of us, so less of us active, and less quality roleplayers. That simple.

2. Do you think we don’t do enough story lines for interactive roleplaying and character development?

No. I think the opposite. I think people, but Trinsic especially, are (or were) far too obsessed with story-lines and "developing" their characters in public. I think they over-looked that the average-joe roleplayer doesn't give a flying fuck what self-important, high-fantasy twoddle the great leaders of whatever shiney-knight guild or city are doing to crush the LATEST great evil. Or which laughable drow "super-villains" want to claim their eeeevviiiill superiority.

The most active remaining guilds are those that regularly keep their players and ALL of their players together. The newest RP guild on the shard, in Rbl, are more active than some of the oldest in -V-, DoT, LB and co'. Not because we're so much better or phat leet dudes, but just because we log on every day or two and give them ALL something to do.

Grd and BoC are still going and turning out double-figures because they cater for everyone, not just their higher ups. When the rest of you start learning you might be able to claw back some of your memberbase, but with UO on the brink anyway - let's face it - you're pretty fucked.

3. Any suggestions what could or should be done overall to improve roleplay and get more people having fun at it?

Yes. START DOING IT. Get the fuck off your forums making threads about how to improve roleplay and just go and sodding roleplay. There aren't enough people around to think too deeply about it, just get in game and start doing something. Can't find people then ICQ around.

Still can't find people, then I suggest you head to Yew. Because I promise you at any sensible hour of the day there'll be roleplayers in Yew from early 'til very late. Free shard's are the stupidest idea in the world, right now, you'll never co-ordinate a mass exodus from Europa so don't even bother.

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