From a former player
1. What are you missing in
UO and could it be improved by us players?
I don’t play anymore but I’m not missing much apparently
2. Do you think we don’t do enough story lines for interactive roleplaying and character development?
Who needs storylines? when europa rp was at it's most populous it was all about an immersive day to day experience, the storylines grew out of that feeling, not by making tea parties, pub openings, bardic competitions and moots, which everyone goes to regardless of any actual reason for going there. Character development is down the individual playing the char.
3. Any suggestions what could or should be done overall to improve roleplay and get more people having fun at it?
Get rid of the I/C forums, They’ve done more harm for rp than any perceived benefit in my opinion. People no longer have to turn up to learn what the heck is going on, they can log in to the forum and decide whether they want to attend rather than attend in game and see for themselves whether they wanted to be involved or whether they wanted to go and look for themselves.
4. For those that left, do you consider returning and what would ea have to do?
I always consider returning and have done so the twice I’ve left before but everytime it has got worse, I’d consider rejoining again but to do so, EA would have to speed up house decay as it serves no purpose and would bring back the open feel of the world somewhat, get rid of the special moves for chars, lower the cost per month.