new player introduction

[Pathris]

Hello all, my name is Pathris, most call me Path for short. I wanted to introduce myself and hopes of getting myself out there and into the social aspect of UO and get to know the nice people of Excelsior since I've decided this is where I'll be spending a big portion of my free time.

A little about myself, I entered the MMO world about 15 years ago with a MUD called Achaea. I played Achaea for about 10 years and moved on to World of Warcraft. I played WoW for probably two years before I just got bored with it. It has no depth and I needed a MMO with depth, not just mindless grinding. I jumped around a lot at this point; Guild Wars, Warhammer Online, Everquest, Lord of the Rings Online and recently Rift. All of these games just felt like cheap knockoffs of WoW. That's just my opinion, though, don't bash me if you feel differently.

So I sought out something different. I dabbled with EVE Online for a few months until I just came to the conclusion it wasn't me. Science Fiction just isn't my thing. So back to searching.

I stumble upon Ultima Online randomly and I read several things stating UO is a MUD with graphics. Wow! A dream come true!

So anyway, I landed here in Excelsior, a true "noob" to UO. I know very, very little about UO in general aside from the sheer volume of UO wikis and forums.

I'm hoping someone here can throw me a bone, point me in the right direction for a rewarding MMO experience.

What about guilds? I'm big on RP and would be interested in a RP guild.

Also, sell me on Excelsior. What sets Excelsior apart from the paid servers?

Sorry I'm a little long winded and I hope to get to know and become friends with those in Excelsior.

[anarchy]

welcome and enjoy this place. it's a good home.

[Melkor]

Welcome, UO is just be best game of it's type, so many different things to do. As far as role-play goes, it's not something this shard is big on. Also if you are into PVP, you are at the wrong shard. However UOEX is highly customized, and in a good way. It is stable and well staffed. One of my favorite things about this shard is the events put on by staff, super amazing. If you are into PVE you have found the right shard, I've been here over 500 days and still love it. As far as the pay shards go, in my opinion they suck really bad, a good player run shard has always been better then the pay ones. As a new player you should get in contact with someone from the youth centre. Also if you have any questions feel free to send me a [pm

Welcome to UO and the shard.

[Pathris]

I look forward to getting in deep!

[silas]

Ive been here maybe 2 months. UO is the only online game I got into for some reason. Ive played several shards and all were pvp/pvm. This is my 1st shard that isnt directly around pvp and its been great so far. Many different items and customs as well. Very nice community unlike some other shards where people wont help/talk to you. Most of the stuff can be found on wiki

[Pathris]

I'm not a PvP'er, so that's great and RP isn't a requirement, simply something I enjoy. PvE is where it's at and what I enjoy.

What about group PvE? Does that happen?

[silas]

More then what I thought when I joined. I thought oh another shard with easy quest and nothing to them. And hunt alone world. But indeed several people( I see it daily) people trying to get me to go with them hunting or to champs or quest. Also this shard does have stuff where you do it as a team. Otherwise I don't think you'll make it