So about Ultima Online and EverQuest
 

Did anyone play both?

How do they truely stack up as the "first".

I played both and really enjoyed them but wanted some opinions on the two.

Obviously Im here playing EQ ad not UO.....but I can't say that's because I like either one over the other. Live on UO is shit. And the Emu's seem to all be pay to win.


Well?

I played both. I got way more into EQ thanks to the fact it was pure-PvE and amazingly immersive due to the 1st/close-3rd person perspective.

I saw a friend play UO some looked kind of whack. Even worse graphics than diablo. It did seem hardcore PvP wise with losing items though.

UO superior game, a lot more depth but both are fun for their own reasons

UO is the bomb

GUARDS

I still remember when that dude hacked UO and killed Lord British or whatever his name was

Played UO, quit after I got banned and started EQ. I love them both for different reasons.

he didnt hack, just firefield after a server crash

Yeah, played both from around launch for about six years on live servers. Both petered out by their changes. Both I went to EMU's by that time somewhat simulating the pre-changes rules. Only UO emu I haven't played on for the past couple years now.

They stacked up by being very different mmo's compared to each other. I would say UO devs were overly concerned about EQ population counts and started moving into a EQ style development path, becoming more gear dependent... which imo destroyed UO. UO was really nice when it was more skill dependent, with the more rare weapons and such. I mean not everyone ran around with vanquish weapons 24/7 back then. Then the emergence of luck suits and skill scrolls and all that crap wiped it out. EQ really started to fall apart after PoP imo, getting dumbed down, and more so as time went on.

Trammel killed UO, IMO. Ruined what it had going for it.