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Originally Posted by sox7d
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Apparently this game is trying to stay in the spirit of old SWG and Ultima Online. Has anyone had any experience with it? Could it be another sanctuary of the old days, or is it really just a by-the-numbers MMO?
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It wouldn't be alone. I think Wurm Online is a throwback too. I've posted many times it reminds me of a Ultima Online/Everquest hybrid with better graphics and more sandbox than RPG - whatever RPG is left in MMO's. Mortal Online is another game which might be in the same category of "throwback".
I think where these games really feel like a "throwback" is in the aspect they don't hold you by the hand as much. When I first played Wurm Online in 2012, all it gave me was a homemade tutorial and then it shoved me past the gates into the world out there. I'm not shy to say it was the best experience I've ever had in an MMO and maybe will ever have in an MMO. I'll just say again (and again) it was soooo immersive for me. I remember when I first started playing Everquest and how immerisve first person was. Wurm Online just amplifies everything.
I'll admit Wurm Online is feeling less and less like I want it to be. It seems with more development time it just becomes more bloated. I think a lot of it stems from trying to please everybody and losing track of its identity. Games age, they get old like people. I think there're technical things too. Maybe they dominate.