When you log into the world there is very little direction in terms of where to go, what to do, and how not to get “murdered”. The Nostalgia of taking your first step in-game and hearing the familiar theme music still makes my heart pound in anticipation of the thrill of adventure! The development team continues to produce new custom content every week, which is arguably better than the original production shards UO Evolution has been battle-tested over 12 years now and continues to have a healthy player base and a cult-like following. In fact, there is an entire custom server named ‘UO Evolution’ that was created to alter the original game mechanics and rules to keep Ultima Online current with the trends of more modern games

A custom free shard called ‘UO Evolution’, is actually built by many of the original RunUO developers and absolutely has the spirit of what made it so iconic over the decades. To this day there hasn’t really been a game quite like it that offered such unprecedented player freedom in a persistent online sandbox. It is certainly the first one that was popular enough to put the game genre on the map. Ultima Online has the distinct honor of often being considered the grandfather of MMORPGs.

The Legend Of ‘Ultima Online’ Lives On In The Open-World Sandbox MMORPG ‘UO Evolution’

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