I'm an addict. Yes, you read that right. I am addicted to Ultima Online. I used to satisfy that UO itch by browsing r/UltimaOnline, watching UO videos, and trolling around in various Discord servers. I mean, I still do that, but now I've decided to grab a needle and inject UO straights into my veins. It's so hard to let it go.
I got my start back in the late 90s like most UO players. My original shard was Catskills. I genuinely have no clue why I decided on that particular server. Maybe it's because it has the word "Cat" in the name. I quit OSI shortly after Publish 16 was released. From then on I have only played on private shards. I think if I were to try OSI again I wouldn't even recognize the place and the game would feel completely foreign.
Through r/UltimaOnline I was kept current with shard releases and various other ongoings. Outlands came onto the scene and I decided to take the plunge. Oddly enough, I farted around on the UOO test server at the beginning and elected not to play the live release. Before now, the last time I played UO was late last year when I decided to give Outlands a second chance. I got as far as training my combat skills to 70 before I uninstalled. Don't get me wrong, I think what they've done over there is amazing; it simply isn't the shard for me.
Now I am playing around on a private server while I wait around for UO SAGAS to release. SAGAS has me hyped. NPCs actually speaking to me? Heck yeah, buddy!
I'm old. I want to automate things so I am checking around online for methods to make my time in Brittania more enjoyable.
As for myself, I reside in the southern portion of the USA. My hobbies include cuticle care and the E! network. Not really, that is a reference to the movie "Pitch Perfect." It always comes to mind when I think about listing my hobbies. I enjoy metal detecting, plinking, playing around with my soldering iron, sewing, and jogging. I'm also the weirdo who will stop you at the park and ask to pet your dog. There has rarely been a dog I've seen that I didn't want to pet.
By the way, I've always thought Mars was more of an orange-brown.
