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Ultima Online Fan Board => General UO Chat => Topic started by: Oracle on September 23, 2017, 02:55:35 PM

Title: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: Oracle on September 23, 2017, 02:55:35 PM
Rumors from the 20th Anniversary Party are that GamePlay starting in January 2018 will be free.  If you have a house and want to keep it or if you want to get a House, then you will have to subscribe.  The hope is that more players will come back to the game and new players may be attracted at first since it is FREE.  Also, they will maintain the UO Store and have other various tokens for sale...

Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: The Ghost on September 23, 2017, 03:09:45 PM
Not sure how I fell about that.   Alot of freeshard that have lot opf population.  Might be good for the game.  But freehand have house and cool stuff
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: sumsum on September 24, 2017, 09:04:54 AM
I can see people really muilti boxing then! 
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: onlyindreams on September 24, 2017, 05:23:42 PM
I can see people really muilti boxing then!

I definitely plan on getting an account or two just for resource gathering.
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: TrailMyx on September 24, 2017, 07:05:04 PM
Looks like they didn't really change this release much from the inside information we received months ago.  Hope it does well for them though!  *wink*
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: Kandie on September 24, 2017, 09:21:39 PM
I plan on dropping a couple accounts then since all they do is collect bods and really don't need houses.....
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: ErwinEUO on September 28, 2017, 02:03:27 PM
I'm wondering if they will try to implement some type of advertising system (embedded browser?) within the client for those free accounts...entire free to play model is ad dependent.  if they can do it, they can theoretically implement captcha system.... :o just speculating!
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: The Ghost on September 28, 2017, 05:28:35 PM
Does free account is to let ppl come back to the game.  Trying the game on a trial account for two weeks don't get you full experience.    back in the days UO try the same thing but leave the house available.  This is not new.
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: cybercasper on September 29, 2017, 03:40:00 AM
i believe they also mentioned that you will not be able to use your bank. with that being said old account that have stuff in the bank you wont be able to retrieve without an active subscription but they will be doing something allowing you to have some sort of storage. and i also think they discussed the multiboxing at the party as well. for now this is just he say she say stuff until it comes out.
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: The Ghost on September 29, 2017, 11:15:14 AM
This programm is to bring back old player that left and bring new young blood to the game.  A Lot have change and this is one way to introduce them.   Yes the free account will not be able to access some dungeon, loot IDOC, place house, Will have limited back storage.      If you decide to turn your active account into a free account, you will be losing alot of grandfather option. 

So if you are planning of having those free account to farm wood or iron, you are up for a rude awaking I believe.   
Title: Re: Ultima Online Retail - FREE!?
Post by: The Ghost on October 02, 2017, 02:41:52 PM
Here the link
https://uo.com/endless-journey/