My name is pronounced as Lee, I started playing Ultima back in my early around 1998 I think it was. I lived Bahrain and was playing Atlantic shard on a dial up connection. Did you know that I remember it costing about 8 Bahranian dinar which is about 20 USD for 12 hours of internet access? Dial up on the other side of the world was painful but I loved the game so much that I gave them all my money to play. The cost of the uo subscription was a pittance compared to the internet cost.
Now I live in Dallas Texas USA and not only do I get super speed internet but I also switched to the demise and hybrid shards. Not only do I save money from those expensive internet cards but I do not even pay the monthly uo fee either. I have gotten so spoiled.
I do not know how to write scripts, the most I have ever done was altering a few to make them suit me better. Scripts make the game so more enjoyable and keeps me from letting Ultima consume my entire life. The time and frustration saved go a long way in providing me time to spend with the rest of life's necessities like my job, wife, guns, and tennis.