Ultima Worlds Online: Origin (UWO:O) — originally titled Ultima Online 2 (UO2) — was to be the first sequel to the popular 1997 massively multiplayer online role-playing game Ultima Online. Origin Systems revealed that they were developing UO2 in September 1999 for release within a year or two, but development was cancelled in March 2001.
UO2 was to be set in Sosaria but in an alternate timeline where a failed attempt by Lord British to re-combine the shards of the Gem of Immortality resulted in a cataclysm that collided the past, present and future of Sosaria into a single world, thus bringing Industrial Revolution and steampunk elements to the medieval fantasy world.
Video of UO 2
This was a preview of Ultima Online 2 (it never came out). Funny I used to drool over it waiting for this to come out hehe.
O2, billed as a “2nd generation MMORPG”, was to improve uponUltima Online and previous MMORPGs. The most noticeable advancement was the competitive 3D engine that replaced UO’s aging isometric view. The design also changed several aspects that players voiced dislike for in the original UO. In UO2, player vs. player combat was to be disabled by default (except in special areas, such as arenas). The game also would have emphasized grouping, including groups of 20-30 players, and reduced the ability of single players to become all-around grand-masters (i.e., prevent the notorious “tank-mage” characters that appeared in UO).
In March 2001, Electronic Arts (parent company of Origin) announced that development on Ultima Worlds Online: Origin would cease in order to provide additional support for Ultima Online. Shortly after, EA announced it had laid off 200 employees including some at Origin Systems. EA feared that UO2 would compete for subscribers with UO, which was still profitable and not showing signs of slowing down.
About one-third of the team that worked on UO2 joinedDestination Games to work on Richard Garriott‘s MMORPG, Tabula Rasa (also a failures, seeing a trend here)
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Ultima was one of the first mmos ever so, of course its one of the best, way ahead of its time, many games toke after there system build ups LONG LIVE EVOLUTION
Games such as:
Diablo
WOW
Runes of magic
Runescape
List goes on…. —->
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instead these guys made dark age of camelot
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@wyattbbb ea = WE GREATE THE WORSE IT ISNT IN tHE GAME YOU GOT FRAGGED
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@wyattbbb EA ruins tons of games nowadays…
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@MrSlayer95 this was supposed to be the follow up for the longest ever continually run mmorpg (and still running)
the video is nearly a decade old, keep that in mind before you critizise the graphics or lack of details.
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to bad it never came, but check my channel we keeping alive the second age era back from 1998 free uo shard
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All those wanting to play this game again… RunUO released a new freeshard called Revelation. Google UO Revelation, Its bringing back that oldschool feeling.
Love it there
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@Owntmeal1313 the creator of ultima left Origin. there was other reason but it was never officially announce
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i seriously think if ultima online came out as plan, it wouldve been a WoW killer, ultima online control most of the mmorpg market back in the days.
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yeah dude its a game from years ago thats not even polished lol…of course it does… uo shits all over any other mmorpg…enjoy your fag WoW with your items staying with yhou when you die and all that gay shit fuck all other games
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this looks terrible
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this is ugly
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There is Pinal from KIller Instinct!!!
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Why was this game pulled anyway?
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@desenholdb Grim Faeries – Love is Hell
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Somebody knows the song?
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my older cousin had showed me this video back when I was younger. I was so amazed that I wanted to play Ultima but sadly I never got the chance.
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@wyattbbb Ea, Gamespy and GWFL (I always say “God awful” when I read this) definitely make PC gaming into a pointless chore sometimes. I still have a UO account. I came back after eight years and it’s just grinding for items – very boring. Anyone wants a well-balanced account with seven characters maxed out, message me.
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when was this set for release?
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EA have special unique tallent – they buy games and make them bad
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EA alone is good but with gamespy FUCKIN GARBAGE
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We’re lucky that this (in this version) didn’t come out… It looks far worse than the original game.
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this trailer is fail
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@LigaPT2010PT2011 did you read the description? xD
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EA needs to be guard whacked.
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