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Originally Posted by NoStem There are a plethora of professional player run shards... and by plethora I mean a shit load. This is not even remotely new if you were to invent a time machine and travel back in time a few years to make this post. Not only that, but being a former UO shard aficionado, UO Redemption isn't even that great of a shard. So why would you want to recommend it to a forum dedicated to MMORPG uber geeks? |
I don't think there are actually that many player run shards, let alone pre-uor ones, with a population as large as UO:R. I don't see why the fact that something not being remotely new matters, as it is probably safe to say that not every single person knows of this specific shard. It's ridiculous to think that just because something isn't new it should be considered a flaw to mention it, especially considering this specific thing is still actively changing and growing. Not to mention something being old is just an observable fact, it really doesn't have any direct correlation to the quality of a product. (I can point out that a bike is red, but that won't really help you conclude anything else about it.)
I have also been playing UO on and off since release (a significant chunk of my life), and UO:R is one of the better free shards that can be found... Mainly thanks to GM's who care more about the game its self rather than profit or fame.
The reason I recommend it to a forum of MMORPG uber geeks is obviously to try and help the player base for a shard I enjoy playing on (although I don't have much time to play these days
) grow.
I will admit I have never actually looked at the site (apart from the forums), being that I joined the shard on my friend's request rather than my own research, so I suppose I don't really have anything to say in response to that, I just expected people to go there for the server IP etc.
But next time you feel like criticizing someone's choice to promote their server, atleast have the decency to offer a valid arguement (or maybe a counter of an active shard that you find to be better).