Shen

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  1. Thanks so much for these videos. I stumbled upon them just before Christmas and have now caught up, including the one from last week. Good to hear you're feeling better after the latter part of last year. UO clearly holds a special place in your heart, as it does for many. Though enjoyable, the 10 years I spent playing WoW (following brief escapades in AC2 and Shadowbane) after UO left me with far fewer standout memories. Looking back at that time now, after producing spawn a few years ago myself, the feelings elicited aren't just nostaliga. I think the combination of realism and risk in the game world & the newness of the internet and MMOs (little in the way of received wisdom for developers to follow, and few (none initially!) MMOs of similar reach/quality) pushed together a set of differing types of player which made the experience of early UO (for me, mainly on Chesapeake with a little Great Lakes, from 1997 to 2003-ish) so much fun and beyond that - looking back with the benefit of hindsight - a time which was both extraordinary & impossible to repeat. I think something like what I tried to describe there is part of what makes your project here so great; your love for UO shines through in the attention to detail you've clearly poured in to recreating the world here in Wurm. I'm glad to see it even got Runesabre and Designer Dragon's attention! You have also tempted me to have a look at both Wurm, and UO, whether footling on servUO, having a look at an official shard or trying a free shard. Thanks again, and looking forward to your next episode. Shen