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Ultima Online: New Legacy Beta Testing Coming Soon, Applications Open

Christina Gonzalez Posted:
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Broadsword has announced that beta testing for Ultima Online: New Legacy, the not exactly classic shard for Ultima Online, is coming soon. For those who are interested in the beta, there's also a way to sign up for consideration.

The original Ultima Online has been running since 1997, and that is a lot of years for an MMORPG to grow and change. Demand for some kind of classic server is completely understandable. Yet, Ultima Online: New Legacy is a fresh start available “focused on returning Ultima Online to its fundamental roots as an RPG”. 

The focus is on the RPG and all of the decisions you'll make. At the core of this is the Legacy system, which is essentially like your avatar’s memoir, keeping track of their legacy through the decisions you make throughout your adventure. 

There are a ton of decisions to be made and this new server will use the original map of Britannia and a customized rule set that is designed to be a core RPG experience. Broadsword has reworked, redesigned, and even changed and rethought some of the core gameplay experiences in order to reach back to the RPG roots of Ultima.

So there is a classic angle at play. They're using the original and the Legacy as a jumping off point in order to update and rework things about the game world, skill and gear progression, resources, PVP and more towards their goals because they are not limited technically.

For those who want to be considered for beta testing, the team has set up a survey that you can fill out.


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Christina Gonzalez

Christina is MMORPG.COM’s News Editor and a contributor since 2011. Always a fan of great community and wondering if the same sort of magic that was her first guild exists anymore.