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Posted July 12, 2012
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TheKid965: And let's face it -- EA wouldn't release a game as F2P if they actually thought it was any good at all, i.e. they thought they could make money with it ... (Even the title fills me with suspicion, in a subtle-hint sort of way. "Quest for the Avatar," as opposed to the original Ultima IV subtitle, implies that your character here may not be the Avatar of legend, but you may encounter him/her in the game.)
EA's F2P strategy is about budget rather than quality. Making a low-budget product to milk through microtransactions means even a moderately successful title can turn a profit. Bringing Ultima back as a retail-level release with a proper budget would produce a more impressive end result but it might not sell enough to break even, as with their other recent RPG release, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

As for the Avatar, the description says "restore virtue and become the Avatar!" which certainly sounds like you yourself become the Avatar. It's possible that the "real" Avatar gives quests or provides guidance or something, of course.

Any guesses on who the forest girl with the antlers might be? I'm not too familiar with Ultima IV but I know it didn't have elves.
Posted July 12, 2012
You don't need the Origin client to play the game. An Origin account isn't really a big deal. As for the subtitle... well this is an MMORPG (Play4Free is the MMO model), it's NOT Ultima IV. For Ultima IV you have the free download. :D

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Okay well, according to Paul Barnett, it is Ultima IV in a Batman/Spider-Man reboot fashion.
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Posted July 12, 2012
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TheKid965: And let's face it -- EA wouldn't release a game as F2P if they actually thought it was any good at all, i.e. they thought they could make money with it ... (Even the title fills me with suspicion, in a subtle-hint sort of way. "Quest for the Avatar," as opposed to the original Ultima IV subtitle, implies that your character here may not be the Avatar of legend, but you may encounter him/her in the game.)
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Arkose: EA's F2P strategy is about budget rather than quality. Making a low-budget product to milk through microtransactions means even a moderately successful title can turn a profit. Bringing Ultima back as a retail-level release with a proper budget would produce a more impressive end result but it might not sell enough to break even, as with their other recent RPG release, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

As for the Avatar, the description says "restore virtue and become the Avatar!" which certainly sounds like you yourself become the Avatar. It's possible that the "real" Avatar gives quests or provides guidance or something, of course.

Any guesses on who the forest girl with the antlers might be? I'm not too familiar with Ultima IV but I know it didn't have elves.
It's a Druid, more then likely there going to use the 8 "classes" of Ultima
Fighter, Mage, Paladin, Druid, Tinker, Bard, Shepard, Ranger
Posted July 12, 2012
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DCT: It's a Druid, more then likely there going to use the 8 "classes" of Ultima
Fighter, Mage, Paladin, Druid, Tinker, Bard, Shepard, Ranger
Says right on the website that there's only two classes. And that's my biggest problem with this game at the moment. Everything points to it being a really bad Diablo clone. Twinstick, linear as hell, no real RPG elements, and filled with the usual Bioware crap that slows the story down and out of gameplay. If they don't let you at least choose what shrines to do first, this game will be a complete design failure.
Posted July 12, 2012
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DCT: It's a Druid, more then likely there going to use the 8 "classes" of Ultima
Fighter, Mage, Paladin, Druid, Tinker, Bard, Shepard, Ranger
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GoodGuyA: Says right on the website that there's only two classes. And that's my biggest problem with this game at the moment. Everything points to it being a really bad Diablo clone. Twinstick, linear as hell, no real RPG elements, and filled with the usual Bioware crap that slows the story down and out of gameplay. If they don't let you at least choose what shrines to do first, this game will be a complete design failure.
It's going into beta so the rest of the classes are not done yet, they have said they are going to be adding more classes as the beta goes on.
Posted July 12, 2012
Ah, that makes sense. I was thinking it had to be some sort of helper character/race. Adding more classes over time makes sense although you'd think they could launch the beta with more than two.
Posted July 13, 2012
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DCT: It's a Druid, more then likely there going to use the 8 "classes" of Ultima
Fighter, Mage, Paladin, Druid, Tinker, Bard, Shepard, Ranger
Whatever happened to the Lark class? i was thumbing through my Ultima Trilogy book last night and noticed them...had forgotten about the Larks :)

i think they were in U2? or was it 3 with the party system?
Posted July 13, 2012
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DCT: It's a Druid, more then likely there going to use the 8 "classes" of Ultima
Fighter, Mage, Paladin, Druid, Tinker, Bard, Shepard, Ranger
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SapienChavez: Whatever happened to the Lark class? i was thumbing through my Ultima Trilogy book last night and noticed them...had forgotten about the Larks :)

i think they were in U2? or was it 3 with the party system?
Ultima 3 had the Lark after that Richard went with 8 classes that were tied to the 8 virtues, same too I always loved the idea of playing a killer Jester, especially when it would come to killing that annoying ass Chuckles. Chuckles..I hate him so much..
Posted July 13, 2012
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SapienChavez: Whatever happened to the Lark class? i was thumbing through my Ultima Trilogy book last night and noticed them...had forgotten about the Larks :)

i think they were in U2? or was it 3 with the party system?
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DCT: Ultima 3 had the Lark after that Richard went with 8 classes that were tied to the 8 virtues, same too I always loved the idea of playing a killer Jester, especially when it would come to killing that annoying ass Chuckles. Chuckles..I hate him so much..
i was playint 7part2 last night and ran into that jester in the goblin woods north of Monitor... he died a horrible death. hope that makes you feel better!
Posted July 13, 2012
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DCT: Ultima 3 had the Lark after that Richard went with 8 classes that were tied to the 8 virtues, same too I always loved the idea of playing a killer Jester, especially when it would come to killing that annoying ass Chuckles. Chuckles..I hate him so much..
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SapienChavez: i was playint 7part2 last night and ran into that jester in the goblin woods north of Monitor... he died a horrible death. hope that makes you feel better!
Actually it does.
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