Originally Posted by
zoop
Ah yes Trammel, where the Wrath babies were conceived. Joking, of course. I don't mind Trammel, or WOTLK.
More on topic. I did what you claim noone did though. Me and my ingame friends. I played to raise skill, had fun too. Sure you can raise skill all day - there's a time and a place for that. But I also just played the game and improved my skills. I've hunted with lower beasts as well, like Frenzied Ostards. Same with my bard. I had great fun playing low levels. In fact, what UO got VERY right - was grouping for people with different skill levels. You could for instance join your high skill mates right away to be a bandage bitch - or be a loot collector (hides). This might all sound noobish to you and not "End Game" - but that's my point: a lot of people -did- enjoy the stuff in between. I did.
You are right about the problems and ways to manipulate, but don't you sometimes wish a new game managed to create an exciting new skill based system?