One of the coolest things about the internet as well as having cohorts is that when one person is away, it is easy for peers to jump in and take care of things.  Kenneth is away on a much needed and deserved vacation.  In his absence the rest of us here are happily doing what we can to keep up on giving everyone new info or just great posts of fun stuff for everyone to enjoy.  Today Massively Overpowered posted their exclusive interview with Broadsword about the state of the games, Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot.  Feel free to jump over to their website and check it out!

Below is one item of their conversations with President Rob Denton, UO Producer Bonnie Armstrong, and DAoC Producer John Thornhill, that I want to highlight.

Massively OP: So let’s talk about Ultima Online first. Why the decision to create an expansion for the game after all of these years? What is this expansion’s focus and what will it add to the game?

Bonnie Armstrong: UO has had several expansions, boosters, and theme packs over the years such as Stygian Abyss, High Seas, The King’s Collection, and the Rustic and Gothic packs.  Now we are doing Time of Legends because we want players to know Broadsword is committed to continuing UO’s legacy.

We have never stopped adding new content and making improvements to the game.  Ultima Online is coming up on its 18-year anniversary, and our gift to the players this year will be new land to adventure, Eodon.  Eodon will feature unique mobs not seen in the game before, new masteries for players to specialize their characters, new clothing, new champ spawns, and a currency conversion that allows us to clear up space in banks and houses for players.

This is very exciting…. Now while after almost 16 years of playing UO i have been away from it the past few years, a new land and especially changes to masteries and currency is very much good news for those who still play or even just follow Ultima Online news.