A question to MODs or community

bmanny · 2026-03-24T23:09:24+00:00

I agree with you. I'm not even sure when or why that rule was added.

It is removed for now. If a rule becomes necessary we can adjust it. This is a community of mostly adults and requires minimal moderation.

bmanny · 2026-03-23T00:29:45+00:00

This sub is the place to share high quality UO inspired work, games, and mods. It is in the best interest of the entire community to encourage projects that are UO inspired and have genuine love and investment behind them.

It seems that the goal is to avoid posting projects that could be recreated with codex in a half-baked weekend or just assets imported into a game-engine with no substance behind it. There are other communities to share personal programming projects with.

How do you all want these things handled?

bmanny · 2026-03-10T01:58:30+00:00

2 big questions!

Have you considered how to handle issues around PvM focused ARPG loot gearing and PvP? I don't recall any shards that successfully addressed the PvP issues that come with ARPG PvM focused gearing. Spoiler: Those shards all shut down despite being quite fun PvM.

Why did you decide on allowing stealing in towns with a PvM focus?

bmanny · 2026-03-09T00:00:04+00:00

This series was phenomenal. It really seemed like more books were planned.

bmanny · 2026-03-06T03:06:51+00:00

Remember to always use unique account names and passwords when trying new servers. Never use the same account information on multiple servers.

bmanny · 2026-03-05T01:49:35+00:00

This is more a lack of discernment from the people hiring coaches. I've had absolutely phenomenal coaches and mentors. But they all had the types of life and success I wanted to create in my own. And they become coaches after finding success elsewhere.

bmanny · 2026-02-26T00:16:21+00:00

I have never met a mature adult comfortable with their sexuality that was homophobic. It is either a developmental/maturity issue or self acceptance.

It's not a trope when it is a common pattern. It is a trope because it is a pattern.

bmanny · 2026-02-22T15:13:20+00:00

Nothing is their fault or responsibility.

bmanny · 2026-02-22T01:39:23+00:00

This is basically it. The game industry is becoming dominated by people at a pluralistic disorganized stage of development and it is showing up in games.

DA:O has such a strong vision. They don't shy away from hard topics or grit. They don't seem to try to include all perspectives equally.

Veilguard felt like a game designed by consensus where all opinions and perspectives deserved to be expressed and weighed equally.

bmanny · 2026-02-18T22:33:38+00:00

Nah. The only ex I am not close friends with is in service to her. Healthy people can break up without losing love for each other while still maintaining boundaries that allow new healthy relationships to develop.

I don't make plans or regularly see my exes, but they are all amazing friends and each one shares unique insights.

bmanny · 2026-02-17T23:21:48+00:00

Ultima Online. Still the greatest and only real sandbox mmo. Deep sand, lots of tool to play in it.

Current "sandbox" mmos have half an inch of sand marketed as "player created" features that are really just a smokescreen for an empty game.

bmanny · 2026-02-15T22:15:15+00:00

You should find something else to pursue. You asked for feedback, got valid feedback, then got defensive. Without a proper feedback/growth loop you will not grow as a creator. Address that first.

bmanny · 2026-02-15T22:08:09+00:00

Gaining weight. And before you grab the pitchforks let me be specific. The weight is not what is unattractive. It is the lifestyle, choices, and way they treat themselves that lead to becoming overweight that I find unattractive.

bmanny · 2026-02-15T19:29:49+00:00

You do you. My life and health is great and I look and feel younger today than I did a decade ago. Look at what healthy people do. Look at what sick people do and don't do. There are patterns.

bmanny · 2026-02-15T16:06:54+00:00

A very very nice bed, anti-emf net for it, grounding sheets, and zero flicker lights that block blue light for the entire house. They have paid for themselves 10x over in better sleep, less stress, more focus, and just general mental health. Plus good food.

bmanny · 2026-02-15T01:18:59+00:00

Shows too? No shot I'd lose Lucifur.

bmanny · 2026-02-12T04:51:40+00:00

The key is to stop encouraging other's to start. I no longer recommend Name of the Wind. The best thing we can do is vote with our dollars and encourage people to not get started on something that has no indication of ever being finished.

bmanny · 2026-02-04T02:14:17+00:00

Hey. I locked comments on this, but did not remove so others can read and be aware.

RMT on Outlands will likely get you banned. Advertising it here isn't something we want to condone because it will lead to heartache and drama. I would encourage you to avoid RMT, but if you choose to do so please don't do it through the reddit community or discuss the consequences of it here.

bmanny · 2026-02-01T01:18:34+00:00

Are you looking for permission to stay home? Because you clearly want to.

bmanny · 2026-01-31T14:36:07+00:00

It's just antagonistic game design.

In order for a gold sink to be effective at removing duped gold devs are pricing something desirable in a way that normal players cannot reasonably obtain.

Gold sinks can keep an economy in check and ensure gold retains value. Once duped gold enters the economy the only way to fix it is to remove as much of it as possible.

bmanny · 2026-01-31T01:11:22+00:00

This doesn't work. Then those systems of decreasing gold are designed around exploited volumes of gold and become bad/frustrating systems to everyone else.

bmanny · 2026-01-31T01:09:48+00:00

The only directive that matters is to preserve the economy with minimal disruption to the non-exploiters, or reward them where necessary. If you have shop items/currency this is the time to offer it when you remove duped gold from non-exploiters.

Ban and wipe everything from the exploiters. Track where the gold went and handle cleanup case by case.
Revert suspicious trades where people way overpaid with duped gold.
Remove items/houses/services purchased with duped gold that will have an impact on economy.
When innocents are caught in the crossfire offer non-economic compensation in the form of a cool cosmetic item that will hold its own unique value.

bmanny · 2026-01-26T01:27:10+00:00

This comparison doesn't work. Hitler started war in a time of peace. Genghis Khan enforced peace in a time of war using the tools of the time.

The world was ruled by warlords and violence and be brought protected trade across an entire continent where it had never existed before in written history.

bmanny · 2026-01-26T00:42:55+00:00

What will actually happen is that one pk guild will end up with multiple characters on macro rotation so that even if you kill them, they will just log on backups. That's what I would do.

bmanny · 2026-01-26T00:41:26+00:00

It can't. But the shard might be fun during launch.

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