UO vs Ultima... and Our Place in it All
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Title: UO Vs Ultima... and our place in it all.
Author: Ronefaer Velderi
I will start by taking a small overview of the story of Ultima and how UO bends it to this age, an Age of Ruin. Ultima has its own rich story, ruined by inconsintincies of UO has done no favor.
CHAPTER 1: PERILS, PAGANS AND EXODUS
In Ultima: Pagan, Batlin Elizabeth and Abraham, were Batlins eyes and Ears. Batlin summoned The Guardian. By Timeline, Avatar Isle and Pagan isle should be risen and well known of. By the 300th anniv of mondains defeat being age of shadows, in timeline it is also when Stygian Abyss events, and some pagan and serpents events were happening.
In Ultima, the Stygian Abyss was an expansion like Redguard to Elder Scrolls. It was used as a sinister place that has been through hell and back. In it was a colony, of all races living in peace until it collapsed and became a prison. Almost all dungeons are ripped from Ultima, save for a few select areas.
Where is Pagan Isle in UO? Or The Dome the gargoyloes built to live away from humans? Or Isle of Abrosia? In Ultima, Serpents Isle is a mighty island, if Britania is England, Pagan is like Wales, and Serpents Isle is BIG. Serpents Hold being so small in UO says we are in the future, eras of pagan and abyss, in the past. But why no history of these places? Akalabeth, New San Antonio year 2155 (you actually go there), Alucinor (a vast place larger than britania over the seas), Pagan, Shadowguard Keep... UO wraps it up and said "this is a different Sosaria." Where are these places? Britania is an island. In Ultima: Exodus, There were aincent cities in the age of darkness that Exodus collapsed by placing the Balance Serpent at Fire Isle from The Abyss.
In UO, No Mention of castle death on fire island where Shamino went insane. Nor is there real mention of Exodus, and despite having an Ilshenar dungeon, the places he frequented arent even in UO. except the principle shrines: Also in Ilshenar...
CHAPTER 2: MINAX, VIRTUES, AND ABYSS.
In UO, Minax died at trinsic not Shadowguard fortress. The Avatar had to go outside of time to kill her in her fort.
In Ultima 7: The Black Gate, the gate led from britania to serpents isle, The Guardian is referred to as "The Guardian of the black gate." in Utima, the gate didnt lead to Malas. Lord British would spare Blackthorn who was under a Thrall. In Ultima, Wisps are invincible. in UO they are low end creatures. In Ultima, there are the 8 virtues.
They ALL did something, but in UO, Compassion, Valor, Justice, Sacrifice and Honor. No Humility, Spirit or Truth usable.
UO has greatly altered the story in many areas leaving contradictions. No Exodus, Abyss just now coming in, and death inconsistensies. In Ultima, the BMC, or British Mining Company is a group of traitors, giving Batlin Blackrock to summon The Guardian.
Now the BMC are heros and Blackrock is used by "heros". This world has misused the avatar, and the purpose in UO is to get items and gold. there is no real virtue.
In Ultima, there were planes and in UO its just "different sosarias". In Ultima the word "Earth" is used to reference the place the avatar comes from. He even uses a time machine to go there.
So that leaves the question of what era of ultima are we in?
CHAPTER 3: Age of Ruin
In UO right now, Stygian Abyss is just now being used. Monitor was destroyed a volcano, and not Exodus, faction wars killed Minax and not the avatar, Lord British died, Batlin isnt even named, and the strangers many deeds are non existant in the story or have been replaced with events. UO says there are many sosarias, But if the shards are mirrored from one another, why isnt there consistant history, and geography? I seek to bring back the ultima story. There are many ways to do this. The old truth is lost, replaced by new false knowladge.