Ultima Online turns 20, kicking off Anniversary event, warns against Player Harassment

Can you believe one of the grandfathers of MMORPG gaming is still around today? Ultima Online is turning 20 years old, and for its two decade anniversary, they have announced a whole new slew of special tidings to come!

As per the website, there will be new activities for both group and solo play, and new challenging quests and puzzles! New areas of the world to explore will open up, as well as continuations of the main story of Ultima Online.

On top of that, new fiction will be published to expand the world of Ultima Online! You can find quick links to the stories here, and new stories will arrive on August 23rd, 30th, September 7th, and September 28th!

Player Harassment

On a more serious note, the producers of Ultima Online have also published a note, stating that there have been cases of threats from players against other players, and that such behavior shall not be tolerated.

Greetings Everyone,

I would like to address a very serious issue with you all. As most of you are aware we have had players threaten other players that are coming to the 20th Anniversary Party.  We treat these issues incredibly seriously, and all harassment pages, including threats, are logged on the server.  We then forward these logs as a potential threat to law enforcement, who will follow up to the fullest extent of the law.  Please know we do not take this lightly.   For all of those that are worried regarding the 20th Anniversary Party the issue has been resolved and you should not have any concerns regarding your safety.

Thank You,

Bonnie “Mesanna” Armstrong, Producer

In the wise words of Bill & Ted, be excellent to each other, danggit.