I stumbled onto this article written a few years back, it is the back story to Hall at Origin, the battle of Trinsic which was the best one time battle/event to ever take place in a online game, IMO!
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‘Anything but Ultima Online’: Keeping the role-playing classic running
Guest A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. The new book Braving Britannia: Tales of Life, Love, and Adventure in Ultima Online collects 35 interviews with players, volunteers, and developers of the grandfather of massively multiplayer online PC games...
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