I know a lot of you have been wondering what my deal is with all of the changes to RunUO. Why the forum consolidation, bringing in third parties and why the new found interest in getting RunUO up-to-date.
It boils down to our new motto (for which I have to give credit to Tim Sanders) of L2C2. L2C2 or Learn, Listen, Communicate and Connect is something I learned from Tim Sanders and has changed my outlook on a lot of the projects I work on and perhaps even my life. The various RunUO projects being spread out amongst other domains and forums has caused a “black hole” effect which has spread focus too far to be able to concentrate on the overall community, foster it’s growth and essentially make this place a vibrant community of people who work together, play together and enjoy what we do.
We’re past the stressful point of RunUO… that is we’ve “made it”. RunUO is a solid platform which provides the best possible Ultima Online emulation experience you could hope to have. It’s infinitely customizable and can be used to do anything you want with Ultima Online. Now it’s time to take a step back and enjoy what we’ve created… add the new features we’ve been missing in an organized manner that isn’t work but is a passion.
We want to bring everything together, our four shards, ConnectUO, Razor and RunUO into one centralized place. We realize this is going to add some complexity to our forums and change the experience for everyone in one way or another but keep in mind… we’re all here because we share a passion for Ultima Online. We all have some common ground no matter how “far out” some of us may be. A combined community brings together everyone in a manner which allows us to centralize efforts, spend less time on separate sites and more time to work on our projects rather than our web platforms.
I realize this change is going to be a challenge for some of you but if you hang in there you’ll realize quickly the quality of this community is going to expand exponentially and make being here much better.
I know we don't like change... I know a lot of you don't like the "Social" feel of the forums but you're going to have to get used to it. We're an early adopter because we believe in this product and we think it will make this place better for the long haul. If you can't hang in there, I am sorry but we're not going back.
Thank you all for your support... and please enjoy our new approach to RunUO.
It boils down to our new motto (for which I have to give credit to Tim Sanders) of L2C2. L2C2 or Learn, Listen, Communicate and Connect is something I learned from Tim Sanders and has changed my outlook on a lot of the projects I work on and perhaps even my life. The various RunUO projects being spread out amongst other domains and forums has caused a “black hole” effect which has spread focus too far to be able to concentrate on the overall community, foster it’s growth and essentially make this place a vibrant community of people who work together, play together and enjoy what we do.
We’re past the stressful point of RunUO… that is we’ve “made it”. RunUO is a solid platform which provides the best possible Ultima Online emulation experience you could hope to have. It’s infinitely customizable and can be used to do anything you want with Ultima Online. Now it’s time to take a step back and enjoy what we’ve created… add the new features we’ve been missing in an organized manner that isn’t work but is a passion.
We want to bring everything together, our four shards, ConnectUO, Razor and RunUO into one centralized place. We realize this is going to add some complexity to our forums and change the experience for everyone in one way or another but keep in mind… we’re all here because we share a passion for Ultima Online. We all have some common ground no matter how “far out” some of us may be. A combined community brings together everyone in a manner which allows us to centralize efforts, spend less time on separate sites and more time to work on our projects rather than our web platforms.
I realize this change is going to be a challenge for some of you but if you hang in there you’ll realize quickly the quality of this community is going to expand exponentially and make being here much better.
I know we don't like change... I know a lot of you don't like the "Social" feel of the forums but you're going to have to get used to it. We're an early adopter because we believe in this product and we think it will make this place better for the long haul. If you can't hang in there, I am sorry but we're not going back.
Thank you all for your support... and please enjoy our new approach to RunUO.
, really glad to see the kickstart
