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Old Oct 12, 2008, 04:31 PM // 16:31   #1
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Default He did it... Game dev Richard Garriott blasted into space this morning

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/1....ap/index.html

Cool, his dad was an astronaut... so he's following in his father's footsteps.
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 05:12 PM // 17:12   #2
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Couldn't open the site for some reason.

Anyways good for him. When he gets back maybe he can do a clone of his early ultima games.
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 05:20 PM // 17:20   #3
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Did he get any exp for it?
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 05:27 PM // 17:27   #4
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*Ding!*
Level up!

Good for him. I wish him a safe journey.
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 07:19 PM // 19:19   #5
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I don't understand how he's made any money. His games are terrible.
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 07:27 PM // 19:27   #6
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I don't understand how he's made any money. His games are terrible.
Terrible gamers buy terrible games.

Anyways, if he dies, I wonder if aliens are going to loot him.
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 07:50 PM // 19:50   #7
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I don't understand how he's made any money. His games are terrible.
HEATHEN.

Original Ultima Online is still the best MMORPG.
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 08:00 PM // 20:00   #8
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UO is too bloody old.
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 08:32 PM // 20:32   #9
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Did he get any exp for it?
My thought exactly.
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Old Oct 12, 2008, 11:29 PM // 23:29   #10
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UO is too bloody old.
And it's still the best, and that's saying something!

You can just play on a shard that has the updated graphics but the old content only.
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Old Oct 13, 2008, 12:46 PM // 12:46   #11
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"And I think my spaceship knows which way to go.
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows"

Godspeed, Lord British.
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Old Oct 14, 2008, 10:47 PM // 22:47   #12
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Congratulations Richard:

"You've really made the grade, and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear."

Thanks Etta, I forgot how great that song was.
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Old Oct 14, 2008, 11:34 PM // 23:34   #13
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The world just got less terrible in terms of gaming development.
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