Well, it WAS the first true MMORPG. (games like
Meridian 59 were not massive, even if they had subscription fees; M59 was actually smaller in player capacity than NWN) Origin didn't really know the genre well, since it outright didn't exist. So they tried far harder than they had to. It wasn't until some time later everyone realized it was an easy cash cow that'd slipped right beneath their noses the whole time.
The server I play on is free. It's called UODemise, and is the closest mirror of the official servers. You can take a look at how to get onto it
here; EA allows people to download the client for free. And yes, I'm on those forums under the exact same name.
