Lord British Assassination Uncovered
Monolith’s Jason Hall received ample response to his query yesterday for links to information about the legendary slaying of Ultima Online’s Lord British during the 1998 beta test. There are heaps of links now in his .plan update, including an interview with the player - named Rainz, not GM Trafalgar as I thought, and of course the sought after pictures of the event.
There’s also an official response from Origin containing their reasons for banning Rainz after the event, and praising the player for his attitude to the ban:
I would like to thank him for the wonderful attitude he has maintained despite his ban. He remains complementary of the product and Origin and we are most appreciative.
He was NOT banned for killing Lord British. This is the stuff of legend, kudos to him for not only attempting it but actually succeeding. He has now made quite a name for himself. The assassination merely provided us an opportunity to get his account information. We had actually been looking for him in order to ban him before this…
He was banned for deliberately going against requests we made of him as a tester…
He was NOT banned from all future Origin Online products, nor has he been banned from Ultima Online as a commercial product. If that was implied, it was said in the heat of the moment by a very tired and
overworked Origin employee (who got that way trying to make the game fun for everyone). He is only banned from the Ultima Online Beta Test.
So there you have it. Thanks to Arnie for the heads up.
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posted by monty · at 3:43 am · filed under News