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On 26 Nov 1994, Jim Vieira wrote:

> 
> K.L. Pittman (cca...@prism.gatech.edu) wrote:
> : Anyone know if there will be an Ultima Underworld III?  Perhaps something
> : to link Ultima VIII with the upcoming Ultima IX?
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> : K.L. Pittman - Sophomore CS Major, and proud of it!
> : Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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> 
> I don't know about Ultima Underworlds III (there have been rumors of this 
> forever).  But, I read an article with Richard Garriot of Origin about a 
> year ago in which he said that Ultima 9 would be the LAST Ultima game.  
> Hence this is why the Avatar becomes so insanely powerful in Ultima 8, 
> and also this explains the destruction of Britannia at the end of Ultima 
> 8.  Ultima 9 is supposed to be called Ascension, and deals with the 
> Avatar learning to be a god or something.  

Ideas:
The avatar is really powerful at the end of U8, but still not on the 
Guardian's level.  (Would he really put the avatar in a spot where the
avatar could gain that kind of power?)  This idea of "becoming a god"
would make ordinary mortals utterly useless as help, but U9 is supposed
to give you party members.  (Unless party members in U9 aren't ordinary
mortals, but that would make it about as traditional as U8.)  On a more
practical note, how would you make an interface for godlike powers?  One 
possible reason that you never become a Tempest in U8 is that there's no 
good way to allow players to manipulate that type of innate power.

The Guardian laughs at you at the end of U8.  He obviously doesn't feel 
threatened.  It would be interesting if, after all the trouble you've 
gone to to become powerful, he just strips away all that you gained in U8.   

The real question is, why does the Guardian want the avatar left alive?
There must be some reason why, when he has the avatar in the palm of his
hand, he doesn't just squeeze.


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