Returning Player Muses on CC vs EC
Straight to the point: as a returning player, I am on CC because I enjoy the graphics, and yes, the nostalgia. What am I giving up by playing in CC, though? Materially, aside from visuals, what are the most important things I am missing out on? Do they warrant what I feel would be a painful (in some ways) change?
I'm ready to force myself into the EC if I must, but I wonder if it is worth it for my style of game play. I have been watching some youtube videos and everyone seems to be on EC, but I wonder if that is just because they started playing after it was created and the old version holds no charm at all for them. At the moment, I am missing UOassist for my macros.
I'm ready to force myself into the EC if I must, but I wonder if it is worth it for my style of game play. I have been watching some youtube videos and everyone seems to be on EC, but I wonder if that is just because they started playing after it was created and the old version holds no charm at all for them. At the moment, I am missing UOassist for my macros.
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EC also gives the option to use Pinco's UI which from what I understand is pretty good too.
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However, you can use free OS macro software (or just tape down a keyboard key) with both CC & EC to create macros that run for the entire 24hr server cycle.
With the CC you also have the option of UOA Loop, which will "loop" a single instruction macro "endlessly" in CC from server-up to server-down. You can probably mod the EC to mimic the behavior of UOA Loop, but I've never bothered.
With the EC, you can just create a macro with more instructions, then set it to "repeat" up to 10 times. This accomplishes the same thing as 3rd party software or UOA Loop. If you create the macro correctly, the macro will run from server-up to server-down.
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With Pinco UI mod, the EC is really good imho. Especially the mobile gumps and the easy healing when in groups (not only party).
On top the entire UI is just soooo much better with the hotbars, scaleable playwindow, gridded bags, ingame map and macro system.
Come to EC
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There might be a couple minor graphics issues in EC, but it's overall still much better than CC. The CC graphics are not far and superior to EC in any way shape or form. CC graphics are strange, cartoon-like and belong back in the 1900's. As others have said, it's a matter of preference and the limited resolution of CC that might give those players some false sense that their preferred client is easier on the eye.