The game presents some significant changes to the world, which is a good thing. However, if EA Games wants to keep pace with the MMO world, especially with some major competition coming up (like World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxies and Lord of the Rings), it will need to address the graphical elements of this world and some of the other weaker aspects of the program. Granted this is a bit of a conundrum simply because to introduce major graphical changes will likely severely affect its base population and those happy with the way the game looks now (and don’t want to spend more money on an improved look to the game). UO is an old friend, and Age of Shadows makes it more interesting to play.