Fast Facts
Name:
Ultima Online
Acronym:
UO
Developer:
EA Mythic
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release Date:
9/30/97
Country:
USA
Genre:
RPG
ESRB Rating:
Teen
Discussion
Newsletter Discussion: Vertical or Horizontal Depth?

Gamers who made the pilgrimage to Reykjavik for EVE Online Fanfest '08 became quite familiar with developer CCP's distinction between depth in games, specifically MMORPGs - Vertical Depth, where a game doesn't have many options but the options that exist are extremely fleshed out, versus Horizontal Depth, where there is a tremendous variety of things to do, but each individual thing might not be all that complex. This week, we'd like to know:

Do you prefer your games to do fewer things with greater complexity, or many things in a less complex way?

Share your thoughts with us and post in the comment thread!