I miss 1997 and UO. Everyone had standard **** armor, you lost everything when you died, unless you had friends to loot for you.
If you had magic weapons, they were rare, and they could be looted. PKers everywhere, had to form militia groups and hire players to guard you so you could mine the ore to work on your smithing. Lol. good times... Dial up though... uggg
And you gained skill points depending on what you did: If I chopped wood, i gained in lumberjacking. If i made armor, i gained in smithing. If i used a sword, i gained in swordsman.