I played Quantum on Atlantic and Heroku and later helped run parts of the Dr.Twister network :). Short of WoTMUD early UO is the best pk system I've ever experienced. I still talk of game memories with my brother and my friend Jason that played Sir Alf.

I don't think the felucca 'carebear' world helped the game. Yes, there were some issues with griefing -- but the playerbase was in control (I admit I'd polymorph into a slime around coveous, flag myself gray, and have people attack me to freely pk them).

When Sir Alf and I used to raid this RP heavy village, and we became a nuisance -- they hired guards...real players -- to keep us at bay. Eventually they befriended us and paid us in regents and offered protection.

We once betrayed a friend in-game and the father called us -- I learned peer mediation from UO :)

I got my first case of the shakes.

I wish LB the best in this venture