<s>
Ultima	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Origin	I-Protocol
(	O
UWO:O	O
)	O
originally	O
titled	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
(	O
)	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
popular	O
1997	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
2nd	O
generation	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
previous	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
noticeable	O
advancement	O
was	O
the	O
competitive	O
3D	O
engine	O
that	O
replaced	O
UO	B-Protocol
's	O
aging	O
isometric	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
also	O
changed	O
several	O
aspects	O
that	O
players	O
voiced	O
dislike	O
for	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
UO	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
would	O
have	O
emphasized	O
grouping	O
,	O
including	O
groups	O
of	O
20-30	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
reduced	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
single	O
players	O
to	O
become	O
all-around	O
grand-masters	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
prevent	O
the	O
notorious	O
"	O
tank-mage	O
"	O
characters	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
UO	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
Origin	O
)	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Origin	I-Protocol
would	O
cease	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
additional	O
support	O
for	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
feared	O
that	O
would	O
compete	O
for	O
subscribers	O
with	O
UO	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
still	O
profitable	O
and	O
not	O
showing	O
signs	O
of	O
slowing	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
one-third	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
joined	O
Destination	O
Games	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
's	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
ended	O
up	O
being	O
canceled	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
going	O
online	O
in	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
history	O
repeated	O
itself	O
when	O
EA	O
cancelled	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
