<s>
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Ultima	O
universe	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
was	O
being	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
that	O
was	O
last	O
visited	O
with	O
Ultima	O
IX	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
or	O
replacement	O
to	O
the	O
still	O
commercially	O
successful	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
first	O
Ultima	O
game	O
developed	O
after	O
series	O
creator	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
left	O
Origin	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
Ultima-based	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
cancelled	O
(	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Origin	I-Protocol
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
followed	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
other	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
cancellations	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
including	O
True	O
Fantasy	O
Live	O
Online	O
,	O
Mythica	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Warhammer	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
(	O
which	O
was	O
revived	O
in	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dear	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
community	O
members	O
,	O
As	O
of	O
today	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
has	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
feel	O
that	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
where	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
focus	O
our	O
online	O
efforts	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
my	O
team	O
will	O
be	O
moving	O
to	O
the	O
UO	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
the	O
UO	O
live	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unannounced	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
look	O
forward	O
to	O
sharing	O
our	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
very	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
thank	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
supporters	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
with	O
us	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
letter	O
,	O
no	O
plans	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
were	O
ever	O
shared	O
or	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expansion	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
made	O
no	O
mention	O
of	O
whether	O
they	O
were	O
actually	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
plans	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
cancel	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
lauded	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
would	O
have	O
had	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
monthly	O
fee	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
hoped	O
to	O
revitalize	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
genre	O
,	O
which	O
many	O
have	O
criticized	O
as	O
being	O
full	O
of	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
promised	O
exciting	O
combat	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
press	O
'	O
A	O
 '	O
to	O
auto-attack	O
"	O
found	O
in	O
many	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fiction	O
stated	O
that	O
after	O
Ultima	O
IX	O
,	O
the	O
Avatar	O
created	O
the	O
new	O
world	O
called	O
Alucinor	O
in	O
which	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
is	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	O
from	O
the	O
single-player	O
Ultima	O
games	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Odyssey	I-Protocol
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
established	O
Virtues	O
of	O
Ultima	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
skills	O
,	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Field	O
also	O
produced	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
entitled	O
“	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
Odyssey	O
:	O
Music	O
by	O
Chris	O
Field	O
”	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
eighty-one	O
piece	O
orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
portion	O
(	O
roughly	O
six	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
thirty	O
three	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
musical	O
pieces	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
game	O
for	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ultima	I-Application
.	O
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