>"Tens of thousands of eager Ultima fans, some of whom had been buying every installment of the series for ten years or more, rushed home from their local softw

>"Tens of thousands of eager Ultima fans, some of whom had been buying every installment of the series for ten years or more, rushed home from their local software stores with Ultima VIII: Pagan in their hot little hands. An hour later, they were one and all sitting there scratching their heads and asking themselves what the hell had happened. Had they bought the wrong game entirely? No, it said “Ultima” right there on the box!" PDS: Here's what happened, (in one word no less!): Corporation. >"Richard Garriott invented a system of ethics, and then each game challenged or threatened that system: Ultima IV – The Virtues are Confronted Ultima V – The Virtues are Corrupted Ultima VI – The Virtues are Attacked Ultima VII – The Virtues are Ignored Ultima VIII – The Virtues are Abandoned Ultima IX – The Virtues are Inverted" PDS: Now where have I seen this pattern before?