The most fun I had playing UO in years, It brings back a wonderful sense of discovery that was long lost, as the deep lore and books will help you during you journey to discover new lands which are worlds appart and all are rewarding and fun to travel. You will also be well rewarded for explorering and reading the numerous lore of this shard.
With constant updates and increasing content to discover, there is quite a lot to do, although you may feel a bit loss at the start, every question you have is answered by ingame lore or its helpful playerbase.
If you are looking for a change of pace, a world filled with things to do and different adventure with tons of challenges. You will feel right at home.
Beware of the choices you make at the start of your journey as it may inder your progress (loss of stats/skills pon death) and makes the game harder but more much rewarding, or take the easier approach but unable to affect the evil VS good side of the world which affect economy, shops, and much more.