In regards to the Sparrow going on sale before being sold:
Maybe with every app ever bought there is a risk that the company goes under, therefore no more updates, and you've lost your money... but in this case, it's simply leaving a sour taste for a lot of people. Add me to this list.
I forwarded this to my mother, who is a retired teacher. She was lauded for her teaching abilities and always had top scores on her evaluations. They even tried to get her to stay upon reaching the required years to retire, but health / back issues forced her to retire.
I thought this would be great for some post-retirement income. She has years of experience, so possibly, the planning part would come easy to her AND the side benefit of not actually having to TEACH the little stink-pots...
Totally agree, I kept my beta UO account up this whole time but the last DEV regime really lost a lot of players.. new producer seems to have priorities right. We will see. Create a better sandbox game and we'll see another game last 15 years.