Editing Ultima Online (section)

===Awards===
''Ultima Online'' was awarded "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Online Game of the Year|Online Game of the Year]]", as well as received a nomination for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement|Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering]]", at the [[1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards|inaugural Interactive Achievement Awards]] (now known as the [[D.I.C.E. Awards]]), presented by the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]].<ref name="Finalists1998">{{cite web |title=The Award - Updates |url=http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardupdate.htm |website=Interactive.org |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980615090128fw_/http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardupdate.htm |archive-date=June 15, 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Winners1998">{{cite web |title=The Award - Winners |url=http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardwin98.htm |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980615090115/http://www.interactive.org/html/award/awardwin98.htm |archive-date=June 15, 1998 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
''Ultima Online''{{'}}s success resulted in [[Guinness World Records]] awarding the game eight world records in the ''Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008''. These records include "First MMORPG to Reach 100,000 Players", "Longest Running MMORPG", and "First and Only Person to Kill [[Lord British#Assassination|Lord British]]", which was done by a player named Rainz during a server reset which turned off his invulnerability;<ref>{{cite book |title=Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008 |isbn=978-1-904994-20-6|last1=Limited|first1=Guinness World Records|year=2008|publisher=Guinness World Records }}</ref> however, the "Longest Running MMORPG" award was revoked due to an oversight and was instead given to the game ''[[Furcadia]]'', which was released nine months prior to ''Ultima Online''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-running-social-mmorpg |title=Longest-running social MMORPG |date=October 3, 2016 |access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref> In May 2001 ''Ultima Online'' won the MPOGD game of the month award <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpogd.com/gotm/?Date=5/1/2001 |title=MPOGD's Game of the Month May 2001 |publisher=MPOGD.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020307010837/http://www.mpogd.com/gotm/?Date=5%2F1%2F2001 |archive-date=March 7, 2002 |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> In 2010, ''Ultima Online'' was the first inductee into the Game Developers Choice Online Awards Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gdconlineawards.com/archive/gdcoa_1st.html |title=The First Annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> In 2012, [https://stratics.com/ Stratics] presented ''Ultima Online'' with a "Historic Achievement Award" to commemorate "fifteen years of innovation, imagination, and dedication in support of the Ultima Online community."<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://stratics.com/featured/stratics-presents-historic-achievement-award-to-ultima-online-team/ |title=Stratics Presents Historic Achievement Award to Ultima Online Team |date=September 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420051639/http://stratics.com/network-news/stratics-presents-historic-achievement-award-to-ultima-online-team/ |archive-date=April 20, 2013 |access-date=April 13, 2019}}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|Time]] designated it as one of the 100 greatest video games of all time in November 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Peckham |first=Matt |title=All-TIME 100 Video Games |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 15, 2012 |url=https://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/ultima-online-1997/ |access-date=April 13, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723230434/http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/slide/ultima-online-1997/ |archive-date=July 23, 2013}}</ref>