Garriott chat

I'm heading down to the Develop conference tomorrow, primarily to chat to veteran games designer Richard Garriott. Garriott - aka Lord British - is best known for his work with the Ultima game series and is now exec producer of Tabula Rasa, the upcoming sci-fi MMO game. My experiences on Tabula's closed beta suggest this may be the one that drags some MMO refusniks to the online frontline. It lacks the initial wow factor of Blizzard's market leader - too much grey and brown in the landscapes so far - but shooting aliens with blasters has a far more immediate feel than traditional MMOs. There's depth too, though I'm still at the early levels so have no idea how it pans out later on. The inclusion of supposedly "ethical" quests is potentially interesting - can they get rid of the MMO themepark feel? - and I'll be asking Garriott about that tomorrow. Which reminds me, got any questions for Richard Garriott?