A little off topic, but as ESO is quite a ways away it is going to draw a lot of comparisons to other games while people get a feel for it.
I never will shy away from some good ole UO story telling. I believe Caramon and I both played on Sonoma, which server were you mainly on sclitheroe?
Edit: I think I have posted this before, but Glendor from BLD on Sonoma kept a great story page about the major events on both Sonoma and Siege Perilous, they are all great reads and still online 15 or however many years now later.
http://www.pusateri.org/blood/pictures.htm