I've been playing on another shard for about two weeks now. I can say that the stark contrast between the two shards is amazing. Hybrid is like a once ripe fruit that's been throughly digested and shit out. The only remaining players are the flys that continue to fester and shit larva. Whereas, newer, managed shards, are like ripe fruit. Maybe not as large as UOGamers once was, maybe not as fine tuned as UOGamers once was, but then again, what UOGamers once was isn't what it is.
For those you who want to play on a shard that doesn't suck all forms of cock, try UO Renaissance or UO Second Age. I'm on UOR now and for good, unless Ryan wipes Hybrid.