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Originally posted by uoplayer123

          Go here and submit  feedback on it ,  We need more non UO players to ask for it.

 

 

http://www.uoherald.com/feedback/index.php

" Bringing back in old players: Yes, they are looking at marketing for this purpose ,Size big enough that they are talking about new hardware to support ,There will be areas in SA reds can go (applause). More detail in the future... PvP content mentioned"
 

Those are recent quotes from townhall meeting this weekend..

http://vboards.stratics.com/showthread.php?t=98896

some new info from the latest townhall:

http://vboards.stratics.com/showthread.php?t=98896

"- Gargoyles have their own animation effects... including flying

- Dungeon will look and feel like the original Ultima Underworld dungeon

- SA will be for both clients (no details yet)

- KR is being improved including new map, more vibrant, better map overall.

- New client being based off of the KR technology (the SA client)
 

- Bringing back in old players: Yes, they are looking at marketing for this purpose

- Meeting coming up regarding live events and the expansion

- Size big enough that they are talking about new hardware to support

- There will be areas in SA reds can go (applause). More detail in the future... PvP content mentioned
 

Thank you to  Dermott of LS

"It's a shame for the MMO industry that Lord British had to give up UO...

I'm sure he could have taken it in an entirely WoW direction (as far as numbers go)"

Not only he , but EA totally blew it.....

Originally posted by Barrakketh

The game still has many bugs , player regularly cheat , hack , dupe , script. As of now when you see another players theres a 50% chance its just a bot farming using scrpits , and even if there is a real person at the keyboard chance are likely they are running a hack.

 

The new client Kingdom Reborn is close to unplayable , the graphic are fair to poor , there are a ton of bugs when it running , it crashes about every hour or more.

 

With the way UO is going  now I dont see how the game will maintain enough players to keep it going unless you can have an mmo with nothing but bots running around in it.

So let me get this straight you have actually played for more than 15 hours on a regular shard , and have actually FULLY patched UOKR and played it for more than 8 hours in the last few onths?? , I'm guessing  NO.

Besides even if UO was at  , hmm , 75,000 active PAYING accounts the would = close to $900,000 a month and a little ove $10 million a year , i'm no EA finacial rep but one would think that is pretty profitable..

I think you should move on....    

Originally posted by Amaranthar

I agree that if UO had allot of people playing, it would still be better than any other current game being offered up on a satin pillow.

But I also think that pre-AoS was much much better. And Pre Trammel was much better than even that because of the life and emotions, the dedications and alliances, the realism in that  political regard, that it gave the game. But that's not for everyone, of course I understand that.

I have gone back to UO after several times quiting. I'm still playing it, because it's simply the only fantasy based sandbox/worldly game, even in the sad state it's in. I just can't stand to be herded around by a ring in my nose like these other games do to you.

Sadly EA seem to not want to sink any marketing into the game , in its current state UOKR is 100x better than it first release , bug fixes and patches to make the game better are coming in fast , the next expansion if released as stated last year ( not sure if will) sounds to be real cool gargoyle races , new skills , also sems based on the ULTIMA Stygian Abyss story line..

If you dont play and would like something added or fixed to make you comeback post it here:

http://www.uoherald.com/feedback/index.php

If you are a new player or trying to get back into the game besides these boards you can check out: Stratics , alot of the players there are more than willing to help , if you cant find answeres here..

http://vboards.stratics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=35

Not sure what that error would be , is it still going on?

http://support.uo.com/contact_info.html

Makes you wonder if thats all UO is now a profitable training ground for future devs of EA , think about our dev cycles over the years , almost like a college degree path..

Proof???

We got at least a year left...With around 50,000-60,000 accounts x $10 or so a month = about $600,000 a month  plus very popular micro transactions ,  I would think that would be pretty profitable for EA....

Looking over a few pages of info and some of the publishes and storylines going on they SEEM to be gearing up for some big stuff , they are currently doing a massive clean up Britt ( For old school players) , could UO be going less item based...

But hey it's EA you never know...

http://www.uoherald.com/news/

I'm still waiting to see if Mythic will have any change on UO or are they holding on to it till WAR is released?  , If Mythic gives UO the time of day and adecent budget I think they could make UO alot more interesting and maybe a nice little shot at a comeback.

Hey its an old thread , but its worth a shot f you send info into feedback here:

http://www.uoherald.com/feedback/index.php

Update your review section to reflect UOKR ( when did this site give a full on review last?), maybe even remove some of the older out of date info , UO still has a playerbase and a place in the MMO world..

PS: Try and get some interviews or dev posts...

Not to late at all , depending on your tastes for great grapics.

Content , Community , overall fun , make this game worth it.

Age and older graphics ( unless you download the massive UOKR)  , few bugs , are the biggest negatives..

I must say though if you are going to try it go into it with a openmind and give it a month ...You should be pleased..

Not sure if was mentioned here yet but a while ago the UO/ EA dev's stated the biggest problem was what time period would make most old school fans happy:

Pre Age of Shadows ( UO turned items based and insurance was added) , Pre pub 16..Ect, Ect..

          Go here and submit  feedback on it ,  We need more non UO players to ask for it.

http://www.uoherald.com/feedback/index.php

Currently there is the 9th anniversary disc that includes all expansions to date , also there is the UOKR disc that can be purchased in link below (im pretty sure UOKR only upgrades you to what ever your account is set to , due to the fact its seperate)

If your a graphics feind then UOKR is best route to go , but if you want to just try out UO , go with 9th anni edition. A heads up tho both editions will need alot of patching and UOKR one is well over a gig last time I looked

9th ann amazon link

http://www.amazon.com/Ultima-Online-9th-Anniversary-Collection/dp/B000I644G2

UOKR CD:    https://sites.fastspring.com/mythic/instant/mythic007

Originally posted by CleffyII

hmm so far, all mmos released by EA have been shut down.

UO is still alive...For now.....

Should UO go with a Free to play or  have a free / limited use server , would you play again? ( not talking about player illegal ones either) , post why or why not..

As posted by :

Draconi_EA 
UO Lead Designer

This is a full list of public changes we've made in this publish, including more details about the turn-ins and events coming up. This information may change during the course of testing as we make some adjustments.
Contents:
Scenario 1: War of Shadows
This publish introduces the advance forces of the Shadowlords, continually harassing the outlying Britannian cities during this scenario. Below are some details about the events coming up!

• Vanguard Controller
  • Rides the Dread Warhorse
  • Wields Obsidian Blade and Chaos Shield
  • Commands small units that attack the populace, from brigands to nightmares
  • Special AI to handle movement during combat
• New mount: Dread Warhorse
  • More powerful than a nightmare
  • Special radius poison attack (when untamed)
  • Special display "trick" for owners (when tamed)
  • Requires 3 control slots
• Obsidian Blade
  • Hit Life Leech: 10%
  • Hit Stamina Leech: 20%
  • Hit Chance Increase: 20%
  • Armor Ignore: 1%
• Chaos Shield
  • Black
  • Self Repair: 5
  • Reflect Physical Damage: 10%
  • Defense Chance Increase: 10%
  • Physical Resist: 15%
  • Other resists randomly set between 1% - 3%

The scenario will unfold over the coming month on a weekly basis, with ongoing appearances by the Vanguard. You can look forward to:

• The Moonglow rift being closed
• Access to more of the Ethereal Void
• A major shift in politics
• ... and more!

Faction Updates
In order to promote accessibility and invigorate Factions, we’ve made several changes and fixed some bugs. Additionally, Factions will play an important role in the Warriors of Destiny plot arc.

• Faction size limit and load balancer removed: individual factions can grow to any size.
  • Previously capped at 200.
• Multiple characters from the same account may join the same faction
• An account cannot have characters in different factions on the same shard
• Removed 30 day character age requirement
  • “Young” players cannot join factions
  • “Young” players will be removed from guilds that join factions
• One vote in faction elections per account
• Only one character per account may run in the elections
  • 15 day character age requirement to run in or vote in elections
• Quit time reduced from 7 days to 3 days
• Resolved issues with ghosts using stairs

All account restrictions are based on the server played on. You can have an account in Shadowlords on Pacific, and Minax on Atlantic, but not have an account try to be in both factions on the same server.

House Placement Changes
This publish adds the ability to safely resize your house, and implements several changes to prevent house placement exploits.

House resizing:

• Saying “I wish to resize my house” demolishes your house as though you’d used that option from the house sign
• Places a one hour account-bound placement zone where your house used to be
  • Any character on the account is guaranteed replacement on the same plot for an hour
  • Circumvents the normal 7 week delay between demolishes/rebuilds
  • The new house can be smaller or larger than the original area, as long as the surrounding area can accommodate the change

Changes:

• 15 day character age requirement to place or trade a house
• Water barrels/magic fields/etc will no longer block house placementIDOC behavior (houses that collapse through decay)
  • When an IDOC drops, housing cannot be placed on the lot for a random amount of time
  • Items that drop from the IDOC will have protections against scripted looting
• House placement tool will have a cooldown if used too many times in a given time period
• Must now wait one hour after building a home before demolishing it (previously 15 minutes)

Spring Cleaning 2008
Ah, how time flies. Spring has come once again to Britannia, but the sweet smell of blossoming flowers outside our homes can’t belie the memories of battles fought long so very long ago. Or is that the chest overflowing with Ophidian weapons in the corner? Or maybe it’s the bag of cursed artifacts hidden upstairs?

Time to cleanup, Britannia!

• Publish 52 institutes the first round of Spring Cleaning collections and rewards
• Four NPCs around the world collect items in exchange for tickets
• The tickets can be redeemed for rewards in a new community collection in Britain

The following list of turn-ins and rewards are subject to change during testing - especially redemption values of points. Also, more rewards, including a mouse hole house-addon, will be available in Publish 53.

Turn-in items:

Ophidian Rations............................................... 10pts

Planesword .................................................... 20pts

Planeshield ................................................... 20pts

Copper Shilling ............................................... 50pts

Ophidian Journals ............................................. 100pts

Ophidian Orders ............................................... 200pts

Slippery Snake Skins .......................................... 250pts

Silver Crown .................................................. 400pts

Power Weapon .................................................. 500pts

Vanquishing Weapon ............................................ 650pts

Magincia Rubble	............................................... 800pts

Mystic Weapon ................................................. 1,000pts

Staff of Pyros ................................................ 1,500pts

Vorpal Blade .................................................. 1,500pts

Ophidian Weapon (Power)	....................................... 2,000pts

Ophidian Weapon (Vanquishing) ................................. 2,500pts

Ophidian Weapon (Mystic) ...................................... 3,500pts

Cursed Artifacts .............................................. 5,000pts

Berserker's Scythe ............................................ 7,500pts

Gold Sovereign ................................................ 10,000pts

Ophidian Berserker's Bardiche ................................. 25,000pts

Inavlis's Burchete ............................................ 2,000,000pts



Rewards:

Shirt: "I survived the Ophidian War" .......................... 1,000pts

Shirt: "I survived the snakes on the plains" .................. 1,000pts

Shirt: "I saved the day and all I got was this fancy shirt" ... 1,000pts

Shirt: "Free Ricardo!" ........................................ 1,000pts

Shirt: "Hang Ricardo!" ........................................ 1,000pts

Shirt: "Magincia Pride" ....................................... 1,000pts

Shirt: "Minax is #1" .......................................... 1,000pts

Shirt: "Council of Mages are #1" .............................. 1,000pts

Shirt: "True Britannians are #1" .............................. 1,000pts

Shirt: "Shadowlords are #1" ................................... 1,000pts

Nocturne Earrings ............................................. 10,000pts

RBG Sash (Blue) ............................................... 20,000pts

RBG Sash (Yellow) ............................................. 20,000pts

RBG Sash (Red) ................................................ 20,000pts

RBG Sash (Green) .............................................. 20,000pts

RBG Sash (Orange) ............................................. 20,000pts

RBG Sash (Purple) ............................................. 20,000pts

RBG Sash (White) .............................................. 20,000pts

RBG Sash (Black) .............................................. 20,000pts

Scroll of Alacrity ............................................ 25,000pts

Sherry the Mouse Statue	....................................... 40,000pts

Snake Skin Boots .............................................. 75,000pts

Knight's Close Helm ........................................... 200,000pts

Knight's Norse Helm ........................................... 200,000pts

Knight's Plate Helm ........................................... 200,000pts

Knight's Bascinet ............................................. 200,000pts

Knight's Gorget	............................................... 200,000pts

Knight's Gloves ............................................... 200,000pts

Knight's Arms ................................................. 200,000pts

Knight's Legs ................................................. 200,000pts

Knight's Breastplate .......................................... 200,000pts

Knight's Breastplate (Female) ................................. 200,000pts

Descriptions:

• Shirts
  • Different phrases
  • Blessed
  • Dyable
• Nocturne Earrings
  • Grayish silver
  • Night Sight
• RBG Sashes
  • "Royal Britannia Guard
  • One color per Virtue/Town
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