Publish 118.1 Comes to Origin

10/23/2024 Greetings, Beginning with Origin on October 24, 2024 we will be releasing Publish 118.1 to Origin, Izumo & Baja during each shard’s normally scheduled maintenance.  Character transfers from these shards to other shards will be disabled until Publish 118.1 is deployed world wide.  We expect Publish 118.1 to deploy world wide early next week. See you in Britannia, UO Team


Publish 118.1 to Test Center

10/16/2024 Greetings, We are pleased to announce that Publish 118.1 will be coming to Test Center 1!  We anticipate updating Test Center 1 tomorrow, October 17th. Publish 118.1 includes the first phase of Echoes of the Blighted Realm: Shadow’s Awakening.  Also included are new pirate flags in the Black Market, new skulls and Halloween masks and rare colors of the nightmare!  Check out the full publish notes here. We are targeting later this month for a world wide release of Publish 118.1 and look forward to your feedback! See you in Britannia, UO Team


Ultima Online: New Legacy Launches Today!

10/15/2024 Greetings, We are thrilled to announce that Ultima Online: New Legacy will launch today at noon eastern! During times of high demand users may experience queuing during login.  If queuing occurs, If you’re placed in a queue, your position is based on the time of your initial login attempt. The official Classic & Enhanced clients will display your estimated wait time. After the estimated wait time, your spot in the queue is not guaranteed. In preparation for launch a new client patch is available for both the Classic (7.0.105.0) & Enhanced (4.0.105.0) clients.  This patch is mandatory and will […]


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ClassicUO Web Client Veteran Preview Weekend

10/11/2024 Greetings, With the upcoming release of Ultima Online: New Legacy and the launch of the ClassicUO web client sanctioned for use on official UO shards, we would like to invite our veteran players to preview the client this weekend! You can access the client here: https://retail.classicuo.org You may use this client on any OS that supports a chrome-like browser. ClassicUO web client support for Endless Journey accounts will come online following the release of Ultima Online: New Legacy Any feedback and/or bug reports related to the ClassicUO web client can be directed here. See you in Britannia, UO Team


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Updated FAQs

10/10/2024 Greetings, In anticipation of the upcoming release of Ultima Online: New Legacy we have updated the New Legacy FAQ.  We will continue to update the FAQ with new questions and answers as we come across them from the community. The release of New Legacy will also include the launch of the ClassicUO Web Client sanctioned for use on official shards.  We have put together an FAQ for using that client, and will also update it with any additional questions from the community. See you in Britannia, UO Team


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Ultima Online: New Legacy Launches October 15th

10/2/2024 Greetings, We are extremely excited to announce the first season of Ultima Online: New Legacy will begin on Tuesday, October 15, 2024!  Players will be able to login that day starting at noon ET and begin to forge their legacy!  Be sure to also signup for the Ultima Online newsletter to stay connected with all things UO! See you in Britannia, UO Team


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New Legacy Beta Conclusion

10/1/2024 Greetings, We want to thank everyone, from the bottom of our hearts, for all the time and feedback you have given us throughout the beta release of Ultima Online: New Legacy.  Today concludes our beta testing phase. See you in Britannia, -UO Team


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Ultima Online Classic Client Upgrade

9/25/2024 The feedback we have received since Ultima Online: New Legacy entered into beta testing has been incredible!  Players current, former, and new are excited about a fresh start in this new world.  It has been important to us throughout beta testing to listen to what the community is saying and acting on that feedback to bring the best version of New Legacy to full release. There is no mistaking the iconic aesthetics of the Ultima Online Classic Client are irreplaceable.  Since its release in 1997, players have come to appreciate the performance and quality of life upgrades that are […]


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Ultima Online Celebrates 27 Years!

9/24/2024 Greetings, For 27 years Ultima Online has defined the MMO genre and become cornerstone to the magic players can experience in these legendary worlds.  This milestone would not be possible without the dedicated players who call Britannia home, and from the bottom of our hearts we thank you for nearly three decades of dedication and support! For the first time in over 15 years we will be introducing a new shard – Ultima Online: New Legacy.  For the past 8 weeks players have taken a first look at this new shard.  Today New Legacy will open for it’s final beta period […]