Rising Tide – World Wide Release

3/18/2018 Greetings, We are pleased to announce that as of each shard’s normal maintenance beginning March 19, 2019 Rising Tide will be deployed world wide. A few of the highlights in Rising Tide include – Rising Tide – a new event that takes advantage of re-designed ship combat for a harrowing High Seas adventure, with new rewards coming each month!  Visit the Town Cryers to learn more! New Ultima Store Items – House Teleporter & Decorative Kitchen Set! New Veteran Rewards! Numerous bug fixes! New Castles from the Castle Design Contest! And much more! You can read all about the […]


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No Quarter

3/18/2019 The story continues in the lead up to Rising Tide and we invite you to sit back and enjoy, No Quarter. By EM Malachi The mage had surrounded himself with the maps. Some were ancient parchment, their mistakes and ignorance covered with drawings of dragons and drakes. Others were current shipping routes, still bearing the wax seal of Vesper Customs. The rest were faded or moldy sketches done by pirate captains over the years. Rankin frowned. “What am I supposed to be seeing?” “A new kingdom,” replied Hook, as he sharpened a knife. Rankin traced a circle around Buccaneer’s Den on […]


Rising Tide Release to Origin, Izumo, & Baja

3/12/2019 Greetings, Rising Tide will be deployed manually to Origin, Izumo, & Baja today.  Check out the latest publish notes for the full list of updates. Please note, until Rising Tide has been deployed world wide character transfers to/from other shards to/from Origin, Izumo, or Baja will be disabled. We are currently planning to deploy Rising Tide world wide on March 19, 2019.  We want to make a very special thank you to everyone who visited TC1 and provided feedback. See you on the High Seas, UO Team


Rising Tide Release 4

3/5/2019 Greetings, We are pleased to announce the next final update to Test Center of Rising Tide will be available after 4pm ET!  This update focuses on a variety of bug fixes, as well as some tweaks to the Rising Tide event!  Check out the publish notes for full details! We are planning to release Rising Tide to Origin, Izumo & Baja next  week, and barring any issues, World Wide the following week. We would also like to invite you to our next Dev Meet & Greets, Monday, March 11th at 8pm on Oceania Monday, March 25th at 7pm on Catskills Please […]


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The Guild

3/1/2019 The story continues in the lead up to Rising Tide and we invite you to sit back and enjoy, The Guild. By EM Malachi “Do you think Young Budo is dead?” Lord Dalgrin looked down his nose at the balding man wearing only worn breeches who had asked the question. The gentleman pirate normally wouldn’t waste his time speaking to such riffraff, but these were interesting times. He reached into a silk coin purse bearing the heraldry of his disgraced house and pulled out a few gold coins. He bought another round of drinks for those at the Pirate’s Plunder and […]


Rising Tide TC Release 3

2/22/2019 Greetings, We are pleased to announce the next update to Test Center of Rising Tide will be available after 4pm ET!  This update focuses on a variety of bug fixes, as well as some tweaks to the Rising Tide event!  Check out the publish notes for full details! We would like to thank everyone who has participated in testing the Rising Tide event so far! The turnin data has been reset based on recent tweaks and encourage everyone to participate in testing the event during our public test event this weekend – the time for feedback is running out! Please also […]


Rising Tide TC Release 2

2/15/2019 Greetings We are pleased to announce the next update to Test Center of Rising Tide will be available after 4pm ET!  This update focuses on a new event that will offer a chance to put those shiny new cannon mechanics to use!  Check out the publish notes for full details! We would also like to invite everyone to participate in a public test event spanning the entirety of the weekend!  Visit the Britain Commons and look for Forksis the Gargish Pirate to learn more and participate! Please also note – if you plan to test anything on TC1, especially any […]


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Lost Hope

2/15/2019 The story continues in the lead up to Rising Tide and we invite you to sit back and enjoy, Lost Hope. By EM Malachi Many years ago… The rowboat leaked. With soggy boots, Lassorn spent each trip out to the anchored HMS Cape bailing water. They had drawn straws to see who would have to make the slog, and Lassorn now had to make eight trips across Lost Hope Bay to Minoc and back to the ship. If the sailor’s orders hadn’t been specific, Lassorn might have been able to deliver the cargo in fewer circuits, but the contents of the crates […]


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Happy Valentine’s Day! A Special Gift For You!

2/14/2019 Have you ever wanted to share a romantic candlelit dinner with your special someone while also enjoying the serene company of a pond?  Now you can!  Whether you are a human, elf, gargoyle or a frog now you too can enjoy the warming glow of a candlelit lily pad! Visit the Britain Commons and double click the Cupid Statue to redeem your lily pad today! Thes Cupids are being built manually and we appreciate your patience as we place the dispenser on each shard. See you in Britannia, UO Team


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Congratulations Castle Design Contest Winners!

2/14/2019 We know you are going to LOVE these designs!  We are continually amazed at the creativity of Britannia’s architects and we are excited to announce the following castle plots will be available when Rising Tide is released worldwide, Robin’s Roost by Robin Camelot by CaMeLoT Lacrimae in Caelo by Tears in Heaven Okinawa Castle by Taka Grimswind Sisters by Sis Draper Sandstone Castle by Lex Anteris Congratulations again to all the winners! See you in Britannia, UO Team