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Shattered Sanctum Event Expansion

12/5/2024 Greetings, As we continue to monitor feedback related to the Shattered Sanctum event we are pleased to announce the following changes will be released to Origin, Izumo, and Baja during their next regularly scheduled maintenance, Investigations into the unknown origins of the Undead Invasion across Britannia have discovered the Solen Tunnels have been used by the armies of the Undead to gain access to Britannia’s cities.  As such, the Solen Hive (Trammel only except Siege & Mugen) will be an active invasion area in addition to invaded cities. Resolved issue where Provocation would not work on invasion monsters Resolved […]


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Test Center 1 Server Migration

11/5/2024 Greetings, Over the next several months we will be migrating all shards to newer hardware with our cloud service provider. The process will start tomorrow, November 6, 2024, with Test Center 1.  We expect downtime to last at least 3 hours and will update this post once the migration is complete. Update 11/6/2024 @ 12:57 PM ET: The migration is now complete. See you in Britannia, UO Team


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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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What’s next for Ultima Online

9/20/2024 During the earliest span of the age of darkness, lived a world born of mystic arts and ancient sorcery… For nearly three decades players from all over the world have come together to experience the magic that is Ultima Online.  From humble beginnings in 1997 the persistent world of Britannia would become a place where stories were told, friendships were forged, and legends were made!  As we look to the 27th anniversary of the launch of Ultima Online, this iconic game moves into its 28th year of production and we are pleased to welcome everyone to build their legacy […]


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Publish 118.0 to Origin & Izumo

9/19/2024 Greetings, We are pleased to announce Origin has been updated to Publish 118 and Izumo will be receiving the update during its regularly scheduled maintenance.  Shard transfers to and from these shards will be disabled until world wide release.  Please be sure to patch up your client to the latest version and check out the publish notes. See you in Britannia, UO Team