Associate Producer Bonnie “Mesanna” Armstrong is discussing plans for the near future of UO on UOStratics: In approx 2 weeks we will be putting the following on TC1, I hope you guys have time to go check out the changes and give us your feedback. Faction armor distribution – Faction Armor will now cost silver and we removed faction rank restrictions for wearing faction artifacts Faction point system distribution – Points will now be distributed to multiple faction members when participating in killing faction enemies via healing and direct damage. Three (3) new ways to gain City loyalty. A new […]

  The Treasure Hunt Challenge is going international!   Last month the Gold Diggers of Legends Shard won a record third competition in a row by defeating a former two-time champion, the Blue Beetles of Catskills. The match was a close affair, with some added drama in the form of a surprise rule change designed to challenge the two veteran teams. Unbeknownst to the Legends team, however, another shard was already waiting for their turn… Dearest Miko and Helios,   I hope everything’s fine with you and the people of Legends. For a considerable time now I have followed Legend’s […]

We had spent a large amount of time sifting through all the guide information on the UO Herald to consolidate and streamline the UO Play Guide. Through diligence and dedication we are proud to announce we have finished the newly revamped player’s guide and published links to download the pdf document. Whether you’re a new player looking for answers to your questions or a veteran player looking to brush up some of your knowledge, the guide is full of great information! Follow the Playguide link in the navigation bar or click here to check it out.

Fixes for publish 76 had been staged for the maintenance that was completed last night.  The following issues have been corrected: You can now place castle ladders.  An issue with Cauldrons of Transmutations was corrected. The issue with house addons not returning to their original location after house customization was fixed.

Happy New Year Everyone!   Hope everyone had a fun and game filled holiday break with friends and family. 2012 is upon us and for Ultima Online it’s time to celebrate our 15 year journey. UO to me is the MMORPG that kick started this genre and we have so much to be thankful for it. I have much respect for the original Origin crew who got this ball rolling. UO would be nothing without the fans and passionate community it has. You guys and ladies are the best and longest supportive group of creative players I know of. You […]

Today’s Account Center maintenance came with an important change to the retrieval of your Master and Game account passwords. You no longer need your old passwords to change them. If you forgot your EA/Origin account password, you can request a new password on the front page of the Account Center as long as you know the associated email address. If you don’t have an EA account yet and forgot your Mythic account password, you can request a new password on the front page of the Account Center as long as you know the account name and email address. If you […]

And where is she going? You could be the one to tell us! Enter the Sudiva Fan Fiction Contest currently hosted on Stratics. A collaboration between BioWare UO, UOGuide and UO Stratics, with support from UOForums. More details here: UO Stratics *New* | Sudiva Fan Fiction Contest

Due to an EA-wide maintenance that will affect our game and others, we will be bringing down our account center at 11:45pm EST (4:45am GMT). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription or redeem game codes. At this time we expect the servive to be back up no later than 8am EST (1pm GMT). See you in the game!

Update 10:20am EDT: The Account Center is back online. Greetings,  We will bring down the Account Center for a short maintenance tomorrow, Thursday May 24th, at 9:30am EDT (15:30 CEST). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription or redeem game codes. At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 12pm EDT (18:00 CEST). Thank you for your understanding.

Greetings, We will push Publish 74.0 to all shards during the next maintenance cycle, in the early morning of January 31. Here are the complete notes for your reading pleasure, enjoy and see you in the game! Publish 74.0   Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone! Yes, love is in the air so please celebrate this day with our gift to you to remember it. You will find a cupid statue in your packs and a cupid arrow. Use the arrow by double clicking and targeting anything mobile. The arrow will then retain the name of your true love. Use it wisely because this arrow will […]