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Publish 78.1 Despise Fixes

We have made the following fixes and changes that will be seen after maintenance tomorrow. We have made the following changes to the game mechanics of Dungeon Despise (Trammel)   When a player damages any orb-controlled creature, that player will receive retaliatory damage Players now do less damage to orb-controlled creatures Orb-controlled creatures now receive a damage bonus against players   Fixed issue resulting in Despise artifact distribution not rewarding players involved in killing the Despise boss. Fixed issue resulting in looting rights not being given to players involved in killing the Despise boss.  


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Ask & Answer No. 1

You ask and we answer. In the last days our team took the time to address some of the questions that keep coming in. If you have something you want to know about Ultima Online and the team, post your questions on your fansite. All interesting questions will be collected and send to our team, so we can continue to answer them. Here are the first seven: 1. Would it be possible to convert the older quests to the new Quest system? The older system only allows one quest to be active at a time. (Drachenfels, General Chat) Mesanna: Are […]


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Service outage for Asia/Pacific

Update 10pm ETD (2am GMT): All shards are available again. Greetings,  We’re currently experiencing an issue with our UO servers that is affecting the Asia/Pacific region. We are working to bring them back online as soon as possible.   Thank you for your patience  


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Hot Fix Notes – 7/13

We have corrected the following issues on all shards: Client Update Fixed issues related to the Enhanced client being stuck at log in screen Bug Fixes Faction players erroneously entering stat loss has been fixed The issue with altered faction items disappearing has been fixed  


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Faction Item Warning

Please do not purchase any altered faction items. We are aware of an issue with them and currently working on a fix. There will be an update when the fix is published to all shards. Thank you for your patience and understanding! Mesanna


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Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar Announced

Today BioWare Mythic announced Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, a new product that is going to be part of the Ultima franchise.  Ultima Forever offers a completely new chance to explore the world of Brintannia with action RPG gameplay and enthralling storytelling. It will be available on both PC and iPad, to let you choose across platforms where to play, either solo or with friends. For more information and the opportunity to sign up for beta, visit www.ultimaforever.com. The Ultima franchise is a fantastic legacy and has always been very important to us. Ultima Online celebrates the 15th anniversary […]


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Publish 77.0 Comes to All Shards 07/11

We are staging the publish to all shards now. European shards will receive the patch today during their normal maintenance cycle.  Here are the publish notes for your reading pleasure: Publish 77.0.0 City Loyalty In addition to assisting to quell the still ongoing unrest throughout Britannia three new ways to gain City Loyalty have been added: Participating in Champ Spawns will award City Loyalty to the City you have chosen to declare citizenship to.  The more difficult the level of the champ spawn, the more love you will receive. Turning in BoDs in a Loyalty City will award love to […]


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Save Your Boats

The authorities want you to know: If you placed your boat near the place Blackthorn’s old castle was standing, please remove it before tomorrow, Wednesday July 11th, at midnight EDT. If your boat isn’t removed, it might get buried and destroyed in some landscaping works that are about to happen in that area.


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The Awakening – Act VI

Written by the EM Team     The grass beneath his tread was soft, and covered in the morning dew from a sun that was rising in the east. Each step was taken without any specific destination, and there was no greater purpose in these steps beyond wandering; the land was unfamiliar and strange, and there were no clear landmarks to guide the way, and no signs of any sort…so he wandered. His robe dragged along the ground, fraying its edges as he went…but he paid it no heed. Finally at the end of his energy for the moment, he dropped […]