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The Anniversary Party is Closing In

Everyone here is very excited to get the party started. Official beginning on Saturday is 10:30am EDT. When you arrive at 4035 Ridge Top Road please come to the 2nd floor (just follow the smell of fresh brewed coffee, we will also have tea for those that do not drink coffee) Ultima Online’s 15th Anniversary Party Itinerary 10:00 am – 11:00 am  – Greet players and have coffee and donuts 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Welcome Speeches 12:00pm – 1:30 pm –  Lunch and cake 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Special guest – question and answer period 2:20 […]


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Press Around the Anniversary

UO’s 15th anniversary triggered several articles and reviews. Here is the EA Press release: EA CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF ULTIMA ONLINE Mythic to Crown a New King To Mark The 15-Year Anniversary Of The Longest Running MMO Of All-Time Electronic Arts and Mythic are proud to announce the 15th anniversary of the massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) Ultima™ Online. Originally released on September 24, 1997, Ultima Online is a fantasy MMORPG set in the legendary Ultima™ universe and was the first game of its kind to gain a dedicated widespread audience. To celebrate this occasion, the development team at […]


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Happy Birthday Ultima Online!!

Happy Birthday Ultima Online!! I wanted to drop you guys a note on this extremely memorable day. Can you believe its 15 years already? I have been reading all your stories, which are great I have to say. Some have made me grin, some I have shared with people not on our team and some I just shook my head thinking yep I know what they are talking about.  *grins* So with that said I want to share a few of my memorable moments that stand out to me, I hope some of you can relate. Back in September 1997 […]


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Ask & Answer No. 3

The Ultima Online team has received another set of questions last week. Here are the answers. The Rustic and Gothic theme packs can not be bought together, as they could from uogamecodes.com, are there any plans to make that possible? (Snyder330)  When the change was made to Origin Store that was left out, we will add it back in next time we go to put something up on the store. Some Origin stores outside of the US don’t all have the full range of items – when the High Seas booster will be available in EMEA region? (Sir Z), – […]


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Preparing the 15th Anniversary Party

While our final preparations for the Anniversary Party here in Fairfax are on their way, we would like to take a moment and encourage all of you who will join us next Saturday to show up in costumes. We’ll hold a costume contest and the best male and female costumes will win to games from the EA Store. If you can’t make it to the party, here is something else to keep you busy:


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THE YEW TIMES – A Newspaper for Sosaria

Written by members of the community Issue 8 WORLD NEWS ELDERLY EXHIBIT BAFFLING BEHAVIOR Britannia’s recently appointed sleuth and oracle, Misk has been looking into the recent bizarre behavior of New Haven citizens offering quests to new adventurers in town. Industrious do-gooders looking to make a quick sack of gold have been oft times led on lengthy goose-chases for very little compensation for the effort. Misk claims that an attempt to create more diversity in the town community with a varied age range, may have affected those individuals’ personalities particularly towards the upper limits. In other words, old people are […]


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The Awakening – Act VIII

Written by the EM Team   The power was inimitable and without equal or peer; he could feel it flowing through him as he channeled the energies of the shrine itself into the spell that he’d pieced together from his own research and what Gilforn had taught him. Was this how Nystul had felt when he had created Trammel? The rush of power that coursed through Gilforn’s hands as he fashioned the gates initially? Or could this perhaps be something else entirely…the power of his friends Virtues at work? He let his wandering thoughts go as he focused on the […]


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Ask & Answer No. 2

The Ultima Online team has received another set of questions last week. Here are the answers. Concerns People using high Seas boats, moored along side each other, to ‘house hide’ in PvP.   Mesanna: We have written this up as a bug and hope to have it fixed soon.  Questions Are there any plans to make gargoyle horn dye and/or restyle available on hairdressers? Daslo, Neverplay UO, Cerwin Vega Mesanna: After speaking with the team we think Horn Dressers is a good idea…Thanks  for the suggestion. Are there any plans to revamp Doom? By this I mean changing or evolving […]


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Ultima Online: High Seas

  Yarrr! Prepare yourself for adventure when Ultima Online: High Seas sets sail October 12, 2010 For $14.99 USD, players will enjoy: Brand new NPC Ship Combat with enhanced ship-to-ship combat and damage states Bank/Character Storage Increase, Sea Markets, new fish, fishing buffs, and recipes, paintable boats, Level 7 Treasure Chests and new boss encounters: the Scalis and Corgul the Soulbinder All new ship combat! Features include new ship to ship combat,  ship weapons and ammunition, and NPC Ship Combat (Pirates and Merchants) New ship types, Tokuno, Orc, and Gargoyle with customizable hues. New cannon types and ammunition! Buy it […]