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The following fixes were staged for the maintenance that was completed last night.

• Covetous level 3 will spawn correctly now.
• Fixed point decay for city loyalty and virtue.

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 craftable improved version of the communication crystals.

To find out what other players think of the changes and join in on the discussion, check out the thread here.

  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 story of success in the Treasure Hunter Challenge. It made me think that the time has come to give you a real formidable opponent! For weeks Drachenfels has had Treasure Hunter team, waiting. After weeks of heavy training, The Pink Pickers are prepared to challenge you! Let’s say it quick and easy…
  Herewith I want to challenge you to compete with my Drachenfels Treasure Hunter Team! We are prepared for you! Anytime, and anywhere! Hopefully we get a positive response from you soon.
   Sincere regards,
   The Pink Pickers & EM Borbarad

  Helios and Miko responded without hesitation:

  This matchup should prove to be an interesting one, as it marks the first time a shard from outside North America will participate. Is Drachenfels up to the pressure of beating a three time champion? Will Legends be able to sustain their winning ways? Come to the Chessboard in Nujel’m and watch Drachenfels take on Legends to find out!

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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.