Update 2:45pm EDT: Oceania is back online, too. Update 1:45pm EDT: All shards except Oceania are back online. Greetings! We will be bringing all shard offline tomorrow, Wednesday April 18, at 11 am EDT (3pm GMT) for maintenance to improve the login process. This maintenance will replace the regular morning maintenance; it includes TC1. At this time we anticipate that the shards will be back online no later than 2 pm EDT (6 pm GMT). Please be sure to check the Herald for updates regarding this downtime.

Why did you choose Sonoma for your home?  How long have you been here? Fourteen years ago family members were playing UO and kept asking me to join them. It took about a year for me to ‘just try playing it’ and since they play on Sonoma, because of its friendly community atmosphere, it became my ‘home’.   How did you come up with the name Queen Mum? The family suggested it because they consider me the Queen of Cookies and they call me Mum. So, we just put the two names together.   How did you get started organizing […]

Written by the EM Team     The key was clenched tightly in his hand as he made his way to the ruins that were left of his masters once great castle; the ramparts had been shattered and burned wreckage lay everywhere, but in his mind’s eye it was all still as it had been, and he found his way towards the area he sought. As he approached he could tell that despite the crazed and lunatic nature of the mobs that had destroyed, sacked, and burned his lords home to the ground, none were able to pierce the heavily ensorcelled […]

One of the most important persons at our partner site UO Stratics celebrates her 3rd anniversary today. Petra shows an incredible dedication and helped to make UO Stratics what it is today. Our whole team congratulates Petra and wishes her all the best for the next years – 3 years might be not as long as the 15 years UO faces this year, but we are sure she is working on it. Why don’t you head over to their forum and congratulate her, too?

Written by the EM Team      Buzzards circled high in the sky above the inland roads that led away from the ferries of Skara Brae, their lazy paths taking them in loops above whatever carcass lay beneath. Artemia took notice of them as she crept silently through the forest, hot on the heels of the hart she’d spied an hour earlier. The old stag was a crafty one and had kept out of any clean shots so far, but she knew that ahead lay a clearing before the land gave way to the road. If she was going to get […]

We would like to acknowledge the hard work of UOGuide and all the support they have given UO in the past and the future.  Due to their hard work and dedication we were able to speed up the implementation of Item property classifier system by using the UOGuide site as a reference.  Special thanks to the UOGuide team for doing such a great job! And our apologizes to them for not calling this out weeks ago. The UO Team

Greetings, Publish 74.0 comes to Origin tonight. The Publish 74.0 Notes remain unchanged with one exception: Runic Re-Forging – This is being removed for this publish to Origin due to a few issues we encountered on TC; we will be re-publishing it to TC and Origin later before we go World Wide. See you in-game!

The UO team is proud to announce that all shards will soon have their own Casino located on Fire Island in Trammel.              “Let me in, I wanna play!”   We are also very excited to be able to announce to you the new upcoming race.  We hope you are going to enjoy them as much as we do.                “No more pandering!”   Keep an eye on the Herald for more information about our plans for Pub 76 and beyond.  

     Attention to all beings across the Shards! The 5th match of the Cross Shard Treasure Hunting Competition is upon us!      The year ended on an exciting note, as the Purple Llamas of the Great Lakes shard defeated the two-time champion Blue Beetles of Catskills. But while the new year brings a new champion, it also has seen it’s first challenger – Legends! Please continue reading for their written challenge, as well as Champion’s response.     When: Friday, January 20th Time: 9pm EST, 8pm Central Location: Nujel’m Chessboard, Trammel Shard: Test Center Come cheer on your favorite team! […]

We will turn on housing decay today. Please take the necessary steps to secure your house before its turned back on. Please note that even if your account has been inactive for more than 90 days, you still have 5 days after housing decay is back, before your house is gone. After your have reactivated your account, it can take up to 24 hours for your house to be refreshed and display the correct status. If want to log in but you haven’t had the chance to link your account in the Account Center yet, please check the Account Center […]