Update: Due to some unforeseen technical issues, the upgrade for the Atlantic Shard has been delayed until tomorrow, December 5th at 5:00 am EST (10:00 GMT). At this time we anticipate that the shard will be back online no later than 8:00 am EST (13:00 GMT). This is a reminder that we will be bringing the Atlantic shard offline tomorrow, December 4th, at 5:00 am EST (10:00 GMT) for a hardware upgrade. At this time we anticipate that the shard will be back online no later than 10:00 am EST (15:00 GMT). Please be sure to check back here for updates […]

Greetings! We will be bringing the Atlantic shard offline, Tuesday December 4th, at 5:00 am EST (10:00 GMT) for essential maintenance. At this time we anticipate that the shard will be back online no later than 10:00 am EST (15:00 GMT). Please be sure to check the Herald for updates regarding this downtime.

As we move into the twelfth month of the year we bring you Ask and Answer number 12. It is a season for giving and your questions have the developers making plans to bring all sorts of changes to the game. Enjoy! UO Auctions Can anything be done about the freezing screen when you use house customising and or the packing create with EC? (Rupert Avery) We actually discussed this over lunch for approx 20 minutes to try to figure out the best way to do this, bottom line is yes it can be redone but it is not Just […]

Update 3:15 pm EST: The shards are back online Greetings! We will be bringing the shards offline tomorrow, Thursday November 29th, at 2:00 pm EST (19:00 GMT) for essential maintenance. At this time we anticipate that the shards will be back online no later than 4:00 pm EST (21:00 GMT). Please be sure to check the Herald for updates regarding this downtime.

Written by members of the community Issue 10 WORLD NEWS GRAVESITE PLUNDERED The town guard is looking for information regarding the recent disinternment of a local man’s body from the Yew cemetary. Jethro Mctavish had been buried three days prior, and there is no indication that the corpse had been defiled in any way. However, locals are convinced that the responsible party was looking for McTavish’s coveted fried turkey recipe which he swore that he’d take to the grave with him. No additional leads have been pursued so far in the case. BOWYER CRAFTS LEDENDARY CROSSBOW Fervent bowyer, Yohan Yorguson […]

The following fixes were applied with yesterday’s scheduled maintenance: Wall mount add-ons can now be redeeded. You no longer need blackrock to make grapeshot.  

In addition to the normal set of Ask and Answer questions this week, there is also an interview! UO Forums did a very informative interview with the Ultima Online producer, Bonnie (Mesanna) Armstrong. There are questions that range from a typical day in the studio to future plans for Ultima Online, so be sure to check it out. UO Auctions Question: The new 15yr Robes are a fantastic addition and reward for players being creative. i’d like to see this bcome more than just a 15yr event. have you ever considered holding art based competitions as well as writing? it’d be […]

We have staged Publish 79 to be released on Sunday evening, 11/18 during Maintenance for the European servers and Monday morning, 11/19  during Maintenance for the US servers.  Please note we are turning housing decay back on when this publish goes live. For your reading pleasure, here are the completed notes:   Publish 79.0.0 New Veteran Rewards 15th Year: Garden Shed House Add-On Contains two secure containers that do not count towards house storage limits Each container holds 125 items with no weight limit The shed has standard house security settings controlling container access To access the containers, stand near […]

Once again, Ultima Online has made it to the top! Time recently posted a list of the 100 greatest video games of ALL-TIME and Ultima Online made the list. We are honored to be listed with so many great games and are truly proud of Ultima Online being “The Best of the Best”.

Greetings everyone, I wanted to give everyone a heads up that after further review of the reward items for the House decorating contest, I have changed the reward from a Snowman to a hued Reindeer with the text, “Winner of the 2012 Holiday House Decorating Contest”. The reason for the change was due to the fact the snowman was not fitting for such a contest as only the hat and scarf could be hued.