Siege Perilous – The Great Vesper Bank Robbery

The Great Vesper Bank Robbery: 2nd September, 5 pm EST “But Captain”, protested Governor Spyderbite, “You don’t understand!” “Governor Spyderbite, it is you who does not seem to understand. My men are the best in Vesper – possibly even in the entirety of Britannia. A crime has been committed, and we will see justice done!” “But – ” spluttered Spyderbite, “but – ” “Governor, your protests are only delaying the inevitable. We do not allow criminals to simply get away with this type of behaviour! I would think a man in your position would have a deeper appreciation of that! This […]


Publish 98 World Wide

Greetings All, We are pleased to announce that Publish 98 is in the process of being deployed to all shards.  Publish 98 is full of new features, so make sure you patch up your client and check the notes for full release details.  Please note that some features will not be available until certain dates. As mentioned in the notes, Publish 98 brings our latest content arc, The Shattered Obelisk.  Check out this page on the Shattered Obelisk for more details!   See you in Britannia, UO Team


Publish 98 Comes to Origin, Izumo, & Baja

Greetings All, We are pleased to announce that Publish 98 will be deployed to Origin, Izumo & Baja by 2pm ET August 8, 2017 and we are targeting a World Wide release date of August 15th, 2017.  We are also pushing a client patch for both the Classic and Enhanced Clients to address with stack splitting.  Publish 98 is full of new features, so make sure you patch up your client and head over to TC1 or one of the first release shards to check out the latest update.  Please note that some features will not be available on these […]


20th Anniversary Event Arc

  To celebrate Ultima Online’s 20th Anniversary we are pleased to announce our next content arc, The Shattered Obelisk. The Shattered Obelisk includes activities for group and solo play, challenging quests and puzzles, new areas of the world to explore and a continuation of the saga that is Ultima Online.  Along with the in game features and fiction that are part of Publish 98, we have exciting new fiction that will be posted on UO.com as well as support events held by our Event Moderators. The Shattered Obelisk will begin on August 16th, 2017 at approximately 11:00am ET.  A new […]


Siege Perilous – August’s Fishing Contest

So, the Seeker Fish was hard to find. You might say it took much seeking. Or perhaps you might not. Perhaps the taste of fish that lives near a Minotaur is not to your liking? Very well. How about a Great Barracuda instead? The rules are the same as before – whoever leaves the largest Great Barracuda in the EM Hall’s mailbox before the stroke of midnight on the 31st of August, will get their name on a suitably fishy trophy. For those who don’t manage to catch a Great Barracuda, we are still continuing our search for the biggest […]


Siege Perilous – The Champion of Siege, 2017

Take a stick. No, the big one over there -thaaat’s the one. Now, see your friend over there? Currently looking out the window? Quietly sneak up behind him, and whack him over the head with your stick. What do you mean, you don’t want to?  What are you doing on Siege, anyway? Wimp! This weekend, by popular request, there will be a PvP tournament. The rules are pretty simple: No pets. Not even in the audience. There is a stable at the Bull Ring nearby if you need to stable your pets. No tag-teaming. This is one-on-one. No gank squads allowed. […]


Publish 98 Comes to TC1

Greetings All, We are pleased to announce that Publish 98 will be available for testing on TC1 by 2pm ET July 24, 2017.  Publish 98 is full of new features, so make sure you patch up your client and head over to TC1 to check out the latest update.  Please note that some features will not be available on TC1, check the notes for full release details. See you in Britannia, UO Team


July Developers Meet and Greet Schedule

Greetings all, For the month of July we will be on Napa Valley July 17th at 9 pm ET and on Balhae July 31st at 9 am ET.  Please have all your questions ready and we will see you there! Don’t forget the Anniversary party is coming up so if you are registered and will not be able to make it please let Mesanna know as soon as possible so we can back fill the slot.  I hope you are getting your costumes ready because we will be having a contest on Friday night! UO Team    


Drachenfels: Royal Audience & HoF Ceremony | Königliche Audienz & HoF Zeremonie

Time: 8:30pm CEST (UTC+2).  Location: Castle Blackthorn, Britain, Trammel. After the Royal Audience the special HoF ceremony will take place at the throneroom, in honor to our dedicated players. See this list to see which players qualified. If your name is marked with color on that list and you can’t make it this evening, get in touch with me (e-mail). Zeit: 20:30 Uhr CEST (UTC+2). Ort: Schloss Blackthorn, Britain, Trammel. Nach der Königlichen Audienz findet im Thronsaal die spezielle HoF Zeremonie zu Ehren unserer engagierten Spieler statt. Schaut euch diese Liste an um zu sehen wer sich dafür qualifiziert hat. […]


Pet Training Exploit Fix

Greetings Everyone, We are aware of the exploit to make 5 slot pets more powerful by releasing and re-taming, a fix was published this morning.  The pets that have been affected by this exploit will have their stats reset in the near future.  We will not be touching the skills or the AI’s of the pets. UO Team