Author:  EM Drosselmeyer      The crystal crackled and sputtered in her hands as she poured her considerable magic into it, causing the ground around her to tremble with the power…but soon enough it calmed, and nothing had happened. She had assumed as much might happen…a focal point was needed, and the crystal alone couldn’t do it. It needed something stronger, something more powerful…and that was when she thought of the perfect spot. And the best part was, almost nobody was ever there. With a wicked smile adorning her face, she gestured over to Shanty. “Attend me, Shanty; I may have […]

Tomorrow (October 22,2013)  during normal maintenance we will be publishing Publish 84.   We have adjusted the Bards peacemakings AI per the feedback we have received.  Along with the next phase of the global arc of the invasion please take a few moments to read the new fiction,  Enjoy, UO Team   Enter the Lady Walking through the den brusquely, the scarf covering his face flapped slightly in the ocean breeze. Despite his vocation he’d never been a fan of the Den…far too tempting for some of it’s denizens to pull a dagger on someone without bothering to know they shouldn’t…and while he could […]

Greetings everyone,      As I am sure most of you know we have been working on upgrading our outdated hardware and moving to the Cloud.  The next step in the process is to move the data base for Character Transfers.  This is an advanced notice that Character Transfers will be turned off Friday morning 3/22/2013 for an extended time.  We need to ensure all current transfers have been completed before we start this move so please do your transfers now or they will be in limbo till this move is completed.  When we are able to turn them back […]

It is time for another Ask and Answer and our developers have answered another set of your excellent questions. Keep them coming! UO Mania Is there a cap for “Clean up Britannia” points? (ake) Kyronix: Yes, the cap is at 10,000,000 points The bankbox is overflowing on Test Center. Could we have more specific commands, for example “give black pearls”? (clorenz ) Kyronix: There are no plans to change how the bank boxes are filled on TC.  When certain situations dictate we give specific materials (like the armor refinements) utilizing other methods of delivery. UO Japan Please add wine racks […]

In this week’s Ask & Answer we received many questions requesting changes and our developers give a glimpse of what is being planned. UO Auctions Question: Have the dev team considered adding further to the high seas content? it seems most gave up a life at sea when they realized the resources it takes to run a ship. but piracy/bounty hunting are fantastic parts of the game. do you think that perhaps a hand in system for titles might bring attention back? perhaps items gained from merchant/pirate vessels could be handed in at Serpents Hold/Buccaneers Den for the Pirate/ the […]

With the holidays quickly approaching we wanted to let everyone know that the team will be out of the office until January 2nd. Not to worry though; our elves will continue address any issues that may come up over the holidays. Best wishes to all and we hope the New Year finds everyone healthy and happy.   From our family to yours: Tim “Dropixel” Chappell,  Mike “Phoenix” Moore,  Jeff “Gryphon” Skalski,  Greg “Kyronix” Havlusch, Stephen “Bleak” Brown,  Michael “Misk” Armstrong,  Jonathan “Truji” Berkel,  Jim “Onifrk” Crawley (Represented by the green puppet),  Beth “Inarea” Garwood,  Bonnie “Mesanna” Armstrong and her new […]

Over the past weeks we have had the immense pleasure of reading through your most memorable moments. Every entry was very entertaining, heartfelt and reminds all of us how amazing Ultima Online truly is. We have reached end our Most Memorable UO Moment contest, but are happy to share with you the final winners. We received 12 entries from the Sonoma shard and had another tie! Here are the 7 winning UO memories from Sonoma: A Fish Tale My most memorable UO moment happened a couple years ago at the Capt’n EM Rumbelly’s Deep Sea Fishing Adventure on Sonoma. A […]

We received 13 excellent entries from the Siege Perilous shard. Once again, the entries challenged our judges to make some hard decisions that resulted in another tie! Here are the 6 winning UO memories from Siege Perilous:      Aang was making his rounds. He wondered if these lands would ever make him feel alive again. He had walked them for nearly 10 years and had experienced all of the blood-curdling, hair-tingling action that Sosaria had to offer and he yearned for those days again. As he wandered the forest and mused about a life without adventure, a large structure […]

Of the 13 entries from the Pacific shard, there were 5 entries that made the biggest impression on our judges. We hope you enjoy these most memorable moments as much as we did! Here are the 5 winning UO memories from Pacific: I have been playing UO since February, 1998. The time was not really late from game beginning, but it was hard to find a good place to build a house. I lived my friend’s house which is only 4×4, and there were five people live in the same house. With the time of playing growth, I earned some […]

Once again, it is time to announce the next set of winners in the Memorable Moments Contest. Our judges enjoyed reading the 13 entries we received from the Napa Valley shard and selected 5 excellent winning entries. Here are the 5 winning UO memories from Napa Valley: Attack of the Reds “Come try this game with me! You can do all kinds of things- make any kind of character that you want to play and you can get a house and decorate it!” Peering over their shoulders, I found that I was intrigued with every aspect of the game. I […]