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Our esteemed Webmaster has landed his first seat in the great wide real world of programming....... Congrats to Balandar. My small tidbits of advice..... Save anything you can toward retirement.....dont talk about it at work....its your first day...wouldnt be good talking about retirement so soon hehehe When in doubt about a joke or saying something in reply to a joke........dont. Dont ask if any of your co workers is wearing any chain or ringmail undergarments.....wont go over well. Vending machines everywhere are cursed.....they will KNOW when you are hungriest and steal your money by hanging up the cheetos and not let them fall....drink machines will drop units covered in slime from the underbelly of a giant slug. If pizza is allowed to be delivered.....do it occassionally...not for yourself only but also for your close team of coworkers.......food of the GODS is a great ice breaker and powerful to programmers at work....a small piece of heaven delivered right to the cubicle of hell. If your allowed to create screenames.......you better keep Balandar......you have the license plates.....embrace the horror.......you ARE BALANDAR. i have customers who use Borg at work hhehe funny as hell and keeps things light and personal....you are in programming world....more apt to use screenames.......be proud of who you are.....let it define you. Start to enjoy CNN morning wake up with CAROL and CHAD......she is cute as hell and he is funny and laid back......they start my days off great Begin to read DILBERT....you will always find some similarity with your new home (work) The best WORK in life is PLAY.........the worst PLAY in life is WORK. Have fun at work and come home to play..... NOW you have a job that you will be escaping from to play with us.......gaming will now be a different shade of activity for you brother...... CONGRATS AGAIN BALANDAR... Welcome to the other side..... Resistance is futile.... From this time forward you shall work for us. Your technological distinctivness will be added to the collective. You are one with the BORG ( Business Organizations Real Grind)

Are you guys VOTING in poll? only 3 voted in poll but more have replied............whatzupwithdat?

One of the greatest things I enjoyed about Ultima Online was the gathering together with fellow guildmembers in a hotspot within the game. If we were not hanging out at the Trinsic North Bank (which was built actually FOR PGoH after the successful work we did on quests in 1997 and 1998).....we would travel by recall or gate to a traditional Hotspot which we would literally have members 24/7. Membership ranged all the way around the clock in times of play availability and in a way now we seem to "wait" more times for groups to be able to get together on xyz day at abc time.....I say JUST GO....HAVE FUN WHENEVER.....and over time we will start to again have a HOTSPOT.....which comes the closest to being a place that people think.....PGoH will be there....they always are. We have great areas we have built.........OLYMPUS, NOVITUS SANCTUM.....once Safe Haven (now gone).....we no longer seem to use Trinsic North Bank.....and with the Moongate changes I can understand the ease of usage that Skara Brae takes on....understandable. Olympus I have seen is used frequently to see if others are about......that is great to see (yes I sit my computer idle and write or design and watch who comes and goes.....great to see you all adventuring together. I just think we need to get back to one part about UO that in a way is being used by many for Loot reasons......but we could also use it for that AND adventure, learning tactics of the place and each other AS WELL AS making new friends and/or grouping friends for harder places and/or events that WILL BE COMING. The other night.......I admittedly was proud to see literally 12 PGoH coming out of a gate together in Skara and plowing thru areas (lil easy I must say) but still......I recalled the Coventous Torture Rooms that Balandar and I opened for the whole realm of Catskills and UO. (yup.....Bal was the one who solved the puzzle first and got those doors OPEN....mind you I had to go down the stairs first.....mr Magey didnt want to die hehehe.....I am a pro at that and he leaves that work to the professionals heheh) Utilizing the places we hung out all the time we could do anything...... SO many of you ask for stories and lore.......the gallery on the UO section of this website has some great old pictures and renderings.....most newer images are built into the STORYLINE stuff now......but you should check out the Pictures etc on the site..... SO anyhow.........enough ramlbing on of an old soul like me..... VOTE for a HOTSPOT........lets make it our home away from home ingame. (previous years choices are listed) as you can see we have NOT had a hotspot for years.........time to change that. AFTER YOU VOTE MEMBERS REPLY to this THREAD........So I can then count only UO member votes in this lil poll.

Not available this sunday OFF work Tues night and Wed all day though..

Indeed...... HADES-GOD of UNDERWORLD has sent us a pair of Guardians for the HONOR Cemetary that was constructed in the shadow of Olympus. To be fitting guards of the passage to the Underworld that appeared in the cemetary I have given Winona and Lev all of my personal Deamon Bone armor to wear. Lev is still in need of a Deamon Bone Helmet though.... So I am asking the following.... The Dread Cohort is asked to begin to "interogate" all Meer and bring pressure especially upon thier mages for information on the location of Deamon Bone Armor. Any other available Legion units are asked to keep a watch out for Efreets and to eliminate them at all opportunity. Efreets being spawned by cracks in the ground tend to pull up from the Underworld stray Deamon Bone pieces; which circulate amongst thier vortex or cling to thier magical aura. Begin to collect any pieces you find. NOTE: Dread Cohort is made up of NECROMANCERS

Oracles are about the area.....every so often you should converse with them. General rules of Oracle use. ORACLES (If you run one you can only choose what is available on the customizing screens) Always start with either Hello or News. IF they say a FULL word that is then FULLY CAPITALIZED......then say that word back. (directions N S E SW etc are not full words) (A word that starts with a capital letter is not fully capitalized) Then after you get 3 total responses.....he/she will offer one more tidbit for a tidbit of your gold (5 gold minimum) Sometimes the answers will instruct you to do something.....like go to another one either by name or their profession. Oracles will be popping up alot.....enjoy what fun they could lead you to have. They will increase our areas RP aspects. VENDORS (if you own one in your house...you can dress them with anything by drag/drop on paperdoll) Cannot speak interactively and will be selling wares occassionally OR will have Special titles as thier "SHOP" names. Again Oracles could send you to one of these characters for something in the future.....ya just never know. NOTE 2 Oracles are bugged........one by the Castle EAST wall outside and unless Wolf can fix the one by the Tree that one is bugged too.......so now they just add a permanent citizen to the area image ehehe.

The Imperial Cemetary has been constructed. Location.......Olympus I had almost enough Deamon Bone Armor to complete the task......If anyone has a Deamon Bone Helmet they would like to donate to the site.....Lev could surely use one (he is a HADES Guardian on duty) enjoy........

The old coot is at it again.....posting some of his old ideas and new ones. For the record MANY MANY of his ideas have become part of the UO experience...much work has gone on behind the trees and shrubs of the realm...always for the good of the many.....I can only hope he keeps up the work......we (UO) need Colin Mor to be IN the EA/OSI headquarters...someday....someone inside the Halls of the GODS (Dev HQ) will realize that. I will try to keep up with his posting on the Stratics Ideas Den... (Vote on his ideas on Stratics please....for or against....you have the ultimate power of choice....just note your reasoning somewhere so we all can enjoy the discussion) LUCK in terms of Locked Realm Chests FORENSIC SKILL.......the UO version of CSI LOST SOULS...evil does win sometimes ya know NEW posts........8pm EST June 8th 2004 Sculptor or Undertaker Need a Keg of Ale, Wine with your pretzels or Milk with your cookies? NEW posts........8pm EST June 12th 2004 ARMS LORE.....a way to utilize........and/or roleplay NEW posts........8pm EST June 22nd 2004 New Way to find new lands.......

UO is based on skill utilization but not in terms of LEVELS like the current trend of other games. In the early days (1997 and 1998) a comment made on several occassions was that "everything in the game has a purpose and in time will be craftable".....or able to be found.....with a few exceptions for the historical issues. Instead of levels with batch ability to produce or new actions you can do....products and abilities are results on your "Professional Efficiency" of a skill. 100% means you could make all the items with the very least possible failure on the best items. Some other skills ENHANCE your products or success etc of the action based on the other skills level as well. In a good way to look at it.....you are a summation of your skill parts. How well you do in the game though is tied to your ability to use your skills at the current level AND your ability to tactically play the game in terms of PvM or PvP.......but ALSO in terms of your social skills and ability to roleplay the character. While Roleplaying has lost a ton....TON of weight in the world of the game and counts less than it does in terms of "being able to talk your way in/out of a PvP situation when you know you are outgunned etc.....there are very strong pockets of activity for this persuit. The current ingame events revolve around this aspect of COMMUNITY activity....always have and always will. The game was designed for "community" developments and to provide a blank canvass for players to develope whatever kind of character they dreamed up. "Does Grinding occur?" Grinding does occur and you could do this to work on your non combat roles using resources to move you up the "creating" list of products you can make....just like trade skills in SWG.......just your call on how much time to spend doing it to move your skills up in such. An example of grinding though that we have done in past has been...... For Combat, Medical, Defensive or Magical training we would basically group together and "spar" train on eachother within the guild making sure to beat the hell out of each other at the same time we kept each other alive in the various methods........medicinal or magic. For Non-Combat skills we have done resource gathering events (hides from nasty dragons etc) that we all pile up then after the events dish out to the participants that would like to use the supplies on thier tailors in thier leisure time. Our guild....the vision we have for the UO experience is pretty much a simple one but the most deep in context and options that you can persue.......every job you can think of has a segment of the Empire and the system is designed as to provide guidance for growth in whichever of those fields you dream of persuing. We utilize or LEGION units to defend and adventure into the realm of unkown so that we can provide our CITIZENS (alternates not combat) the means to live thier lives (persue thier professions and your dreams or your curiosities of skill combinations) safely and productively. UO is more a game from WITHIN/BY the player base than a game TO/FOR the player base. (sadly a lost point to many over the years....kewldoods, powergamers, antisocials) I can honestly say I have had a ton of fun utilizing the most "useless" skill wise characters over the years simply due to using the character as an interaction outlet.....just socializing with random players all over the place. Overall UO is more a leisurely (sp) paced game vs the other game engines which you MUST....MUST grind through a set number of steps or activities to have anychance of increasing your next "visions" or "opportunities". UO allows you to go anywhere and try anything at anytime for the most part....maybe not safely....where there is a will there is a way....in the other games......there is just a way that you will have to do in order to go here or there. This answer has jumped around a bit and honestly.......I could write a complete novel in reply.....but for now I wont hehehe.. If you wish to try the game engine.....message me and I will see about setting you up for a free month trial. NOTE: the whole basis for the The Honor Empire website is to provide "homes" in multiple game engines (for members of all the game guilds) to explore and try out....change of pace....support and enhance the growing online gaming industry experience. The worst thing that can occur to anyone in online gaming is....BURNOUT. It happens to the best of us and in the majority of games the "LEVELING" requirement seems to always lead to that end. The desire to be "first" to do yada yada or "quickly" be able to do this-or-that.....is compelling and fed by our natural human competitive nature. We just aim to try and provide a family/fun/good of the many approach to the game engine and experience. The power of choice is the ultimate power in the online gaming world.....you have it.....explore it. Dont burn out....the friendships you forge will help you in/out of the game engines...dont let BURNOUT limit the real benefit to The Honor Empire....expanding your online family AND realworld circle of friends. See you on the inside....whichever that game engine may be.

Egads.........Lord....... Take comfort that things always come in 3s........ You should be done with the death dealer for a while now.

I heard the news after returning home from work and odd as it would sound, I felt I had lost someone who I knew closely. I sat for a while and listened to reports and then thought about why this was hitting myself so profoundly. I realized as I looked back at the time he served as our leader that... The issues he engaged in and the world changing course he led us into and through....all made me as a highschooler-collegiate young man realize it was time to STOP being a kid and START being part of the world as a young adult....teenage issues ended and adult issues now mattered. Bottomline, commonsense and good-of-the-many REALLY did matter....outside my immediate family now more than ever. Why? The world I was to begin to walk without support of my parents was being reforged and the door to it opened brightly. President Reagan stood in that doorway and led us all into the unknown future. He was a man first and his ability to make us feel safe, proud and eager to move forward into the blinding uncertainty of the future placed him in my mind like another elder of my family....someone I could trust would lead us through the uncertainty. I am not a political person....but I am a focused one. My family is focused on the good of the family and providing the way for others to grow up behind us. Reagan was similar and in the political world. He loved his country deeply and with his love of his family he focused a campaign to secure both a future that would be a world without the coldwar and growth of democracy....a world of the people for the people. He remained focused and solidly grounded in family and maintained a connection of commonsense with humor....grounding even the staunchest of critics who forgot the most important thing about everyone.... we are only human. and in his own contexted words.... I am just a man and while I may be president, but I am a husband first. Yesterday we all (US and world) lost a family member...Nancy lost her best friend and life long partner...let us all be there for Nancy and the immediate family as they say goodbye to their patriarch. Also...let us hope we can continue to improve our world as he did show us how to do so....as a human. As time moves forward let us work to lead others behind us into blinding uncertainty of the future with the courage and good-of-the-many goal. Good-bye President Reagan.... Thank you for your love.

You going to be on Fri evening? for the Ilshenar romp?

is there a reward working with the shutting off of the powercolumns now? Perhaps we could do those there also if it is working?

Through our website linkey? WHOO Hoo danke if you did........all helps fuel the website engine.....danke.

Where did ya order it from? (checking to see if our website connection price is same/cheaper)

CURRENT 2004 Season Rankings Rank.........Name.....................ToC pts...W/L....Scores #1 Lord Skyhook (CDE)..............650pts....12-2.....72-32 (3 Titles--January, April, May) #2 Knight Omi'Rayvanya (PGoH)..405pts......8-5.....63-58 #3 Knight Denowan (E^A)..........360pts......5-5.....48-45 #4 Lord Lazarus (CVL)...............330pts......8-3.....58-39 (1 Title--March) #5 Knight Ivanna (CDE).............305pts......7-3.....44-30 #6 Knight Darian (CVL)..............285pts......6-4.....56-57 #7 Lady Nightstalker (CVL)........230pts......6-2.....35-22 (1 Title--February) #8 Knight Squall (CVL)..............205pts......5-2.....30-22 #9 Knight Bishop (PGoH)...........160pts......3-5.....29-32 #10 Knight Dometri (CQC).........125pts......2-2.....12-4 #11 Knight Billy Gunn (CVL).......120pts......2-3.....16-18 #12 Knight Roy (CVL)................100pts......2-3......16-14 #13 Ancient Wolf (PGoH)...........100pts.....1-3.....10-18 #14 Knight Jaqueline (PGoH).......80pts.......2-2.....18-16 #15 Drow Storm (VoX)...............80pts.......2-2.....11-16 #16 Knight Puck (PGoH).............80pts.......1-5......19-31 NOTE.... After all 12 Tournaments of the Year are run......the TOP 16 ToC point scorers will be invited to the TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.

CURRENT 2004 Season Rankings Rank.........Name.....................ToC pts.......W/L....Scores #1 Lord Skyhook (CDE).............500pts.......9-2.....54-26 #2 Knight Omi'Rayvanya (PGoH).180pts......6-4.....50-44 #3 Knight Denowan (E^A)..........280pts......4-4.....40-35 #4 Lord Lazarus (CVL)...............230pts......6-2.....41-31 #5 Lady Nightstalker (CVL)........230pts......6-1.....32-17 #6 Knight Squall (CVL)..............205pts......5-2.....30-22 #7 Knight Ivanna (CDE)............205pts......5-2.....28-20 #8 Knight Darian (CVL)..............205pts......5-3.....46-47 #9 Knight Dometri (CQC)...........125pts......2-2.....12-4 #10 Knight Billy Gunn (CVL).......120pts......2-3.....16-18 #11 Ancient Wolf (PGoH)............100pts......1-2......8-12 #12 Knight Bishop (PGoH)..........80pts........2-4.....22-23 #13 Drow Storm (VoX)...............80pts.......2-2.....11-16 #14 Knight Jaqueline (PGoH).......80pts.......2-1.....16-10 #15 Knight Puck (PGoH).............80pts.......1-4......19-25 #16 Victor (CVL)........................80pts.......1-1.......9-8 NOTE.... After all 12 Tournaments of the Year are run......the TOP 16 ToC point scorers will be invited to the TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS.

He didnt just say what I think he said..........did he?

So far the following have entered the June Tournament to be done on June 27th Current Entries (CDE) #1 Lord Skyhook #5 Knight Ivanna Knight Stragen (PGoH) #2 Knight Omi'Rayvanya #9 Knight Bishop #13 Ancient Wolf #14 Knight Jaqualine #16 Knight Puck Knight Malkavanian (E^A) ? ? ? ? ? ? (CVL) #3 Knight Denowan #4 Lord Lazarus #6 Knight Darian #7Lady Nightstalker #12 Knight Roy (HoB) Knight Sunshine (F*T) Knight Goku (GoL) ? ? ? ? ? ? (VoX) ? ? ? ? ? ? (CQC) ? ? ? ? ? ? (LER) ? ? ? ? ? ? (VK) ? ? ? ? ? ? (T9C) ? ? ? ? ? ? (BRO) ? ? ? ? ? ? (GRI) ? ? ? ? ? ? (DWG) ? ? ? ? ? ? Are there any other Brave and strong contestants in other guilds.....what be your flag you stand for? ? ? ? ? ? ? 15 Entrants so far......what ye be scared of a lil pointy stick?

CATSKILLS JOUSTING SERIES JUNE TOURNAMENT To enter Tournament..... 1) Please enter your character Name and guild affiliation if any below as a reply to this post. 2) Meet with Tournament Director (named PGoH JST Registrar) will be available in realm at the Jousting Arena North of Trinsic across the Bay of Burgouse. Scheduled Times the Registrar will be in realm at the Jousting arena to take entries for June Tournament May 30th, Sunday AFTER the May Tournament finishes (Highly recommended time to enter May Tourney) IF you do not sign up for May tournament on Sunday the 30th at the Jousting Arena.... please... reply below your intent to enter and you will receive a Private message from the Tournament Director to coordinate your entry fee payment. Deadline to enter is Saturday June 26th at 1am EST. Brackets will be posted by on Saturday June 26th by Noon EST. TOURNAMENT IS SUNDAY June 27th starting at 8pm EST. PARTICIPANTS should arrive at 730pm EST Sunday for fitting (Preparations for event) Note to Guilds.....conduct your own inner guild championships at the Imperial Jousting Arena at Olympus Castle, north of Trinsic (Trammel) use the Arena at anytime (except scheduled tournaments) If you wish to reserve the Arena in advance.....schedule such times with the Registrar. You are NOT officially entered until you pay the entry fee for the monthly tournament. Only 128 spots available!!! SIGN UP TODAY WILL YOU BE THE NEXT CHAMPION? post your intent to enter today.

CURRENT 2004 Season Rankings Rank.........Name.....................ToC pts...W/L....Scores #1 Lord Skyhook (CDE)..............650pts....12-2.....72-32 (3 Titles--January, April, May) #2 Knight Omi'Rayvanya (PGoH)..405pts......8-5.....63-58 #3 Knight Denowan (E^A)..........360pts......5-5.....48-45 #4 Lord Lazarus (CVL)...............330pts......8-3.....58-39 (1 Title--March) #5 Knight Ivanna (CDE).............305pts......7-3.....44-30 #6 Knight Darian (CVL)..............285pts......6-4.....56-57 #7 Lady Nightstalker (CVL)........230pts......6-2.....35-22 (1 Title--February) #8 Knight Squall (CVL)..............205pts......5-2.....30-22 #9 Knight Bishop (PGoH)...........160pts......3-5.....29-32 #10 Knight Dometri (CQC).........125pts......2-2.....12-4 #11 Knight Billy Gunn (CVL).......120pts......2-3.....16-18 #12 Knight Roy (CVL)................100pts......2-3......16-14 #13 Ancient Wolf (PGoH)...........100pts.....1-3.....10-18 #14 Knight Jaqueline (PGoH).......80pts.......2-2.....18-16 #15 Drow Storm (VoX)...............80pts.......2-2.....11-16 #16 Knight Puck (PGoH).............80pts.......1-5......19-31 NOTE.... After all 12 Tournaments of the Year are run......the TOP 16 ToC point scorers will be invited to the TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. Series Points awarded at each monthly tournament: Finals….. …………...150pts Semi Finals…………125pts Quarter Finals……100pts 4th Round……………80pts 3rd Round……………40pts 2nd Round……………20pts 1st Round……………10pts NOTE: these are not accumulating during the tournament.

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Las Vegas benefit is it is the cheapest to travel to and from and rooms/food are lowest......unless you gamble then you may be in trouble. (Adult rated trip sorta knowing some of you) Los Angeles E3 2005 would allow us to see the new game engines and meet the designers behind all of the gaming companies in person. Some drives and we could also check out OSI/EA/Sony/Blizzard HQs. (Gamer rated trip) Walt Disney/Universal would allow us to have the most family oriented gathering for all being kids again. (Family rated trip) In all of these...the old college method of saving cost by splitting rooms easily can apply...12 months to go and alot of time to plan/save pennies and redeem cans. Current list of attendees and roomies.... Borg/Balandar Martok/Baltazar (Tok claims room by window) Edit: http://forums.thehonorempire.net/index.php?showtopic=5586 Please note that logan wants his vote changed from Las Vegas to LA.

I believe serving would improve many views and outlooks on themselves and others.....too many dont even realize what our parents sacrificed for us to live as we do. In a way serving the country is tough love both ways...... always strengthens the individual and country.....and can open the eyes of all to what really is outside our doors.......good and bad. There will always be bad.....but there is always more good to be done. *feels crackle of old programming* Resistence is futile....we seek to improve ourselves....we will add your distinctivness to the collective.... *snap* Ahh so long ago and so soon to be again. Be safe everyone.......strength and HONOR!!!

Matches will begin at 8pm EST Sunday May 30th. All contestants are asked to arrive by 7:30pm so as to be fitted (JST stone listed) for the tournament. RULESET Armor: Players responsibility (Armor Vendors will be on premises) NO DOOM Dungeon Rare Armors or any forms of Relics MUST have a shield and a form of Helmet (Leather or Better) Jewelry: Players responsibility (Jeweler Vendors will be on premises) NO DOOM Dungeon Rare Jewelry or Relics Mounts: Standard Horses ONLY, NO Ethereal, Nightmares, Hell Steeds etc…..JUST HORSES. Lances: Tournament Lances Provided they will be BEST SKILL and turned in at end of match. Clothing: Robes, Cloaks, Hats, Long Dresses Thigh Boots are UNAUTHORIZED Basically nothing that covers armor. Sashes, Kilts, Half Aprons…OK Magic: UNAUTHORIZED. Chivalry or Necromancy: UNAUTHORIZED (viewed as spells) Potions: UNAUTHORIZED. Special Moves: Authorized Bandages: Authorized Joust Scoring: 2pts Un-horse your opponent. 1pt Do Damage (hit) to your opponent 1pt knock lance out of opponents hand First to Score 5pts Wins If each Contestant reach 5 at the same time then SUDDEN DEATH occurs and both riders continue until one scores one pt more than other in a run.