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I can help you greatly.........but I refuse to sell to members of the guild. Friday night you and I will root through the vaults and find a complete set.

It will be an event we will do.........this soon I do not think would be good. Statistically the Necro skill gains are at 6x the Paladin avgs. Seems they go up faster. I have a feeling though once complete the old standard that.........what takes the longest to achieve will become the more interesting/overall benifactor. The combos and blending of our existing characters with these new skills of CHIV, FOCUS, SPIRIT and NEC...........is going to be a hoot to see in action against enemies of the STATE and EMPIRE.....as well as eventual training. What is socially and personally interesting is how everywhere I go and within every group of players......the Necromancers seem to have a triggerfinger ......they just cant help themselves and have to cast off some spells onto thier bretheren.......reminds me of my friends in my group I grew up with in life........ehehe ......remember the guy in the group who just had to *NOOGIE NOOGIE* the top of someones head for fun or the hell of it? ..........just like in the wilds of animals.....some cubs just need to mix it up more.......hehehe Ahh we are all just the same on this big blue marble Earth........so too on this shard of Sosaria we call Catskills. Have fun guys......keep learning........the ride still is only beginning......the first hill of the ride we just went over.....soo much more to encounter.

The Age of Shadows launch has obviously been a hectic one. I’ve put together this State of the Service address to give you an idea of how we got here, what’s currently going on, and what the near future will bring. Our Online Community Relations team has been posting on individual items, so I may not cover everything explicitly but I do want you to know that we are working to fix things as quickly as possible. The UO team knew that the AoS expansion was going to be a big one from very the beginning. The feature set was well received and everyone was really excited about the possibilities. What we didn’t know is how big it was going to be! We planned for increased memory usage on the hardware, and we upgraded almost all of our servers to their physical maximum for memory. We spent a lot of time upgrading the housing database and server applications to be able to handle the higher load. But it wasn’t until the weeks before launch that the real implication of this expansion’s success began to come to light – and even in the last week before launch, our numbers rose significantly higher. Our pre-orders soared to company record levels. We looked at our capacity for handling logins and registration, and felt that, while stressed, it should be able to handle the load. As it turns out, we were wrong. It took us 2 or 3 days of working 24/7 to iron out all the capacity issues regarding registering and logging in after our North America launch. We built up the login servers beyond their normal maximum capacity, and for the next 4 or 5 days the login servers were slow, but many players were definitely getting through. I personally spent several hours touring different shards and checking out some of the customized houses. Despite all the upgrading we’ve done, the launch of AoS in Japan has once again put us beyond our max capacity for the login servers, and we found some new bugs in the system that were not revealed until we hit such high usage. We’re still working on the problem, and we also expect the peak usage to drop off over the next few days. Beyond the log-in servers, our biggest priority right now is shard stability. As our shards hit their peak loads, we found a problem with our shard memory usage, which can cause a server to become unstable after a few hours and then restart. We have partially addressed that problem already, and now the servers are quite a bit more stable, but we still have one major memory problem that we are trying to solve. We’ve isolated the area where the problem occurs, and are working right now to fix it. Again, these problems are related to the load exceeding our forecast, which is both a blessing and a curse. We’re also fully aware that the memory issues on the shards are more than just an inconvenience – they’re also causing some people to have major problems getting through the long wait time in the GM queue. We’re working on this in two ways – one, we’re fixing the memory issues at the core of the problem. And two, we’re working on two of the biggest call generators right now, which are “black holes” (see below) and issues with the Hooded Shroud of Shadows. I understand that it is frustrating to wait in the GM queue for several hours, only to get kicked out when a server goes down. Again, stability is our top priority and we will fix this as soon as possible. Next in line to the shard stability problem are “black holes” as they’ve been nicknamed. A “black hole” occurs when the server crosses a threshold of network traffic being sent to the client, usually related to a large number of items in the area. The player gets disconnected and when they try to reconnect, the same problem occurs. The result is that the player is stuck. Fertbert, one of our server programmers, is working on this problem full time (he managed the Japan launch yesterday). We have a temporary solution in the works that will “telestorm” any player that gets stuck in a black hole, but this is not a permanent fix and we’re still working on it. There are definitely other issues that we are working to fix, especially those related to housing and vendors, but that’s not the point of this message. I want to make it clear that we are listening to you and paying attention. We have been working literally 24/7 for a few weeks on the game and will continue to do so until we have these primary issues resolved. We’ve said many times that the beauty of an online game is that we can continue to grow, and that’s what Age of Shadows will do for UO. Granted, there are bugs, and we’re fixing them. We’ve experienced problems keeping up with the traffic that’s hitting us right now, but these problems are temporary. I know many of you are already playing and enjoying the new expansion, and our goal is to get all of you to that point. We won’t rest until then. After that, we are going to get back to the nitty-gritty of fixing long standing issues, and adding features iteratively for a while. I think the pattern of seeing nothing for a few months and then having a huge change dropped on the game is going to go away for a while. We’re going to be asking you what you want, talking to you about it, and then giving it to you. But that’s a little ways off. For now, we’re committed to Age of Shadows, and we’re working to make sure every one of you gets a chance to experience it its full glory for themselves. Thanks for your time; I’m sure you have many additional questions and comments. Anthony "SunSword" Castoro Producer, Ultima Online CLICK HERE to see other comments on the official UO.com boards

As with all promotions within the Legion.......... (Human divisions) Squire Promotions...........Decurion recommends to Senator of War. Knight Pormotins.............Centurion recommends to Imperator who recommends to Senator of War. Phalynx promotions.........Centurion recommends to Imperator who recommends to Senator of War. Centurion promotions......Imperator recommends to the Senator of War. Imperator promotions......Senator of War recommends to Emperor and second LINE is created. (Currently all Legion reside within the FELIX Line of HONOR) Elf, Orc and Gargoyle Divisions have thier own trials or challenges and promote within thier race based on thier cultural procedures or ideals. Elf................Knowlege and Experience are key. Orc..............Combat Challenges Gargoyle......Knowlege and Combat Challenges. Praetorians gain rank reccognition only through time, commitment and approval from Praetorian Prefect. (star designations)

NICE WORK ANGE............I will check the OUTHOUSE I FOUND........someone start checking the buildings out in the middle of NO WHERE.......heheh

Reports from the Decurion Marcos the Black are that the CHIVALRY Training event :knight: went very well....they only brought home 8000 gold due to keeping thier blades swinging con stantly for 2 hrs. In future events........I think some Squires could be put to use in at least collecting the gold, necro regs and magical items found but could not carry home. Calculates lost easy gold..... 2 x 60 x 1500 = 180,000 gold.......subtract collected 8000......Left 172000 to the birds. The housing authority hheheh (members making houses) would have loved to get some of that. The two Paladins in training both made substantial gains and one gained .4 Anatomy now at 99.4.....excellent gain for such a high starting point.

second secret land area..........This is image of CHESSY Server. DUnno of someone found the Cats one yet.

So..........that means there are secret areas to discover my brethren.........seek and you shall find. Yellow circle is island he speaks about

I have heard similar statements.

Data Unknown..........but very toxic hehehe

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This has been partially completed.

This mechanics we have completed.........but no one has survived the teleportation location....the little room. It takes minimum of 5 players to complete. One on each of the symbols (4 with levers and one in center....the one who will be sent to room) Levers must be PULLED one at a time in the CORRECT order to solve puzzle IF done incorrect order......ALL 5 are CRUSHED by MEGA BOULDERS (must buff up and increase STR prior to being crushed to survive) System will tell you how many levers are in correct order.......you have to then change them till you get them correct. Inside the room are teleporters to escape and A RELIC that can be STOLEN plus a special chest (may or may not be trapped) but.....A monster also appears. We do not know what kind of monster yet......no one has stayed or survived to see it as of this moment. Griefers can Really mess this puzzle solving up........if one comes in and hits a switch you MUST MOVE OFF OF THE TILE BY THE LEVER so that the boulders will not fall. Also........if you dont turn the levers fast enough in order it will TIME OUT and you must RETRY the order you were trying. PUZZLE RESETS the SOLUTION ONLY after it is SOLVED.

Now that we are all on what Colin Mor calls......... The SURVIVAL LEARNING CURVE Events for training and survival techniques as well as adventure will become posted on the CALENDAR of events (see the link for it in upper right area of forums screens) Perhaps one will be right around the time you can participate in........good of the many and as we all have begun learning........many are needed to solve puzzles as well as simply surviving against what we once took for granted. We knew this was coming.........now lets overcome it TOGETHER. MAY THE GODS FAVOR YOUR TRAVELS!!!! FOR HONOR AND EMPIRE!!!

Once you reach an artifact you (a thief) MUST STEAL IT..........and at 100 skill it is not a given......you must KEEP TRYING.

This is where we need Legates.......... *wishes Triston was not on vacation* He would be tearing thru Armor/Weapon matters.

Good info......... Though I for one lean toward enjoying the tougher competition from monsters........gladiators love to mix it up toe to toe......ehhehe

This is a first run of the event........I think Thiork will look to expand it later. IF at that time he decides to expand it, I will have Colin More work on the advertising push with UO.com.

Thank you and everyone who is making the cool places accessible.

If anyone opts to doing xshard trades of the mini house deeds........try to request that the other player create a Necromancer for his Catskills character that is giving you the deed...then you get necro reagents too.....offer if you can to do the same depending on shard and char avail for you. example AOL Legends guy and you trade for Catskills AOL Legends guy creates 5 Necros on Cats.......gives you all regs, gold and mini house deed on Cats. You create AOL Legends 5 Necros.........give him all necro regs, gold and mini house deed on AOL. INN is just north of Necro bank and if your lucky he will have YOUNG status and have a new player ticket too....go for Wands is my thought......hehehe love sparklies. It is how I am trying to get a Castle and Large Towers for our replication of Olympus area, Safe Haven and Dark Tower that will be placed upon the roof of the STATEHOUSE. All my extra mini housesI collect or am given, I am going to be running a TOY SHOPPE with to run in concert with TOY MAKER QUEST in Trinsic and OSI. Selling Mini Houses, Mini Statues, Statues and Fun stuffs. All proceeds will then go toward the Guild remodeling Funds.

Are there any additional Chivalry Spells Too being found?? I have noticed 4 extra slots in the Chivalry book. :knight:

Thread CLOSED.........begin using the Above THIS OLD HOUSE thread for pics.