Account Center Maintenance - 01/30 Submitted by UO_Herald on January 30, 2012 at 11:09 PM CST Originally posted 30 Jan 2012 22:06:14 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Due to an EA-wide maintenance that will affect our game and others, we will be bringing down our account center at 11:45pm EST (4:45am GMT). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription or redeem game codes. At this time we expect the servive to be back up no later than 8am EST (1pm GMT). See you in the game! [Discuss This Article]

Publish 74.0 Comes to All Shards - 01/31 Submitted by UO_Herald on January 30, 2012 at 11:07 PM CST Originally posted 30 Jan 2012 18:26:38 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, We will push Publish 74.0 to all shards during the next maintenance cycle, in the early morning of January 31. Here are the complete notes for your reading pleasure, enjoy and see you in the game! Publish 74.0 To read the full article on the forums, click HERE.

Legends "Gold Diggers" Claim Treasure Hunt Championship Submitted by UO_Herald on January 30, 2012 at 11:01 PM CST Originally posted 27 Jan 2012 12:25:33 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Written by EM Helios On Friday's eve January 20th, The Gold Diggers of Legends layed claim therein to the title and trophy of the cross shard treasure hunting championship; besting the Purple team and defending champions of Great Lakes. In a landslide victory the diggers won in grand fashion finishing well over ten minutes ahead of their rivals. With furious teamwork and precise tactics, the diggers took advantage of miscues and disconnects amongst their competitors en route to victory! Team Great Lakes ever gracious in defeat, resolved to finish their maps to the applause of all in attendance. Finishing the competition, the former champions congratulated those newly crowned, and wished them well in their first defense. Team Purple also requested the honor of a rematch if Legends is fortunate to hold onto the title for the forseeable future. All in all the night was a grand event to behold, win lose or draw everyone had a great time showed impeccable sportsmanship and represented their shard with great honor and humility. Both Legends and Great Lakes should be quite honored to call each team their respective representative! The Diggers of Legends enjoy the moment for now, for they know stiff opposition is forthcoming. They welcome any who wish to step forward and challenge their swiftness and cunning and look forward to the opportunity to showcase their skills, their team, and their home shard. [Discuss This Article]

Re-Forging Returns to TC and Origin Submitted by UO_Herald on January 25, 2012 at 11:54 PM CST Originally posted 25 Jan 2012 17:57:34 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, We will bring back ReForging to Test Center and Origin today, along with the mandatory Classic Client patch 7.0.23 and Enhanced Client patch 4.0.23. These are the additional Publish notes: If you want to do normal runic crafting then be near a regular forge, if you want to use the Reforging Tool then you must be near a soul forge. To use the Re-Forging option of your runic tool you must have a minimum of 65 Imbuing skill. The higher your Imbuing skill the more options available to you. Concentration and Focus were removed from the options of the ReForging tool Please note, that you are not able to transfer characters from or to Origin until the Publish is on all shards. [Discuss This Article]

Account Center Maintenance - 01/25 Submitted by UO_Herald on January 24, 2012 at 9:16 PM CST Originally posted 24 Jan 2012 16:50:32 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, We will bring down the Account Center for a maintenance tomorrow, Wednesday January 25th, at 8am EST (14:00 CET). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription or redeem game codes. At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 1:00pm EST (19:00 CET). Thank you for your understanding. [Discuss This Article]

Delay in the House Placement Tool Submitted by UO_Herald on January 23, 2012 at 7:28 PM CST Originally posted 23 Jan 2012 19:23:55 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Update: Due to the current issues we advice you not to resize or decorate your house at the moment. Please keep an eye on the Herald for updates. The house placement tool currently encounters a delay of up to a few minutes on all shards. Our teams are investigating the situation right now and will try to solve it as soon as possible. If you want to use this tool at the moment, please display patience. Thank you for your understanding! [Discuss This Article]

The Awakening - Act 1 Submitted by UO_Herald on January 20, 2012 at 2:38 PM CST Originally posted 20 Jan 2012 12:26:22 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Written by the EM Team Buzzards circled high in the sky above the inland roads that led away from the ferries of Skara Brae, their lazy paths taking them in loops above whatever carcass lay beneath. Artemia took notice of them as she crept silently through the forest, hot on the heels of the hart she’d spied an hour earlier. The old stag was a crafty one and had kept out of any clean shots so far, but she knew that ahead lay a clearing before the land gave way to the road. If she was going to get a clean shot, that would be her opening. With swift and sure motions she indulged herself in the hunt, and she broke into the clearing and sighted on the great stag for only a brief moment before a scowl rose to her face. It seemed that the object of the vulture’s attention was here. The stag made its way back into the brush as she stalked closer to the carcasses in the clearing, and began to check through them. To read the full story on the forums, click HERE.

Update on Housing Decay Submitted by UO_Herald on January 20, 2012 at 2:34 PM CST Originally posted 20 Jan 2012 12:12:35 EST by Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong on the UO Herald: We have re-activated Housing Decay on Tuesday. If your account has been inactive for more than 90 days, you have 2 days left before your house is gone. After your have reactivated your account, it can take up to 24 hours for your house to be refreshed and display the correct status. If you have reactivated your account and your house status hasn't updated after these 24 hour, please contact us. [Discuss This Article]

Reverting Origin to This Morning Submitted by UO_Herald on January 19, 2012 at 3:09 PM CST Originally posted 19 Jan 2012 16:25:51 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Update 4:40pm EST: Origin is back online with the fix. Greetings, Due to an issue with players dropping their robes discovered on Origin, we are forced to do a revert of the shard back to this morning. At this moment you are no longer able to log in to the shard; we'll take it down later this afternoon to fix the issue. Keep an eye on the Herald for updates. Thank you for your understanding. [Discuss This Article]

Pub 74.0 Comes to Origin Submitted by UO_Herald on January 18, 2012 at 11:03 PM CST Originally posted 18 Jan 2012 19:03:16 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, Publish 74.0 comes to Origin tonight. The Publish 74.0 Notes remain unchanged with one exception: Runic Re-Forging – This is being removed for this publish to Origin due to a few issues we encountered on TC; we will be re-publishing it to TC and Origin later before we go World Wide. See you in-game! [Discuss This Article]

Treasure Hunt - A New Challenge Submitted by UO_Herald on January 18, 2012 at 10:51 PM CST Originally posted 18 Jan 2012 11:54:33 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Attention to all beings across the Shards! The 5th match of the Cross Shard Treasure Hunting Competition is upon us! The year ended on an exciting note, as the Purple Llamas of the Great Lakes shard defeated the two-time champion Blue Beetles of Catskills. But while the new year brings a new champion, it also has seen it's first challenger – Legends! Please continue reading for their written challenge, as well as Champion's response. When: Friday, January 20th Time: 9pm EST, 8pm Central Location: Nujel'm Chessboard, Trammel Shard: Test Center Come cheer on your favorite team! Moongates will be provided from New Haven bank. [Discuss This Article]

Reminder: Housing Decay Reactivated Today Submitted by UO_Herald on January 17, 2012 at 7:34 PM CST Originally posted 17 Jan 2012 15:11:24 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: We will turn on housing decay today. Please take the necessary steps to secure your house before its turned back on. Please note that even if your account has been inactive for more than 90 days, you still have 5 days after housing decay is back, before your house is gone. If want to log in but you haven't had the chance to link your account in the Account Center yet, please check the Account Center Management Page guide and the How to link my Accounts guide. You can always contact 'support@ultimaonline.com' if you encounter a problem. See you in-game! [Discuss This Article]

Account Center Maintenance - 01/18 Submitted by UO_Herald on January 17, 2012 at 7:32 PM CST Originally posted 17 Jan 2012 11:34:26 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, We will bring down the Account Center for a short maintenance tomorrow, Wednesday January 18th, at 10am EST (16:00 CET). During the maintenance you will not be able to change subscription, redeem game codes or transfer characters. At the moment we anticipate the Account Center to be back online at 11:30am EST (17:30 CET). Thank you for your understanding. [Discuss This Article]

Reminder: Housing Decay Reactivated on 01/17 Submitted by UO_Herald on January 12, 2012 at 3:06 AM CST Originally posted 10 Jan 2012 16:19:55 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Update 01/11: Housing decay will be back on in SIX DAYS. Since Monday, January 16 is a holiday in the US (Martin Luther King Day) have decided to extend the grace period by another day. Housing decay on will be re-activated on Tuesday, January 17. Please note that even if your account has been inactive for more than 90 days, you still have 5 days after housing decay is back, before your house is gone. [Discuss This Article]

The Awakening Submitted by UO_Herald on January 11, 2012 at 4:22 PM CST Originally posted 11 Jan 2012 13:03:41 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Written by the EM Team “Last time I do a favor for Rollins…” He looked at the note he’d been given from Rollins about taking a friend of his along with him. Victor glanced around his horses, and checked the fastenings on the saddles for the fourth time as the wind picked up. He looked at the skies as the heavens threatened to open up and deliver their own cargo upon the land, before exhaling heavily. Climbing back up into the bench on the front of the wagon he muttered, “I just hope whenever this Sherry gets here that she’s packed and ready to go.” “I’m right here and ready, sir.” “By the Virtues!” Victor exclaimed as his heart raced in his chest, looking down to where the voice had come from, and seeing only a tawny little mouse wearing a tiny grey shawl over her shoulders. He blinked a few times and rubbed his eyes, before realization hit him. “Y-you’re the Sherry! Sherry the mouse I mean!” To read the full story on the forums, click HERE.

Publish 74 Comes to Test Center Submitted by UO_Herald on January 11, 2012 at 4:16 PM CST Originally posted 11 Jan 2012 12:46:46 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings, Publish 74 comes to Test Center later today, along with the Enhance Client Patch 4.0.22 and the Classic Client Patch 7.0.22. Here are the notes for your reading pleasure. See you in-game! To read the full publish notes on the forums, click HERE.

Reminder: Housing Decay Reactivated on 01/16 Submitted by UO_Herald on January 11, 2012 at 4:04 PM CST Originally posted 10 Jan 2012 16:19:55 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: We will turn on housing decay on Monday, January 16. Please take the necessary steps to secure your house before its turned back on. If want to log in but you haven't had the chance to link your account in the Account Center yet, please check the Account Center Management Page guide and the How to link my Accounts guide. You can always contact 'support@ultimaonline.com' if you encounter a problem. See you in-game! [Discuss This Article]

Account Safety Reminder Submitted by UO_Herald on January 10, 2012 at 5:28 PM CST Originally posted 10 Jan 2012 17:53:27 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: Greetings! We would like to take a moment to remind players to be wary of efforts from outside sources to compromise your account security. Please remember, BioWare Mythic will never ask for your Master/Play Account password through in game communication. Additionally, please be mindful of websites you are visiting. Please remember that you will never be asked to enter your account information anywhere but the Mythic Account Center (https://accounts.eamythic.com/), and in the Mythic Patcher when launching the game. As always, we encourage our players to be safe and secure with your account information by never sharing your account information with anyone, using a strong password utilizing letters, numbers and symbols, paying close attention to websites you visit, and by updating your passwords regularly by visiting the Mythic Account Center. You also have the option to add a Secret Word to your account. This word will identify you as the true owner of the account in case your details got lost or changed. Again, please make sure that nobody else knows this word. Thank you for your continued support. [Discuss This Article]

Producer's Interview on MMORPG.com Submitted by UO_Herald on January 9, 2012 at 6:18 PM CST Originally posted 9 Jan 2012 12:02:39 EST by Kai Schober on the UO Herald: The 15th birthday of Ultima Online is approaching in 2012. MMORPG.com started the year doing a short interview with UO Associate Producer Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong. Ultima Online has been on the market for almost 15 years, can you tell us why you think it has such longevity? Ultima Online is the ultimate Sandbox. We have something for everyone from designing your house from the foundation up to slaying dragons. We are probably the only game on the market that you can still run on a low end computer, in addition to the personal one on one interaction with the players that has forged an amazing community. I personally have played UO since 1997 and worked on it since 1999 and I continue to learn or see something new and entertaining every day. Follow the link to read the complete interview. See you in-game! [Discuss This Article]

Ultima Forever Website Updated Submitted by UO_Herald on January 6, 2012 at 9:23 PM CST Originally posted 6 Jan 2012 16:57:46 EST by Dave Crooks on the UO Herald: Greetings! As promised, the site dedicated to the long and storied heritage of Ultima, www.ultimaforever.com, has been updated today. Make sure to have a look through the history pages, and don't forget to download and play the full, original PC version of Ultima IV from our friends at Good Old Games. And Happy New Year! -UO Team [Discuss This Article]