March 2019

Royal Spy Advancement Submitted by Martyna_Zmuir on March 26, 2019 at 8:07 PM CDT Originally posted March 26th, 2019 by EM Malachi on the Great Lakes EM Site: Your Royal Spy rank, and the item that goes with it, will be available, upon request, until and including Tuesday, April 30th, to spies who couldn’t be at the recent Advancement Ceremony. These are for ranks earned by the end of February by attending at least three Tuesday events. You can ask about this after events or by emailing us to setup an appointment. Do NOT put your spy earwig on a mannequin as it will disappear! [Discuss This Article]

Ultima Online Newsletter (March 2019) Submitted by UO_Herald on March 19, 2019 at 2:41 PM CDT Update March, 2019 View in browser The UO Team is happy to announce we will be sending out a newsletter periodically so you can stay up to date on the latest in Britannia! Please encourage your friends to sign up on our web site.  Producer Notes Greetings, We are happy to announce that our latest publish, Rising Tide, is now live on all shards!  This publish brings a number of exciting new features including,  Rising Tide - a new event that takes advantage of re-designed ship combat for a harrowing High Seas adventure, with new rewards coming each month!  Visit the Town Cryers to learn more! New Ultima Store Items - House Teleporter & Decorative Kitchen Set! New Veteran Rewards! Numerous bug fixes! New Castles from the Castle Design Contest! And much more! Check out the full publish notes for all the details, and we'll see you on the High Seas! If you haven't been keeping up with the story so far, be sure to check out the Rising Tide fiction! If you have been keeping up with the official fiction over the last several years you are no doubt familiar with EM Malachi.  EM Malachi has been a part of the EM program since its reincarnation in 2009 without taking a single break in service!  I would like your help in thanking EM Malachi not only for his dedication to the program, but for his creative fiction that he has been writing.  We are very lucky to have him on the team, thanks EM Malachi! Looking ahead to our next publish, Forgotten Treasures, we are working on the Treasure Map & Message in a Bottle revamp.  We want to thank you all for participating in shaping our goals for this revamp by participating in the conversation on the forums.  We look forward to sharing with you the first implementation when it comes to Test Center in the coming weeks.  Keep an eye on UO.com for updates! We will be having the Dev Meet and Greet on the following day/time: March 25th Catskills 7pm ET April 8th, Legends 7pm ET April 22nd, Atlantic 7pm ET Finally, the following are actions taken on accounts that were banned or suspended: 3  - Disruptive Behavior 34  - Macroing  See you on the High Seas,  Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong Producer Rising Tide Out Now! Take to the High Seas and plunder Maritime Trade Cargo from Merchants and Pirates or if you are daring stand against the mighty Plunderbeacon!  Visit the Town Cryer in any city to learn more!  New rewards coming each month - keep an eye on UO.com for updates!   Question & Answer 1.   Will the Felucca Trade Ministers be turned back on?  Yes, the Felucca Trade Ministers have been re-enabled in the latest publish. 2.  Can we please get more areas/mobs that drop the Red Daemon armor? As we add new content we will keep this in mind for potential loot drops. 3.  Will we ever get a search feature on the Jewelry box? Yes, we are aware and have heard this request several times, we do have it written up and in the system to add.  We plan to add this functionality in a future publish. 4.  Can we get a deposit only setting for wall safes? Yes, we will be adding this feature to a future publish. 5.  The regs from the cat promo statue will not stack with normal regs that are either purchased or picked up off the ground, is there anything we can do about that? We have confirmed this is happening and will be looking into a solution for a future publish. 5.  Will the auto open corpses feature be added to the EC? We have a number of EC performance and utility improvements scheduled over the next several publishes, and can add this feature to the list we'd like to implement. 6.  Do you have any plans to address the discrepancies with books written in the EC vs the CC?  Yes, this is something that will be addressed in our next publish.   Customer Service ACCOUNT RECOVERY AND GENERAL ACCOUNT, BILLING OR TECHNICAL RELATED ISSUE To recover an account, please email support@ultimaonline.com so that the Billing Support has a ticket in the system. 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FEEDBACK To submit your suggestions and feedback regarding game content, mechanics, or design, please send them to UO@broadsword.com.   EA ORIGIN - ORDERS, CODES, AND THIRD PARTY RESELLERS Sovereigns Coin Codes purchased from EA Origin have to be redeemed on the Account Center; you cannot enter these in game. Sovereign Coin Codes that have been redeemed are bound to the EA Account they were redeemed on and are only usable by the accounts linked with that EA Account; Sovereign Coin currency may not be transferred. If you are having issues with your EA Origin purchase, follow this link to resolve the issue. CODE PURCHASE DELAY You may have noticed that Origin Store purchases made did not arrived as expected. The Origin Store enacts reviews on all transactions to safeguard against fraudulent purchases, and these reviews may take up to 72 hours. Unfortunately our Billing department is not able to expedite or circumvent this process. However, players who have questions or concerns regarding a store purchase can contact Origin Support for assistance using the below steps:   1)  Go here, https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/?product=origin&platform=pc 2)  Select topic* - select Orders 3)  Select issue* 4)  Click on "Select contact option" 5)  Sign in with your EA Account or click on "Get help from an advisor without logging in." if you're having trouble signing in. THIRD PARTY RESELLERS We would also like to reiterate that the Origin store is the only guaranteed provider of codes for Ultima Online. The validity of a code purchased from a third-party seller (be it a friend, in-game acquaintance, or recommended site) cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, any codes we find to have be fraudulently obtained will be disabled and an account that applies any of these codes will have that code removed from said account. This can result in the loss of game time, character slots, expansion access, Sovereigns (and the items purchased with them), in-game items and more. Please be advised that we cannot assist with any issues stemming from codes purchased via non-Origin means; you will be required to contact the vendor from which you purchased the code for further assistance.     Advertise | Corporate Info | EA Privacy & Cookie Policy | EA User Agreement | Legal Notices  © 2018 Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences  [Discuss This Article]

No Quarter Submitted by UO_Herald on March 18, 2019 at 9:36 PM CDT Originally posted March 18, 2019 by UO Dev Team on the UO Herald: The story continues in the lead up to Rising Tide and we invite you to sit back and enjoy, No Quarter. By EM Malachi The mage had surrounded himself with the maps. Some were ancient parchment, their mistakes and ignorance covered with drawings of dragons and drakes. Others were current shipping routes, still bearing the wax seal of Vesper Customs. The rest were faded or moldy sketches done by pirate captains over the years. Rankin frowned. “What am I supposed to be seeing?” “A new kingdom,” replied Hook, as he sharpened a knife. Rankin traced a circle around Buccaneer’s Den on a sea chart with a finger. “I guess I can see that, if you claim another major island or two. Nujel’m, maybe ?” “You miss the point. Landlubbers look at the world as kingdoms bounded by coasts. The high seas themselves are much larger. The very ocean will be my kingdom.” “How could you hope to hold that much territory?” “Does Blackthorn control every mountain or cavern in Britannia? No, he governs the cities and roads. Those roads are dotted with outposts, and the threat of his armies is enough to hold the rest. The Guild’s fleet is the army to claim the shipping routes, but my plan also requires outposts along these ocean roads.” Rankin thought for a moment and picked up a list of numbers. “These were stolen from the Lycaeum. They are the coordinates of every seamount and vanishing island in recorded history. With some of the spells I learned from a hiding Lithos cultist, I could raise the earth and stone at some of them. Would that help?” Hook smiled. ***** The sea serpent had made its home in the waters around the seamount. The waters were warm, and the shallows teemed with schools of fish. The monster had filled its belly for years here. That changed when the underwater mountain rumbled and cracked. The chaos set off a panic among the fish, which fled for safer waters. Great stones stacked themselves up to the surface. Something up there had destroyed its home, and the serpent was now very angry and very hungry. ***** Rankin jotted down the coordinates he needed. “I gather the new cannons being cast are for these outposts of yours? The metal workers did mention that the bores were larger than normally used on a ship.” Hook polished the steel of his cutlass. “My plunderbeacons needed appropriately impressive artillery. Such weapons also send a message.” “I can only raise so much stone. You still need to get enough lumber out there for docks and cannon mounts. I guess you could repurpose a ship if need be.” Hook smiled. “Let me worry about that.” ***** The sailors lowered the sails on the captain’s order. Everyone knew the crew of the Golden Kraken was honorable and would only steal valuable cargo. It was safer to surrender than risk damage to the ship. As the Golden Kraken closed for a boarding action, another sailor saw the black flag and drew his sword. The pirate ship slammed into the merchant sloop, and several orcs jumped aboard, all armed with cutlasses. The largest orc grabbed the quartermaster and tossed him overboard. Then the rest of the orcs began the slaughter. ***** Hook admired the gleam of the polished cutlass. “I do enjoy the finer things in life. Reminds me that I need to go kill a man. Is there anything else we should talk about before I do?” Rankin nodded. “There was another thing in an old Guildmaster’s notes. He mentioned finding a lost rune…” [Discuss This Article]

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Submitted by DaKaren on March 17, 2019 at 3:52 PM CDT

The Guild Submitted by UO_Herald on March 2, 2019 at 11:01 PM CST Originally posted March 2, 2019 by UO Dev Team on the UO Herald: The story continues in the lead up to Rising Tide and we invite you to sit back and enjoy, The Guild. By EM Malachi “Do you think Young Budo is dead?” Lord Dalgrin looked down his nose at the balding man wearing only worn breeches who had asked the question. The gentleman pirate normally wouldn’t waste his time speaking to such riffraff, but these were interesting times. He reached into a silk coin purse bearing the heraldry of his disgraced house and pulled out a few gold coins. He bought another round of drinks for those at the Pirate’s Plunder and handed an ale to Mole, who was still waiting on an answer. “Does it really matter? If Budo’s alive, he won’t be soon enough. A gathering has been called. The Guild will choose the new lord of this freehold.” Mole raised his mug, “To better days then! Has your lordship considered putting his name into the pot?” Dalgrin sipped his whiskey, “Yes, I will put my name forward.” “You have my support. I still owe you for saving my sloop from the HMS Dauntless. If your broadside hadn’t hit their mast, I’d never have escaped.” Dalgrin had forgotten Mole was present when he’d scuttled the Dauntless to settle an old rivalry. He smiled graciously. “I appreciate that, but I thought you would stand behind that friend of yours?” Mole shook his head. “Blacktooth wants no part of this. He says too much blood in the water attracts the wrong sort of company.” Dalgrin nodded and thought for a moment. “Do you know who else wishes to lead Buccaneer’s Den? Who has the most support?” “Minor smugglers and thieves — Scirlock, Daem, and the like. Someone claiming to be the son of Edrick Gravs is demanding votes. I wouldn’t choose most of them to be ship’s powder monkey, but right now, Glenno’s a good bet.” “What sort of leader would the master of the bathhouse make for the Guild?” “We all like him. I don’t think he’s serious though. He’s just waiting for someone to meet his price, if you know what I mean.” Mole rubbed his thumb across his stubby fingers a few times. “That is good to know. I should perhaps have a bath then and speak with the earl of soapsuds.” “Your lordship. Every thief, smuggler, and bilge rat in the world is coming. There’s an opportunity to buy favor, if you have the gold to spare.” “A gentleman does not buy friends, but your point is taken.” Dalgrin slid his coin purse down the bar to Mole. “Why don’t you find some like-minded individuals to parley with on this matter?” Mole grabbed the silk bag with his grubby fingers and gave a small bow. The balding man drained the last gulp from his flagon before scurrying off. Dalgrin finished his whiskey in silence. ***** Dalgrin headed back to the ship he owned and captained: the Golden Kraken. Bribing Glenno would take more than drinking money, so Dalgrin would need gold from his captain’s chest. Walking down the docks, he noticed the deck of his ship appeared almost empty, save for a man with a parrot on his shoulder. The man handed something to the bird and whistled. The parrot flew toward Dalgrin and dropped what it was carrying. The shadow iron doubloon landed at Dalgrin’s feet. Drawing his sword, Dalgrin ran the rest of the way up the gangplank to confront this threat. He saw a man wearing a blood-red skullcap and missing the eye Dalgrin’s sword had taken. “Hook? I left you for dead!” “You were always too honorable to actually kill your rivals. I will show you how this should end.” “This isn’t the first black spot I’ve received. I learned to duel from the finest trainers in Jhelom.” Dalgrin charged Hook, the first slash of his cutlass coming within an inch of the other man’s face. Hook grinned as he parried the blow. “I never could beat you in a fair fight. Fortunately, I’m a scoundrel and a cheat.” Dalgrin felt the cold of the paralysis spell before he saw the mage step out of invisibility. His sword hand stopped responding to his will. Helpless, he watched as Hook stepped up to him. “Did you really think you would be master of the Den? The pompous lord turned pirate? You are more hated than I am.” Hook plunged a long kryss into Dalgrin’s chest and twisted. Dalgrin slumped to the deck. The mage, Rankin, knocked on the hatch down to the hold. A group of orcs swarmed from below. They were all covered in blood. Hook kicked the corpse to confirm Dalgrin was dead. He motioned to the orcs. “Bring me the chest from the captain’s quarters. Then you can begin dumping the bodies, starting with this one.” A couple of orcs brought out a large captain’s chest and followed behind Hook and Rankin as they walked down the gangplank. The mage asked, “What now?” Hook smiled. “Let’s go visit the bathhouse. Glenno is going to find he doesn’t wish to run after all.” [Discuss This Article]