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  • SkettSkett Posts: 1,563
    it would be fun if we could place small tents with 1 vendor each in the sand area for a couple days only 
  • UrgeUrge Posts: 1,291
    edited June 2023
    Larisa said:
    Not near the festival area are they? It's on the sand near the casino

    One is down the coastline. The only public housing area on the island. Screenshot below. The second was a glitch when they put the lava in somewhere between underworld and the casino on the top area. You had to have had a rune there before to even get to it now.

    I have yet to see a rune to the secret spot but i do know there is/was a max storage house spot unless the team deleted it. (doubt it since they can't even fix this stupid ass forum) Supposedly 1 on every shard.



  • SkettSkett Posts: 1,563
    this is on pac


  • SkettSkett Posts: 1,563
    So the corrupted crystal portal sends you to the Ter Mur dungeon entrance not the fire islands entranc. Hope they put a moongate up in luna and brit for newbie players there.
  • LarisaLarisa Posts: 1,214
    edited June 2023
    Yeah we got the house spot!

    Skett, say Dungeon underworld.

    I am sure she'll put a gate up but I will have a vendor at my luna house with runes/runebooks and recall scrolls

  • UrgeUrge Posts: 1,291
    Skett said:
    So the corrupted crystal portal sends you to the Ter Mur dungeon entrance not the fire islands entranc. Hope they put a moongate up in luna and brit for newbie players there.

    Dungeon Abyss = TerMur Dungeon Underworld = Fire isle.

    Glad you got the spot Larisa. Side note, i'll pay 10mil on Atl for a rune to the secret spot. 
  • SkettSkett Posts: 1,563
    ;)
  • usernameusername Posts: 938
    edited June 2023
    Pawain said:
    A lot of red white and Blue deco, so I would speculate the 30th or the 7th.  Hope its not the 7th, Ill be in Cozumel so can't make it. Also out of town the 23rd...

    Whoops, the oceania EM had spoiled this some time ago and I knew about it. EM Probably wasn't supposed to leak this but oh well, here it is for everyone:



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  • LarisaLarisa Posts: 1,214
    Ohhhh EM Hezekiah is in trouble!!!!

  • PawainPawain Posts: 10,203
    edited June 2023
    Nice, Oh well Have fun all!   

    Ill be here in one of these chairs drinking Pina Colatas.


    Daughter taking us there for my 60th Birthday.  

    Focus on what you can do, not what you can't.
  • RockoRocko Posts: 174
    Enjoy.  Nice gift from daughter.
  • HippoHippo Posts: 316
    Pawain said:
    Nice, Oh well Have fun all!   

    Ill be here in one of these chairs drinking Pina Colatas.


    Daughter taking us there for my 60th Birthday.  

    Sweet gift! Enjoy :) 

  • HippoHippo Posts: 316
    edited June 2023
    username said:
    Pawain said:
    A lot of red white and Blue deco, so I would speculate the 30th or the 7th.  Hope its not the 7th, Ill be in Cozumel so can't make it. Also out of town the 23rd...

    Whoops, the oceania EM had spoiled this some time ago and I knew about it. EM Probably wasn't supposed to leak this but oh well, here it is for everyone:



    Thank you - can add July 7th to calendar now!
  • LarisaLarisa Posts: 1,214
    I'll get you what I can Allen, if there are drink/food tokens etc. and the watermelon it's one per account so I can at least get you one!

    I'd rather be where you're going!  Happy Early Birthday!

  • PawainPawain Posts: 10,203
    The watermelons are cool.  I would like one of those!  :)
    Focus on what you can do, not what you can't.
  • keven2002keven2002 Posts: 2,317
    Larisa said:
    People always say *There's nothing to do*

    Do you play this game?  I know a lot of people want NEW things to do....but there's never *nothing* to do.

    I guess you need a guild or something, we do Underwater Boss, Peerless, Shrine Battles, Guild parties (Next one is the 4th) Questing, I think we ran like 9+ characters through the Quest to get the diving suit which was a blast.

    I guess to each their own, but there's always something to do in this game.


    I don't actually play this game currently, as I've said for the past 6-7 months because as I've also maintained, I want something NEW to do. I play ATL where there are typically enough random people doing things that I don't need a guild. Worst case is I can call out in GenChat to get some help for something like UW.

    I don't want to sound like I'm bragging, so I don't usually post something like this, but since you seem to be confused when people like me want new stuff to do, I'll explain. I've played this game (logging in and actually playing) for probably 23ish years and I'd consider myself a "power gamer". That is, I want to have the best character possible to complete the highest level of content possible (doing it solo is what I work for). I would easily spend 4-5 hours per day (everyday) playing UO 15+ years ago. Even up until maybe 2 years ago I'd still play 1-2 hours a day (maybe 7-10 hours a week). Needless to say, I've spent a ton of time in the game and have done a lot of stuff (almost all "new" content as it was added). While there are plenty of things I haven't done in a very long time like Huntsman challenge, that's not something that I care to do because that's not endgame content to keep me interested or something that gives worthwhile rewards for time spent. In short, it's boring with no reward that is worth my time to work towards.

    To further answer your question, I've done UW over 100 times. It's one of the few things I will still do when someone calls out for it, but most of my characters are well outfitted at this point. My houses are filled up with legendary gear that I create suits to sell (that gets boring too). I can solo most peerless (and all champs) so I've done all that many,many, many times throughout the years (champs/peerless are over a decade old). I have every tabard from Shrine battles (and all the minax arties I want which is similar content). I've done majority of quests, including getting diving suits for 3-4 chars on each account (I didn't consider it fun...more like a chore). I've solo'ed Doom for hours on end to get myself a couple halo's and bracers. I've solo'ed Shadowguard probably 200+ times (not counting another 500+ times doing it in groups) and have at least one of every single cameo. Scalis/Corgal/etc I've done hundreds of times and have multiple 1 tile soulforges and other arties. I have a treasure hunter and solo level 7 maps when I'm bored (honestly they aren't worth the time). I have sailed the high seas and built several orc ships and filled my house with resources from pirating. I have a crafter for every skills along with multiples of all BOD rewards. I have 2 tamers with stables full of 5 slot max scroll/skilled pets. Out of boredom I started a character from scratch on Origin a couple years ago as if I was playing UO from day 1. The list goes on...

    I think there are plenty of things to do in UO (after all it's a 25 year old game that up until a few years ago had several new updates each year) but that doesn't mean that it's content to keep people interested, especially if they are like me and have done much of it over the years at the highest level. Most basic example I can think of this would be working your character up to kill greater dragons and then expecting them to go kill drakes somewhere else when they get bored of killing the greater dragons.

    At the end of the day I really don't think it's asking for much to have some new content added (even if it's just cookie cutter dynamic events) 4-5 times a year when people are paying $120/year per account (or more). It's like paying for a monthly gym membership only to have the gym not replace or add any equipment and tell the members "well there are plenty of other things to use". How long before people get fed up and decide to go to another gym where they DO get new equipment?
  • UrgeUrge Posts: 1,291
    keven2002 said:

    At the end of the day I really don't think it's asking for much to have some new content added (even if it's just cookie cutter dynamic events)

    There's a lot i haven't done in game. But after reading your post i started thinking about just how little i really wanted to do the things i haven't tried. 

    You are correct. I would really enjoy more things without the grindy quests such as Nav or Cora. I don't think it would hurt to have dynamics going constantly with rewards on a recycle either. Then add a few new rewards in every so often to be cycled thru as well. 
  • Garth_GreyGarth_Grey Posts: 1,459
    Everything gets stale....UO is no exception, it's just better at it...
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    Please make the Grizzled Mare a 5 slot mount, it's incredibly rare and deserves it. Some of us have been waiting a long time for this simple addition.
  • keven2002keven2002 Posts: 2,317
    Urge said:

    You are correct. I would really enjoy more things without the grindy quests such as Nav or Cora. I don't think it would hurt to have dynamics going constantly with rewards on a recycle either. Then add a few new rewards in every so often to be cycled thru as well. 
    100% agree with the caveat that the same dynamic event shouldn't run more than a couple months. It would be something like Champ spawn for 30 days then switch to ToT (or something like that) for 60 days then switch back to champ spawn (or quest chain) for 30 days then 60 days for ToT again (in a different dungeon) OR run town invasions or something of the like. For those that say "there is no time to keep up with that"; don't worry because the events are all pretty cookie cutter and the rewards will cycle back again so everyone will eventually get to select them all. 

    All the groundwork is there to just "turn on" these things in the same places they've done them before with very limited manual intervention (at least as per Dev team when they spent the entire year creating the "dynamic tool"). 

    As for the rewards, yes just cycle through them so people are able to get them again by either randomizing them or have a set schedule. Also include a few new rewards which could simply be a reskinned reward (ie "demon studded chest" or "Snake skin cloak" or "bear mask of wildfire) or could be new artwork (after all don't we have 2 artists now??). 

    The lack of creativity by the Dev team gets to be a bit frustrating when it comes to keeping things fresh (notice how I said creativity and not originality). The only "new" work I've mentioned above is artwork for some existing item with same stats. Aside from releasing nothing like they do now, it's just about as little effort as we could ask for.
  • usernameusername Posts: 938
    Nah, absolutely not really interested in giving ToTs to the bots on all shards 24/7.

    However! If the devs address the 3rd party clients and make the drops account bound in such hypothetical situation I could see a strong case for leaving the ToTs on 24/7 rotation. 
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  • keven2002keven2002 Posts: 2,317
    edited June 2023
    username said:
    Nah, absolutely not really interested in giving ToTs to the bots on all shards 24/7.


    Maybe my expectations/standards have been lowered over the years but I feel like something is better than nothing. I'm currently not even logging into UO, at all.

    If they added some sort of 24/7 rotation (or even if they only took like 1 month off) I'd definitely play more of the rotating content. Even if one of the rotations was something like this past time I wouldn't be too bothered by it if I knew the next rotation would be different and happening just 2 months later.

    Compare that to now where they just did an event I didn't care to do (which is fine) but now I'm not expecting anything else for at least another 3 months (I do not count a 1 day faire in that 100 day span as "something else").
  • usernameusername Posts: 938
    edited June 2023
    Finally announced: https://uo.com/
    "July 7th at 11am – 1pm, then we will be taking a break and will return at 5 pm – 7pm ET."
    Same games ran twice. Gee, cutting the official announcement a bit close considering it's next week after a big holiday in USA.
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  • Garth_GreyGarth_Grey Posts: 1,459
    edited June 2023
    username said:
    Finally announced: https://uo.com/
    "July 7th at 11am – 1pm, then we will be taking a break and will return at 5 pm – 7pm ET."
    Same games ran twice. Gee, cutting the official announcement a bit close considering it's next week after a big holiday in USA.

    Hope you all have a great time getting valuable prizes that of course won't be shard bound or account bound, that you can then take home and transfer to Atl to sell.
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    Please make the Grizzled Mare a 5 slot mount, it's incredibly rare and deserves it. Some of us have been waiting a long time for this simple addition.
  • Lord_FrodoLord_Frodo Posts: 2,428
    username said:
    Finally announced: https://uo.com/
    "July 7th at 11am – 1pm, then we will be taking a break and will return at 5 pm – 7pm ET."
    Same games ran twice. Gee, cutting the official announcement a bit close considering it's next week after a big holiday in USA.
    The 7th is a Friday and those times really SUCK for the people on the West coast.  8-10 AM and 2-4PM for the West coast.
  • Lord_FrodoLord_Frodo Posts: 2,428
    username said:
    Finally announced: https://uo.com/
    "July 7th at 11am – 1pm, then we will be taking a break and will return at 5 pm – 7pm ET."
    Same games ran twice. Gee, cutting the official announcement a bit close considering it's next week after a big holiday in USA.

    Hope you all have a great time getting valuable prizes that of course won't be shard bound or account bound, that you can then take home and transfer to Atl to sell.
    The ones last year didn't sell for that much
  • PawainPawain Posts: 10,203
    Have Fun All!
    Focus on what you can do, not what you can't.
  • RockoRocko Posts: 174
    The times for the event prohibit my attendance.  The fact that prizes are not shard bound gives an advantage to shard shield people and is also a money maker for BS for transfer token sales.

    Underwhelming.

    Someone asked in another thread (paraphrasing) "what can we do as players to help the game?"  There is not much that can be done by a player in regards to this event. 

    Maybe roleplay that you are trapped on the wrong shard and you have to participate in games that only happen for four hours on one day to get the prizes you need to escape the shard.
  • Petra_FydePetra_Fyde Posts: 1,465
    On that note, if anyone who plays Europa or Drachs plans to attend, I can supply runes to my Origin house, basic kit for any new char they might make to attend and transport back to those shards for any gifts they acquire. 
    I'm sure there are other players who can offer a similar service for other shards.
  • LarisaLarisa Posts: 1,214
    I will have fully charged runebooks at my vendor house in Luna to the Souvenir Shop and then back to Luna, recall scrolls will be sold as well for a minimal fee.


    The Souvenir Shop is located South of the shell Shack...

    And if anyone needs anything for a noobie character just gimme a shout! I got lots of LRC...might have a few spellbooks laying around...so excited for this event. Yes I know the times don't work for everyone...but would they ever? People from ALL OVER THE GLOBE play this game....no time would be perfect for EVERYONE...they are trying.

    Bring on the Watermelon! :)

  • SkettSkett Posts: 1,563
    :) :* <3 o:)
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