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Ok folks, it’s been a long time since I have either played Ultima or even posted on the UO forums at Stratics. I have taken an old notice I sent out a few years back, and up dated it. As you can see, the issue of Siege being a low population has been the same for the last 7 years or so, so the invitation has only been modified to update some of the terminology…
I have been lurking around all the Stratics shard forums, and many of the other fan sites, and I have been thinking of ways to get more folks over to Siege. I think I have come up with an idea that could do it. This invitation is for all, but primarily guilds and individuals who enjoy PvP.
As we all know PvP has been downgraded drastically in the last publishes and I have noticed increased calls for EA/Mythic to create a PvP shard. As we have all been told, this is not going to happen, (at least this is what the EA/Mythic representatives have told us), so why don’t “we” create a PvP shard of our own, (not a player run shard). Here is the deal, gather your guild mates up and make the move over to Siege. The reason I have spread this post over multiple forums is so everyone has an equal amount of time to get players trained up. Right now, the shard does not have many PvPers on it so the competition would primarily be in the same boat as you are, (just starting off).
Why Siege? Well this one is simple. Our shard is the one that does not have insurance. It is this fact that makes our PvP the closest thing to the way it used to be, skill based, not item based. Without insurance, increasingly people are not carrying around uber weapons or wearing uber armor without risk of losing it all. People only carry that which they are willing to lose in battle, (or gank if that is the case). We do have a special item called the Siege Bless which allows all players to bless a single item to assist them in their day to day playing, but you will not see players running around in full insured suits wearing jewels that allow crazy templates because of all of the extra skill points.
If you are wondering about the other rules concerning the differences between Siege and the production shards, go to the Siege Perilous page here at Stratics, there are stickies at the top of the forum to help you understand the differences.
One of the cool little player made features on Siege is a guild that was created to assist new players and their transition onto the shard. It’s abbreviation is NEW. This guild is for new characters (go figure). Most guilds on the shard have a peace agreement with NEW. This means that while you are in the guild (1-month max.), you will be able to train in relative peace. This guild may not be good for large groups that come over together, but it is great for smaller groups or individuals.
You may also be wondering how you can manage as a guild with only PVP characters…well, there are plenty of crafters on the shard that have very low prices for their goods, so you can actually get away without having a guild mule. On the other hand, I am sure if you get enough people to come over with you, some of these peeps will either want to create a character with some crafting skills, or have multiple accounts and can create both a PvP and Mule character.
As of right now, there are a few groups that organize PvP tournaments, but right now, these tourneys are player versus player competitions. Once more and more larger guilds come to the shard, guild wars can once again become rampant as they once were, and you and your guild can fight for territory or just travel through Sosaria looking for fights.
For those of you that wonder about housing…there is plenty of it. I know of a guild that created a guild town within the last month, and most of the plots that were placed were 18x18’s. If you have heard about Siege pricing, well that is all pre-AoS…all new plots are production shard priced…the only thing is, if you want a classic house, you will have to pay the 3x price that we were paying prior to our latest expansion. I know, I know, you have a house on a production shard and don’t want to drop it for a house on Siege. There is no need, just pool your resources with your guildies. If just one of you has an account that doesn’t have home, you can put up a guild house for all members to use a retreat.
If you are into any type of Role-play, Siege has our own RP community as well (it has been shrinking as of late, but this too can be assisted with new blood). If you compare the size of our population to that of the production shards, I would say the percentage of role player to non role-players is probable larger than those other shards, again, I think that having only one character slot has helped this. Do not get me wrong though, although there are many role players here, do not think they will not kill you if they get the chance, those orcs sure do hate hummies. (hopefully we can get some orcs to re-inhabit the old Orc Fort again)
One warning though, if you do choose to take this invitation, be aware that many of the people on this shard are vets and usually target those that have dewd names or names with alternating caps. So make character names that won’t bring any wrath down on you…and don’t forget, if you do come, WELCOME, if you see me in game, stop by and say hi, most players here don’t bite, (too hard)…la
I have been lurking around all the Stratics shard forums, and many of the other fan sites, and I have been thinking of ways to get more folks over to Siege. I think I have come up with an idea that could do it. This invitation is for all, but primarily guilds and individuals who enjoy PvP.
As we all know PvP has been downgraded drastically in the last publishes and I have noticed increased calls for EA/Mythic to create a PvP shard. As we have all been told, this is not going to happen, (at least this is what the EA/Mythic representatives have told us), so why don’t “we” create a PvP shard of our own, (not a player run shard). Here is the deal, gather your guild mates up and make the move over to Siege. The reason I have spread this post over multiple forums is so everyone has an equal amount of time to get players trained up. Right now, the shard does not have many PvPers on it so the competition would primarily be in the same boat as you are, (just starting off).
Why Siege? Well this one is simple. Our shard is the one that does not have insurance. It is this fact that makes our PvP the closest thing to the way it used to be, skill based, not item based. Without insurance, increasingly people are not carrying around uber weapons or wearing uber armor without risk of losing it all. People only carry that which they are willing to lose in battle, (or gank if that is the case). We do have a special item called the Siege Bless which allows all players to bless a single item to assist them in their day to day playing, but you will not see players running around in full insured suits wearing jewels that allow crazy templates because of all of the extra skill points.
If you are wondering about the other rules concerning the differences between Siege and the production shards, go to the Siege Perilous page here at Stratics, there are stickies at the top of the forum to help you understand the differences.
One of the cool little player made features on Siege is a guild that was created to assist new players and their transition onto the shard. It’s abbreviation is NEW. This guild is for new characters (go figure). Most guilds on the shard have a peace agreement with NEW. This means that while you are in the guild (1-month max.), you will be able to train in relative peace. This guild may not be good for large groups that come over together, but it is great for smaller groups or individuals.
You may also be wondering how you can manage as a guild with only PVP characters…well, there are plenty of crafters on the shard that have very low prices for their goods, so you can actually get away without having a guild mule. On the other hand, I am sure if you get enough people to come over with you, some of these peeps will either want to create a character with some crafting skills, or have multiple accounts and can create both a PvP and Mule character.
As of right now, there are a few groups that organize PvP tournaments, but right now, these tourneys are player versus player competitions. Once more and more larger guilds come to the shard, guild wars can once again become rampant as they once were, and you and your guild can fight for territory or just travel through Sosaria looking for fights.
For those of you that wonder about housing…there is plenty of it. I know of a guild that created a guild town within the last month, and most of the plots that were placed were 18x18’s. If you have heard about Siege pricing, well that is all pre-AoS…all new plots are production shard priced…the only thing is, if you want a classic house, you will have to pay the 3x price that we were paying prior to our latest expansion. I know, I know, you have a house on a production shard and don’t want to drop it for a house on Siege. There is no need, just pool your resources with your guildies. If just one of you has an account that doesn’t have home, you can put up a guild house for all members to use a retreat.
If you are into any type of Role-play, Siege has our own RP community as well (it has been shrinking as of late, but this too can be assisted with new blood). If you compare the size of our population to that of the production shards, I would say the percentage of role player to non role-players is probable larger than those other shards, again, I think that having only one character slot has helped this. Do not get me wrong though, although there are many role players here, do not think they will not kill you if they get the chance, those orcs sure do hate hummies. (hopefully we can get some orcs to re-inhabit the old Orc Fort again)
One warning though, if you do choose to take this invitation, be aware that many of the people on this shard are vets and usually target those that have dewd names or names with alternating caps. So make character names that won’t bring any wrath down on you…and don’t forget, if you do come, WELCOME, if you see me in game, stop by and say hi, most players here don’t bite, (too hard)…la
