Many UO players, myself included, have long-called for giving players the ability to transfer the properties of an item to another item that occupies the same slot. For example, glasses could become a plate helm or skullcap; a body sash could become a tunic or surcoat; the Rune Beetle Carapace could become a chain mail chest piece.
The idea was to further allow us to customize our characters, and make them look closer to how we feel they should look in our heads. I'm pretty sure we mostly had in-mind artifacts, and specifically armor. I don't think anyone was asking to, say, turn the Blade of Insanity into something higher damage, like a broadsword.
The particular offenders here, in terms of the game showing us a character that doesn't match our heads, are robes, and glasses, and aprons.
Now, I have long-supported doing something like this, but I don't think I realized how annoying the current system was until very recently, when I started to play around with characters other than Galen. And since the issue is now more personal to me I thought I'd share some of my experiences. I am nearly positive that others' experiences are nearly identical.
You see, Galen doesn't mind wearing robes and glasses, and the apron can appear to just be part of the robe. Sure it's annoying having to wear the Rune Beetle Carapace, but it can be seen as a simple metal breastplate, very thin, in what is otherwise a flexible, leather armor suit.
But now I have a samurai character, and on him the robes and apron look ridiculous. Glasses look even worse. Couldn't I put, say, the Folded Steel Glasses onto some kind of SE helmet (jingasa or something)? Can't the robe properties be put onto something character-appropriate, like a male kimono or something?
And I have another alt who is a young knight-in-training (squire), and on him glasses look ridiculous, even if the robe and apron aren't too bad. Couldn't I put, say, the Light of Way Glasses onto a leather helmet? The Crown of Arcane Temperament is a great item, would work well on this character, save that I'm informed it looks a tad ridiculous, especially in the Enhanced Client.
At the very least, why not allow this with the equipment slots that mostly don't have items with properties? Robe slot; apron slot; sash/tunic slot; etc.
If you think this only impacts RolePlayers, remember three things. One, more people RolePlay than say that they do (a lot more). Anyone who attends an EM event for the plot is RolePlaying whether that's what they call it or not.
Two, RolePlayers (whether they call it that or not) are your most steady player base.
And, three, I guarantee you that even many player who hate RolePlaying would appreciate having this ability.
Now there may be some technical reason you can't do this. If there is, please tell us, because right now some of us are a tad confused as to why you don't do something like this. A variant on it already happens (when you let us trade vet reward armor robes for vet reward armor dresses).
You could make this ability, to transfer item properties, part of Imbuing; could make it a gold sink; etc.
-Galen's player
The idea was to further allow us to customize our characters, and make them look closer to how we feel they should look in our heads. I'm pretty sure we mostly had in-mind artifacts, and specifically armor. I don't think anyone was asking to, say, turn the Blade of Insanity into something higher damage, like a broadsword.
The particular offenders here, in terms of the game showing us a character that doesn't match our heads, are robes, and glasses, and aprons.
Now, I have long-supported doing something like this, but I don't think I realized how annoying the current system was until very recently, when I started to play around with characters other than Galen. And since the issue is now more personal to me I thought I'd share some of my experiences. I am nearly positive that others' experiences are nearly identical.
You see, Galen doesn't mind wearing robes and glasses, and the apron can appear to just be part of the robe. Sure it's annoying having to wear the Rune Beetle Carapace, but it can be seen as a simple metal breastplate, very thin, in what is otherwise a flexible, leather armor suit.
But now I have a samurai character, and on him the robes and apron look ridiculous. Glasses look even worse. Couldn't I put, say, the Folded Steel Glasses onto some kind of SE helmet (jingasa or something)? Can't the robe properties be put onto something character-appropriate, like a male kimono or something?
And I have another alt who is a young knight-in-training (squire), and on him glasses look ridiculous, even if the robe and apron aren't too bad. Couldn't I put, say, the Light of Way Glasses onto a leather helmet? The Crown of Arcane Temperament is a great item, would work well on this character, save that I'm informed it looks a tad ridiculous, especially in the Enhanced Client.
At the very least, why not allow this with the equipment slots that mostly don't have items with properties? Robe slot; apron slot; sash/tunic slot; etc.
If you think this only impacts RolePlayers, remember three things. One, more people RolePlay than say that they do (a lot more). Anyone who attends an EM event for the plot is RolePlaying whether that's what they call it or not.
Two, RolePlayers (whether they call it that or not) are your most steady player base.
And, three, I guarantee you that even many player who hate RolePlaying would appreciate having this ability.
Now there may be some technical reason you can't do this. If there is, please tell us, because right now some of us are a tad confused as to why you don't do something like this. A variant on it already happens (when you let us trade vet reward armor robes for vet reward armor dresses).
You could make this ability, to transfer item properties, part of Imbuing; could make it a gold sink; etc.
-Galen's player
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