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Aran

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To my knowledge, the Vesper Auction is currently the only regularly scheduled auction on Chesapeake. There were at least two others until recently: RBG and Silvervale, but both seem to have stopped and I don't know when or if they plan to resume.
Silvervale's stopped due to some real life issues for one of the organizers. Two, really. It may be a while before they start back up again due to said issues.
 

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hey bud when you get to Drach's send me a note and Ill fix you up with a vendor in luna you should have my ICQ already but here just in case 33200180
cheers Wild Thing

Eh thats cool...will do!! thanks for the offer Lex....

and........Chessy is up!!!
 

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Siege is up...[puts tin hat on]...

Next up Drachs...so ill take that vendor please...Wild Thing....
 

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Wild thing ive been on a short week break to Mallorca. Spain......back now....267 208 357
 

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Dont forget to visit Drachenfels at an auction-day (e.g. this Friday): www.knuckleheads.dk. We may be small, but very very active... Luna is not the best indicator for Drach´s activity, as the German players usually don´t pay that much attention on Luna (compared to others shards, for example).
 

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Dont forget to visit Drachenfels at an auction-day (e.g. this Friday): www.knuckleheads.dk. We may be small, but very very active... Luna is not the best indicator for Drach´s activity, as the German players usually don´t pay that much attention on Luna (compared to others shards, for example).
i dont base population on Luna... there are several factors i take into account.....but when theres castle spots free to place i can only assume the population is not that great!......we will see..only had a week and theres so much other things to do this time of year...
 
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Eärendil

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Ok, don´t forget: There is a playerbased event tonight - we have "Maritime Nights": www.knuckleheads.dk. So, you may not find many people hanging around - most of us will be hunting ;)
 

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I would suggest not going to Balhae it is rather creepy quite
 
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Hokuto is UP...and Balhae is UP
 
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Izumo is next with Loraloth ...keep ya eyes out for her!!- staying in the land of the rising sun!!

[report in about 2 weeks]
 
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Tina Small

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Hokuto is UP...and Balhae is UP
Something to add to your report for Balhae: I have both types of portals at my house on Balhae that is just east of the Zento moongate. The house is public and I have vendors up as well to sell a variety of crafted items, but have been holding up putting anything on them (other than some repair deeds) until the vendor search feature is activated. Also, there are a few shops around on Balhae selling useful items, you just need to know where to look for them. I've noticed a few more vendors in Luna selling power scrolls of late. There's also Amber's gift shop on the road between Vesper and Minoc and there's also Medusa House 4 (NE of Minoc) selling crafted stuff and a nice variety of talismans. Also, if you want to run into the Korean players on Balhae, the best time to do so is probably around 2-6 am Eastern Time,
 
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Thanks Tina ...and thanks for the input....Hey nobody's sayng there are no shops on balhae....theres bound to be a few out in the middle of nowere that i havent seen...iam only doing a breif tour of each shard... trying to do all 27 shards in a year!!!..kinda a task/project i set for myself......iam talking to folks, etc, finding a rune libary and portal so i can move around freely....looking at the shards housing and getting a feel of how populated they are.....but when luna is half grass and the shops that are there sell hardly nothing it doesnt bode well...i would love to list every active shop but that wouldnt be practical.......maybe someone should take that on as there project!!

Alas UO is UO ....i visit shards and some people are helpfull some are damn right ignorant...so i gather the info i can in the time i allocate on that shard.

tx again!
 
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8. Sonama [ An Ancient Elder ]
Luna is full and plenty of active vendors indeed...luna house prices are high...but it is the only real shopping mall on Sonama
Zento as small spots open for placing and the bigger spots are taken but only the odd shop in town
Magincia again the odd spot is free to place and again only the odd shop in town
Luna/Umbra road again not used quite a few big spaces along the full length of the road and hardly any shops to stop and buy stuff.

Auctions....Yes PAS guild run a two weekly auction iam told.
EM Events ...Yes normally run weekly and pretty active crowds
Public Hunting ...Yes Queen Mum seems to rule the roost here...Very likeable lady runs odd events at random!! plus the 'Deal or No Deal event' once per month .... for all shards to visit and join in!!

Real Estate...Luna is the only place to be for shopping and prices are very good....Castles are full, no spaces are free, and the hold there price well, sought after, Keeps can be readily placed in felluca and even trammel.....1818s and towers can be placed easy on all facets

To sum up Sonama...very freindly shard ....pretty quiet off peak but plenty around in the peak hours...Its definately slightly less populated than the likes of europa and catskills...who i class as 'average '...the only real place to shop is Luna ...which as got a good range of shops/vendors.... there are the odd big shops in the wilderness were runes are dropped at banks regular.... And theve got Queen Mum!! nice Bonus!!

*Getting Free Luna Vendor....YES! well nominal!! 1.5k a week
Looking through your reports and one thing really bugged me. It's spelled Sonoma, not "Sonama." Small thing, I know, but as it is my home shard I had to bring it up...
 
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Looking through your reports and one thing really bugged me. It's spelled Sonoma, not "Sonama." Small thing, I know, but as it is my home shard I had to bring it up...
small typo...sorry will correct....
 

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Big thanks to OX .....i am now ready to do several more shards....

Still doing at this moment .. 14-15 ...Inzumo [ loraloth ] and Airrang [ little keri ]...

To follow i have ready in the wings...16-20... Napa Valley [ pet detective] , Baja [my love], Yamato [ eve], Oceania [ highlord akri ] and Legends [ az of europa].....so look out for me and please help were you can....


which will leave me 21-27 still to get to ..sakura/asuka/formosa [definate's] ..and origin/wakaoku/mizuho/mugden

27 shards in a year....maybe....
 
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Tina Small

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Inzumo and Airang are up!!
You might want to add a note that Izumo is like Origin. Both Origin and Izumo get the new publishes before the other shards do to help ferret out bugs/problems. As a result, I think some people may be leery of playing there for fear they may lose stuff or lose progress training characters if there needs to be a revert . Some people also don't like to play on those shards because they are periodically off-limits for shard transfers while they are being used to test a new publish.
 

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Napa Valley is next..back to the USA....lOOk out for Pet Detective!!
 

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I stand corrected..i can only spend around 2 weeks on the shard....as iam trying to do all 27 in a year!!!
I can only post what...'' i see'' and ''what iam told''...i did posy Knuckleheads are active!!...alas will ammend my post to Regular public hunting- check general or the drachs forums!!Thanks for the awesome info..its a shame more folks dont chip in with there shard info....if i dont meet you ingame i can only go on the players that i doooo speak too....sorry...ammended soon....
 
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Emil Ispep

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Some Pacific Info:

-(Roleplaying Alliance of several guilds) holds auctions on Sundays from time to time. Kahlan (2013 Pac Rares Fest Host) is the person that runs the auctions. She used to post on the Pacific forum here when there would be an auction; but now I believe she only posts on UOForums.

-PAH (Pacific Auction House) used to hold auctions every Sunday for years but they haven't been around in over a year now. DJ Sandman stated that it is one of his priorities/goals to get the auctions up and running again.

-New Mag vendors will pick up again once the vendor search goes live. With vendor search websites that really only show Luna, no real point to having a vendor/mall placed elsewhere at the moment.

-EM events are on a pretty regular basis. (ill leave it up to you to rate the EMs and events) Some of us like our previous EM's events/coordination a lot more than the present EM... might also be a language barrier with him.

-Slight decrease in population from 3 or 4 years ago. Used to be great for PVP/Yew gate and such, but many have moved on.

*I feel you should also rate the amount of trash-talking going on in general chat*
 

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Back doing the tour...doubt i will hit my 27 shards in a year total...but lets see how long it does take....

happy reading...
 

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11.Lake Superior [Loraloth ]
Luna is fully placed and theres a good amount of shops with well stocked vendors.
Zento as the odd small spot free to place like most shards...as the small one really are too small to call a house, only a few shops . Magincia in tram is not fully placed and as the odd shop and magincia in felluca is near enough empty. Luna road/Umbra road as the odd 1818 placed but is little used apart from just outside Luna.

Auctions...YES... run twice weekly /monthly by the red cow
EM Events...YES.. quite active on the event front...use the global event calander for dates.
Public Hunting... YES... daily or everyother day...general chat best place to listen out
PVP....

Real Estate...Castles are all taken and command a good gold value and are sought after. Keeps there is odd spaces mainly in felluca but also tram if u look hard enough. 1818s and towers can be freely placed on all facets.

LS is holding it own...plenty of activity... and lot freindly folks willing to help out

Free Luna vendor...YES just a token fee

Population/Accounts...AVERAGE...Reminds me of similar shard populous as europa ,pacs and catskills. Still holding there own ,pretty active, still plenty of folks around and easy to place a tower/ 1818 however you will need look hard for a bigger keep .
Outside of the PvP (the PvP community on LS has either long since quit playing or moved to other shards for it), I see not much has changed on LS. Looking forward to returning.
 

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Yamato is done...Legends in next few days...thats 20 out the 27 shards visited.....not gonna make all 27 in the year..but hell iam gonna do them all ..if it takes alittle longer than i planned....
THP [Land Stalker General]....
 

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oh dear brazil 2014..in 3-4 days... doubt ill get much done during the WC....lets see....happy UO!!!!
 
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20. Legends is up.....Hey 7 shards to go for all 27 in a year!!...and about 2 months left to do them ...

It maybe possible if it wasnt for the awesome damn world cup eating all my spare time...heheheee... lets see....

Off to Formosa next so gimme a shout ...iam 'the One' on that shard....rough looking mage type warrior needing some shard guidance....muahhaaa
 
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We did have an auction house that sold every 2 weeks. Just most of that crew are no longer around.

And EM Avalon is definitely one of the best!!
 

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21. Formosa is done.....next.......22. Sakura......Look out and help Voltar...shifty looking mage that will be fluffing his magic a lot..muahhahhahaaa....
 

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chessy's still an active shard. good rp, a well meaning em. decent pvp crowd though non factions mainly.

good underlying community.

only thing un nerving are the goblins.
YERG HIMZ FERGETS PITMUCK ISLAND
CHESSY HABES DA ONLY GOBLIN PLAYER TOWN (HORSE SHOE ISLAND). NOW BEEES CALLED PITMUCK. ALSO GOTS DA ONLY VIABLE GUILD
 
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ohhhh ive played siege LOL.. FOR more than 2 weeks too /// even placed a keep for myslef and help place another for a fellow euro player that couldnt find a spot.....mauhah /...bejesus..... i need to redo the siege write up ..lol...its comming soon!!!

Ill take a vendor Dupapa if u have one in Luna going free
Thanks for the report. I can't agree, that it is hardcore PvP'ers and hardcore crafters who play Siege. We don't really have many hardcore PvP'ers or many hardcore crafters. We do have alot who is somewhere between, maybe have a vendor or two, maybe do some PvM and try to PvP if attacked. We have fishermen, treasure hunters, roleplayers, everything works on Siege.
A crafters don't die much on Siege, a PvM'er may die more often, but there are alot places to go, where you rarely see a PK.

An other thing, that make Siege different, red or blue don't mean much, guild tag and actions do. I had been able to invite the whole shard to NEW2 graduations party in my Castle. My Castle are public and doors open. Did it end as a blood bath, not really, a few times I had to clean the floor after a red decided to grats the Young Siege players with a welcome kill, but it was only meant as that and the event could go on.

At the event was several guilds present and enemies was sitting side by side. I had done this several times and will do it again, when we have more than a few new members who make it a month.

I doubt you find a stronger community on any other shard. Lets see the effect of the upcomming global loot update, it may bring back the life to Siege. Vendor seach is a great add, and do help vendors at desert places. I had a well known red thief knock on my door, I was on Tina Tink, and decided to open the door and invite him with the words, "I take the chance to let you in". He told vendor seach did bring him to my place and then asked to buy some powder for cannons, he could see on painting at my wall.

An other time, a red I did not know, called me in chat, asked for imbuing help. I asked where to meet, he told me, he was waiting in my Castle :)

Fear stop alot from playing Siege, fear can be very hard to control. Dying and get looted is not the end of the world, just be sure you can replace what you are running around with.
 

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I have been enjoying this thread, awesome job!
 

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Auctions...NO.. what a blood bath that would be
EM Events...Iam told few and far between...
On Siege right now... at a public auction, with gates set up by the EM. :p

Just sayin.
 

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Back on the tour soon...i have done 3-4 more shards since...now if i get find them foor notes i made....ill update the thread...
 

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a little known shard called mizuho is next....then lastly but not leastly wakoku....

back in a week with the next shard report and plz help if u see me char called 'un'....always easier if someone show u around the shards finer points
 
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