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That's OK - I haven't GM'd my mage skills yet, so just running back and forth to the dungeon killing things so I can eventually enter the next level of activities - I believe the test shard is going to go on quite a while, though, so just taking it as I can - whatever, we will have to start over again anyway when NL goes live
I GM'ed all my Mage Skills doing the quests under the Mage Story Line. I was then sent to kill the Orc Champion which I did and got the msg that it was completed and got a new quest to go back to the ship and speak to the Captain. I went through the gate and back on the ship, but I could not walk away from the gate to speak to the captain. I teleported next to him but was not able to talk to him at all. No automatic dialog nor was I able to double click to start it. I'm now stuck and cannot continue the main mage story line. Any advice?
Played a bit more got my skills almost to 70 so I can move up a bit. Quests are pretty repetitive and running out of reagents a lot.That's OK - I haven't GM'd my mage skills yet, so just running back and forth to the dungeon killing things so I can eventually enter the next level of activities - I believe the test shard is going to go on quite a while, though, so just taking it as I can - whatever, we will have to start over again anyway when NL goes live
though it’s partly my fault because i fell out of the habit of looting gold a long time ago
Mummies have some regs. Ya you have to loot to buy them until you can get to stuff that has regs. The Orc spawn mobs also have regs. Spiders will give you an abundance of webs.
Let me ask you mages that have GM’d all skills - I started on the story line and am now almost all 80s - is there anything I should be doing now besides these quests for 4 skill points each (which means I have 25 quests to go at this rate before GM x 5)?
Just do that. I think I have a blade spirit scroll if you need one. Call out in chat. I'm doing mining and BODs for my smith skills. I have a lot of free time while the guy is doing those things.
I can hook you up with some recall spots so you travel faster.
Thanks - I've been looting gold as I go so I've had plenty to buy scrolls from the player vendors, including mark, recall, blade spirit, invisibility and so forth (can't find dispel yet to get rid of those blade spirits
There also seems to be plenty of gold for reagents, so have never come close to running out
I have mixed thoughts on this method of gaining.
I know the developers are trying to come out with an alternative to macroing
But the thing about macroing is you could watch a movie or something while you were doing it and still get that dopamine jolt when you gained
This running back and forth on 50 quests requires your attention and is really repetitive and somehow doesn't give the same jolt
I just wonder how many new players are going to put up with it
I guess that's why they put in the alternative method of gaining through fighting
I haven't done that. I'll try that on my next character and see if it's any more appealing
There also seems to be plenty of gold for reagents, so have never come close to running out
I have mixed thoughts on this method of gaining.
I know the developers are trying to come out with an alternative to macroing
But the thing about macroing is you could watch a movie or something while you were doing it and still get that dopamine jolt when you gained
This running back and forth on 50 quests requires your attention and is really repetitive and somehow doesn't give the same jolt
I just wonder how many new players are going to put up with it
I guess that's why they put in the alternative method of gaining through fighting
I haven't done that. I'll try that on my next character and see if it's any more appealing
Also get two quests at a time if in same dungeon - like destroy 5 webs and 15 wolfs - you can do the two quests concurrently saving running back and forth. Also the Mummies are best prey although there is no quests for killing them. They drop 30 regs and 250ish gold plus bandies, potions, seeds, armor, jewels - every little bit helps in this new world
Yeah, I’m not sure how I feel about this system. I like that it’s new and different, but spending hours going back and forth doing the same tasks isn’t fun.
I think I played a couple hours and my skills only went up 10 points each even doing three quests at a time. To 70 nonetheless.
Im not sure if I want to try the other path since I haven’t put much time into this one.
snagging a blade spirits scroll helped, along with a rune book.
can you sell armor and gear anywhere? And gemstones?Also get two quests at a time if in same dungeon - like destroy 5 webs and 15 wolfs - you can do the two quests concurrently saving running back and forth. Also the Mummies are best prey although there is no quests for killing them. They drop 30 regs and 250ish gold plus bandies, potions, seeds, armor, jewels - every little bit helps in this new world
That’s a good idea doubling up quests, thanksAlso get two quests at a time if in same dungeon - like destroy 5 webs and 15 wolfs - you can do the two quests concurrently saving running back and forth. Also the Mummies are best prey although there is no quests for killing them. They drop 30 regs and 250ish gold plus bandies, potions, seeds, armor, jewels - every little bit helps in this new world
While digging snow pile it de-spawned and I can't dig any other, even tried logout, cant cancel quest to take other. 
Tried to cross serverline (public gate vesper-brit-moonglow) - nothing help
Tried to cross serverline (public gate vesper-brit-moonglow) - nothing help
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I think the lack of Regs will not be an issue for long. You can grow them as crops. But since we can not tend them every day yet, they are not growing correctly.
While I was posting all the plants in the field just reverted to smaller versions of the plants, So I doubt we will get to see the end result of farmiing.
The pet bonding timer shows down to the minutes left for bonding, and when the time is ready it shows:
While I was posting all the plants in the field just reverted to smaller versions of the plants, So I doubt we will get to see the end result of farmiing.
The pet bonding timer shows down to the minutes left for bonding, and when the time is ready it shows:
Anyone having weird issues like this one:While digging snow pile it de-spawned and I can't dig any other, even tried logout, cant cancel quest to take other.
Tried to cross serverline (public gate vesper-brit-moonglow) - nothing help
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Page a GM and put whats wrong and they will fix it. I had them fix an issue for me while I was afk.
Paged, can't wait too long, hope they can fix it while Im offline?
I had a weird issue. I sent 2 guys to do a quest, on the way back, one guy went invis to himself and couldn't move.
My other account could see him.
Here is what each account saw.
I logged off and on and could see myself and move again.
My other account could see him.
Here is what each account saw.
I logged off and on and could see myself and move again.
I found someone who can enhance. Gave him my 2 best weapons and he made:
You find a decent looted weapon.
A smith needs to repair your item first.
Then have someone use 5 Congius at the Lyceum.
Right now they have built up to Silver and demon on the tower.
That crafter then enhances your weapon.
So while your crafter is low skill, buy Congius from the BOD rewards so you can do this later.
Nothing for armor yet.
You find a decent looted weapon.
A smith needs to repair your item first.
Then have someone use 5 Congius at the Lyceum.
Right now they have built up to Silver and demon on the tower.
That crafter then enhances your weapon.
So while your crafter is low skill, buy Congius from the BOD rewards so you can do this later.
Nothing for armor yet.
This system sounds more complicated than I was hoping for.
Armor
Hardening was the highest armor for a while. Now fortification. ill show a pick of both. All the plate items have same resist depending on the level. Meaning head, gloves etc have same stats. Hardening has DCI of 2% added. Fortification has 1 more of each resist and has DCI 4%.
So a suit of all Defense would have all 70 except for Energy Resist which would be 54 if math math is good.
A suit of Fortification would give all 70s.
The boss drops now are this color because of the Lyceum tower.
Plate helm took me a while to find so I got one of Fortification.
Resists and stats with all armor Hardness and the Helm of Fortification.
I got some of Defense pieces from bosses and from an Ogre Lord.
Rings and bracelets now have up to 6 on stats.
Necklaces and Talis are from Boss drops or quests. Mine is crap.
Hardening was the highest armor for a while. Now fortification. ill show a pick of both. All the plate items have same resist depending on the level. Meaning head, gloves etc have same stats. Hardening has DCI of 2% added. Fortification has 1 more of each resist and has DCI 4%.
So a suit of all Defense would have all 70 except for Energy Resist which would be 54 if math math is good.
A suit of Fortification would give all 70s.
The boss drops now are this color because of the Lyceum tower.
Plate helm took me a while to find so I got one of Fortification.
Resists and stats with all armor Hardness and the Helm of Fortification.
I got some of Defense pieces from bosses and from an Ogre Lord.
Rings and bracelets now have up to 6 on stats.
Necklaces and Talis are from Boss drops or quests. Mine is crap.
I may make things sound complicated.
Ill show pics of the armor types I have kept. So you can compare armor types. All the pieces of a type have the same stats.
Plate has more armor stamina protection, my Helm is lower than an actual Plate helm.
@PlayerSkillFTW or someone needs to tell us what that means. Stamina protection.
Studded, Ringmail and Chainmail are same as Plate.
Leather is not as strong. Arcane and leather are the same. Bone same as Leather.
Plate has more armor stamina protection, my Helm is lower than an actual Plate helm.
@PlayerSkillFTW or someone needs to tell us what that means. Stamina protection.
Studded, Ringmail and Chainmail are same as Plate.
Leather is not as strong. Arcane and leather are the same. Bone same as Leather.
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Some random things.
The loot table power went up from the Lyceum tonight so Fortification and Power are now dropping.
Pretty sweet. A poster gave that to me since I am a Macer. Ill try to get it enhanced tomorrow.
He said he got it from a normal Mob in Deceit. So that is nice.
I think this is a drop from the Ice Boss, maybe this is what we will need when it is cold.
Same stats as normal. It is Arcane leather.
The loot table power went up from the Lyceum tonight so Fortification and Power are now dropping.
Pretty sweet. A poster gave that to me since I am a Macer. Ill try to get it enhanced tomorrow.
He said he got it from a normal Mob in Deceit. So that is nice.
I think this is a drop from the Ice Boss, maybe this is what we will need when it is cold.
Same stats as normal. It is Arcane leather.
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It looks like they merged the traditional armor with AOS armor? It doesn't seem like it may be as convoluted as the current AOS armor is. If you get another Bone Arms of Invulnerability, will it be identical stats? If so, it may not be so bad. If they are all different every time, then it is just AOS stuff with different names. Which is it? I am very curious.
Yes all the pieces of the same type have the same stats. Yes so far armor will be like that, more resists and more DCI as it progresses.
So far you can not enhance armor, only weapons.
You would think that would be a good thing, where the best loot isn't really that much better than basic loot. I'm pretty sure that I have written on that before. But, in true Broadsword fashion, they half-assed it and made everything essentially blessed and have 250 durability so in the first month, people will be throwing the best gear on the ground at the bank. Why not just give everyone the best gear in game to start and make it blessed and unbreakable? It's like they created a super Trammel. I'm sure lots of people will think that's awesome... for a few weeks.
Haha. That was me. The spell book and the hammer pick. I was 80 skill and able to craft +40 book after 20-30 tries.
Wasn't it the case that in early UO you could enjoy the game without a spreadsheet? As I said before, I was hoping for less complexity and more simplicity in the gear system.
In a few weeks of going live, Everything will be the max stats versions. All we will need is a crafter to add things to weapons.
New players get the armor level that is available on the shard when they finish their quests.
So my armor was just plain because that was the level of the shard.
If you started today you would get invulnerable armor when you finish.
Allows a new player to be equal to everyone else very fast.
So my armor was just plain because that was the level of the shard.
If you started today you would get invulnerable armor when you finish.
Allows a new player to be equal to everyone else very fast.
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Yep, I finished my Fighter yesterday and his suit was all Invulnerability and his sword was Supremely Accurate of Vanquishing (longsword) and it cannot be enhanced to add slayer/area effect.
What value would any NL gear have on production shard?
Also the Arctic vest reward from the Icemancer changes its armor level based on the shard. The photo above is from a vendor when we were up to hardening. The one I got yesterday was Invulnerable.
It is so a new to NL player will be able to keep up and the drops are improved based on the shard level. The drops will not be set to a time period like they are in UO, they advance.
IMO they shouldn't have any value, But I am not in charge of what can be brought to prodo shards.
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That seems like easy mode. Invulnerability and Vanquish were hard to get and they are being given from starting quests? Hoping there is no insurance or there is no real need to change out gear after quests. A lot of the fun was using wand or item id on your unidentified stuff and seeing what you got.
I understand one of the concepts of this shard is to make it so newer players can compete with veterans but that seems too easy. I miss the days where there was no insurance. If you died, you went and got gm armor which was good or you hit your chests looking for magic armor. Almost all was easily replacable aside from vanquish and invul stuff. It wasn't about the suit, it was about the player. Is NL anything like that? If it is, I may end up trying it after all.
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I thought I remembered them saying that only the characters would transfer, nothing else would. I may be very wrong and they could have changed it as well.
Yup Mesanna does just make up stuff on the fly. Someone asked about wanting to bring things back and she said yes you can.
But, we wont know exactly what until its live and feedback from that is taken or changed.
I would be happy if we brought back a naked toon with the skills and only the sash that you can put rewards on.
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you do not lose your equipped gear on death, but regs and unequipped/un-blessed items drop to your corpse (If I am remembering that correctly) as to the GM crafted part, they haven't fully implemented it but a GM Crafter is the only way to get Mods like area affect and slayer on weapons. There were no mods for armor (yet) I assume looted gear will have only accuracy and durability/AR and only crafters can make it better.
My opinion, any Titles/awards sashes/aprons/epaulets and Skills should be all that is allowed.
Hopefully none as @Pawain stated, you shouldn't bea able to bring much of anything in my opinion.
I use the old school method of running back to my body naked. Your worn items are in your backpack, but if you don't put them back on and get res killed quickly, you res with nothing but blessed items in your pack. So you have to go to two bodies to get all of it.
is this thing tamable?
You get a lure from the icemancer by the Ice Feinds as a drop. Then you can feed it to Arctos and you have about a minute to tame it.
The special pets require a lure from a boss.
If you try to tame w/o a lure they eat you.
In terms of Stamina Protection for non-meddable Armor, it's Studded < Ringmail < Chainmail < Platemail. Warriors can wear full Platemail with no problem, but Rangers that don't have GM Resist, can have their STR drop so much when hit with Weaken/Curse that Platemail Tunic/Legs will drop into their pack. Rangers are best off wearing a mixture of Chainmail Tunic/Leggings, with Platemail Arms/Gloves/Helm, so basically the good ol' "Heavy Archer Suit". There's no real point in wearing Studded or Ringmail instead of Chainmail/Platemail.
100% Stamina Protection appears to protect you from taking any Stamina damage upon being hit, until you drop below a certain % of health, then you'll start to lose Stamina.
Was that you on "Allen the Troll" Sunday night, trying to get back to your corpse in Ice Dungeon after blowing a lure on Arctos? I'm the one that ended up taming that Arctos. If i get another Lure for him before you do, i'll give the lure to you.