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Ivory Norwind

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I thought I would find a nice community by moving here to Atlantic. Instead I'm dead and dead, even losing a nice triton, without anyone stopping to hold me up. Thanks to everyone who was at Solen Hive Minoc Trammel. They make you lose the desire to play.
 

OREOGL

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I thought I would find a nice community by moving here to Atlantic. Instead I'm dead and dead, even losing a nice triton, without anyone stopping to hold me up. Thanks to everyone who was at Solen Hive Minoc Trammel. They make you lose the desire to play.
Sorry, that’s rough luck. If you make it over to Great Lakes I have a free (untrained) triton for you.
 

Ivory Norwind

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Sorry, that’s rough luck. If you make it over to Great Lakes I have a free (untrained) triton for you.
I would have to get a shield to come to you. And for now I can't, I ran out of all the veteran rewards last month :( But thanks anyway!
 

Jynxx

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You thought you were going to find great people....on Atlantic?

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

Atlantic is like a Walmart - great for shopping, but full of people you'd rather not hang around.
 

Captn Norrington

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You thought you were going to find great people....on Atlantic?

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

Atlantic is like a Walmart - great for shopping, but full of people you'd rather not hang around.
As a native Atlantian, I can assure you it wasn’t always that way. The real Atlantic community was pretty great. Unfortunately there are practically none of us left.

Atlantic just absorbed the greedy jerks from the dead shards over the years, nearly all the undesirable people came from other shards.
 

Halister Marner

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As a native Atlantian, I can assure you it wasn’t always that way. The real Atlantic community was pretty great. Unfortunately there are practically none of us left.

Atlantic just absorbed the greedy jerks from the dead shards over the years, nearly all the undesirable people came from other shards.
100% accurate. The old Atlantic community was amazing. I miss it.
 

Cinderella

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I'm sorry that you had a rough time. Not all people are bad.

This event brings out the worst in people. I had about the same time in Nujelm earlier today. But those are mainly the people who don't really play on Atlantic.
 

Silent Singer

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If you are looking for a good group of folks without a need for shard shields try the New Legacy server. Shout out in GC if you need help and everyone comes to help. All the bosses and spawns get called out and folks work together. It is pretty cool. The social vibe reminds me a lot about early UO.
 

hungry4knowhow

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If you are looking for a good group of folks without a need for shard shields try the New Legacy server. Shout out in GC if you need help and everyone comes to help. All the bosses and spawns get called out and folks work together. It is pretty cool. The social vibe reminds me a lot about early UO.
Minus the mass murdering though right?
 

Ivory Norwind

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You thought you were going to find great people....on Atlantic?

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

Atlantic is like a Walmart - great for shopping, but full of people you'd rather not hang around.
You're absolutely right. Now I've learned this the hard way
 
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Ivory Norwind

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If you are looking for a good group of folks without a need for shard shields try the New Legacy server. Shout out in GC if you need help and everyone comes to help. All the bosses and spawns get called out and folks work together. It is pretty cool. The social vibe reminds me a lot about early UO.
I tried to go there but I honestly didn't like it. I've been on normal servers for too many years and I can't leave.
 

Riply

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Have you tried Europa, great mix of players from all over the world? Server is located in Europe and your from Italy? There’s a guild called RAAM I believe that is pretty active.
 
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Arcus

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Atlantic is generally considered the highest pop server. What would be the second?
 

Ivory Norwind

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Have you tried Europa, great mix of players from all over the world? Server is located in Europe and your from Italy? There’s a guild called RAAM I believe that is pretty active.
I am from Europe. I've played it for more than 22 years. But now it's dead, no transfer market, no players. I don't know that guild but I wouldn't go back to Europa even if they paid me. I've been in the Catskills for a few months lately but it's going the same way as Europe and so I moved to Atlantic, where I'm fine, even if with too many people. But I thought the community was a little more united and I was wrong, unfortunately :( Here we only think about killing, killing, killing. They take the monsters out from under your nose and kill them and you're left like an idiot. The invasions of cities are the thing that suffers the most. They would be beautiful, but too many people who think only of themselves. And, as a t-hunter, I always find everything under the houses, which invade the world. I was lucky because at the beginning I also made a home on Atlantic and the Catskills. Now on Atlantic I don't know if there are any places available. However, the disappointment is over, I was naive and I'm going back on the defensive. And I'm still playing :)
 

Ivory Norwind

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Atlantic is generally considered the highest pop server. What would be the second?
Sorry but I don't understand what you mean. I don't understand English well and I don't know if you're being ironic or not :)
 

Riply

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You receive partial credit when you do some damage on a monster, even if you did not kill it at the end. Yew is pretty wide open, find your area to be in with less players. These events tend to bring out some rude behaviour by some players
 

Ivory Norwind

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It's not a question of them taking your loot, it's a question of principle. You have to watch out for other players instead of monsters :( But generally I can play well, I always look for a place where there aren't too many people. It's those damned invasions that bring out the rude side of people!! I recently moved to Atlantic but I already had a house. If I came to Great Lakes what would I do? For now I'm seeing how it goes here, hoping I don't find myself in trouble like the other night! Thanks for everything!
 

hungry4knowhow

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It's not a question of them taking your loot, it's a question of principle. You have to watch out for other players instead of monsters :( But generally I can play well, I always look for a place where there aren't too many people. It's those damned invasions that bring out the rude side of people!! I recently moved to Atlantic but I already had a house. If I came to Great Lakes what would I do? For now I'm seeing how it goes here, hoping I don't find myself in trouble like the other night! Thanks for everything!
I am from Europe. I've played it for more than 22 years. But now it's dead, no transfer market, no players. I don't know that guild but I wouldn't go back to Europa even if they paid me. I've been in the Catskills for a few months lately but it's going the same way as Europe and so I moved to Atlantic, where I'm fine, even if with too many people. But I thought the community was a little more united and I was wrong, unfortunately :( Here we only think about killing, killing, killing. They take the monsters out from under your nose and kill them and you're left like an idiot. The invasions of cities are the thing that suffers the most. They would be beautiful, but too many people who think only of themselves. And, as a t-hunter, I always find everything under the houses, which invade the world. I was lucky because at the beginning I also made a home on Atlantic and the Catskills. Now on Atlantic I don't know if there are any places available. However, the disappointment is over, I was naive and I'm going back on the defensive. And I'm still playing :)
It sounds like you want your cake and eat it too. You can't have the close knit helpful community of a small shard (effectively small town) AND have the population and luxuries that come with living in New York City (effectively Atlantic). Surely its the same way from whichever country you are from. Small towns will always seem more close, but the trade off is you don't have a lot of options in town. So you travel to the big city for your needs.
 

Merlin

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I thought I would find a nice community by moving here to Atlantic. Instead I'm dead and dead, even losing a nice triton, without anyone stopping to hold me up. Thanks to everyone who was at Solen Hive Minoc Trammel. They make you lose the desire to play.
If you want to join up with some helpful guilds or groups on Atlantic, send me a message.
 

FishinFool

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It's not a question of them taking your loot, it's a question of principle. You have to watch out for other players instead of monsters :( But generally I can play well, I always look for a place where there aren't too many people. It's those damned invasions that bring out the rude side of people!! I recently moved to Atlantic but I already had a house. If I came to Great Lakes what would I do? For now I'm seeing how it goes here, hoping I don't find myself in trouble like the other night! Thanks for everything!
My recommendation would be to create a new character on any prospective shard and get a feel for it before moving.

If you feel like you need to have the convenience store 24/7 experience then Atlantic is the only option. Great Lakes is fine, I've been playing there for about 15 years. I too got a bit depressed/distressed over what was gone without appreciating what was there. I tried the move to Atlantic and was completely taken aback by how bad the experience was. Ultimately I moved back to Great Lakes, its relatively quiet but plenty of people still play there.

No matter what your choice is, you simply need to manage your expectations. Your biggest hurdle is going to be the time difference with any US shard.
 

Ivory Norwind

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It sounds like you want your cake and eat it too. You can't have the close knit helpful community of a small shard (effectively small town) AND have the population and luxuries that come with living in New York City (effectively Atlantic). Surely its the same way from whichever country you are from. Small towns will always seem more close, but the trade off is you don't have a lot of options in town. So you travel to the big city for your needs.
You are absolutely right, and in fact the advantages are more than the disadvantages and I remain on Atlantic being a little more careful. The post was written in a moment of anger and disappointment :(
 

Ivory Norwind

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If you want to join up with some helpful guilds or groups on Atlantic, send me a message.
As for a guild, I don't speak English and you see me every time not speaking, stopping to translate and then continuing? And I can't even follow the radio. Also on Europa, I tried once but it's almost impossible :(
I'm staying in my New York. And to think that in life I like solitude and I live in the countryside!!!
 

kelmo

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As for a guild, I don't speak English and you see me every time not speaking, stopping to translate and then continuing? And I can't even follow the radio. Also on Europa, I tried once but it's almost impossible :(
I'm staying in my New York. And to think that in life I like solitude and I live in the countryside!!!
Maybe there are some italian speaking players in the guilds/groups that Merlin mentioned?
That way you could find a fellow UO player that you can talk to and do stuff with.
 

Ivory Norwind

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se parli solo italiano è importante quante persone ci sono in giro se non puoi interagire con loro? o sono disponibili più fornitori e articoli?
Indeed. Europe is dead and the Catskills is going that way. Atlantic is still alive :) Too many people, too many houses but at least you can interact with someone and you can buy something. Obviously I stay away from overcrowded places! However, I understand some English, but you have sayings that I don't know. And then it's one thing to write on a forum, with a translator in hand, it's another thing to talk in game
 

Ivory Norwind

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If you want to join up with some helpful guilds or groups on Atlantic, send me a message.
Is there any guild where they speak Italian? Maybe, it would be a good solution for me. Write it to me a message, thanks :)
 

Keven2002

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I am from Europe. I've played it for more than 22 years. But now it's dead, no transfer market, no players. I don't know that guild but I wouldn't go back to Europa even if they paid me. I've been in the Catskills for a few months lately but it's going the same way as Europe and so I moved to Atlantic, where I'm fine, even if with too many people. But I thought the community was a little more united and I was wrong, unfortunately :( Here we only think about killing, killing, killing. They take the monsters out from under your nose and kill them and you're left like an idiot. The invasions of cities are the thing that suffers the most. They would be beautiful, but too many people who think only of themselves. And, as a t-hunter, I always find everything under the houses, which invade the world. I was lucky because at the beginning I also made a home on Atlantic and the Catskills. Now on Atlantic I don't know if there are any places available. However, the disappointment is over, I was naive and I'm going back on the defensive. And I'm still playing :)

I have skimmed this thread so sorry if I missed this somewhere, but you will find some good people on ATL willing to help. I'm not sure what happened to your triton but I could probably give you on (on ATL) if you need another.

One thing I will say though when it comes to killing spawn for an event (or a champ spawn) is that people often feel entitled to spawn and in my opinion that's incorrect. You are in a public area and people are looking to kill as much stuff as quick as possible so if there is an accumulation of spawn around you then I think it's fair game. Especially if people have used a luck potion (ie using real money for an hour of enhanced drops). The only thing NOT cool is for people to drag their paragons on to you so you need to deal with them while they get all the easy stuff. There just isn't enough spawn/space for everyone to take a section and stick to it.

There are some people that are simply jerks and will grief you because they have no life, but for the most part outside of ToT/Invasions people will take turns. I shared colored mare spawns on ATL many times, along with other spawns, so there is certainly courtesy on ATL if you stay patient.
 

hungry4knowhow

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I have skimmed this thread so sorry if I missed this somewhere, but you will find some good people on ATL willing to help. I'm not sure what happened to your triton but I could probably give you on (on ATL) if you need another.

One thing I will say though when it comes to killing spawn for an event (or a champ spawn) is that people often feel entitled to spawn and in my opinion that's incorrect. You are in a public area and people are looking to kill as much stuff as quick as possible so if there is an accumulation of spawn around you then I think it's fair game. Especially if people have used a luck potion (ie using real money for an hour of enhanced drops). The only thing NOT cool is for people to drag their paragons on to you so you need to deal with them while they get all the easy stuff. There just isn't enough spawn/space for everyone to take a section and stick to it.

There are some people that are simply jerks and will grief you because they have no life, but for the most part outside of ToT/Invasions people will take turns. I shared colored mare spawns on ATL many times, along with other spawns, so there is certainly courtesy on ATL if you stay patient.
She doesn't want a solution. She wants everything handed to her on a silver platter and exactly the way she wants it to be. She will never be satisfied as witnessed by multiple people helping her in multiple threads and her shooting it all down.
 

mihali

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She doesn't want a solution. She wants everything handed to her on a silver platter and exactly the way she wants it to be. She will never be satisfied as witnessed by multiple people helping her in multiple threads and her shooting it all down.
I disagree respectfully. She is always very polite, and the purpose of this forum is to answer questions/problems if possible. There is also a little language barrier that makes it difficult to communicate. Have a heart.
 

Ivory Norwind

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I disagree respectfully. She is always very polite, and the purpose of this forum is to answer questions/problems if possible. There is also a little language barrier that makes it difficult to communicate. Have a heart.
The language barrier is not a small barrier :( Anyway, thanks for defending me. I'll try not to be too annoying. However, this thread was dictated by anger especially for having lost a nice triton and by the lack of in-game help from everyone :(
 

mihali

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I do have several Tritons on an EJ turned account on ATL, will give you a Triton, if you can tell me what time and where on ATL, also player name. If you want to keep this private just personal message me.
 

mihali

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If she lost a Triton isn't it a bug?
Unless it was not bonded if transferred to her by someone else, it is either operator error (accidentally releasing it then poof) or she may not be aware she lost it if bonded, then log out and log back and triton is there and needing a rez. It used to be that these type of pets could be "dispelled" by some monsters but not in this event/mobs.
 

hungry4knowhow

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I disagree respectfully. She is always very polite, and the purpose of this forum is to answer questions/problems if possible. There is also a little language barrier that makes it difficult to communicate. Have a heart.
Respectfully, everything above my post was her shooting down every single option/solution/recommendation anyone posted. Across two threads. After my post her attitude changed drastically and she started having conversations instead of shooting people down when they took time out of their day to try and help. :shrug:
 

Ivory Norwind

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Respectfully, everything above my post was her shooting down every single option/solution/recommendation anyone posted. Across two threads. After my post her attitude changed drastically and she started having conversations instead of shooting people down when they took time out of their day to try and help. :shrug:
You made me understand that I was taking the wrong attitude, given that the post was born from my disappointment. I also apologized :(
And the post is closed.
 

tanotan

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If you were from Europe, why didnt you move to drachenfels? Germany is in the middle of Europe :)
 

Ivory Norwind

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If you were from Europe, why didnt you move to drachenfels? Germany is in the middle of Europe :)
I played on Drachenfels many years ago but there were few people and everyone spoke in German. Obviously they knew English, but if you were in the bank they talked to each other and you didn't understand anything. So I went to Europa where there was an Italian guild that disbanded immediately afterwards and which then, I'm talking about more than 20 years ago, was quite populated. Now she's really dead :(
 
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