Hmmmm

[Supreem]

I wonder if those sneaky devs are planning on doing a Shard of the Dead this year...

 

[Kayne]

Supreem you are sneaky and down right despicable

 

[Ned888]

Hmmm... I wonder as well!

 

[Banner]

OK my ears are opened???!!!???!!!??

 

[Viquire]

YAY!

Wow! Ya'll have been really busy!

 

[Dermott of LS]

...

Shard of the Dead + EC graphics update + Shame update + Arena testing = UO not quite dead.

Quite the hefty amount of surprise today, though the lack of communication is still an issue (IMO).

Still... wow!

 

[Kylie Kinslayer]

Just loggin in and got a really large patch


and there are some shards missin....

The plot thickens

 

[Taylor]

Sneakeh!

 

[Salivern_Diago]

I dont think I've been as happy with UO as this for a long time. So Supreem, whens the server getting turned on and what titbits can you throw into the den? ey ey ey

 

[Cogniac]

This is why I always start playing a lot more in the Autumn.

 

[Kayne]

Friends, Sosarians, UO players. Today is a good day for our beloved game.

Yeah yeah thats all you're getting for the julius caesar speeches.

 

[Supreem]

We are planning on opening it tomorrow evening in time for the Halloween weekend.... I'd love to give you some teasers but where is the fun in that?

 

[Orgional Farimir]

I wonder if those sneaky devs are planning on doing a Shard of the Dead this year...

my guess would be a no since last year it was used as a "test" for a classic shard, and well the classic shard is a no go.


***EDIT*** uuuuuupppssss posted at the same time

 

[Raptor85]

no instant kill weps this time plz

 

[Shiznit Bo'Bourbon]

I wonder if those sneaky devs are planning on doing a Shard of the Dead this year...

I wonder if someone will childishly cling to glass swords until they drive everyone off the shard.

 

[Raptor85]

my guess would be a no since last year it was used as a "test" for a classic shard, and well the classic shard is a no go.


***EDIT*** uuuuuupppssss posted at the same time

Weird as there was nothing classic about the SOtD at all, so i doubt it was being used as a test for a classic shard.

 

[UOPlayer4LYFE]

I wonder if those sneaky devs are planning on doing a Shard of the Dead this year...

If there are glass swords again please don't waste your time.

 

[Crysta]

Seeing as its already on the character copy list, i'd guess they are. I'd rather we get awesome stuff somewhere we can keep it than on an time-limited test shard though.

 

[G.v.P]

I wonder if those sneaky devs are planning on doing a Shard of the Dead this year...

 

[Kayne]

I think i've always missed this. Time to change that this year

 

[RavenWinterHawk]

I hear it is spilling onto other shards too. Okay hoping.

 

[Supreem]

The reason Shard of the Dead content is on a special shard is because we can do crazy stuff that you could never get away with on live shards. Also Shard of the Dead is done on our own time not during work hours. This means we get absolutely no time from QA (testers) to test our work. We essentially have to test our own stuff which means its generally going to be much buggier than content we release for our live shards.

Oh yea and don't worry there are no glass swords this year.

 

[AirmidCecht]

Plus I get to rock out a many bejeweled/sparkly/multi colored bikini!

We ARE getting fun dye tubs there right?

 

[Kayne]

The reason Shard of the Dead content is on a special shard is because we can do crazy stuff that you could never get away with on live shards. Also Shard of the Dead is done on our own time not during work hours. This means we get absolutely no time from QA (testers) to test our work. We essentially have to test our own stuff which means its generally going to be much buggier than content we release for our live shards.

Oh yea and don't worry there are no glass swords this year.

Thanks for the insight into shard of the dead Supreem. Much appreciated - shame you don't get any in work time for it though.

 

[Luka Melehan]

The reason Shard of the Dead content is on a special shard is because we can do crazy stuff that you could never get away with on live shards. Also Shard of the Dead is done on our own time not during work hours. This means we get absolutely no time from QA (testers) to test our work. We essentially have to test our own stuff which means its generally going to be much buggier than content we release for our live shards.

Oh yea and don't worry there are no glass swords this year.

As much as I loved the killer pumpkins, so glad that isn't it. Question tho: How will Siege participate?

 

[Viper09]

As much as I loved the killer pumpkins, so glad that isn't it. Question tho: How will Siege participate?

Does character copy not work on Siege for test shards?


Also: http://vboards.stratics.com/uhall/254043-[uo-herald]-shard-dead-dungeon-deathmatch-edition.html

 

[Storm]

nope or atleast it did not last i checked

 

[Tina Small]

Does character copy not work on Siege for test shards?


Also: http://vboards.stratics.com/uhall/254043-[uo-herald]-shard-dead-dungeon-deathmatch-edition.html

Just copied a character for Shard of the Dead from Origin. Shard doesn't show on the list, but I did get the copy message.

Then I went to Siege and also Mugen and got the usual, "Can't copy a character while the warehouse is down" message.

Then I checked on Sonoma just to confirm character copy still works and it looked like I could make a character copy from there too if I wanted to.

So, my guess is that because of technical difficulties, it is still not possible to copy characters from Siege or Mugen to a test shard.

 

[Elric_Soban]

The reason Shard of the Dead content is on a special shard is because we can do crazy stuff that you could never get away with on live shards. Also Shard of the Dead is done on our own time not during work hours. This means we get absolutely no time from QA (testers) to test our work. We essentially have to test our own stuff which means its generally going to be much buggier than content we release for our live shards.

Oh yea and don't worry there are no glass swords this year.

You guys do Shard of the Dead on your own time? I didn't realize that.

That's pretty awesome of you.

 

[olduofan]

so nothing on our home shards ?

 

[soulstoner]

The reason Shard of the Dead content is on a special shard is because we can do crazy stuff that you could never get away with on live shards. Also Shard of the Dead is done on our own time not during work hours. This means we get absolutely no time from QA (testers) to test our work. We essentially have to test our own stuff which means its generally going to be much buggier than content we release for our live shards.

Oh yea and don't worry there are no glass swords this year.

Wow, Thank you very much for Shard of the Dead - it's awesome & I luv everything about it. Great to share a special event of sort on 'common ground' with all. T'was/is a great opportunity to try out new skills and play styles in a monster and pvp environment.

Oh, and the stackable stat cakes - those are GREAT. If my chef could whip those up from the chocolatiering menu in the future ... how awesome would that be !!?? one for each of the current chocolate nub types

Thanks again

Post 420

 

[curlybeard]

Oh, and the stackable stat cakes - those are GREAT. If my chef could whip those up from the chocolatiering menu in the future ... how awesome would that be !!?? one for each of the current chocolate nub types

Thanks again

Post 420

I know, I had 220 str and almost 200 dex at one point.