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So there are currently no houses falling due to the migration screw up. Are us IDOCERS going to have to wait 3 months before they start falling again? Anyone have a clue?
So there are currently no houses falling due to the migration screw up. Are us IDOCERS going to have to wait 3 months before they start falling again? Anyone have a clue?
I agree. I'm a pretty patient guy when it comes to this game but this is getting annoying. Just SOME kind of update would be appreciated.Any word on this subject? I've been checking but I dont see any significant change. As a matter of fact I haven't see any....
From the post its been 2 months no?
I would say if you can't get your account going by now, you never will. With that said turn on the idocs cause EA is losing alot more money from people turning off their house holding accounts. And with no housing market no one will keep that extra account open to place one if a good size one falls. DO the MATH.Thats what I've done also. 4 accounts are going inactive with housing on. No point paying for the account when the houses are not decaying!
latest update now is perhaps some time in the new year..So there are currently no houses falling due to the migration screw up. Are us IDOCERS going to have to wait 3 months before they start falling again? Anyone have a clue?
So there are currently no houses falling due to the migration screw up. Are us IDOCERS going to have to wait 3 months before they start falling again? Anyone have a clue?
So there are two days left before the housing decay reactivation deadline is missed? Or did I miss an update?Housing Decay Reactivated in 2012
Kai Schober6 Dec 2011 13:06:55 EST
We expect to have housing decay turned on by the beginning of next year. We are going to start giving everyone a warning, this being the first of several you will see. Please take the necessary steps to secure your house before its turned back on.
Happy Holidays!
UO Team
I dont think "The beginning of next year" should be literally taken at 1st January. They most likely mean some time in January.So there are two days left before the housing decay reactivation deadline is missed? Or did I miss an update?
yeah I wasnt taking it as meaning january 1st. If you read the initial post on this, and my quote where I underlined the part that I was asking about, it says BY 2012. Which doesnt mean a certain day but it does mean before 2012.I dont think "The beginning of next year" should be literally taken at 1st January. They most likely mean some time in January.
Housing Decay Reactivated in 2012
Kai Schober6 Dec 2011 13:06:55 EST
We expect to have housing decay turned on by the beginning of next year. We are going to start giving everyone a warning, this being the first of several you will see. Please take the necessary steps to secure your house before its turned back on.
Happy Holidays!
UO Team
EXACTLY... Assuming that the dev knows proper usage of the English language, IDOCs will begin at server up tomorrow.yeah I wasnt taking it as meaning january 1st. If you read the initial post on this, and my quote where I underlined the part that I was asking about, it says BY 2012. Which doesnt mean a certain day but it does mean before 2012.
Here it is again:
Yes. When decay is turned back on they will begin decaying at server up at the same time so in the first week there will be massive IDOCs on the biggest populated shards just like the old house fall night back on Jan 1, 2004 of ownerless homes (wish they would make that an annual event).So will all of these houses fall all at the same time?
And did it?EXACTLY... Assuming that the dev knows proper usage of the English language, IDOCs will begin at server up tomorrow.yeah I wasnt taking it as meaning january 1st. If you read the initial post on this, and my quote where I underlined the part that I was asking about, it says BY 2012. Which doesnt mean a certain day but it does mean before 2012.
Here it is again:
Undoubtedly. It was always a bit naive though to assume that "by 2012" meant by the start. It could just as easily mean by the end. Its a vague way of putting things. They aren't exactly well known for doing what they say they will do, never mind doing it on time.I havent gotten an email or any notification of any kind about this. I'm sure it will be all ove the boards once they turn it back on though.
Undoubtedly. It was always a bit naive though to assume that "by 2012" meant by the start. It could just as easily mean by the end. Its a vague way of putting things. They aren't exactly well known for doing what they say they will do, never mind doing it on time.I havent gotten an email or any notification of any kind about this. I'm sure it will be all ove the boards once they turn it back on though.
It'll happen when it happens, most likely sometime in the next few weeks or a month or two. Hopefully!
There was supposed to have been another warning about decay being turned on posted on UO Herald last week but it wasn't so definitely expecting it this week according to Jeff Skalski, Bio Ware Mythic producer.
Undoubtedly. It was always a bit naive though to assume that "by 2012" meant by the start. It could just as easily mean by the end. Its a vague way of putting things. They aren't exactly well known for doing what they say they will do, never mind doing it on time.I havent gotten an email or any notification of any kind about this. I'm sure it will be all ove the boards once they turn it back on though.
It'll happen when it happens, most likely sometime in the next few weeks or a month or two. Hopefully!
Reminder: Housing Decay Reactivated on 01/16we just sit back with a glass of sake and watch the fireworks!
No. The decay cycle takes approximately 7 days from the time it is turned on to fall time so Monday to Tuesday is 1 day, Tue to Wed 2 days, Wed to Thu 3 days, Thu to Fri 4 days, Fri to Sat 5 days, Sat to Sun 6 days, Sun to Monday 7 days so looks like Monday the 23rd or perhaps Sunday the 22nd if it accelerates for some reason.. thats how it used to be anyway.. with all these account changes etc I dont think anyone knows what to expect when it is turned on Monday..So the feeding frenzy starts Friday 20th I presume?
There are 100's of IDOC's now on all shards and there are reports that some are in a faster rate of decay than the 5 days grace mentioned in the UO Herald post.
Perhaps ones that were in an advanced state of decay when the cycle was stopped may fall earlier than the weekend. In any case I wouldn't wait til the 5th day to renew.
So what's everyone's plan?
I'm curious as I've never gone through mass IDOCs like this. What's the strategy? Camp out the promising ones along with everyone else, or seek out the smaller homes in hopes of less competition. I just started my IDOC hunt and have already found a castle and keep going IDOC. I figure those are going to be camped by those looking to place, so might just skip them entirely. Given the potential for a lot of loot, I'm wondering if it's worthwhile to reactivate an account just to get some more storage rather than trying to sort the crap from IDOCs as I run around.
I was thinking of going to Felucca but there are so many on Trammel, why bother with the risk of getting PKd?
I am surprised at all the small classic homes that aren't IDOCs. I'm on Catskills which I think is pretty low population and there are tons of spots for larger homes, kind of odd that so many would choose to stay in undecorated little homes.
Oh well, back to the hunt.
Does this include things like Ankh's, Lava tiles, Tombstones, etc..? Or is there a list somewhere that lists what "disappears" at IDOC fall?all of the add-ons in that house (ovens, looms, forges, etc) will disappear
In the "IDOC Faq" sticky here, it says:
Does this include things like Ankh's, Lava tiles, Tombstones, etc..? Or is there a list somewhere that lists what "disappears" at IDOC fall?all of the add-ons in that house (ovens, looms, forges, etc) will disappear