NEWS Live Questions for the Devs post here

[Storm]

If you have any questions to ask the Developers during the live feed post them here and We will get them in for you

 

[Lady Bleez]

Any chance of getting obsidian (black) housing tiles in the future? We have the crystal blue and white marble. Sleek solid black walls and floors would be a nice addition.

 

[funkymonkey]

Can we get Vine cord sandals as a replica drop?

 

[Storm]

once I like your post that means its been submitted fyi

 

[funkymonkey]

Can u add toggled specs back into the game again so mages can have a bit more variety... (Pvp Wise)

 

[Promathia]

Can we get Vine cord sandals as a replica drop?

Of course, they would be without resists, since ya know that was only a bug.

 

[Tzadkiel]

Portable Banks? Any chance of giving a township the option of having their own banker?

 

[Promathia]

Will any new goldsinks be introduced to address the overabundance of gold currently in the system?

 

[startle]

Any time frame yet for implementing the vendor search or anything at all that has been discussed about it?

 

[Storm]

Remember we have staff in game taking questions and here also so you only need ask once and we will get them in

 

[Schatzi]

ETA on the ending of some of the quests that have been introduced during the arcs this past year
if any...such as the cure (still need a couple more for the names), the Ter Mur Crystal ball quest, etc.
Or are these permanant in game for now?

 

[Tanivar]

Can the Spellweaving timer be changed from Real Time to Character Time in game? As a rule you can only get a 5 person focus in the evening which runs out by morning, leaving Spellweaving useless in the morning, afternoon, and early evening hours.

 

[Petra Fyde]

Can the Spellweaving timer be changed from Real Time to Character Time in game? As a rule you can only get a 5 person focus in the evening which runs out by morning, leaving Spellweaving useless in the morning, afternoon, and early evening hours.

This one has already been submitted on A&A 4.

 

[Tzadkiel]

The color schemes of some of the Greater Hiryus (Level 4) at the Sleeping Dragon Champ Spawn are gorgeous. Would consideration be given to make these creatures tameable?

 

[A Zombie]

As UO's probable only active brain muncher I have one simple request. Named brains for my collection! (something simple like an ettin brain, or brains, whatever)

 

[Woodsman]

How about an actual system of communication in game, i.e. in-game messaging that every other MMORPG out there has. Not the house mailboxes that are tied to physical things being dropped in a mailbox at a house, but like the notifications we get from New Magincia stuff.

As others said, this is something that would help new players and present-day players.

 

[Mr. Smither1]

Any hope to fix the ninja Cu Sidhe form that has been broken for years?

 

[Green Mouser]

Please share ideas on consolidating shards. Is a world gate viable?

 

[Zeroh]

Can we get a way to "alter" every piece of gear so we can have a custom outfit? Something like cosmetics i mean. I'm pretty tired of wearing deer's horns because I need the +20 Archery of it for my template.

 

[Ron Silverbeard]

Can we get all items on the Origin Store on a GLOBAL Basis so e.g. the Japan Store dont have things we cannot get in Europe or in the US - everyone shuld be able to get the same items on the Origin store and nobody should be excluded countrywise...
Txs

 

[Winker]

would it be possible to give tamers some love and reintroduce the Silver Steed with stats to match today's game play?

 

[Frarc]

When can we expect the High Resolution art patches?

 

[Luvmylace]

what's the big push for Ultima Forever ?time and money would have been good for UO

 

[SirZ]

Any chanse to see in the future physical boxes with UO? Maybe anniversary collectible edition or something like that.

 

[Obsidian]

Can we please get the Conjurer's items reintroduced to the game for those that missed Halloween events of years past? Those are staple items in many suits and now are exceedingly overpriced due to the fact that no new ones are dropping.

 

[Goodmann]

Can vet reward shields be redeemable for a different shard once used (ie- you moved shards therefor no longer any use to you)

 

[Obsidian]

Would be possible to introduce a permanent Treasures of Tokuno like system where we can turn in 10 artifacts for one of our choice? There could be separate systems for ML, SA, AOS, HS, and anti-virtue/champ spawn drops.

 

[Obsidian]

Can we get all materials (metal, leather, etc) to have bonuses akin to wood?

 

[Obsidian]

Can we have a runic tinker tool added to the game? I would like to reforge gargish jewelry (earrings and necklace) as well as reforge normal jewelry.

 

[Obsidian]

Can inscription be revamped with a max skill of 120 and new items to craft?

 

[Obsidian]

Can reading glasses become craftable (so they can be imbued)? Both human/elf and gargish please.

 

[Obsidian]

Can community collections (like Brit library) get new rewards added ?

 

[Obsidian]

How are you addressing the impact of population variance affecting gameplay?

For example, on some shards it is nearly impossible to get a SW focus due to so few players. Same with some bosses. They appear to be designed to be non-soloable, but there is many times no one to fight together with. And then on some shards there are always other people. Do you have a way to balance this issue without forcing us to migrate to the big shards and then to use a transfer token to move items back to the smaller population shards.

 

[Aerodice]

Can we get new recipes added to the game to make better use of peerless reagents? Many of the current craftable artifacts are outdated and there is not enough use for common peerless reagents such as muculent. UOSA peerless also drop unique peerless reagents such as the claw of the slasher of veils and the stygian dragon head which can be incorporated into new craftable recipes.

 

[Obsidian]

Can we get the ability to imbue clothing (robe, cloak, sash, shoes, aprons and garg equivalent of each) with a maximum of 50 imbuing intensity? This creates a mid-range alternative to non-magical items and the elite artifacts (i.e. Crimson Cincture, Conjurer's Garb, etc).

 

[Obsidian]

Can we get the ability to un-alter items back to their original human/elf form?

 

[Obsidian]

Can we get a code for an 8th character slot?

 

[Obsidian]

Would it be possible to purchase an account code that let's you place a second house (up to 10x10) on an account?

 

[Heimi]

Will they ever allow items with single properties back into the new loot system?

 

[Speaking the Truth]

Why is anatomy and tactics not on the list for the 300 combat point change?

 

[Vexxed]

Can we get more information on the mechanics of how Reforging works ?? I don't see this as a short answer so perhaps a post on UO Hall or something? Examples pls!

Thx

 

[Tanivar]

From A&A #3

Kyronix: There are draw issues associated with the world building when increasing the size of the client window in the 2D/Classic Client. We've experimented with it, but unfortunately the results were not aesthetically pleasing. You can always come over to the dark side and switch to the EC.... *evil grin*

Since the code has been written to give a larger CC game window, can we see the increased size results for 1920x1080 or so on a test center setup? If the resulting graphics are no worse than the EC currently has, the larger game screen option for the CC would be worth it. Most polls show around half of UO's customers still prefer the CC and may well appreciate having the option even with lower quality graphics.

 

[Zeroh]

would be possible to make old melee templates viable? Not sampire, just plain warrior, paladin, samurai, etc...

 

[outcry]

Question to ask them, to help with a gold sink would they ever think to perhaps to have a House spot that us players could rent for 1 week so say perhaps we can redecorate a house or orginaze your house but need storage space to do it

 

[Aerodice]

Can we get an update to pirate and merchant ships? These are great fun to hunt but not worth the cost of ammunition with the current loot. Can we add more item variety and crew difficulty to these ships? It would be great to have a random chance of getting a ship full of imbuing ingredients or a complete dud filled with fruits and vegetables.

 

[Obsidian]

Question to the forum mods: will the Q&A be posted so we can see what the devs said in response to the questions?

 

[Storm]

Question to the forum mods: will the Q&A be posted so we can see what the devs said in response to the questions?

I will have a answer hopefully soon for you

 

[Storm]

Question to the forum mods: will the Q&A be posted so we can see what the devs said in response to the questions?

We are going to try we are getting the same audio as you ..keep in mind there is a lot here so may take a while to do

 

[Speaking the Truth]

Are the high seas ships going to be changed similar to houses so that in pvp an aggressor can not flee on to those, just like they can't in houses.

Also would about people being an aggressor from a house, is there any talk of making it so you would get ejected.

 

[Piotr]

Would it be possible to make a house inventory, so you don't have to open every chest, crate and backpack, to find that [insert item you know you have but can't remember where you stored]?