[News] Test Center 1 Has Been Updated

[Hunters' Moon]

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Do you have ANY idea how this is going to affect siege PVP with the already current overpowered tamer bonding issue. Its just NOT right that not bola'ing tamers are going to have an even MORE powerful dragon than the ones that already blast you with 75+ points of damage from crazy spell casting and hits you for 50 damage!

Seriously HOW LONG is it going to be before this little oversight ever gets fixed? probalby not before giving tamers more power on siege.

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Risk Vs Reward. You can always go to Tram if you don't wanna get PeeKayyyed.

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[Frarc]

My Vendors sales will go to the roof soon. Because i'm one of the few who can make Belgium Chocolates!


*rummage trough chest to get secret Leonidas recipe*

 

[Belmarduk]

nice

 

[RaDian FlGith]

Has the issue with salvage bags destroying things that aren't salvagable been fixed yet? Or was that fixed last year? Or is it still an issue?

 

[Guest]

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by 12 secs on Strangle yall mean 12 ticks? like 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (that would be 22 seconds, no?)

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its 12 ticks now instead of 11 if thats what you're confused about
not 22

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yeah that's my point the patch notes should say 12 ticks not seconds hehe, because the way strangle is supposed to work is on ticks (or, the power of necro / 10 for a max power of 12, which does the 5...4...3, etc.)

 

[Guest]

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by 12 secs on Strangle yall mean 12 ticks? like 5, 4, 3, 2, 1; 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 (that would be 22 seconds, no?)

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its 12 ticks now instead of 11 if thats what you're confused about
not 22

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yeah that's my point the patch notes should say 12 ticks not seconds hehe, because the way strangle is supposed to work is on ticks (or, the power of necro / 10 for a max power of 12, which does the 5...4...3, etc.)

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[Guest]

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"Strangle should now be 12 seconds at 120 SS, instead of 11". Seems strange, if anything people have been asking for nerf of this. Why the buff?

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What the [censored]... they just BUFFED strangle? Are you kidding me?

 

[imported_TurboTimmy]

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"Strangle should now be 12 seconds at 120 SS, instead of 11". Seems strange, if anything people have been asking for nerf of this. Why the buff?

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What the [censored]... they just BUFFED strangle? Are you kidding me?

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I CANT AGREE MORE

Strangle is one of my least favorite things about this game. it is a crutch for players who need to have a constant advantage over their opponent. and against a mage its just plain annoying. I am almost forced to have chiv on all my chars or just be strangled constantly

THANKS SO MUCH FOR LONGER STRANGLE(Sarcasm for those with dim lightbulbs)


Out....

 

[Guest]

It's all look good and I look forward to see the effect of the runic changes on Siege, hopeful several crafters will wake up and start playing again. It will make it easier to make a 100% intensities even for low level runic and that is great.

I don't really like this one "NPCs now vocally acknowledge a BOD turnin", it may mean more crafters will get killed in town when turning in BODs and that will hurt young crafters. It is possible to kill players in town so I don't like this. It will also tells thives, that there may be goodies in the players bag.

 

[Kylie Kinslayer]

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Pictures someone? Some people are waiting for their payment to get in and are unable to play at the moment (meaning me ).

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Okay I have a couple pics not shown yet:

Ohhhh and they come in different colors too

Double click em and you get messages like:

You have been snuggled.
You feel warm and fuzzy.

Of course Im talking bout the Stuffy ones.. the buffed up drags would prob say "You shall now die!!"

 

[Guest]

(Known Issue: the new chocolates only appear on the Cooking menu in 2D)

*sniffle*

 

[Toguro]

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"Strangle should now be 12 seconds at 120 SS, instead of 11". Seems strange, if anything people have been asking for nerf of this. Why the buff?

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What the [censored]... they just BUFFED strangle? Are you kidding me?

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I CANT AGREE MORE

Strangle is one of my least favorite things about this game. it is a crutch for players who need to have a constant advantage over their opponent. and against a mage its just plain annoying. I am almost forced to have chiv on all my chars or just be strangled constantly

THANKS SO MUCH FOR LONGER STRANGLE(Sarcasm for those with dim lightbulbs)


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theres a number of counters to strangle, I already replied to another anti-necro person on the 2nd page

and no it wasnt "buffed" it was a bug fix as the formula for it was incorrect for 120 spiritspeak. 1 extra tick isnt enough to come up in arms and cry murder on stratics

 

[Guest]

Something is missing on that list.

When you turn in a colored BoD you WILL get a colored BoD back. That is what was said in a previous post.

My only question is normal leather a color?

 

[Theo_GL]

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TC1 has been updated with the following


Changed all Blacksmithing and Tailoring runic intensities. Runics will now better match up to higher end loot. Maximum intensities are now 100% for all tailoring and blacksmithy runics, minimums are as follows:
Blacksmithing:
Dull Copper: was 10, now 40
Shadow: was 20, now 45
Copper: was 25, now 50
Bronze: was 30, now 55
Gold: was 35, now 60
Agapite: was 40, now 65
Verite: was 45, now 70
Valorite: was 50, now 85
Tailoring:
Spined: was 20, now 40
Horned: was 30, now 45
Barbed: was 40, now 50
Increased chance for GM smiths to get a hued BOD: +20% at 110 skill, +40% at 120 skill
Increased chance of receiving a Valorite BOD
Large footwear BODs should now be available in hues
BODs now have a 10 second wait time between turnins
NPCs now vocally acknowledge a BOD turnin


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Ok, let me respond here publicly regarding these changes. Some of my opinions I will get flamed for here but I have what is best for the game in mind.

<u>Increase in Colored Bod Percentages</u>
Much needed and a good change. Can't acurately test cause no completed bod books on TC1 but percentages look like a nice bump. Getting more Val runic bods is a good thing too.

<u>Bod Turn in Timer</u>
This is dumb. The idea is likely to try to 'stall' people who turn in alot via scripting or whatever. Bottom line - scripts will adjust to timer and those players are not at the computer so it doesn't matter if its a 5 second or 50 second timer. Their script can turn them in all day long. I only have a few hrs to play and I put them in books of 100. Waiting 10 seconds between them will drive me nuts. Don't hurt the honest players. If you want to curb scripting - curb the number of turn ins per smith to 100 a day or something. Not a timer.

<u>Runic Intensity Change</u>
Ok, I campaigned for this change for A LONG TIME. I am VERY happy to see it in play - but Wilki went too high on the intensities. You do need a bump to make low end runics worthwhile - but you should still need high end runics to make 100% items. A Bronze Hammer with EX and Arms Lore bonus *can* make a Lightning 50%, HLD 50% SSI 30, DI 40 weapon. Thats too powerful from a bronze runic. I would propose the following range changes:

<u>Current Change Proposed</u>
Dull Copper 40-100%
Shadow: 45 -100%
Copper: 50-100%
Bronze: 55-100%
Gold: 60-100%
Agapite: 65-100%
Verite: 70-100%
Valorite: 85-100%

<u>Theo's Proposed Ranges</u>
Dull Copper 40-70%
Shadow: 45 -70%
Copper: 50-80%
Bronze: 55-80%
Gold: 60-90%
Agapite: 65-90%
Verite: 70-100%
Valorite: 85-100%

<u>Current Proposed</u>
Spined: 40 -100%
Horned: 45 - 100%
Barbed: 50 - 100%

<u>Theo's Proposed</u>
Spined: 40 - 80%
Horned: 45 - 90%
Barbed: 60 - 100%

This is a bit more realistic and still means you need to get high end runics to get the max intensity rolls. A spined kit can still make a 120 luck 16% LRC piece. As it is proposed a spined kit could make a 140 luck 20% lrc item. Thats over the top for a spined kit.

I do really really really like this change to make all runics worthwhile again, however, its a bit over the top. Scale it back a bit and its fair. Otherwise, you might as well just give everyone Fireball 50, HLD 50, SSI 30, DI 40 weapons in their bank boxes.

Thanks for all the hard work here devs! Lots of good stuff in here!

 

[Antion_Vallin]

I too am curiouse about the new dragon. I'd also like to see it mountable (flying animation while mounted or running) and require 120 <u>real</u> Taming. Danced the "Death Robe Limbo" in Destard on TC1 yet haven't seen anything different.


Would like an (invincible) option or something to angry critters them from targeting me in TC.

 

[imported_Krystal]

WHY DO WE NEED A BUFFED DRAGON!! u kidding me? this gotta be a joke! if u want to keep buffing up monsters and player pets u better start buffing up us players and giving us some higher resist and stats. seriously this is ridiculous.
so what they cant ride a mount most tamers have ninja!

omg i cant believe you are putting in something so stupid! like we need anything stronger then a cu! we already own monster with reg pets why put a "god like" animal in the game that can be tamed

grrr *shakes head*

Krystal-sp

 

[Guest]

Hi,

Im totally with you Theo.
Intensities is to high and I back you up with your proposed intensities.

I tried to show why its to high in a post when Wilki brought the changes up a few months ago.

It so little chance to get the properties you want so I would say that of the 10 best weapons that will be made in the coming weeks , at least 8 will be from Bronze-Gold hammer.

Ofcourse I will accept whats currently on TC if devs want to make sure that all people can make good weapons relatively and not maniacs that have the highest runics.

Regards
The Scandinavian

 

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Krystal, if you are seriously worried about this super-dragon, please, please make a char on TC1 and I'll let you play with mine for however long it takes for you to get a feel for its strengths &amp; weaknesses.

It's burst damage is WELL below what's put out by a rune beetle/mare or bake kit/beetle combo and it's almost painfully slow.

You can still *easily* outrun the dragon even on foot eg dismount/tamer style (tested). You can still hang it up on houses, terrain, etc. and since it uses all five control/follower slots, it also requires that I be on foot or in ninja form.

To be perfectly honest, in pvp I think it's really only likely to be used for house hiders and taking down cu sidhes in choke points.

I'm completely serious, if you or any of the regular SP posters/players really want to, I'll let you play with my super-dragon. If you anything are like the pvpers who were willing to road test it, you will lose your fear of the thing especially now that it seems to have been adjusted to reflect our feedback.

If you want a real challenge, I'll even let you play with my pre-nerf super-dragon for contrast.

This Dragons buffed on TC1 thread is long, but it does contain the info/feedback from me, from Al Thorin and at least one of the pvpers (Winder) who helped road test it before it was tweaked. My thanks to the Devs for listening.

Just PM me if you're up for it.

~Nico~

 

[Kaj]

Just a small question: will it also be easier to get better bods at legendary tailor, or will that still be the same?

 

[Stigmatas]

Yea, seriously, you would think after 5 years people would learn to adapt to necro templates. Some, Pvp'ers will cry over anything though it seems.

Necro is a skill. A support skill at that. My advice to 'em would be go make a NECRO and learn to play it, then realize all the advantages and disadvantages to that template instead of crying nerf all the time.

People have whined for years about freakin potions. Been in game forever. Go make an alchemist and use em yourself. Or buy em. Thinking is hard.

 

[Piotr]

I've been hunting for pink and purple bunnies and I wonder how many hues of pink they come in and what the purple looks like. Is it EV purple?

Here are some of those I've seen sofar:

 

[Guest]

Hi,

they havent said anything about the tailor bods.
I would say that its no change for tailor bods because its incredible easy to get good bods already,compared to smith bods ofcourse.
I would say that its easier to get and fill all bods needed for a barbed kit than it is for any hammer above Bronze.


Regards
The Scandinavian

 

[imported_ParadoxUO]

one thing i dont understand...

a necro attacks... we use apple to counter the debuffs/offense.
he is using 240 max skill points.
we can only use the apple once.

a warrior attacks... we use potions to counter the dmg/poison.
he is using 240 max skill points.
we can use potions... much faster than apples.

why is it different?


about the changes... they posted... and they delivered. beat that!

 

[chitrani]

Am i buggy?

I've been to the waterfall twice, I'm currently stuck. Some of the land tiles seem raised up but I don't see a park area? Has something gone wrong?

Chitrani

 

[imported_Duku]

* Happy *

 

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Runic Intensity Change
Ok, I campaigned for this change for A LONG TIME. I am VERY happy to see it in play - but Wilki went too high on the intensities. You do need a bump to make low end runics worthwhile - but you should still need high end runics to make 100% items. A Bronze Hammer with EX and Arms Lore bonus *can* make a Lightning 50%, HLD 50% SSI 30, DI 40 weapon. Thats too powerful from a bronze runic. I would propose the following range changes:


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I do not agree with you here. Yes you can make a Lightning 50%, HLD 50% SSI 30, DI 40 weapon but not from a bronze runic, you need min a gold hammer to get 4 Properties and alot of luck to get all 100%
With a Dull and Shadow, there will be Max 2 Properties so not that overpowered.

Now thing may be different on normal shards but on Siege this will help our crafters and make PvP more fun, when we do not have insurance.

 

[Guest]

Strangle was always supposed to have 12 ticks if you follow the formula they have at UO.com and corpse skin is far more overpowering than strangle imo, because corpse skin works exactly the same way as long as you can successfully cast it (100% at 60 necro, same effect as 120 necro; -15 fire, -15 poison). You have to have 105 necro for strangle to be viable in PvP (100%). I'd say that's fair. And besides apples, any good chiv dexxer can take care of a necro, plus there are talismans as well.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Draconi!

As a necro-themed follow-up, the UO Playguide page on necro has some great up-to-date information regarding Strangle and Blood Oath, but Corpse Skin is incorrect: http://guide.uo.com/skill_49.html

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Effect: Inflicts necrosis upon the skin of the Necromancer or another target, making them more resistant to poison, cold and physical damage, but extremely vulnerable to fire. Duration in Seconds = (Caster's Spirit Speak - Target's Resist) ÷ 2.5 + 40


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The description should suggest more resistant to physical and cold (+10 to each), and extremely vulnerable to fire and poison (-15 each) (with no effect to energy).

 

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Runic Intensity Change
Ok, I campaigned for this change for A LONG TIME. I am VERY happy to see it in play - but Wilki went too high on the intensities. You do need a bump to make low end runics worthwhile - but you should still need high end runics to make 100% items. A Bronze Hammer with EX and Arms Lore bonus *can* make a Lightning 50%, HLD 50% SSI 30, DI 40 weapon. Thats too powerful from a bronze runic. I would propose the following range changes:


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I do not agree with you here. Yes you can make a Lightning 50%, HLD 50% SSI 30, DI 40 weapon but not from a bronze runic, you need min a gold hammer to get 4 Properties and alot of luck to get all 100%
With a Dull and Shadow, there will be Max 2 Properties so not that overpowered.

Now thing may be different on normal shards but on Siege this will help our crafters and make PvP more fun, when we do not have insurance.

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Doesnt DI 40% come with natural smithing and armslore.

50% lightning
50% HLD
30% SI

I nearly matched that on the bronze on test center.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU. IT was well into swing 600 or so. Just because you have the chance, the RNG is still controling you.

 

[slasherofveils]

swing 600 on a 35 charge hammer? so that was 17 bronze runics burned, not overpowered imo, though I believe bronze is the best runic attainable from a sbod


Anyway on the other side of things, anyone check out one of the newly buffed ancient wyrms yet? And I wonder how it will effect the paragon ones (I have the feeling the only answer to para AW's will be ooOOoOoOooOoo)

 

[imported_ChrissayEAMythic]

I'm glad you all like the Pink Bunnies and the Stuffy Animals!!!!!

 

[Frarc]

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I'm glad you all like the Pink Bunnies and the Stuffy Animals!!!!!

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We are all kids when we get new toys!

We just not all easy to please!

 

[Righteous1]

Blackrock elementals will not be a factor in your Valentine's Day mining activities

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What does mining have to do with the Valentine's Day and will the Blackrock Elementals return after the Valentine event?

Righteous

 

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I'm glad you all like the Pink Bunnies and the Stuffy Animals!!!!!

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I lubs demz.

 

[Millie]

I went to see the new park at the Large Waterfall above Justice. The park is nice. Not sure if I like the bridge across the waterfall, ruines the prettness of the Waterfall and I can't seem to use The bridge, I just bounce off it, Still It's worth going to go see.

 

[Guest]

The bridge should work fine on TC - on all the other servers, the server doesn't think there's a bridge there yet, so it won't let you cross (If anyone has problems with it on TC, let us know!)

 

[TheGwy]

Can you post a picture of what pink and purple is? saw the screenshot above and they all looked purple to me, just wondering what do people call pink and what do people call purple

Thank You

 

[Guest]

Its not about getting "PeeKayyyed" how you call it and "risk vs reward". Its about pvp and how boring it is when you just get bola'd from your mount and munched with one bite. The attacker can then transform into an animal to run fast without useing another slot and summon the pet with his pet ball.

 

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Its not about getting "PeeKayyyed" how you call it and "risk vs reward". Its about pvp and how boring it is when you just get bola'd from your mount and munched with one bite. The attacker can then transform into an animal to run fast without useing another slot and summon the pet with his pet ball.

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Agree here.

also on top of the fact that there's no Trammel on Siege. LOL!

 

[chitrani]

Ok Jeremy, I must be really buggy.

I'm on TC1. At a Waterfall north of Justice Shrine. I don't see any bridge at all?
Or a park

But I keep getting stuck on things, and some tiles appear to be over my head.

Am I the only one having this problem? I'm going to log and reboot and hope it fixes itself.

Chitrani

 

[Guest]

Have you patched your client? What version are you running?

 

[Guest]

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Double click em and you get messages like:

You have been snuggled.
You feel warm and fuzzy.

Of course Im talking bout the Stuffy ones..

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I have double clicked all four types of Stuffies, and do not get any messages.

 

[Guest]

Were you inside your house?

 

[Guest]

A quick guide to enjoying the snuggly power of your Stuffy Animal

* Take your stuffy home
* Note your current fatigue - are you tired, exhausted? Do you need some furry friendship?
* Double-click your stuffy
* You'll receive a message stating you feel snuggled!
* Your fatigue will be refreshed at a certain percentage (this is based off the type of stuffy, and the rarity of the hue)
* Five minute cooldown before you can reuse it

 

[chitrani]

Jeremy,

Thanks for the quick reply.
I think I have ? I've done everything short of rebooting the pc.
It says I am running 6.0.5.0 (Patch 63)
Is that wrong?
I am running Windows Vista, Which I am suspecting might be the culprit

I'm going to check on the hubbies machine, since he is running XP. I'll let you know if that fixes me.

Chitrani

 

[kennykilleduo]

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A quick guide to enjoying the snuggly power of your Stuffy Animal

* Take your stuffy home
* Note your current fatigue - are you tired, exhausted? Do you need some furry friendship?
* Double-click your stuffy
* You'll receive a message stating you feel snuggled!
* Your fatigue will be refreshed at a certain percentage (this is based off the type of stuffy, and the rarity of the hue)
* Five minute cooldown before you can reuse it

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You are truly Blackrock infected...He's fallen off his rocker now , or did you infect Chrissay?

 

[Guest]

*blinks* Drac, with all due respect, if I get caught hugging a "stuffy" pony on Siege... I just don't know.

 

[imported_Skrag]

Yeah, so, which dragons are buffed and can I tell them from normal? I'd rather you buffed them all than left me needing to take a hit before I know what I'm facing.

 

[Guest]

Replying to my own post because...

It doesn't look like super-dragon was tweaked after all because I've tamed a super dragon today with 930hp after tame. If hit points are part of the firebreath damage calculation, that's really gonna smart.

Anyone wanna help me test it again?

 

[Guest]

Chitrani, the most recent patch is 6.0.6.0 - you're a patch behind.