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the Destroyer speaks
*gets out his shears*
No, seriously, let's organize and prune.
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Q: How can the events over the last two years be organized?
A: I'd divide it into four sections:
* KR Announcement plotline
* Old plotline, setup for major world changes for KR
* New plotline
* Filler
You can consider a new plotline started *now* (though I'll include the events of Magincia.) The old plotline basically supported major worldbuilding changes (Haven, Blood Dungeon, etc), and was split between many different peoples' efforts - hence multiple story branches and differing events.
The new live events team is a subset of the live design team, and we've established a unified goal around this event arc,
featuring one final epic event at the end in a few months.
Now, admittedly, the new plotline is very much related to the old one, just as most previous arcs had some influence from the past ones. The old plotline can be considered backstory for this one.
A key difference in our production will be maintaining a single thread to the plotline, and tying up loose ends from last year. I believe there'll still be a lot of freedom and fun in the event, even if it's more linear, with coming changes to certain game systems.
Meanwhile, for those looking for the overarching "hand" that's been causing all the chaos of last year, they're here. Kronos unleashed them. More info soon. Everything else can be seen as their machinations from afar, or their followers'.
Part of the goal for the Live Events page on uo.com is to actually organize this sort of information and make it easy for players to jump into the events without reading half a book's worth of fiction and forum posts. Stay tuned!
Q: Will previous events have influence on the new plotline?
A: Yes. In fact, as mentioned above, the current plotline will at the least tie together everything but the filler events, and it'll do it pretty quickly.
Q: When is the next "major" content addition for the event arc?
A: Publish 52
Q: Will anything be happening until Pub 52?
A: Yes, the rift in Moonglow will continue to present problems and opportunities.
Expect weekly or bi-weekly changes.
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