Although Pub 109 could technically be up to 5 weeks away (if they wait until July 31 to release it), it could be released as soon as next week. That said, I've logged on to test a few times to test a few pets and templates (not relating to any publish) and I haven't noticed anything new.
I know the "big thing" is the EM tool which doesn't apply to anyone actually playing but the other things that I remember seeing was for a "revamp to the quest screen to make it easier for future quests" that doesn't appear to actually be in yet (with under 5 weeks to go). They also mentioned setup for new items for Halloween etc and I don't see anything available to be tested. They also mentioned 23 year anniversary items (which should come out in Sept) that I haven't seen even the slightest hint of those on test.
So is it just me or is there very little to judge publish 109 by right now? For all intents and purpose, they could simply just tweak whatever EM tools they already had (or do nothing) and since 99% of the population isn't an EM we would never know so the only thing to judge Pub 109 on is the other stuff we will actually see (which currently is nothing on TC1).
I'm hoping someone else actually has some insight on Pub 109 because right now I feel like this is exactly what happens right before I take an extended leave from UO; they go almost a year without any real new content and everything gets to be too repetitive for me.
Quest screen that was proposed for Pub 109 versus what's actually in TC1 today.
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I know the "big thing" is the EM tool which doesn't apply to anyone actually playing but the other things that I remember seeing was for a "revamp to the quest screen to make it easier for future quests" that doesn't appear to actually be in yet (with under 5 weeks to go). They also mentioned setup for new items for Halloween etc and I don't see anything available to be tested. They also mentioned 23 year anniversary items (which should come out in Sept) that I haven't seen even the slightest hint of those on test.
So is it just me or is there very little to judge publish 109 by right now? For all intents and purpose, they could simply just tweak whatever EM tools they already had (or do nothing) and since 99% of the population isn't an EM we would never know so the only thing to judge Pub 109 on is the other stuff we will actually see (which currently is nothing on TC1).
I'm hoping someone else actually has some insight on Pub 109 because right now I feel like this is exactly what happens right before I take an extended leave from UO; they go almost a year without any real new content and everything gets to be too repetitive for me.
Quest screen that was proposed for Pub 109 versus what's actually in TC1 today.
Versus