If your shard is like the one I play on, PvP is on the decline. There dosent appear to be much coming from EA in getting people to come back to UO, so on our shard some of the hardcore PvPers have decided to take it upon themselves to try and inject some life into this dead horse called PvP.

To do that these guys have broken away from their current guild OPK and started a new guild One United World (OUW). This guild is for anyone that wants to learn to PvP, Spawn and survive the Felucca facite.

Now these guys are well know for not really giving a care for what anyone else outside their guild thinks. They have been know to grief the players they are now trying to attract and they have been know to scam people as well. As stated by one of them, PvP is dying and really the only option is to try and introduce more people to PvP. So these guys want to recant their old ways and start a guild that anyone can join and hopefully benefit from.

Many people have knocked the idea and said its purely a ruse for them to get some slaves to spawn for them. Well thats not likely, getting scrolls on our shard is not exactly a challenge especially when one of them completed another Rats solo that day.

Me I believe that they are on the right track and all I have got to loose from getting in and trying to help them is some time. Seeing as I see the benefit should these guys be on the level that I think my time is worth the investment for what it could achieve. So far so good.

We even had our first outting last night with the first four memebers of the guild. We even managed to beat OPK back 3 times before one member had to log and eventually we surrended the champ to OPK. So if your on the Oceania shard and want to try your hand at PvP, then give OUW a shot as this guild is for you.

For those that are interested in some easy insurance money, keep an eye out for these two chars of mine: Frogskin (Blue) and FrozenYoghurt (Red).

Cheers
Shane

In PvP battles anyone can ress anyone else and they are back into it within seconds.

Heres my fix for it:

It should be that every time you die in a PvP battle (which would have to be a time period or location), it takes more people to ress you.

So die once, any person can res you.
Die twice, two people have to res you
Die three times, three people have to res you.
Die ... you get the idea. Cap it at 5 or 6 maybe.

This answers all angles for requirements and puts the onus of the guild to keep each other alive.

A moment of brilliance I must say

Cheers
Shane

Posted on Stratics UHall: Draconi_EA

Helloooooo everybody!

Winterland is up and running, and more and more activities are coming online every day.

Here's what's happening right now:

* Britain decorated for the season! Snow, party favors, and more!
* Paint stations: Use any hue from 0 to 2000
* Pet Bonding and Spellweaving Gates
* Giant Holiday Tree: The decorations keep piling up!
* Wishlist: Leave three wishes behind as a memory of the shard. (Some, especially the selfless ones, may be answered!)
* Dance Floor with Live Band: A result of one of the wishes, a live band is playing some of Britannia's favorite songs.
* Tunnel of Love: Another wish, try " *kissing*" under the mistletoe for a stat reward
* Decorated the Winery for the U.Hall Party: The party is on the 20th, and the Winery's halls have been decked out There's an ice sculpture, speaker's stage, chairs, table decorations, spa, and functioning restrooms. There's a gate near the Holiday Tree in Britain
* UO Devs in the Pillory: A few of the people responsible for UO chained up in front of cannons, waiting for their just desserts. You can find this north of the Winery at Empath Abbey

More to come! Including Snowball Wars, a Fair... - stay tuned!

Activities Guide

Paint Stations
* Double click, target item, type in the hue you want
* 0: Bleach - returns to natural color
* 1: Pure black
* 1150, 1153: White, Bright White
* 1152: Glacial
* 1154 - 1179: Fun neons
* 1180's: Crazy...

Wishlist
* Double click, and type in a wish! It may or may not come true.
* Three wishes

Dance Floor with Live Band
* Turn on Music in the Options
* Walk onto the dance floor, wait for the band to rotate into the next song (may be a minute or two before you get caught in the rhythm.
* Popular favorite: Selim's Bar

Mistletoe
* Stand under the mistletoe, with someone else within one tile
* Say "*kiss*" or "*kisses*" or anything that starts with "kiss"
* You'll glow a bit and see a message at the bottom part of your screen, and get a 150 base stat change to either Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence
* You can only be the kisser once in a while (cooldown period)

Restrooms
* Walk inside the stall, sit down, wait for a little bit
* Drops food satiety in half
* Requires several hours before another attempt

Edited by Draconi_EA (12/17/07 12:08 PM)

Well it is time for another excellent podcast coming from UOPODCASTING.COM if I do say so myself.

In this podcast I have a small rant about EA and there disrespect to the UO community when it comes to this years Christmas gifts, or should I say last years gifts. Then I get onto another interview from one of our shards most notorious PvP guilds OPK. In this interview I speak to Petrify about a new guild he is starting with Draconius in an attempt to spark interest in PvP on our small shard as well as help those that have wanted to learn the thrill of defending a champ spawn and walking away with the scrolls and insurance money of the raiders.

So dont be shy, tune in your listening ears and listen another stella Ultima Online Podcast coming to you from the Gold Coast Australia.

Cheers
Shane

Opps did I say 2006, well you certainly would have thought it was if you play UO. Every year EA gives Christmas gifts to those active accounts that are 30 days or older when the gifts are given out. Well not this year, EA having laid off half or more of the development staff due to redundancies and the moving of the development studio to a location the other developers did want to move too has left the 10 year tradition as a joke this year.

Every year for 10 years EA has at least made an attempt to give something different and new  to its subscribers, but as another sign things are not all well at UO HQ, this year was an exact rehash of last years gifts except with the date changed to suit the year.

Image inside.

Posted at Stratics UHall: Draconi_EA

Current number of Rift Guardians by shard and facet.
Shard name: Felucca / Trammel

Atlantic: Success / Success
Catskills: Success / Success
Chesapeake: Success / Success
Great Lakes: Defeat / Success
Lake Superior: Success / Success
Legends: Defeat / Success
Siege Perilous: Defeat

Baja: Success / Success
Lake Austin: Defeat / Success
Napa Valley: Success / Success
Origin: Success / Success
Pacific: Success / Success
Sonoma: Success / Success

Oceania: Success / Success

Asuka: Success / Success
Hokuto: Success / Success
Izumo: Success / Success
Mizuho: Success / Success
Mugen: Success / Success
Sakura: Success / Success
Wakoku: Success / Success
Yamato: Success / Success

Formosa: Defeat / Success
Arirang: Success / Success
Balhae: Defeat / Success

Drachenfels: Success / Success
Europa: Success / Success

Posted at Stratics UHall: Draconi_EA

In response to: You see: a damaged moongate 
                     The magic of this gate is too chaotic, and cannot be dispelled 
                     (Tram and Fel ... mag gate on " saved " shards ) 
                     random landings... without a selection gump

Draconi_EA: One destination is not normal

Posted at Stratics UHall: Draconi_EA

In response to: Hehe, yes indeed!! I happened to go to the Magincia Trammel Gate on Oceania, and met the fellow! Obviously he was just relaxing and , I believe, distracted for a good while as well!

Anyway, his attention did return to UO in due course, and upon seeing me there, he hastily put a robe on, exclaiming "How Embarrassing!"

He decided that I had to die, and began a 5 second countdown, that oddly enough according to my journal, I actually counted down myself! Of course the inevitable happened at Zero, and I was blown to oblivion.
Draconi himself had disappeared, I ran off seeking a healer, was ressed then I returned to find not Draconi, but Andrew the Servant.
Andrew told me to forget about that other guy, and when I explained that the whole thing had cost me a good amount of insurance, he transported me to that weird place!!

I was going to try to negotiate with Andrew, you know, some sort of deal to keep the embarrassing photos of Draconi off the forum..I'd keep quiet on it for some sort of...err...bribe!! But he disappeared as well, so meh... Draconi, where's ya pants!!

Darocni: ...

            How embarassing.

Posted at Stratics UHall: Draconi_EA

In response to: Im guessing we can use ''rubble'' and other ''building materials'' like ''wood and ingots'' etc etc.......as trade-in for points towards the cities rebuild and points for your own contribution!!!

Kinda guessing the prize for rebuilding the city, will be with luck, another chance of a Rift pillars, etc,

Draconi_EA: Um, that would be a little fast, wouldn't it?
                  *distracts with a holiday shard*