Age of Shadows Launch Gift

[JeanPaul]

As Sunsword promised (and after several weeks of brainstorming on the message boards with Vex and the team), we would like to offer an in-game gift as a way of showing our appreciation for all those players who've made this one of the busiest times in UO's history, as well as a way of offering something out of consideration for anyone who’s gone through a revert or other problem caused by the high traffic during the Age of Shadows launch.

The gift will consist of two parts, and will be distributed per character, not per account. This means each character will receive Item #1 and Item #2 (see below). The actual date for these gifts has not yet been decided, but players should expect to see these come to the game in one of our upcoming publishes (basically, once we’re out of immediate bug-fixing mode).

Item #1
For the first item, players can choose one of the following things:
tunic
surcoat
jester suit
sash
robe
plain dress
fancy dress
kilt
skirt
half apron
full apron
sandals
shoes
boots
thigh boots
cloak
rose (for those who would prefer not to choose a wearable)
Next, the player will be able to choose from a selection of inscriptions to engrave on the item, which will include the character’s name.

Lastly, the player will be able to select a hue for the item from a selection of unusual hues. Choose wisely, because the item cannot be dyed once selected!

This item (Item #1) will be blessed, and will be transferable between characters.

Item #2
In addition to whatever they choose for Item #1, each character will be able to choose from the following:
A scroll good for +5 to any skill of the player’s choice (This will act as an immediate 5 point skill gain in any skill. It will not raise a skill over its current skill cap.)
A scroll good for +5 to their stat cap
These items will be usable only once, and the effects will be permanent. These scrolls will be non-transferable, meaning it will only work for the original character who claimed it.

Remember, each character will get two gifts! Item #1 can be traded, but Item #2 will only work for the claiming character, and will be consumed on use.[hline]Ride to live, Live to ride...

[odium]

said:

JeanPaul, 13 Mart 2003 20:12 tarihinde demiş ki:
A scroll good for +5 to any skill of the player’s choice (This will act as an immediate 5 point skill gain in any skill. It will not raise a skill over its current skill cap.)

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[Anason]

buda başka bir güzellik;
In reply to:
Hmm will only AoS upgraded accounts be able to collect the gifts or will everyone (including those of us who did not upgrade all accounts from LBR to AoS)?
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These gifts are not just for AoS-enabled accounts. Everyone was affected, and we want every player to know that we appreciate their patience and support. You'll be eligible for these gifts even if you haven't yet upgraded to Age of Shadows.
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Sannio
Online Content Coordinator, UO
Origin Systems

[JeanPaul]

Sannio (Online Content Coordinator, UO) answered questions about the +5 stat scroll announced as an upcoming AOS gift in the MyUO Boards UO Discussions Forum. The questions revolved around whether the +5 stat scroll gift would add to existing Champion Spawn stat scrolls, and how.


In reply to:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------So then if we use a +5 Stat Scroll now, and get a +20 Stat Scroll in the future, would the maximum still be 255, or would using the +20 Scroll later negate that and stop at 250?
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The short of it: The existing champion spawn stat scrolls aren't cumulative, but the new +5 bonus scroll is. If you have both champion spawn stat scrolls and a +5 stat scroll gift, I would recommend using the +5 stat scroll gift after you've determined that character won't be using any more champion spawn stat scrolls.

The longer version: Think of the champion spawn stat scrolls not so much as "+5," "+10," "+15," "+20," and "+25" but instead as "new cap of 230," "new cap of 235," "new cap of 240," "new cap of 245," and "new cap of 250," respectively.

Think of the new "+5" stat scroll literally as a "+5 bonus to your stat cap."

This means if your current cap is at 225 and you use the +5 stat scroll gift, you maximum possible stats cap will go up to 230. Then using a champion spawn stat scroll of +20 will change your stat cap to 245--remember, a +20 stat scroll is actually a.k.a. a "new cap of 245."

If your timetable and resources allow, my recommendation would be to first use your champion spawn stat scrolls, and then--once you feel you won't be using any more champion stat scrolls on that character--use the +5 stat scroll gift scroll.

And, of course, the best bonus can come into play if you've already used a +25 stat scroll to achieve a 250 stat cap and then use the +5 stat scroll gift to exceed the normal limit and achieve a 255 stat cap.

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Sannio
Online Content Coordinator, UO
Origin Systems[hline]Ride to live, Live to ride...

[JeanPaul]

Sannio (Online Content Coordinator), gave an interesting answer on the UO boards in this thread, regarding the eligibility of the AoS gifts. This is what he said:

These gifts are not just for AoS-enabled accounts. Everyone was affected, and we want every player to know that we appreciate their patience and support. You'll be eligible for these gifts even if you haven't yet upgraded to Age of Shadows.
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Sannio
Online Content Coordinator, UO
Origin Systems[hline]Ride to live, Live to ride...

[mono]

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