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Quintin Flynn Adventurer
Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 27
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:02 pm Post subject: After nearly 8 years, I'm finally starting to play UO. |
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I've always favored the Rolyplay side of UO, over the Go-out-and-do-stuff-to-get-money side. As a result, I don't know much about the inner workings of some things. However, I've started going to dungeons and other typical PvM stuff and I'm enjoying it. But, there are a lot of things I still don't fully understand. Rather than pretending I know what the heck I'm doing, I'm asking for help. I've checked Stratics, but a lot of that information is really dated. And the UO help is no help at all.
Can I have two houses on one account?
Where does everyone get all these artifacts?
How do people get so many millions of gold?
Why do resists cap at 70?
If I get one skill up to 120, does that mean another skill can only be 80?
I'll probably think of more questions as I play, but any information in this regard will be very much appriciated. _________________ When asked of the future...
The foolish man worries of impending tragedy.
The wise man accepts what he can not change.
The stubborn man attempts to dam the River of Life.
Quintin Flynn laughs and sneaks off with the foolish man's purse. |
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audrina Lore Keeper
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 758 Location: NY
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Hi there. I'm just like you except I still don't pay attention much to the inner workings of UO, I just RP and do the occasional battle. Game mechanics aren't my thing but if you need help learning how to RP having a baby, I could give you some tips for sure.
To my knowledge, which mind you could be VERY wrong....
You can't have two houses on one account.
You get arties from player vendors like luna or something, that's where i got mine...or fighting in some dungeons or something.
People have so much gold because they either sell stuff or buy it with RL money or the conventional killing things all day, but that's overrated.
Um..couldn't tell you anything about resists.
And no clue about templates or caps either.
I hope I helped
PM me or ICQ me, maybe we could learn together hahaha _________________ Darrien_Church: he asked what was the church of england based on
Darrien_Church: so I raise my hand and go "The lustful loins of Henry the VIII"
Darrien_Church : apparently not the right answer
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Tay Thormear Lore Master
Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 1219 Location: Canada
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: After nearly 8 years, I'm finally starting to play UO. |
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Quintin Flynn wrote: | Can I have two houses on one account?
Where does everyone get all these artifacts?
How do people get so many millions of gold?
Why do resists cap at 70?
If I get one skill up to 120, does that mean another skill can only be 80?
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One house, one account -that's it.
Arti's can be found in: Doom (Gauntlet) where you go to a series of rooms and fight monsters etc.. Then inside Anti Virtue dungeons you can get some other artis, not as helpful or popular as Doom Artis though. You can also buy them like Auddy said.
People can either buy gold IRL or hunt. It's extremely easy to make gold now a days. Compared to years ago, it's very easy to hunt and sell items etc to make gold.
Resists cap at 70 because UO made them that way
You can have up to 6 skills at 120 if your account is...(thinks) 4-5 years old? Each year you get +5 skill points additional to your over all points. Up until 720. |
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audrina Lore Keeper
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 758 Location: NY
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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And that's why I married him... _________________ Darrien_Church: he asked what was the church of england based on
Darrien_Church: so I raise my hand and go "The lustful loins of Henry the VIII"
Darrien_Church : apparently not the right answer |
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Teh Glouris Lrod Kujabis Transcendent Spammer
Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 5740
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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I'll drop some comments. If I say nothing, beo got it right
One house, yes, but some people still have more than one from days long past. So if you hear about people having more than one, it WAS possible, but is no longer.
There are some 'quasi-artifacts' that come from ilshenar paragons and from an artifact program in Tokuno that is not currently running. Beo got the rest right.
People also exploit and dupe and all sorts of other naughy things for gold. They deleted 15,000,000,000,000 in duped gold last year, and there is still plenty more out there from what I hear. Some individuals have entire houses dedicated to holding checks because the bank can only hold 125 mil checks.
Resists cap at 70 because if they capped at 100, it would be 100% reduction of damage and everyone would be literally invincible. Also, energy caps at 75 for elves, not 70.
As for skills, you don't NECESSARILY need to drop a skill to 80 to raise one to 120, but depending on how old your account is (as beo said, your total raises to 720 at 4year vent, 5 points per year prior to that... so 1year = 705, 2 = 710, so on. it does not go over 720, however, no matter how old your account is.) If you want to raise a lot of skills over GM though, you'll need to start dropping others. I've heard of many 6x120 templates. I used to run insanity like 120, 110, 110, 110, 110, 80 80. It works depending on what you want to do.
If you'd like help on a template, give us some skills (or just a general concept of what you want to play) and we can give you some ideas. |
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Jaedra Sage
Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 500
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:11 am Post subject: |
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If it makes you feel better, not knowing how to play anymore is why my poor account sits unused. I miss the simpler time when if the weappy was a vanquish, it was leet *grumble* _________________
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Temptation Waits Adventurer
Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 61
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:04 am Post subject: |
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I miss gm armor and pvp was based more on skill than items. _________________ "Three can keep a secret if two of them are dead."
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Teh Glouris Lrod Kujabis Transcendent Spammer
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:52 am Post subject: |
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Agreed. |
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Quintin Flynn Adventurer
Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 27
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:14 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the help, your answers were basically what I was expecting. Except....
audrina wrote: | Game mechanics aren't my thing but if you need help learning how to RP having a baby, I could give you some tips for sure. |
I'm flattered, but I don't even know you. Maybe we could get together sometime and get to know each other. Then, we can think about that kind of stuff. But for now, I'd like to take it slow. _________________ When asked of the future...
The foolish man worries of impending tragedy.
The wise man accepts what he can not change.
The stubborn man attempts to dam the River of Life.
Quintin Flynn laughs and sneaks off with the foolish man's purse. |
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Ceinwyn ab'Arawn Transcendent Spammer
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
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You should have heard her in guild chat when we were delivering the baby. She probably learned more than she did in health class. |
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audrina Lore Keeper
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 758 Location: NY
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:37 am Post subject: |
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haha...UO teaches me RL lessons everyday. Now when I get pregnant I'll think back on all the tips Merci and Cein gave me....who needs college. _________________ Darrien_Church: he asked what was the church of england based on
Darrien_Church: so I raise my hand and go "The lustful loins of Henry the VIII"
Darrien_Church : apparently not the right answer |
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Tay Thormear Lore Master
Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 1219 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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audrina wrote: | haha...UO teaches me RL lessons everyday. Now when I get pregnant I'll think back on all the tips Merci and Cein gave me....who needs college. |
Not you because you ask half of your UO friends for answers!!
But ya Quint, if you need help with templates or just general question on Armor/Weapon mods, feel free to ask. It took me a while to figure out what all the mods ment and were good for. |
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Quintin Flynn Adventurer
Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 27
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject: Re: After nearly 8 years, I'm finally starting to play UO. |
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Beowulf wrote: | Then inside Anti Virtue dungeons you can get some other artis, not as helpful or popular as Doom Artis though. |
What are Anti Virtue dungeons? _________________ When asked of the future...
The foolish man worries of impending tragedy.
The wise man accepts what he can not change.
The stubborn man attempts to dam the River of Life.
Quintin Flynn laughs and sneaks off with the foolish man's purse. |
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Toni McStravick Seasoned Veteran
Joined: 25 Feb 2006 Posts: 467
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Anti-virtues dungeons are those that directly oppose a virtue...Dungeons would include Despise, Deceit,Destard, Hythloth, Wrong, Shame, Covetous I know missed one or two _________________ Lady Toni McStravick-Skyfire
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss |
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audrina Lore Keeper
Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 758 Location: NY
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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Stupid light bringer. _________________ Darrien_Church: he asked what was the church of england based on
Darrien_Church: so I raise my hand and go "The lustful loins of Henry the VIII"
Darrien_Church : apparently not the right answer |
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