February 2004

From Ianstorm:

UO IanStorm is pleased to announce the 12th UOSC (UO StormChat) with EA:Origin. The topic for this month is General Discussion, so if you have a niggling question to ask, come prepared! In light of recent events and announcements, this is a great opportunity.

This chat will take place at 8pm CST (6pm PST, 9pm EST) TONIGHT in #UOSC. The Official US Central Time site, will assist in working out the time for your zone.

To access the network, you will need an IRC Client (like mIRC or Pirch) and use one of the following servers:

irc1.ianstorm.com

irc2.ianstorm.com

After a five year study, the Atalan Historian Arman Kharas has returned to the Moonglow Lycaeum to continue his research on the race. Arman has served as a consultant to the High Council of Britannia, and has just completed an intense survey of the old Shadow Collective Citadel in Nujel'm, the tomb of Tenebrous...and an intense search for the fabled Atalan Cathedral of Fury.

Arman can be found furthering his study at the Moonglow Lycaeum on Wednesday Nights, sporadically between 8-10pm under the Central Skies.

Various UO news sites have been reporting that something significant may happen tomorrow, Wednesday the 25th. Some sources are even reporting that Electronic Arts will be shutting down Origin Systems' office in Austin.

You can read the Stratics article here, which will refer you to their respective sources as well.

Discuss here.

According to the patch info screen, we received the following update today.

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We released a client patch on Tuesday, February 24, which contains the following changes:

Both the 2D and 3D Game Client

Character Transfer system support

Control+V will now “paste” copied text into the game client by default (including UNICODE text under some operating systems.)

Updated copyright date displayed by client to '2004'

Localization updates

If patched correctly, your current version should now be 4.0.2a for both the 2D and 3D clients.

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I have been waiting for the copy & paste ability for a while, so that is good to see. However, be afraid of localization. Be very afraid.

Hail, Citizens of Britannia!

85th Meeting of the High Council
The 85th Meeting of the High Council of Britannia will be held this evening, Monday, 23 February 2004, at 8:00 PM (CST) in the High Council Civic Center, Compassion Grove, Trammel (map). Items on the agenda this evening are: BKP Intelligence Division of BAF; Bregan D'Aerth removal of enemy of state status request; electoral college and appointments; tomes being left around Skara Brae and elsewhere; Goblin shrine in Cove; Darian Flight; Lore Denin; Ambassador of Vesper; Mayor of Jhelom; Lifestar's pilgrimage; High Court Charter rewrite; Article 9 amendment discussion. If you would like to add an item to this meeting's agenda, you may do so here.

Electoral College Assembly
Members of the Electoral College are requested to assemble in the Green Room at the High Council Civic Center to vote on the Seat of Chaos; the Seat of Order remains open as no applicants showed for the debate. Please arrive at 7:00 PM (CST) this evening (23 Feb 04) to cast your vote.

Order Seat Remains Open
The Seat of Order remains open and looking for applicants. If you wish to fill the Seat of Order, please fill out an application. The debate for the Seat of Order will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at 8:00 PM (CST) in the North Dining Room of Castle Britain in Britain, Trammel.

Thank you,


Ra'Dian Fl'Gith
Chancellor of Virtue
High Council of Britannia

After the debates for the seat of Chaos ended, a gate suddenly appeared and several Bloodrock Orcs poured out. They easily overwhelming Ra'Dian's one guard, leaving the Chancellor all but defenseless. Following the orcs were three mysteriously dressed men whose identities couldn't be recognized.

Thankfully though, Ra'Dian was prepared for such an event. Before the men could get to him, Ra'Dian managed to open a gate and flee to Felucca. The men appeared to follow him through the gate, but Ra'Dian was found later at his house and appeared to be fine.

Who the group was and their intentions for Ra'Dian are still not sure, but it is expected that it somehow had to do with the now missing Darian Flight.

The rise in attempts on the Chancellor's life have risen since the escape of Darian Flight. Books accusing the High Council of corruption and inciting people to riot have begun appearing at the Vesper, Minoc, Yew, and Skara Brae banks. Men with dark robes have been seen passing these books out. Military forces are suggested to shackle these men immediately before pursueing any sort of questioning.

People are suggested to be on the look out for any other strange activities.

I guess this is a serious question towards the community. If all you want is to engage in PvP, why roleplay at all? Is it because you are scared to engage with real PvP guilds like BC and FS! because they would loot your uber toys? What is it?

Why can't we govern ourselves? Lets think about it folks, the people we boot from our guilds for being problem causers seem to float from one guild to another. Each leader seeming to think that they are going to be the one that will connect with the reject.

Isn't it time we started doing something about this? For starters, how about we stop warring guilds like the 'Chaos Guard' who are in this for nothing but loot free fighting? How about the Shadows of the Council too while we are at it? These guilds are just filled with rejects from our own guilds that we booted out. Are we afraid to do this because we are afraid we too will lose members because they won't like not having the constant fighting?

Alot of these people have no intent of roleplaying. They come up with some generic statement that some half brained three year old could come up with. Its like this...

Q: Why are you in this town, sitting at this bank?

A: Cause we are trying to take it over and ummm... well, because people like us here.

Q: Well, isn't there more to a town than the bank?

A: The bank is where we fight, there isn't anyone elsewhere.

Q: Is that really roleplaying evil dudes?

A: Yea dude, we kill the HG dudes all the time.


Does that really sound like roleplaying? If it is, then I stand corrected and will step down off my soap box. Yet, if I am correct, why do we continue to let these types infest our community? It seems that alot of people think that the only way we can solve things now is the PvP.

So I guess the question to ask is, does this community want to be a roleplaying community, or a loot free fighting community? Its time for us to decide, because like Jakob said before, this community is hitting a crossroads. There is alot of interest out there in both new and old people coming into this community to roleplay. If they come and find us just sitting at the banks fighting, them I'm gonna say that many will not find us interesting very long.

Hail, Citizens of Britannia,

84th Meeting of the High Council
The 84th Meeting of the High Council of Britannia will take place this evening (Monday, 16 February, 2004) at 8:00 PM (CST) in the High Council Civic Center (map) in Compassion Grove near Yew upon the Trammel Facet.
(Add to the Agenda for this meeting.)

Electoral College Reminder
Members of the Electoral College are requested to meet at 7:00 PM (CST) in the Green Room upstairs in the High Council Civic Center to vote for their candidate of choice for Yew. (Yew Debate Transcript)

Applications for Chaos and Order Seats
Applications are still being taken for the Seats of Order and Chaos. (Apply here.)

Thank you,


Ra'Dian Fl'Gith
Chancellor of Virtue
High Council of Britannia

From Ethereal:

Got the February blahs? Haven't decided yet what to give your UO sweetie (or yourself!)for Valentines Day? Majestic Oaks Auction can provide a solution to both those problems! We have the items you are looking for and enough action to sweep away the blahs and keep you entertained for a couple of hours each week. Our staff loves to give gold away to our patrons for silly reasons; see if you can catch their eye and walk away with some extra cash!

As usual, we have a fine assortment of rewards, semi-rares, maps, nets, mibs, powerscrolls, jewelry, weapons and armor offerred for sale this week, as well as a few of the sought-after items that are much harder to find. How about a Wyrm's Heart, Brimstone, Obsidian, or a bottle of Beard Dye? If none of those catch your fancy, perhaps a blessed pair of Leprechaun boots is more your style?

All events start at 8 p.m. CST / 9 p.m. EST with gates from major banks 15 minutes prior to event time.
To see a full list of all items up for sale, or to answer any questions you may have, please go to www.uo-moa.net.

Come see what the buzz is all about!

The Majestic Oaks Team

Hail, Citizens of Britannia!

Announcing the Seats of Order and Chaos! By unanimous vote of the High Council of Britannia, two additional voting seats have been added to the High Council in the form of the Seats of Order and Chaos, joining the Seat of Balance presently held by Councilor Phoenix to form the Advocates of Philosophy. The purpose of these two new seats are to bring back into the lands of Britannia an understanding of the philosophy of Order as it was created by Lord British, and the philosophy of Chaos as created by Lord Blackthorn before his fall from grace. Beyond serving the people of Britannia by bringing the voice of those who strongly support Order or Chaos to the Council, the Councilors who are elected to these two seats will also be responsible for educating the peoples of Britannia about these two philosophies, showing that there is more to these philosophies than simply carrying a symbolic shield or fighting in a war of opinion.

Applications for the Seats of Order and Chaos
The applications for the Seats of Order and Chaos are available in the Applications File in the High Council information site. Applications for the Seat of Order will remain open until 5:00 PM (CST) on Tuesday, 17 February, 2004. Applications for the Seat of Chaos will remain open until 5:00 PM (CST) on Wednesday, 18 February, 2004.

Debate Schedule
Seat of Yew: 8:00 PM (CST) - Wednesday, 11 February, 2004
     Lower Court of the Yew Court, Yew, Trammel
Seat of Order: 8:00 PM (CST) - Tuesday, 17 February, 2004
     North Dining Room, Castle Britain, Britain, Trammel
Seat of Chaos: 8:00 PM (CST) - Wednesday, 18 February, 2004
     Second Floor Meeting Room, Castle Blackthorn, Britain, Trammel

Election/Electoral College Schedule
Seat of Yew: 7:00 PM (CST) - Monday, 16 February, 2004
Seats of Order and Chaos: 7:00 PM (CST) - Monday, 23 February, 2004
(Green Room, High Council Civic Center, Compassion Grove, Trammel)

Next 3 Meeting of the High Council
84) Monday, 16 February, 2004 at 8:00 PM (CST)
85) Monday, 23 February, 2004 at 8:00 PM (CST)
86) Monday, 1 March, 2004 at 8:00 PM (CST)
(High Council Civic Center, Compassion Grove, Trammel)


Thank you,


Ra'Dian Fl'Gith
Chancellor of Virtue
High Council of Britannia

Hail, Citizens of Britannia!

83rd Meeting of the High Council
The 83rd Meeting of the High Council will take place in the High Council Civic Center in Compassion Grove near Yew on the Trammel facet. It shall be held at 8:00 PM (CST) on Monday, 9 February, 2004, and is open to the public.

We ask you follow these simple rules: (1) If you have a question, comment, or issue to bring forth, please raise your hand at the appropriate juncture, and wait to be recognized by the Chancellor of the High Council. (2) When you are finished speaking, please let the Chancellor know you have concluded so that he may move to the next person or topic. (3) Please maintain decorum and an air of respect, regardless of how heated a discussion may get. (4) If you require the use of a hooded cloak for a legitimate purpose, be aware that the guards may ask you to identify yourself as you enter the meeting hall for the protection of the Councilors and participants present.

Electoral College Assembly Reminder
The Electoral College is requested to assemble prior to the High Council Meeting in the green meeting room upstairs at the Civic Center to vote on the Seat of Jhelom. The transcript of the debate for the Seat of Jhelom between Kreskin and Raven is available for review here.

Yew Debates
The Yew Debates are set for Wednesday, 11 February, 2004 at 8:00 PM (CST) in the lower court of the Yew Courts. All candidates are expected to attend. The application for the seat will remain open until 5:00 PM (CST) on the day of the debate, so there is still time to apply.

Thank you,


Ra'Dian Fl'Gith
Chancellor of Virtue
High Council of Britannia

From Gem:

Sunday February 8 at 7:00 p.m. EST will bring the next public net toss sponsored by the Fishing Council of Britannia (FCB). We meet at the Buccaneer’s Den dock (Trammel) and FCB brings a big pile of nets. If you don't know what happens when a net is tossed (or several) come and be prepared to be amazed (and maybe die!). The public is free to keep all loot they find. Feel free to bring any spare nets you may have lying around. Gates will be provided from the West Britain bank.

Hail, Citizens of Britannia,

The application for the Seat of Yew is available to be filled out in the public chambers of the High Council. Please feel free to fill out the application.

Debate Schedule: The debate will be held on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at 8:00 PM (CST) in the lower courthouse in the Yew Courthouse. All candidates who apply should plan on attending.

Vote: The vote will take place at an assembly of the Electoral College at the High Council Civic Center in the upstairs, green meeting room, on Monday, February 16, 2004 at 7:00 PM (CST) prior to that eve's meeting of the High Council.

Electoral College Reminder: Members of the Electoral College are requested to attend an assembly to vote on the Seat of Jhelom this coming Monday, February 9, 2004 at 7:00 PM (CST) prior to that eve's meeting of the High Council in the green meeting room.

Thank you,


Ra'Dian Fl'Gith
Chancellor of Virtue
High Council of Britannia

From Ethereal:

Majestic Oaks Auction has a bit of a problem this week: too much surplus gold! What can we do but give it away? This Wednesday and Thursday throughout both auctions there will be trivia questions for cash prizes in addition to our usual gold give-aways. Come help us out by taking some of this off our hands!

Of course we also have a great selection of items this week submitted by your fellow players. A quick look through the chests this week shows we have coming up for sale:
Reward robes, ankhs, coloured anvils and fishing nets; powerscrolls, dye tubs, statues and
flaming heads; ethereal mounts, weapons and jewelry of all kinds, a no-draw tile, a '97 Christmas Wristwatch, a Fishing Weight and Tattered Ancient Mummy Wrappings!

All events start at 8 p.m. CST / 9 p.m. EST with gates from major banks 15 minutes prior to event time.
To see a full list of all items up for sale, or to answer any questions you may have, please go to www.uo-moa.net.

We look forward to seeing you!

The Majestic Oaks Team

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Hail, Citizens of Britannia!

The 82nd Meeting of the High Council of Britannia will take place this evening (Monday, 2 February, 2004) at 8:00 PM (CST) in the High Council Civic Center at Compassion Grove (near Yew) on the Trammel facet.

Jhelom Debates
All candidates who have applied for the Seat of Jhelom are requested to attend a public debate at 8:00 PM (CST) in Jhelom this Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at Brothers At Arms just northwest of the Jhelom Dueling Pit; if you have applied, and have not heard back about your application, please attend anyway.

Thank you,


Ra'Dian Fl'Gith
Chancellor of Virtue
High Council of Britannia