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Scott Jennings

SUNSWORD’S CATAPULT [Author: lum]

Well, the other shoe has dropped. Items in houses that are not locked down will decay (a polite term for “going away”). According to Origin’s update, items in locked down containers will not decay. However, the code that’s currently in place on Test Center is actually decaying items

WE’LL HAVE TO NUKE THE SHARD FROM ORBIT - IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE [Author: wirehead]

Adrick comments on the new Stockpile Ticket System: I am very upset about this ticket thing. I dont care if it’s a one time deal. I have never kept stuff for no other reason than I could – apparently OSI is now saying thank you to all those players who

PRINT THIS OUT AND LAUGH AT IT IN A YEAR [Author: wirehead]

From the COB UO2 devboard, where St. Twister is trying to impress everyone with his mad h00kupz: “To be honest I’m not going to be posting exploits for the game.” In other news, Dan Quayle was named Secretary of Education, Bill Clinton admitted he had a problem with “that

WHY DOES EVERY EQ ZONE HAVE “RO” IN IT? [Author: wirehead]

Got word of this. I suspect the new zone is obscenely difficult, a la the Plane of Fear, so mere mortals will have to just wait for screenshots to ogle. === The test server has a new option where you can download the Temple of Solusek Ro the EverQuest team will

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM [Author: wirehead]

Taking a break from posting revisionist versions of Ultima history, Dr. TwisTer posted the doc sent to smurfs about the new Trash-Ticket Barrels. Interesting line in it (emphasis mine): Trash Barrels and Trash Cans will temporarily become ticket Barrels until the item decay changes are published. Grab your anatomy,

GIMME SOME PHOENIX ARMOR TO GO! [Author: lum]

My S00perSpies sent me this, with word that it’s already in place on Test Center, and soon to be implemented on a shard near YOU! — OSI wants to reduce item count, so they are implementing a reward system. This might be a new feature, or it might be a

YES, HE REALLY DID A THESIS ON UO [Author: wirehead]

Check out “Online migrations in a virtual gaming setting” by Christian Cardozo-Chandler of New Zealand. Pretty neat stuff… it’s rare that our little milieu is taken so seriously (well, outside of my Posting-Real-Soon-Now series of essays). Here’s an excerpt: == Ultima Online’s dynamic conflict