Five on Friday, May 18, 2007

**Adam** · 18th May 2007, 04:21 PM

May 18, 2007

"One last question on Hit Lower Defense and Attack. How long do these effects last?"

Wilki got me these:

Hit Lower Attack’s duration is 2.5 seconds
Hit Lower Defense’s duration is 2 seconds

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"Can you get looting rights if some one heals all the damage you do to a monster before killing it?"

First of all, see the loot questions here for info on how you get looting rights - FoF #43 and #44. You need to do a certain percentage of the damage of the top attacker to get looting rights. The real question here is how does the top attacker list get cleared? Answer - it gets cleared when the monster returns to full health. So, if you have gotten looting rights but then the monster heals itself completely before it dies, the attacker list gets reset and you'd need to re-earn looting rights.

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"What's with this beta form thing?"

A bunch of questions have come up since this announcement was posted.

"Should I sign up once for each account I have?" - No, it's unnecessary. The invites will be per person, not per account.

"I signed up before this announcement but didn't get in - should I sign up again?" - Yes. This will be treated as a separate batch with different, lighter restrictions. For my sanity, I'm not going to re-sort earlier signups to the new standard.

"Why do I need to give out all my personal information?" - We're still under the NDA, and, because the NDA is a legally binding agreement, we need to know who you actually are to let you in. (Hint - when we ask for your name, "Thor the Thunder God" is likely to be looked upon with deep suspicion. Use your legal names, folks.)

"OK I signed up, when do I get my invite?" - Early next week is the plan, so you don't need to check your inboxes compulsively all weekend.

"I didn't see the announcement at first - do I still have a shot?" - As of this writing, we still have quite a few slots left, so sign up!

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"In Kingdom Reborn, will there be more character customization options? Will I be able to have blue eyes and a big nose?"

While there won't be full face customization available, players will be able to pick from a variety of different faces. If you're coming to the Chicago Town Hall tomorrow, you'll be able to see some of them!

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"Why don't we have an in-game bug reporting system? Email is so last decade."

Heh, indeed. Kingdom Reborn has an in-game reporting tool that works wonderfully, according to our QA department, and in the meantime (and for our legacy players) we've added a Bug Reports category to the Feedback Forms that goes directly to the QA team. (As with the old email address and the rest of the feedback system, we won't be replying to every one, but we certainly read them all.) The uobugs AT uo DOT com address still works fine, for you old-school folks.

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Chicago Town Hall

The Chicago Town Hall Meeting is tomorrow! Come out and see the awesome new features we've added to KR this month - the macro system, the new chat system, the World Map, a new pet management tool, and tons of other goodies.! RSVP now!

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Posting early this week so I can dash off to the airport - see y'all tomorrow!

**Baldguy** · 18th May 2007, 09:58 PM

Yes!!! The first one is mine. Submitted on uo.com feedback on Thursday.

But I hate the answer. Basically, you HAVE to have a weapon that strikes every two seconds. UHOH. More on this later, once I have time to determine what % of weapons a 2 sec swing time can be achieved on.

**Snugglebunny** · 18th May 2007, 10:02 PM

Awesome Mum, Kit & Ben! You get to see the new faces!!

**kitiara** · 19th May 2007, 12:53 AM

Yay, new faces! And what was that about a new pet management tool?? w00t!

**bendavho** · 21st May 2007, 02:10 PM

Not I, Snuggs, not I

**kitiara** · 21st May 2007, 02:14 PM

One thing they said they're discussing is a way for existing characters to adopt new faces.

(Otherwise, the only way to get the opportunity to use a new face would be by creating a new character).

seon · 22nd May 2007, 10:38 AM

Well they could give out 1 free token to all of the players that will allow them to design the face they want!
Simple as that

18th May 2007, 04:21 PM	#1
Adam "Can Set Custom Title" Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 6,455 Gold: 3,257 Thanks: 61 Thanked 959 Times in 319 Posts	Five on Friday, May 18, 2007 May 18, 2007 "One last question on Hit Lower Defense and Attack. How long do these effects last?" Wilki got me these: Hit Lower Attack’s duration is 2.5 seconds Hit Lower Defense’s duration is 2 seconds -- "Can you get looting rights if some one heals all the damage you do to a monster before killing it?" First of all, see the loot questions here for info on how you get looting rights - FoF #43 and #44. You need to do a certain percentage of the damage of the top attacker to get looting rights. The real question here is how does the top attacker list get cleared? Answer - it gets cleared when the monster returns to full health. So, if you have gotten looting rights but then the monster heals itself completely before it dies, the attacker list gets reset and you'd need to re-earn looting rights. -- "What's with this beta form thing?" A bunch of questions have come up since this announcement was posted. "Should I sign up once for each account I have?" - No, it's unnecessary. The invites will be per person, not per account. "I signed up before this announcement but didn't get in - should I sign up again?" - Yes. This will be treated as a separate batch with different, lighter restrictions. For my sanity, I'm not going to re-sort earlier signups to the new standard. "Why do I need to give out all my personal information?" - We're still under the NDA, and, because the NDA is a legally binding agreement, we need to know who you actually are to let you in. (Hint - when we ask for your name, "Thor the Thunder God" is likely to be looked upon with deep suspicion. Use your legal names, folks.) "OK I signed up, when do I get my invite?" - Early next week is the plan, so you don't need to check your inboxes compulsively all weekend. "I didn't see the announcement at first - do I still have a shot?" - As of this writing, we still have quite a few slots left, so sign up! -- "In Kingdom Reborn, will there be more character customization options? Will I be able to have blue eyes and a big nose?" While there won't be full face customization available, players will be able to pick from a variety of different faces. If you're coming to the Chicago Town Hall tomorrow, you'll be able to see some of them! -- "Why don't we have an in-game bug reporting system? Email is so last decade." Heh, indeed. Kingdom Reborn has an in-game reporting tool that works wonderfully, according to our QA department, and in the meantime (and for our legacy players) we've added a Bug Reports category to the Feedback Forms that goes directly to the QA team. (As with the old email address and the rest of the feedback system, we won't be replying to every one, but we certainly read them all.) The uobugs AT uo DOT com address still works fine, for you old-school folks. -- Chicago Town Hall The Chicago Town Hall Meeting is tomorrow! Come out and see the awesome new features we've added to KR this month - the macro system, the new chat system, the World Map, a new pet management tool, and tons of other goodies.! RSVP now! -- Posting early this week so I can dash off to the airport - see y'all tomorrow!

18th May 2007, 09:58 PM	#2
Baldguy AKA Thom O'Bedlam. Got a Question? I got a link for ya! Join Date: May 2004 Shard: Lake Austin Posts: 2,386 Gold: 621 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Five on Friday, May 18, 2007 Yes!!! The first one is mine. Submitted on uo.com feedback on Thursday. But I hate the answer. Basically, you HAVE to have a weapon that strikes every two seconds. UHOH. More on this later, once I have time to determine what % of weapons a 2 sec swing time can be achieved on. Useful links [UO:F Common FAQ] [UO Stratics] [UO Guide] [Official UO Play Guide] [Search UO] [FindUO.com] [UO Feedback] [More Links, gathered by the Forum] [b][size="3"]Got a Question, or a great answer? PM me with it and I will post in the FAQ.

18th May 2007, 10:02 PM	#3
Snugglebunny ♥Yr Mangled Heart♥ Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Black Water Raiders Posts: 8,808 Gold: 13,161 My Mood: Thanks: 235 Thanked 52 Times in 39 Posts	Re: Five on Friday, May 18, 2007 Awesome Mum, Kit & Ben! You get to see the new faces!!

21st May 2007, 02:10 PM	#5
bendavho Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 2006 Shard: Lake Austin Posts: 3,558 Gold: 194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Five on Friday, May 18, 2007 Not I, Snuggs, not I

21st May 2007, 02:14 PM	#6
kitiara Polar Bear Queen Join Date: Nov 2006 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 4,498 Gold: 91 My Mood: Thanks: 92 Thanked 108 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Five on Friday, May 18, 2007 One thing they said they're discussing is a way for existing characters to adopt new faces. (Otherwise, the only way to get the opportunity to use a new face would be by creating a new character). [UOCraft.com - Pet Power Calc] - [The Syndicate Guide to UO:KR] - [Photography: Blog - eBay - Flickr] - [Bird Blog - Geek Blog - Poker Blog]

19th May 2007, 12:53 AM	#4
kitiara Polar Bear Queen Join Date: Nov 2006 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 4,498 Gold: 91 My Mood: Thanks: 92 Thanked 108 Times in 63 Posts	Re: Five on Friday, May 18, 2007 Yay, new faces! And what was that about a new pet management tool?? w00t! [UOCraft.com - Pet Power Calc] - [The Syndicate Guide to UO:KR] - [Photography: Blog - eBay - Flickr] - [Bird Blog - Geek Blog - Poker Blog]

22nd May 2007, 10:38 AM	#7
seon Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 79 Gold: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Five on Friday, May 18, 2007 Well they could give out 1 free token to all of the players that will allow them to design the face they want! Simple as that

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