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**Tabbitha** · 01-04-2008, 03:29 AM

asked by rwek

Say i go in, drop 3 blackrocks on a shadow lord....if i run out the portal and wait in a safe spot can people get cloaks?

Pretty lame if so.

Mmm, nope. But thanks for the blackrock!

Tim "Draconi" Cotten -
UO Lead Designer -
EA Mythic

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Phyrra reports

So I thought I'd give it a shot and try double clicking the threads tonight to see if anything happened.. Nothing seemed to happen except for a few things.. This is what was seen after clicking them.

Fate: "Regret and remorse fall away at long last: you feel forgiven" "Feelings of warmth and appreciation wash over you: you've gained something." "Despair and sorrow sink to the depths of your soul: a precious thing was lost."

Life: "A jumble of thoughts tumble chaotically through, but at last the confusion passes." "For a brief moment you are able to believe something as someone else does, yet it doesn't last." "You have a child." "You are born."

After which they were followed with "The experience fades away as you break contact with the thread..."

Also, if you click on them again too soon you get: "Nothing happens, perhaps you are too tired from your last attempt?"

Not sure what any of this means, but maybe someone out there has an idea? Has anyone else had this happen?

[Edit] A friend clicked on his and this is what message he received from fate: "for one pure moment absolute joy overwhelms you: you've never felt happier!" and "The coldness bursts into flame; For a moment your hatred knows no bounds." also "Passion dances with lust: you know what you want"

And from life: "You made a new friend" also "You begin working" as well as "You face a dark wood with two paths, and finally choose the one you wish to travel"

several others posted their findings,including this from Vaen Swiftar

Ok

After some testing with some friends... it appears that only people with NEGATIVE KARMA will get something from the threads.

People with POSITIVE KARMA will get nothing.

Neutral karma, so far, has yielded no messages.

Wenchkin suggested

Perhaps the threads are there to try reaching out to the soul of the negatively aligned, and encourage them to help Moonglow, or they act as a way for those players to set aside their past crimes and join to save Moonglow.

Perhaps the threads unlock negative karma so it can raise again.

I haven't got any to try on my necro or thief to test yet. They're pretty cool fortune cookies though

Edit: just thought of something. Moonglow's the town linked to the Honesty virtue if memory serves me right. Maybe we should try taking the threads to the Honesty shrine and meditate or use them there.

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Draconi gave us this cryptic [?] response

Hmm, is there some common "thread" between the various templates being used successfully to double click the threads?

Perhaps its a matter of ability and not alignment.

Tim "Draconi" Cotten
UO Lead Designer
EA Mythic

01-04-2008, 03:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tabbitha Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Europa Posts: 5,460 Thanks: 12 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Event Question and Answer thread asked by rwek Say i go in, drop 3 blackrocks on a shadow lord....if i run out the portal and wait in a safe spot can people get cloaks? Pretty lame if so. Mmm, nope. But thanks for the blackrock! Tim "Draconi" Cotten - UO Lead Designer - EA Mythic ~~~~ Phyrra reports So I thought I'd give it a shot and try double clicking the threads tonight to see if anything happened.. Nothing seemed to happen except for a few things.. This is what was seen after clicking them. Fate: "Regret and remorse fall away at long last: you feel forgiven" "Feelings of warmth and appreciation wash over you: you've gained something." "Despair and sorrow sink to the depths of your soul: a precious thing was lost." Life: "A jumble of thoughts tumble chaotically through, but at last the confusion passes." "For a brief moment you are able to believe something as someone else does, yet it doesn't last." "You have a child." "You are born." After which they were followed with "The experience fades away as you break contact with the thread..." Also, if you click on them again too soon you get: "Nothing happens, perhaps you are too tired from your last attempt?" Not sure what any of this means, but maybe someone out there has an idea? Has anyone else had this happen? [Edit] A friend clicked on his and this is what message he received from fate: "for one pure moment absolute joy overwhelms you: you've never felt happier!" and "The coldness bursts into flame; For a moment your hatred knows no bounds." also "Passion dances with lust: you know what you want" And from life: "You made a new friend" also "You begin working" as well as "You face a dark wood with two paths, and finally choose the one you wish to travel" several others posted their findings,including this from Vaen Swiftar Ok After some testing with some friends... it appears that only people with NEGATIVE KARMA will get something from the threads. People with POSITIVE KARMA will get nothing. Neutral karma, so far, has yielded no messages. Wenchkin suggested Perhaps the threads are there to try reaching out to the soul of the negatively aligned, and encourage them to help Moonglow, or they act as a way for those players to set aside their past crimes and join to save Moonglow. Perhaps the threads unlock negative karma so it can raise again. I haven't got any to try on my necro or thief to test yet. They're pretty cool fortune cookies though Edit: just thought of something. Moonglow's the town linked to the Honesty virtue if memory serves me right. Maybe we should try taking the threads to the Honesty shrine and meditate or use them there. ~~~~ Draconi gave us this cryptic [?] response Hmm, is there some common "thread" between the various templates being used successfully to double click the threads? Perhaps its a matter of ability and not alignment. Tim "Draconi" Cotten UO Lead Designer EA Mythic __________________ Ultima Online: Tabbitha LOTR :Tabbitha Greywolfe Snowbourn The Shire