On UO U.Hall

I am hearing rumors (not forum request or rants) that the status of 100% LRC is in for a change. Reducing or done away with altogether.

Any chance Jeremy could shed some light either in post or FOF?

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We kicked some ideas around, but nothing's stuck so far.

E. Jeremy Dalberg
UO Community Coordinator
EA Mythic

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ty for the quick post!!

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No, thank god no changes have been made so far, except for a proposal to give SDI bonus for using regs.

I don't see the issue either, there's a slight one for PvP only, but there LRC is comparable to insured weapon and bonded pets, though unlike the bonding and insurance, a mage have to give up 4-8 item mods (and better armors) to achieve 100% LRC.

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I am all for the abolishment of LRC. It is unfair to the players that raised their magery with reagents and it takes a uniquely UO characteristic of magery and makes it a crappy version of the mage systems offered by games like WoW.

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Yeah, just like having bonding makes a mockery of tamers that played before bonding, and insurance makes a mockery of people playing pre-insurance.

Get a grip on it, please.

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Why LRC shouldn't be changed...

It gives NO distinct advantage over another in a fight. In fact.. to make a 60s resist, 40 LMC, 12 MR, 45 DCI suit might cost 10 mil. Now just making that suit 100% LRC on top of that can bring the cost up to $120+ MIL.

Obviously you (most likely) won't be going through 110 mil worth of regs.. so it's not about saving money. It's about hassle. When I get on this game, I dont' like dieing.. and then having to switch chars to get regs because my red doesn't have a fel house. Or I don't like having to run back to my house or constantly be filling my book with recall scrolls because I have no regs to recall back.

Why make this game more of a hassle than it currently is?


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The game changes and we all have to accept the fact that things we had to do in the "olden days" aren't required anymore. One of those things is Reagents.

It's not about being fair. It's about making the game more fun for more people and LRC gets rid of the inconvenience of having to collect or buy reagents.

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The inconvenience? Yes, it is hard to recall to a mage shop and buy regs. Whew! All LRC has done is help scripters recall in an out, and make mages lazy.


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Obviously you weren't around when you literally could not find regs for sale on a populated shard because all the scripters bought them up and sold them at an extremely over-inflated price.

Instead of changing LRC they need to just make band-aid piles insurable. That way everyone is on a level playing field.

Archers got quivers finally
Mages/Necros have LRC
Chiv, ninja and Bushido don't require squat

Lets get band-aid piles insuarable that way everyone can get back into the fight after dying.

Fair is Fair.

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*wonders what the thoughts on UOForums is on this topic?*...[tabby]

insured bandages is an AWESOME idea....

I say they implement an insured first aid bag!

Why dont they just make your backpack and everything in it blessed? That would please most people.

Myself? Trash it all!.. Insurance and Bless is the worst thing that hit UO ever. They should remove it all together or at least, remove it for felucca.

I agree with Mic, to be honest
The game is just to easy as it is right now (minus skill gaining, heh)

Insure Bandaids Really Bad Idear Insurance Is Ridiculous To Begin With So Why Pvp If Everything Is Insured What Do You Gain 2000 Gold Of Insurance Money Go Kill Swoops For That Matter ..bandaids-regs-scrolls Weapons Armor Should Not Be Insurable .. And If It Pleases People Just Have It Where 2 Items Can Be Insured Per Character Not Including Bless

I like the idea of insurence. But then again I don't beleive insurence should be available in felucca. Mainly it would give pvp guilds a chance to revert back to old gm wepons and armor which can be crafted fast. Since no one cares to loose anyway.

I can guarantee you all, that if insurance was done away with, most people would quit. I think those of you with the "we like the old days of no insurance" are in the minority. If you kill someone with a full suit of no blessed items, and a few weapons, and some other things insured. you will get 4000 gold a pop. you get in a large guild battle, you could leave with quite a bit of gold.

Archers can get right back into the fight with their quivers

Mages can with their LRC

Warriors cant, cause they get their bandages looted, and cant keep up. Granted, there are often times I go back and fight til I die again, but hoping to kill someone first so I can take some bandages back, and go help the rest of my guild.

Bottom line, no insurance=deader feluccia

Though I agree with those who think insurance is bad for uo I also agree with bo...

tada

MEEEP! ... Chiv warriors ... 85% of all warriors.. or necro warriors.. LRC.. *coughs*

Its not like bandages is hard or expensive to get either...

My opinion on this all... Drop all insurance for fellucca. Make Magic Resist effect the resists even more, 55 in all resists or 60 at 120. Give focus more LMC and MR same as with meditation - making the skills more valuable.

Now we only need a fix for the 1/3 items....


My dream is to fight naked once again... naked as in no armor and just clothes.

yes, you have chiv warriors, but not all warriors are 4/6, or even any chiv. chiv is not absolutely required to be a warrior.

If you drop insurance in feluccia, most wont pvp anymore. I would say a large majority never played during the "good ole days" and dont want to go back to that period. the game has EVOLVED! nice and expensive armor and weapons are the way of life now. there is no going back.