Posted to UOHerald on 11 Feb 2008 15:00:22 EST by
Jeremy Dalberg

At 4PM EST (9PM GMT) Origin will be published with the following:



* Changed all Blacksmithing and Tailoring runic intensities. Runics will now better match up to higher end loot. Maximum intensities are now 100% for all tailoring and blacksmithy runics, minimums are as follows:

* Blacksmithing:

o Dull Copper: was 10, now 40
o Shadow: was 20, now 45
o Copper: was 25, now 50
o Bronze: was 30, now 55
o Gold: was 35, now 60
o Agapite: was 40, now 65
o Verite: was 45, now 70
o Valorite: was 50, now 85

* Tailoring:

o Spined: was 20, now 40
o Horned: was 30, now 45
o Barbed: was 40, now 50

* Increased chance for GM smiths to get a hued BOD: +20% at 110 skill, +40% at 120 skill
* Increased chance of receiving a Valorite BOD
* Large footwear BODs should now be available in hues
* BODs now have a 10 second wait time between turnins
* NPCs now vocally acknowledge a BOD turnin
* Creatures now give double meat resources in Felucca (except Siege and Mugen)
* Frenzied Whirlwind now does more damage: 20 - 50 per strike
* Certain Dragons have been buffed; they are now more powerful than Cu-Sidhe, Reptalons, or Hiryus but take 5 control slots
* Ancient Wyrms now even more dangerous and powerful
* Harrower resists and weapon skills slightly lowered
* Bag of Sending fixed to handle items' weight ranges properly:

o 1 - 10 stones cost one charge
o 11 - 20 costs two, etc.


Valentine's Day Content:

* Gift box spawns on characters older than 30 days
* Added three new books of poetry
* Added new NPC to sell books of poetry, called "Francis the Chapman" inside the Britain Conservatory
* Rare pink bunnies will now spawn in a few hues throughout the land. Extremely rare purple bunny may make an appearance
* Added four new "Stuffy Animals" that can be snuggled with at home
* Added new Valentine's Day cards, in softer pastel pinks and whites. Several new messages
* Added dark, milk, and white chocolates
* New park area built around the Yew Waterfalls
* Added a new Chocolatiering branch to the Cooking skill (Known Issue: the new chocolates only appear on the Cooking menu in 2D)
* Added new chocolate ingredients that spawn on paragon monsters
* Live event content

Way to go posting this.. after the publish! hah Good Job Tabitha.

Yes shame on me for having a rl and missing reading Stratics at 3.00am in the morning

The live event is actually going to be a Scavenger Hunt!!!

We will be doing the first one on Origin 02/12/2007 (tomorrow) at 6pm EST / 3pm PST.

The location will be at the new park next to the falls of Yew.

Once, I have the schedule for the other shards it will be posted.

Chrissay

Chrissay "Adida" Zeeman
UO Associate Game Designer
EA Mythic
www.uo.com