Will there be a story told with the Magincia battles?

**Tabbitha** · 17-10-2007, 08:00 AM

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Just curious if we will have a continuing story over why and how the city of Magincia is being invaded. It was a nice addition with the Ophidian invasion and makes the battles seem more immersive. I was hoping to see something on it, unless I've missed it somewhere of course, instead of a flip of a switch kinda thing. Draconi is too good a story teller to have missed the boat on this *grins*

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I find this likely.

In the single player games upon which UO is based, Magincia was destroyed by demons as punishment for its Pride (in between Ultima 3: Exodus and Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar). We can assume that what we're seeing now is the playing out of highly similar events.

What remains to be seen is if we can "save" Magincia or simply limit the losses....

But yeah, EA needs to explicitly attach a storyline to this event. Very good odds they will. It's too much part of Ultima lore to pretend it's a random occurrence.

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They didnt make any attempt to put the 10th anv virtue items in any sort of UO lore context.

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yes but there was at least an explanation for the Ophids invading.....*hopes*

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Just curious if we will have a continuing story over why and how the city of Magincia is being invaded.

Wouldn't count on it.

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They didnt make any attempt to put the 10th anv virtue items in any sort of UO lore context.

No.

But, there was also a distinct out-of-character reason to do that event: The anniversary of the game.

Yes there should still have been a storyline, but there appears to have been a logic behind the lack of one.

This event, however, is harder to pass off as a "why not" kind of thing.

Granted, there was no storyline for the Grim Reapers, but that also occurred within the context of the Inu the Crone thing, and thus could be conflated in with that with some ease.

Also this event is so grounded in Ultima lore I don't see how they can get away with NOT having a story.

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I am sure it has something to do that Council of Mages. *nods* Always meddling in Minax buisness.

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Just curious if we will have a continuing story over why and how the city of Magincia is being invaded.

Yes

Tim "Draconi" Cotten -
UO Designer -
EA Mythic

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Draconi is too good a story teller to have missed the boat on this *grins*

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I don't think he missed the boat on this...

In fact, I think he is torching every single one he sees...

hehe

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