Folks, I'm Turtle. G'day.
Known of UO for a very long time, never tried it. Played DAOC since 2001 and many other MMO's and I'm currently bored to death, so figured I would have a look at this one. Forums are decently active for an older game - so I made an account and subbed. Now I'm here for your help, if you don't mind.
I have no knowledge of the game outside of what I've heard over time. I know two things, that the game is skill based and you can basically design your own class which is pretty cool, and that if you PvP, you lose all your stuff.
I don't know anything about classes, or end game content, but I have seen people mentioning on here that you can do dungeons and raids (I'm assuming end game content) solo with certain builds. I'd very much like to hear what you guys suggest for builds for new players like me.
I don't know anything, but I am an experienced gamer and do pretty well at whatever I devote my time to - so don't worry about things being too complex for me - if it's strong, I'd love to know about it. Also, since I don't know anything about the classes, I have no opinions on what's good or bad, what's S tier and what's F tier - that's all gonna come from you guys, who know everything already.
The only guidelines I'll put on your suggestions is that it has to be solo friendly, because I'm Australian and I expect to spend a lot of time on my own. I like farming sweet items, making currency and killing big nasties.
With that in mind, what do you reckon I should do regarding class?
What server do you think is a good idea?
Is there a difference between the game clients?
Note: After I've had a few replies, I'll probably follow up with a Poll with the suggestions and see what people think. Might make it fun for any other newcomers that might come along after me.
Thank you. I've been reading through those and they're quite informative. And that Community Stratics forum looks like it has a lot of information. I'll dive into it.
But what I'm really hoping for is peoples opinions on things. Just one example could be something like "Mage classes are really good at X because of (insert reason). But Tamers are better at Y because of (another reason)"
I've played so many MMO's I've played every archetype imaginable, Caster, Melee, Rogue, Tank, Support, Heals, Buffs etc etc. I'm open to trying anything depending on what the community thinks is good.
I like farming items and making money. I DO like making things, but I assume crafting is something I'd probably like to do as a second character, so I reckon something that can kill things would be a better first choice. Touching on the whole Solo dungeoning and solo raiding thing I mentioned before, that sounds interesting, as long as there's profit in it.
I like amassing wealth, and having the best of everything.
I could be wrong but i think the Oceania shard is in Australia. Maybe log on there when you will be playing and say hi in general chat and in help chat. I know we have few shards that use help instead of general chat. I also dont know anything about it but many players us discord. Welcome to UO i hope you find tons of enjoyment.
Yes and no. To be successful you'll need a few 120 scrolls. The suit can be low end as long as you can reach the 1.25 swing speed cap (knucklehead swing speed calculator- google the addy)
My favorite temp is the discord tamer. There's not much you can't kill with this temp and it's nowhere near as complicated to make.
Mages- i will never ever recommend this to a new player. SDI can get expensive to build into your suit.
Read up on cleanup points for extra things to sell. Loot everything. Check vendor search. If it can't be sold, left click a trash barrel to appraise for cleanup points. If it doesn't give points, unravel it for imbuing ingredients to also be sold.
I believe they tried Oceania in US, but it didn't work out. Checking the 'latentcy' for my own log in Oceania is higher than any other shard. I was not aware that Formosa relocated to Japan, can you link me to that information please?
Also, Rabid Sniper vids on youtube are very detailed, you might learn somethings while seeing those tutorials, they helped me come up to speed.
First get a mythic token ...
This thread needs to be sticked on top. There is some very good info being offered here that anybody can use
Lots of stuff in the links to learn! Thank you to those that posted them. I've been frustrated with for years with a character and I think I've found out how to fix her.
Play what you have fun with i do all current content on my Fishermen. It's not a race you don't have to do max damage or kill the fastest just have fun so many times i have fun with a build until someone tells me that will never work...
All West Coast USA Servers are at Redwood City Calif, EA
If they can do Scalis and Corgul they should already have pretty good suits.
Started new three years ago. You will need to use the internet a lot. Players passing through New Haven will often talk with you and answer questions you have. Recommend you start as a mage or a paladin as those builds are fairly straight forward. Hang out around the banks in Britain and Luna to talk with other players. I played mostly solo games before coming here. This is not a solo oriented game. It’s designed to be played by players working together. First year can be pretty rough. Grand master your skills pretty much solo in New Haven. Once you are comfortable killing the New Haven ettins you can use the moon gate to get out and look around, But, you advance skill by killing things and New Haven is designed for that. you will advance fastest there. Take advantage of your young status to explore when you tire of killing things. Good luck in the game. Watch for the special events.
The most powerful character that can kill quite a number of monsters while running around naked is the tamer.
SDI items have dropped in price. Those are pretty cheap except Yukio which is just 10. You don't have spectors on there which is a cheaper alternative to halo which has dropped considerably. You can get 45+ books from others for free.
Discounting yukios a pair of feudal grips costs more than the whole SDI suit.
They have gone up to near 200M.
He could not get the earrings and add a hooks shield and spectors or halo.
I dont use battle mage because of the low resists. Kelp leggings are a cheap SDI item that I have on all my human mages. Elfs have their own legs.
Just a couple of days ago you could sell 200 eggs for 400mil. Those are less now but at 500k an egg you can make gold still.
The dungeon is coming up. The drop items usually start at 5M per. They stay at that price if the drops are good.
So we have 2 opportunities to make gold right now.
I disagree that it is cheaper to make a sampire than a mage. And SDI is a part of a mage.
Price some 5 dex, 10 stam 10lmc pieces. Especially if hide, studded or bone.
And have some mana and regens.
You can make a mage tamer like some do and not cast spells, just all kill and invis as needed. I sell a bag of 110 pet scrolls for 15 mil.
The pet is free, just go grab a Cu Sidhe.
Once you have a little gold don’t overlook vendor search. A few vendors specialize in selling really good pieces at very reasonable and affordable prices. Vendor’s set their own prices so always compare before you buy. It is not uncommon, especially for armor and weapon drops
To be sold over a very wide range of prices. Sorry for the splitt screen finger slipped
Find a guild, use chat, use discord, use uo stratics as a reference and also uoguide. Don't try to "win" the game in a month. Won't be possible with this game. This is a huge sandbox with 20 years worth of content. Enjoy.
When you decide a shard give a shout out in Gen Chat, I am sure there are players that will gladly set you up with some starter gear.
