House Placement System Needs Urgent Change

NikonUS 2025-05-20 10:28 #0

I emailed couple times and as usual, no one ever reply any emails, yes, I emailed mesanna direct and uo@ultima , so, since no one reply, lets make this a open public situation.

I will resume the meaning of this topic: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Either FIX the issue or Stop House placement for good.

This is the email that ofc, no one cared to read.

I want to raise a serious issue that desperately needs fixing: the current house placement system, especially for IDOCs.

Right now, one player — "nonono" — places nearly every house that falls. This isn't exaggeration, it's fact. They're running 30 accounts and placing every second. Regular players with 1 or 2 accounts have zero chance of competing. ZERO.

This isn't just frustrating — it's broken. The current system rewards those with the most accounts and scripts, not actual players.

It’s time for a better way. Here’s a simple idea:
Bring back a raffle-style system like the Old Magincia event.

When a house falls, put a “raffle stone” in place.
Players can click it to enter for a chance to claim that plot.
If they win, they get a scroll that locks the spot for 24 hours.
If they don’t use it, the area opens back up.

Yes, someone with 30 accounts will have more entries. But at least now everyone has a real shot. If 100 people enter, even the guy with 30 accounts has just a 30% chance, not the near-100% he has today.

Right now, there’s no competition. Just domination by a single player using sheer account volume. That’s not what UO is about. It’s time to level the field and make house placement fair again.

King 2025-05-20 10:47 #1

@Kyronix ^^^

Grimbeard 2025-05-20 12:31 #2

Something needs to change and this the type of issue we need our new found communication to address rather than ignore..

King 2025-05-20 12:51 #3

@Community Manager since the Devs are too busy and never care to answer emails or DM. can you please ask to take a look at their inbox or check this problem?

Orich 2025-05-20 13:01 #4

@Kyronix ; @Mesanna @Bleak

This is serious and ongoing issue that is negatively impacting the player base and the in-game housing market.

This guy nonono has been exploiting the IDOC and house placement system for a long time now. At nearly every IDOC event, it's the same story: he recalls in 20+ characters at once, places every single 18x18, keep, and even castles, and ends up controlling the market completely.

This isn't just frustrating — it's demoralizing. Many players have already reported this behavior to GMs, provided evidence, and even emailed Mesanna directly. Still, nothing happens. It sends a message that this kind of abuse is tolerated, and it's driving away honest players who just want a fair chance.

I’m not alone in this. Many others in the community share this frustration. Enough is enough.

If no real action can be taken against this kind of behavior, then please consider drastic changes to how house placements work:

Remove the visible house stage from the sign.
Or, at this point, just eliminate IDOCs altogether.

The current system is broken and being exploited right out in the open. Something must be done.

AtomicBetty 2025-05-20 13:25 #5

It's not that big of a deal.
Please don't waste the dev's time with this and let them focus on improving the game

NikonUS 2025-05-20 14:10 #6

AtomicBetty said:

It's not that big of a deal.
Please don't waste the dev's time with this and let them focus on improving the game

so. you are saying that Devs making fair to all players be able to place a house it is not improving the game?

not a big deal? when a single player use 30 accs and script place 99% of All 18x18 , Keep and castles are not a big deal?

interesting.

Kaz 2025-05-20 14:29 #7

#atlanticproblems

Grimbeard 2025-05-20 14:57 #8

Kaz said:

#atlanticproblems

100% but the timer they put in A. Doesn't work and B it affects everyone. And for obvious reasons if there is RMT/scripting/multi boxing etc happening it needs to be stopped

Lokea 2025-05-20 15:15 #9

AtomicBetty said:

It's not that big of a deal.
Please don't waste the dev's time with this and let them focus on improving the game

The current placement system really sucks. It doesn't stop the scripters, and more importantly to me, if you are a returning or new player and don't realize there is a timer, you will end up pissed off and thinking that you can't place a house in a spot because you are not getting a message saying "hey, there's a timer". Instead, you just end up thinking housing can't be placed there because you're off by one square or something and are getting the "True" messages which tell you nothing.

Community Manager 2025-05-20 15:29 #10

I have passed along your concerns to the team. 🙂

JackFlashUk 2025-05-20 15:56 #11

its a massive deal. its a joke

the raffle needs to be linked to MASTER ACCT, not individual acct. nononono or whatever his exploiting name is will still win with a gazillion accts.

Just imagine all the gold that is coverted to $$$$$$$$$ for a parasite earning a living for this game.

NikonUS 2025-05-20 18:18 #12

@Kyronix

on your new role as the head of the team.

I’d like to respectfully ask if you could directly address what the plan is to resolve the current situation we're facing.

As the new leader, the direction and solution now rest in your hands.

I’m writing to ask that you please address the long-standing house placement issue that has gone unresolved for far too long. It’s clear that there are no active GMs policing this, and the email reports are proving to be ineffective. Meanwhile, one individual continues to place nearly every single house available in-game, unchecked.

Please don’t follow the previous path that kept things to themselves and left the community in the dark. We’re not asking for miracles—just clear and open communication, which we believe is not too much to ask.

AtomicBetty 2025-05-20 19:05 #13

Lokea said:

AtomicBetty said:

It's not that big of a deal.
Please don't waste the dev's time with this and let them focus on improving the game

The current placement system really sucks. It doesn't stop the scripters, and more importantly to me, if you are a returning or new player and don't realize there is a timer, you will end up pissed off and thinking that you can't place a house in a spot because you are not getting a message saying "hey, there's a timer". Instead, you just end up thinking housing can't be placed there because you're off by one square or something and are getting the "True" messages which tell you nothing.

They are not talking about the house placement timer that was added awhile back. These folks are just mad that they are slow and cannot beat another player for a house spot.

these same posters are the reason why IDOC changes happened in the first place and they are terrible. Now they want to further ruin the game.

Mariah 2025-05-20 19:21 #14

As this has been passed on to the team, I think we can close this for now.

House Placement System Needs Urgent Change

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