Tomorrow we are all a part of history! The majority of us know how old Stratics is and here are some interesting facts Stratics.

Stratics will be hosting a Livestream tomorrow at 2:00pm EST, 1:00 pm CST, 11:00 am PST and 7:00 pm BST and the thread to share their own memories.

Stratics encourages anyone interested to attend. During this live hangout, Stratics will be giving away beta keys, merchandise, and a brand new Razer Naga gaming mouse.

You won’t want to miss the festivities.  Happy 15th Anniversary Stratics!

This week on the Void Pool Leader Board

In Trammel, Suikoden and Wonderer keep 1st and 2nd places on the Single Battle Scoreboard, but Death Nale moves into third. There are 144 names on the list

On the Overall Total scores board Thalia remains top of a list of 149 names.

In Felucca the single battle board is unchanged from last week and on the overall board only one player has improved his score, though not his position on the board

There is no change to the Arena Leader board, but your sports reporter would like to acknowledge the kind assistance of Veronica Mars in reaching the location to check it.

This week Suikoden maintains his top spot on the Trammel Single Score Leader board, but Wonderer is only 149 points behind him. There are 133 names on the leaderboard in all

In Felucca Jahajx Jove loses his top spot to Wonderer, there are 21 names on the Felucca board

Scores on the Arena Leaderboard remain unchanged this week.

To see the top ten places on both the single and overall scores go here

http://uo2.stratics.com/posts/30692

To compare with other shards go here

http://uo2.stratics.com/posts/category/global-sports-reports

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The Sports Report listing high scores at the Void Pool and the Arenas has been updated with information gathered several hours ago today. You may find a copy here.

In Trammel, Suikoden still has the Best Single Battle score and Erin of Troy has been busy getting to the top of the Overall Total Score leaderboard. In Felucca, Jahajx Jov has the Best Single Battle score and also the highest Overall Total score. At the Arenas, the top 10 Survival and Team ratings remain unchanged from last week.

If you’d like to take a look at the reports for other shards, go to UO Stratics *New* | Global Sports Reports. There are links on the right side of this Global Reports page to jump you to the report for a specific shard.

Lake Austin Sports Report

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Void Pool Leader Board
Trammel – June 20th, 2012 Best Single Battle Rank Player Score 1  Suikoden  17981 2 Wonderer 17832 3 death nale 17511 4  Xanthril  17185 5 Rayden 16746 6 Medea  15404 7 Erin of Troy  14458 8 Thalia 14391 9 Glamthious 13287 10 Lini 11246 Overall Total Scores Rank Player Score 1 Thalia 415685 2  Erin of Troy 344568 3  Jahajx Jov 268642 4 death nale  217635 5 Wonderer  213941 6 Calley  211778 7 angel  207432 8 Ditto  199199 9 Suikoden 153992 10 KYD  143752		Felucca – June 20th, 2012 Best Single Battle Rank Player Score 1  Wonderer  14919 2 Night Elf Mohawk 9180 3 Pirate Roberts 8721 4 Jahajx Jov 7114 5  Pallas Athene  7076 6 Tarantula  6057 7 Suikoden 4564 8 E. COLI  4403 9 Tracey  2384 10 Ash  2379 Overall Total Scores Rank Player Score 1  Jahajx Jov 41447 2 Wonderer  40368 3 Tarantula 20428 4 Pallas Athene 17925 5 Suikoden  17265 6 Night Elf Mohalk 14614 7 Pirate Roberts 13004 8 Ash 4846 9 Tracey 4832 10 E. COLI  4526

Arena Leader Board
Survival Ranking Rank Player Rating 1  aubrey  10226 2  Smeli Housncouch  10153 3  Laguna  10131 4  CoolBoy  10088 5  Vince  10072 6  Shanna  10066 7  A Sampire  10057 8  Usher  10034 9  Heart Break Kid  10033 10  Salmon Shampoo  10033		Team Ranking Rank Player Rating 1  Slayer  10066 2  Emmi  10000 3  Kaching  10000 4  Held  10000 5  A Sampire  10000 6  Nameless One  9934 7 8 9 10

Hello LA!

Sunday evening’s event was an adrenaline trip through dangerous places! I truly “feverishly” followed Sunday night’s event activities, but as a result while I have pics, a complete ‘sense’ of the wild activities of the evening probably escaped my fevered brow!

Here are pics of the sequence of events that I was able to capture. Sadly, I was often dead during these interviews, or became dead trying to take the pics, making things certainly interesting for my intrepid reporter! I can definitely say that few events in my memory were more of a challenge to stay alive in, or more fast-paced than this night’s event action our august EM gave us! I tried to keep from reporting in “black and white” but a few pics had to be that way!

Our event started at 6:30 pm US Central time on Sunday evening, April 29th and ended about two hours later. During that time we visited about five locations according to my count ranging from Hanse’s Tavern in Ilshenar to the Prism of Light – and many will remember THAT experience for a lifetime…

 

We embarked on a quest after hearing reports of distress from many inhabitents.

 

 

We began a search for the huge blue monster.

 

 

We got more information at Hanse’s Hostel in Ilshenar where the inhabitents were wary and concerned.   We discovered that the monster was called “The Wickren” and it was ancient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We followed the trail to the Prism of Light, where we found the beast and a mighty battle ensued.  Many of our comrades gave their lives in this protracted battle in very close quarters!   A mighty effort was made to defeat this monster!

 

 

 

We regrouped after this battle, and took on the search for the mage who had called up this beast from the dark recesses of the universe.  Our quest led us again to Ilshenar and the Meer people.

 

 

 

 

We located two books in two separate places that gave us information on the Wickren, and its dangers.  We took off to find this mage, Mesmer, who had called up the monster in a spell.  The path led us to a stronghold of the  Ratmen, and there we found the mage  hiding in the basement!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another battle ensued as Mesmer told us of his life and accomplishments.  He was a powerful wizard, but very misguided I believe!   The group fought valiantly against a powerful opponent and won the day.

 

 

 

We will all meet again in our journeys next weekend to continue our quest against the evil monsters and inhabitents of Brittania!

 

I lost my books to a death, and could not therefore present you all with the Wickren books in this article, but here is the first page of each of them.  Perhaps it can enlighten you a small bit.

 

 

 

 

Report Submitted by El of LA, May 3, 2012.

 

Hello Lake Austin!  Here are some pics from last Friday evening’s event!

 

When  the event started, I joined the group at the EM Hall in Britain.  What followed was a multi-hour adventure that not only included the EM event, but a visit from EM Augustus afterwards granting those who did not leave in haste with a bit of a ‘bonus.’

 

I hope I managed to get all of you into at least one of the screen shots posted below that will give you the scenes in order and hopefully a feel for how things went!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until next time!

 

— El of LA

 

I received this letter from Missy of O*T regarding the recent occurrences in the City of Britain. I felt it important enough to pass on:

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Dear friends,

I write this message gravely concerned.  After noting a significant rise over the last months in the dissatisfaction of the populace of our world this trouble has carried all the way to my home town, Britain.  Lately, we have seen rioters in the streets and shops and many more residents so angry that they cry out from their suffering and pain.

 

 

Granted, the economy of our fair shard has certainly suffered in recent years and many companies have fled to greener pastures and even to walled cities where citizens have more money to spend on their wares, but still we have had a life rich in beauty and filled with the variety and spice of a vibrant city with vibrant residents!  Now I fear all this wealth and grandeur is in peril from the fire, looting, and destruction let loose in our common areas.  I hear and see the plight of these poorest and most beleaguered of our citizens who are not only crying out for help but venting their anger and despair in fire and violent rebellion!  The gates of  Lord British’ castle have been closed and secured.  Why, I was not even allowed in to return lost jewelry to her ladyship, Regina, within the walls!

 

In fact, the tale worsens.  When I went to check on the rest of the city of Britain after the attack, the bridge to Lord Blackthorn’s castle, always a bastion of mystery to me, had been blown to smithereens and was inaccessible!   I mourned the family duties that had kept me from the city as this tragedy occurred.  I did my part however, supporting the fighters and bringing down more than one raider myself that night!

 

As I toured the town after this terrible and bloody battle, I found the kegs blocking portions of the streets of the city immovable and rooted in place.  Also, to my great distress, the portion of “Suspension Bridge” I found being carried on one dead raider I won against was itself so firmly planted that I was unable to carry it away for any effort at reconstruction despite frantic efforts to do so, and nearly at the cost of my very life!  Oh the stories I could share of the brave efforts and sacrifices of that violent and sad evening!  The warriors and residents of Britain put up a brave and valiant fight against the forces of chaos and destruction!

 

 

I have lost sleep over this my friends and I have an ever-growing concern for the very existence of Britain.  Is all in jeopardy?  Have we lost before we even realized what the fight was or how completely we have been infiltrated by the enemy?  Who is engineering our fates and manipulating our lives and from what turreted heights is it being done?

 

Other towns in our world are in peril.  Even the well defended and prosperous City of Vesper is so tightly guarded one cannot take more than a few steps without running into heavily armed guards patrolling the perimeters and village streets.  Guards and rebels are filling the pubs and shops.  We must all be on the lookout for further events that may prove heart-rending to many I fear.

 

Residents of Lake Austin take heed!  Remember King British!  Remember Queen Dawn!  Honor their memories and fight for truth, and Justice for all in an Honorable fashion.  Have Compassion for those of us who through no fault of their own have fallen on hard times and reach out in despair to you as you pass by!  Remember with Humility that you, yourself, could easily be in their shoes!  Sacrifice for your fellow citizens and let the light of your Spirituality shine out to help those in need and fight against Chaos and the forces of evil!  Let Honesty show you a path that, with Valor, you can travel in order to save our beloved lands from the peril it faces!

 

Missy, Guildmistress, Order of Truth LA (O*T)

Member of the Royal Britannian Guard

 

I attended an EM event Saturday evening at the Britain EM hall along with a good number of other LA players.  The event was guest hosted by Mesanna!  As the event commenced, we were taken to a green grass-covered plain in a small valley and found ourselves facing a long marble wall dividing the field in half.

 

Telling us to dismount, stable our pets with the local stablemaster, and asking the gargoyles to please land and refrain from flying, we were all chosen one by one to enter a special zone along with wall where we were allowed into the walled-off portion three at a time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Behind the lovely Springy pastel-colored doors and marbled partition we found three plain tables each topped with a specially-colored vase.  We each chose a vase and clicked it.

 

One of three fates awaited us.  The first was to die horribly, but quickly, struck down by a tremendous bolt of energy from the sky.  A second fate was to simply be booted out of the area, never to return.  The last fate, and the best one by far, was that you would find a marvelous flickering multicolored lantern magically placed into your pack.

 

Elessa the Scribe was not lucky on this day.  She received the most disastrous of outcomes losing fame and fortune – struck down in her prime-time reporting!  Oh cruel fate!

 

I’m sure those who survived and received their reward will be happy to show their marvelous lanterns off although I was not graced with a good view of anyone’s while I gathered my possessions as gracefully as I could and stumbled from the field.  I have already seen them advertised for sale proudly by recipients on General Chat!  Those people graced with great wealth will surely be able to meet the quoted asking prices! 😉

 

Until next time … I have some fame to go rebuild!

— El.

 

When I was reporting the last time around I used to do a series of interviews of characters around LA and the UO Community that I called “Twenty Questions.”   This time around when I asked myself who to start to interview I kept bogging down until finally I realized that what I’d really like to do is interview everyone – particularly since I never got around to everyone last time and wished I had!   To make this easier and more immediate I would simply like to put out this list of questions and ask all of you to fill it out and send it back to me in messaging or email!   I will post at least one reply a week, if I get them, that will include any followup questions I feel are needed or that include any other questions you feel need to be added (within reason of course 😉 ).

 

If you feel there is someone in our Sosaria that should be represented in this series of interviews, now or at any time in the future, please present this list to them as well and request that they get it back to you or me with answers so that they can be presented to our shard players and the Stratics readers as well.   If you would like to hear about someone outside of LA or in the programming/administrative staff of UO or Stratics you can suggest this to me as well and I will try to accommodate the request.   If, also, you know of someone that does not speak English natively, I would love the opportunity to try to translate this into and out of English, (or would it be out of and into English?? 😛 ), so everyone on LA’s community can be represented and we are given the opportunity to see the depth and breadth of the community on our Shard because that is global and not limited  by geographic location or method of daily verbal communication!  (Any other community members who speak other languages are invited to participate in assisting me in this endeavor too!)

 

There is no way for me to get to know everyone or run into all the LA players around the world.  However, there is no LA player that isn’t vitally important to all of us as a group and as a community as well.  Help us all to get to know you and your friends and participate in our shard and forum community!  I would love the help in giving us the pleasure of getting to know the Community, and you, better!

 

Here are the questions I’ve come up with.  There are 22 of them in total, but respondents do not need to answer any of them that they do not wish to!  If you think I left something out, please feel free to add it in!

 

Thanks LA Shard!  I look forward to finding out “Who’s Who on LA?”

 

— El of LA

PLAYER PROFILES – QUESTIONS

1. What is your main character name and what profession does this character follow?
2. What is your favorite character profile template to use?  Why?
3. How did you get into playing UO and how long have you played the game?
4. Do you own a house and would you like to say anything about it?
5. Do you prefer group play or do you do a lot of solo gameplay?
6. What is your favorite activity?
7.  Do you play as a guild member? If so, would you like to tell us which one and ‘plug’ it?
8. Do you participate in faction play?  If so, would you like to share which affiliation you play?
9. Do you have a vendor house or placement you’d like to ‘plug’?
10. What do you think is the best thing about UO that keeps you coming back for more?
11. Do more of your family members play this game?  Have you brought others into the game? (not required)
12. Are there any ‘sweet spots’ in the world of Sosaria that you think are particularly cool and a favorite place of yours to be?
13. There are lots of different types of deco and special armor that have been presented as prizes and gifts over the years.  Do you have a favorite that you particularly enjoy or a type of gift that you particularly enjoy?
14. Do you attend in-game events by players or the EM?  If so, what do you like about them?
15. Do you or have you played other MMOG’s?  Do you play them at the same time you play UO?
16. What do you think of the housing architecture program in UO? Do you often redesign your house?  If so, what is your favorite style design?
17. What do you think of UO as a social media tool?  Do you use it as such?
18. Do you play using any other social media tools like ICQ, Skype or another IM/Video program alongside it?
19. Do you listen to the in-game music?  Do you control it using the deco tool “Dawn’s Music Box” or just let it play as it will?
20. What would you like to say about the game personally that I haven’t asked about?
21. What would you like to tell us about yourself as a character or as a person?  (not required)
22. Any last words for us?

 

• If you have any pictures or screen prints you’d like to share with the group, please include them with your response!  I’d love to include them! — El