Considering joining UOSA

[Beard of the Wolf]

Hey folks,

I'm an old school UO player. Started playing back in 1998 and played pretty solid for a couple years. Bounced around through a few free servers in the mid 2000's and am now feeling the old familiar pull back to the game I loved and cherished so many years ago.

I'm wondering about the state of the game here on this server. Is it a PK gank fest like many other free servers? I'm not opposed to PvP, in fact it was one of my favorite things to do in the old days, but I guess I'm just not a fan of griefing. I enjoy hunting through dungeons and exploring the lands, as much as I enjoy a good battle to the death or a little time sitting and chatting RP style in a tavern or player owned house.

Just curious if this server is a good home for me or no?

Thanks,

WB

[Saol Trosc]

I have only been on this shard a short time, but it seems pretty legit. Although most the areas to hunt/make gold are camped by PKers. So you have to be really smart when hunting. You absolutely have to use razor for the macro reasons. Always have a macro set to where you can get away in a pinch, but for the most part it is a really good replica of the T2A era. I started playing in 1998 as well and it is definitely the closest your going to get to that era. Hope to see you in game and have fun =).

[Boondock_Saint]

Join the URK or ORC guild, they RP..

*F*, NEW, C^V, DG are some guilds you may be interested in.

[Orion GM B^D]

Welcome to UOSA!

I would highly recommend playing here if you like UO & this era. You will not find a better server.
5 years running & going strong!

Here is a link viewtopic.php?f=42&t=36806 to a great
guide for stating out here. Be glad to let you use a small for free till you get on your feet.

Good luck!!

[GuardianKnight]

The list of things you should expect and hopefully stay here after experiencing:

1. You will be pk'd in the worst possible way and if not careful, you will be looted in your house. This makes people quit.

2. You will expect people to all be sensible. They are not sensible here. They will treat you like the scum of the earth. 70% of playerbase are here for the Lulz of making you feel like crap. Please don't leave. Adapt.

3. You will get impatient and do a big deal without a broker and lose everything you worked for. You will want to quit. Don't quit.

4. cA claim to be bards, but I have never seen them use an instrument. Also they'll steal your stuff. They'll steal your stuff and then take pictures and add a pretty story to make you like them for doing it.

5. You will not find stable slots. You will have to ask people for them or buy them. This is a pain, but I hope you can adapt.

6. People can use a glitch in the code of the game to kill you in the locked doors of your house. You could be macroing afk and lose your stuff, if you are carrying it.

7. You will have to buy large property unless you attend IDOCs. The Idoc people here are professional and half of it is automated with razor. You luck is all you will have with this.

8. Vega will talk you out of your things at a discount price and you will still like him afterwards. You will hate yourself, but you'll not hate him.

9. People will tell you to join NEW. NEW is a new player guild. Don't let your ego eat you. This guild will help you get started.

10. Our staff are unpayed immigrants. We don't want to do the job, so we trapped them in a basement and made them do it. They will begrudgingly help you, sometimes. Don't let their availability dissuade you from playing. We will try our best to answer things for you in IRC.

Welcome to UOSA
GK

[Dyne]

LMAO!! GK pretty much nailed it on the head, great post.

[Capitalist]

I seriously lol'd. Nice one GK.

I'll add one to GK's list:
11. The majority of the population are cliquey egomaniacs who class build off of each others egos.

[Downs]

Ummm.... We played instruments at the two kings wedding...

[GuardianKnight]

Ummm.... We played instruments at the two kings wedding...

Any survivors as witness?

[Spamlet]

Having just started on UOSA this year, all of the above is true.
Specifically No.11, but you will find that out in time.

Join NEW - they will help you out and you will be able to make friends to play with, I was one of those people who did not and ended up wandering alone for along time. You want people you can count on if you get in a jam on this server.

[keelonzo]

If you survived on OSI servers, you'll flourish here. The only difference is all of the nerds grew up and looked at the code and know everything and are leet now, so ask alot of questions cuz most of em share/.

[Teriyl]

Join a guild and get help to start. When you are able, pay it forward to another new player. I was welcomed and received help from folks who are now friends. Now that I have the means I try to help.

You'll find a lot of great people along with some that aren't, but that's anywhere you go. Just like GK said don't quit, adapt. I don't think any better advice could be given. Hope to see you killing spawn at Brit GY.

[Hilltop]

I have been playing about a month now and I love this shard. Really brings me back to the great times i had back in the late 90s.
With that said I must say that it seems like there is a PK or group of PKs everywhere. Every decent hunting place is loaded with them. Don't bother going to Lich lords. air elles, blood elles, dragons...ect ect. I am not in a guild so maybe that has something to do with it but other than wandering the woods hunting orcs or trolls expect to get PKed

[Pirul]

4. cA claim to be bards, but I have never seen them use an instrument. Also they'll steal your stuff. They'll steal your stuff and then take pictures and add a pretty story to make you like them for doing it.

I can attest to their barding! Entice needs an instument, and they WILL entice the mounts you're trying to sell. They'll even entice Lord Brit himself!

[Boondock_Saint]

12. Don't trust GK, he stole all my loot.