UO Second Age

Did wandering healers really cure poison in this era? I dont' recall ever seeing that...

Waa you have to link to proof

lol this is the funniest thing ever, they think, just because some 13 year old wrote something about an in-game mechanic back in 1999, it must be accurate haha, anybody could have written anything back then, and here that is considered "proof" rofl, give me freakin break

Guerrilla wrote:lol this is the funniest thing ever, they think, just because some 13 year old wrote something about an in-game mechanic back in 1999, it must be accurate haha, anybody could have written anything back then, and here that is considered "proof" rofl, give me freakin break

True. And I know stratics was often dated or inaccurate, though overall it was accurate. This is yet another one of those things im not sure id find proof for. Someone isn't going to document the fact that healers don't cast spells or cure because they never did. I quit UO shortly after UO:R so I guess its possible that casting healers were implemented later and there is a patch note but I dunno.

What I do know is that player run shards was the first place I saw healers put up a fight.

I discussed this briefly in IRC with some people. Apparently its hit or miss if/when this happens? They said they thought it had been fixed and dont' see it. If it is localized to specific spawns, this healer is the one that spawns on the desert edge between the desert and road right near where mountain meets desert meet grass.

I recall a few different variations of healer throughout different eras, and at one point I remember that they did cast. In fact, they punched pretty damn hard too as I recall, but I don't remember what era that was...

Malaikat wrote:I recall a few different variations of healer throughout different eras, and at one point I remember that they did cast. In fact, they punched pretty damn hard too as I recall, but I don't remember what era that was...

Hmm, well maybe ill look around tonight. I didn't ever try to get a wandering healer to cure me so its entirely possible they did. But I just imagine over the years of playing I would have seen something.


Here is another similar thread:
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=19981
They discuss it here and say it may only be in regards to new players? Nightshark says it was originally a feature of the young player system.

This was definately an era-accurate rumor, at least. I specifically recall disbelieving at the time.

No damn healer ever cured me.

I thought we were talking about curing themselves of poison. I'm not sure if they ever cured pc's.

Malaikat wrote:I thought we were talking about curing themselves of poison. I'm not sure if they ever cured pc's.

Nope, im talking PCs. I def saw a player fighting scorpians/spiders in the desert nad then running to this healer to get cured. The character may of been new, so that may of had something to do with it. I have not yet poisoned myself to see if it would cure me.

Ronk wrote:

Malaikat wrote:I thought we were talking about curing themselves of poison. I'm not sure if they ever cured pc's.

Nope, im talking PCs. I def saw a player fighting scorpians/spiders in the desert nad then running to this healer to get cured. The character may of been new, so that may of had something to do with it. I have not yet poisoned myself to see if it would cure me.

You're sure it was a healer and not the shrine? I think shrines will cure poison, no?

Malaikat wrote:

Ronk wrote:

Malaikat wrote:I thought we were talking about curing themselves of poison. I'm not sure if they ever cured pc's.

Nope, im talking PCs. I def saw a player fighting scorpians/spiders in the desert nad then running to this healer to get cured. The character may of been new, so that may of had something to do with it. I have not yet poisoned myself to see if it would cure me.

You're sure it was a healer and not the shrine? I think shrines will cure poison, no?

100% sure. The healer spoke and said something like "you look injured" or whatnot and then cured him. This was on the edge of the desert where there is a single healer spawn. Right around where mountain meets grass meets desert just above the road. No shrine within many screens.

Wandering healers never did it for me but the town healers would occasionally cure me. This is likely a UO:R memory of mine. I don't think it ever happened in t2a.

This is some mickey mouse shit. Wandering healers (or any healers for that matter) definitely 100% for sure did not heal or cure players in t2a. I was running around today and got healed by one --- laughed my ass off.

Please fix!

Rhis wrote:This is some mickey mouse shit. Wandering healers (or any healers for that matter) definitely 100% for sure did not heal or cure players in t2a. I was running around today and got healed by one --- laughed my ass off.

Please fix!

They cured and healed (young) players, I'm not entirely certain but I believe we have a few (young) player features without having the game breaking stuff caused by it.