Liveblogging the Ultima Online – MMORPG.com Livestream
Update: One of the videos:
UO Devs Present:
Bonnie Armstrong – UO Associate Producer
Michael Armstrong – Q&A (Bonnie’s husband)
Kai Schober – community relations
??? – designer
Steven Brown – Bleak – engineer
Mike Moore – Phoenix – designer
Note:
This is going to be a long video – the MMORPG.com participants are having to learn UO as we follow along.
After 12:30am
Well that’s a wrap.
12:19am
http://www.twitch.tv/mmorpgcom/b/318462433
Still going apparently, and I just tuned back in, but while Bonnie Armstrong said she was deleting Return to Britannia houses, based on the first two hours I listened to, we’re not going to hear anything about UO’s future plans.
10:32
Still going on, but just chatting and fighting NPCs. JC’s adventures have been the most entertaining part.
10:26
Somebody asked about bringing KR art (Kingdom Reborn) – Bonnie mentions there is no way to get that back in, and that’s true. Too many technical issues.
10:24
Why am I still following this?
10:16
The host asked Bonnie Armstrong once again if she would like to say anything or show anything off, and nothing.
10:07
I really have nothing to say. Well I have a lot to say, but it’s going to be in another post. I don’t think this has helped UO all that much. Then again, the majority of people tuning in are probably UO players, so at least a lot of the people watching aren’t going to be turned off.
9:58
The host said Dark Age of Camelot was one of their best “Wayback Wednesdays” as far as participating.
9:52
Just gameplay
9:43
Discussion of Mesanna Roulette and how Chesapeake players came up with it 🙂
9:34
Bonnie Armstrong:”Contest to replace the dragon that everybody is fond of” and she’s going to be put some place special.
9:32
Bonnie Armstrong: Next dungeon being worked on, with a champ spawn
9:30pm
Host asked if the devs want to share anything about the 15th Anniversary. Bonnie Armstrong just said they are looking for requests for Christmas, Anniversary, and vet rewards.
9:22
I think Bonnie Armstrong just about let something slip about Cora the Sorceress 🙂
9:18
Discussion of the Void Pool – encounters, which wave, etc.
9:15
General chit-chat, fighting stuff. Was hoping to hear more about the 15th Anniversary – Kai seemed like he wanted to talk about it, but the topic was changed.
9:10
JC is way ahead of everybody else.
9:07
Mike Moore – Phoenix (I think) is discussing the dungeon mechanics.
Meanwhile in the chat, people are trying to get Classic vs EC debates going. Face palm time.
9:05
They’ve been trying to get their party organized.
8:59
Mike Moore/Phoenix (designer) discussing the redesign of the dungeons.
8:57
Bonnie is discussing the revamp of Covetous and the other dungeons.
Publish 76 is coming next week!
8:55
Discussion of EMs, that they are paid, recruited from the community. Bonnie Armstrong just said they are not allowed to have volunteers any longer, which is funny since BioWare Mythic has volunteer moderators for Warhammer Online’s official forums on BioWare.com. Weird how there are different policies about volunteers within the same group at BioWare.
8:53
Bonnie: Storyline written by the EMs
8:51
Kai: “fantastic storyline going on”
Bonnie: It’s going to lay out pretty well as it ??? but we dont’ want to give it away:
8:50pm
If ever there was a clear example of the problems for new players, this is it.
8:40pm (Central)
JC The Builder is running around in-game, I’m following along outside of the game, and recording the video, in case it doesn’t make it online later.
