Looking for a new Shard

Hello,

I currently have been playing at UO Forever Shard and have found it to be a rather repulsive place to play. I can go into more detail about how horrible it is, but I'd rather focus this thread on asking the simple question...

Is it any better here?

I'm looking for people on this shard to sell me on the idea of leaving UOF FOREVER *Pun Intended* and joining UOR.

How is skill gain here? Any bonuses in dungeons? Power hour?

Approximately how long to 7x GM a PvPer (Mage Template?)

How well balanced is PvP here? Any issues?

I've been reading over the guides and trying to get a feel for this shard.

I LOVE that you have T2A, that's a huge plus.

I have heard UOR is run with more passion from staff. UOF is more like a sleazy business. And it certainly feels that way.

Just looking for some folks to sway me over to UOR and invest my free time building a character here.

Also if you are interested in grouping up, I'd be immediately looking to find a good guild/team to make playing here more fun. I don't like the whole solo thing. That's one reason I like this shard is there is a healthy population here.

Obviously everyone here either thinks this is the best shard or maybe plays multiple shards.

This is a -no donation shop- / -no pay to win- server that emulates the UO:R era. It has a lot more classic look but staff has added content like higher level t-maps and holiday events.

Skill gain is what you would have expected in era. You'll have to work at skills and there is no skill balls to get around it. But you can expect to finish characters in 1-2 weeks, or longer depending on how hard you work at it. I think I 7x'ed my first pvp mage in two weeks when I first got here. 6 skills went easily and then resist took time casting on myself and bandage healing.

The guilds are active and they are doing champ spawns and pvp events together. The dungeons have people farming in them. There is no sallos client and a minimal amount of loud items. The best thing you can do is log in and find out for yourself.

welcome

You've come just in time. Get your character/s ready cuz in a few weeks the Halloween event should go live again and if after the holiday event your still undecided about the shard then come back and talk with those in forums or irc for more unique experiences that each of us has had to offer.

Zyler has a great fishing tourneyment that I believe is also coming up soon.
every day there is a CTF(capture the flag) event
the new level 7 treasuremap instances will impress I believe.
our fishing class has had a big improvement with AMIB's(Anicent Message in bottle) which is great for solo or group play

links to these events and special mentions are here

http://uorforum.com/threads/coming-soon-to-uo-renaissance-future-patch-q-a.11947/
http://uorforum.com/threads/renaissance-guide-to-champion-spawns-and-the-harrower.3026/
http://uorforum.com/threads/renaissance-blog-ancient-soss.1709/

also this post will guide you to anything your really looking to find out about

http://uorforum.com/threads/one-guide-to-rule-them-all-one-guide-to-find-them.682/

cheers and have fun
Laretheo

As mentioned above, the events here are phenomenal, amongst countless other aspects of the shard. I would highly recommend giving this place a chance and you will not be disappointed. Feel free to PM me here on the forums or hit me up in IRC if you need assistance of any sort!

You've found it.

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This shard is wonderful, if you do start here and need a hand feel free to ask!

Its interesting how its always the top PKs that welcome new players to the shard...

This shard is light years better than anything else available. I can't imagine playing anywhere else, in fact if UOR closes because Telamon is institutionalized I will quit UO because nothing will ever be as good as this place.

LOL, well you can only PK the same people so many times before it get's old. New victims needed, apply within

Hey Saint! Welcome to UOR! I hope you do choose us! If you are looking for a classic nostalgic experience then this place is perfect for you!

Previous posts have touched on most of what you wanted to know it looks like. Run around our world a little bit. You will find no custom housing and tacky displays. Housing is classic here with a couple custom designs IE the small stone keep and fortress.

http://www.uorenaissance.com/list/Housing/P

There you will find the list of the different housing we have on the server. Staff here is top notch especially in comparison to other shards. Nothing is done here with the intention of real life money profit. All staff are volunteers all the way up to our founder/creator and they love what they do! This server is around for the love of the game rather than the love of money.

It has been said already but jump in the world and do a little wandering and I feel you won't be disappointed in the least!

Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

I joined only a few months ago. This server does not hold your hand, but despite that, have been able to establish myself quickly. Server is healthy, good economy, great mix of players, awesome staff. I have not played OSI since early 2004ish and tried many player servers before giving up years ago. I got here and even before anyone i knew joined me, loved it.

It's free, give it a try, play for a while, you have nothing to lose.

Alot of fun to be had and the endgame content is great!

LONG LIVE UO:R!

Thanks everyone for the quick replies.

I'll keep reading over the guides on the forums to help me get going.

Think I'll give this place a shot and see what happens.

Someone mentioned starting in Ocllo. Is that something worth doing? Some kind of new player area?

BTW, any tips on good PvM or PvP templates for this shard? Or threads that go over any? I'm sure some guides have information on templates. Just working my way through them. There is a lot of information on these forums that's well organized which is awesome for new players.

Provo good here for PvM?

Tamers rules.
Provo drools.
Magery schools.
Archery ha ha ha.

I have about 4 provo/mage characters mate there great for starting out and just doing PvM in general you can mix up some skills to make a pure mage or pure bard class which is also great
I also have a provo/dexxer that I take out once in awhile but dexxers don't get much love on this shard but are still fun to play non the less

tamer is more popular on this shard but I refuse to make one myself

Occlo has the young player program - it's useful starting out. Their is also a newbie dungeon @ Occlo as well.

I highly recommend making a provo mage or provo melee - that will be decent gold starting out.

Check out Basoosh's guide - 1 stop shop: http://uorforum.com/threads/one-guide-to-rule-them-all-one-guide-to-find-them.682/

Ive made how I feel about UOR in my few weeks here well known. I played several other shards including UOF to compare,

Just click the link and read My experiences mimic everyone elses positive experiences here!

http://uorforum.com/threads/hey-we-got-a-compliment.12784/

Provo is fantastic for PVM and quite powerful. When I started here I immediately started my dexxer to start making my first GPs. While I was bashing skeletons faces in with my dexxer and then eventually earth elementals and liches I was macroing up my provo mage all the while. By the time you have an almost complete dexxer you will have an almost complete provo mage and you can take down almost all mobs in game and also make a very lucrative income which is of course always dependent on what exactly you are farming and where!