(UO) World Knowledge

[House Armunn]

( We will be placing a few pieces of World Knowledge (UO patch info, Game Guides, etc. in this Thread. If you have a question, please ask it in the OOC section. Two primary sources will be used: UO.com & UO Stratics. I hope some may find this area of benefit. )

New ANKH INFO & VIRTUE SHRINE INFO:
September 28, 2007

"How big of a luck bonus is the UO Logo statue supposed to give?"
It depends - if you're new to UO, welcome, you lucky devil. if you've been fortunate enough to play UO for ten full years, why, then you are very lucky indeed.

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"What does the ankh necklace do? Is it just for show?"
As a number of alert players have pointed our, should you visit one of the Shrines of the Virtues and meditate (chant a mantra) there, you will receive a system message having to do with that virtue. But what does it mean?

The ankh will give a bonus to one or more of the 3 regeneration stats that will last for 1 hour. The bonus can only be activated once per day. Each of the shrines will give a unique bonus combination to regeneration stats based on the virtue for that particular shrine (this is based on the 3 principles).

Each principle is related to a regeneration stat as follows:
Truth - Mana Regeneration
Love - Hit Point Regeneration
Courage - Stamina Regeneration

Each virtue will give the following bonus to regeneration stats as follows:
Honesty +2 Mana Regen
Compassion +2 HP Regen
Valor +2 Stamina Regen
Justice +1 Mana Regen, +1 HP Regen (50% chance to get one regen bumped up to +2)
Sacrifice +1 HP Regen, +1 Stamina Regen (50% chance to get one regen bumped up to +2)
Honor +1 Mana Regen, +1 Stamina Regen (50% chance to get one regen bumped up to +2)
Spirituality +1 All Regens (25% chance (3 independent rolls) to get each regen bumped up to +2)
Humility +3 Random Regen

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(uo.com)

[House Armunn]

"How is the drop rate for these items determined?"

The event uses the Guaranteed Reward Point system, which was created for the Treasures of Tokuno event:

This system keeps track of the monsters you kill in the event area and gives you an increasing chance to get a special loot drop as you kill more monsters.

The loot will appear in your backpack.

Monsters that have higher fame increase your chances faster. (Keep in mind that monsters in Felucca give 30% extra fame.)

Higher luck will improve your chances for a loot drop.

The overall loot drop chance for this event will be lower than ToT, as we are planning for it to run for quite a while - very possibly permanently.

Your points DO NOT reset if you log out - no marathon hunting sessions required!

Keep in mind that at no time is a drop guaranteed, it simply becomes more and more likely - so some people will get lucky and get them quickly, and some people will be unlucky and take longer.

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(uo.com)