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Date Posted: Tue, Jan 14 2003, 10:47am
I’ve read about promotions for a Mini House collectible, a Bless Deed, and a Hooded Shroud of Shadows. Are all of these the same promotion, or are they separate?
The Mini House collectible and the Bless Deed are part of the same promotion, and will be given to all players who upgrade to Age of Shadows within the first 18 days after Age of Shadows is live on their shard.
The Hooded Shroud of Shadows is a separate promotion being run in conjunction with several notable retailers, including GameStop.com, Electronics Boutique, EB Games Online, the EA Store (store.ea.com) and Amazon.com.
Will I be able to order this from anyone who ships to areas outside the US?
Yes – Amazon.com does ship outside the United States.
Tell me more about this Hooded Shroud of Shadows! Is it only for the 3D client?
The shroud is a dark hooded ghost robe given in-game. It cannot be dyed, broken, damaged or cut, and will be blessed, which means it cannot be stolen from the top level of your backpack and will not drop into your corpse upon death. The shroud will be available for both 2D and 3D game clients.
How do I get the Hooded Shroud?
You’ll be able to get the shroud by pre-ordering Age of Shadows from GameStop.com, Electronics Boutique, EB Games Online, the EA Store (store.ea.com), or Amazon.com. Only one shroud will be given out per UO: AoS purchase.
Can I get it if I order from a retail store instead of online?
Yes! Players who buy AoS online through a participating retailer should receive an e-mail confirming the shipment of the game. This shipment confirmation e-mail will include a note with both a special Web page address and a Hooded Shroud of Shadows one-use validation code.
Players who order in person at the retail locations of these stores should be given a special sticker upon picking up a pre-ordered UO:AoS. This sticker will include a note with both a special Web page address and a Hooded Shroud of Shadows one-use validation code.
IMPORTANT: If picking up your game in person, you must make sure you receive and save this promotional sticker! Without this sticker you will not be able to receive your Hooded Shroud of Shadows – no exceptions!
How will I actually get this shroud once I pre-order and get my confirmation code?
Once you have the validation code, you’ll go to the web page address listed with the code, where you can either activate a new account or upgrade your existing account to UO:AoS status. After registering for UO:AoS, enter into the game on the specific shard and with the specific character that you wish to receive the shroud. (Note: although you will be able to exchange these shrouds between characters, they cannot be transferred across shards.) Use the Help system to page a Game Master (GM) with the phrase “Hooded Shroud of Shadows Redemption Code.” The GM will confirm your code and award you the Hooded Shroud of Shadows.
When do I have to request my Hooded Shroud?
If you have the code to get the Hooded Shroud of Shadows, you must claim your shroud prior to Monday, March 31, at 11:59pm CT, regardless of what shard or region the shroud is being claimed in. After this deadline, all Hooded Shroud of Shadows redemption codes will no longer be valid, and no further shrouds may be claimed.
How many shrouds can I get per account?
Only one shroud will be given per AoS purchase, and only one shroud will be handed out per account (so if you buy two copies of AoS in order to get two shrouds, you’ll need to be sure to collect them on two different accounts).
Can I get it on Siege Perilous?
Yes, the Mini Houses, the Bless Deeds, and the Shroud of Shadows will all be available on the Siege ruleset shards. (And before you ask -- we don’t have all the info yet on exactly what features in AoS will be implemented on the Siege shards. It’s in heavy discussion, though, and we’ll make our decisions public as soon as we can!)
So about that other promotion… the website said we’d get a “Blessed Deed.” Is that the same thing as an Item Bless deed?
Yes, these are Item Bless Deeds – although they’ll work a little differently than the ones you may have seen in UO in the past. These Bless Deeds will not be transferable, and items will only stay blessed for the original character who got the deed. Once the deed has been used, it will disappear – so use it wisely!
If every character gets an Item Bless Deed, won’t that flood the market?
We don’t feel that will be the case at all! Since you can’t trade these, it won’t be possible for anyone to collect and hoard hundreds of them, and since they’re only good for the original character who receives it, it won’t be advantageous for people to create new characters on shards they don’t play to get them. A blessed item can be a fabulous thing on your main character, but it won’t do you much good on a character you don’t play.
Tell me more about these Mini Houses!
The Miniature House Collectibles will be just what they sound like – little tiny versions of UO houses! They’ll appear in the backpacks of all eligible UO:AoS characters. The styles of the Miniature House Collectible are based upon all the current “classic” style of UO houses, and the style each character gets will be random. The Miniature House Collectible is blessed, and may be locked down within one’s house or transferred between characters, if desired.
So there will be tons of Mini Houses out there in the game world after Age of Shadows?
Yes, but not all designs will be common! Think of them like trading cards. There are millions of trading cards out there in the world, but very few of the special foil-lined uber cards – and those stay extremely valuable. So while some Mini House designs will appear frequently, others will be much tougher to get. For example, a given single-room mini-house designs may appear more often that the rarer castle mini-house.
If I live in an area outside the US, can I still participate in getting this Bless Deed and the Mini House collectible?
Yes! Be sure to check out the post we posted in FYI last week on this very issue at http://www.uo.com/cgi-bin/newstools.pl?Article=7049.
Will I get the Mini House and the Bless Deed, or is it one or the other? And is it per character, or per account?
You’ll receive one Mini House and one Bless Deed for each character you log into UO during this promotional period. (The promotion ends in North America on Feb. 28, 2003. For more information on promotional periods outside the US, keep checking http://www.uo.com/ageofshadows.)
Is this like the Veteran Rewards System, where my account needs to be a certain age before I’m eligible? Or is this like the Holiday gift system, where my character needs to be at least 30 days old?
Neither -- there is no account age or character age limit on these promotions. Whether you buy AoS and start a new account or whether you upgrade your current account, all of your characters, new and old, are eligible to take part in these offers throughout the promotional period.
How long will we have to get the Mini Houses and the Item Bless Deeds?
These items will only be available for a limited time on each shard! The promotional period will start on the day the shard first goes live with the new AoS code, and will continue for 18 days after that.
When will the AoS code go live? Won’t it already be live when I buy the expansion?
Before the new content in Age of Shadows can actually work, we’ll need to publish some extra code to the shards. That publish will go onto the shards as the game becomes available for purchase in each territory. In other words, the North American shards, including Siege, will get this publish once Age of Shadows has hit the shelves in North America and Canada. The European shards will get this publish later to coincide with the European AoS release date. The Asian shards (including Oceania, which is considered to be part of the South Asia-Pacific territory) will get this publish to coincide with their release dates as well.
Any news on the exact release dates for different territories?
Our current estimates have all of the territories getting Age of Shadows within the month of February. But there are still a few issues to finish working out, so keep an eye on http://www.uo.com/ageofshadows for the definite dates!
Okay, now for the big question – what about housing space in Malas? When will that be opened to new houses?
Be sure to read the question above about the AoS code going live! Part of the publish with Age of Shadows will be to added the ability for AoS users to enter and place a house in Malas. Once the publish is live on your particular shard, houses will be able to be placed in Malas – provided you have an AoS upgraded account.
So if I pre-order the game and have it shipped to me, does that mean I may not be able to get into Malas and place a house right away?
Yes, that’s possible, but we really don’t think this will be a problem, for several reasons.
One – There’s a LOT of housing space in Malas. Really.
Two – Many people will be pre-ordering (our numbers are high already). You will by no means be the only one who’s waiting for a shipment after the first day.
Three - February 11th is the day that it ships from EA, meaning that many retailers won’t have it on their shelves until the 12th anyway.
Four – One house per account means that people won’t be snapping up new housing spots unless they’re either homeless or willing to give up a pre-existing house, which means new space will be opening up elsewhere as well.
Five – Phase 3 of the Housing Decay changes should be active soon, which (in case you haven’t read about it) means that houses on inactive accounts will be decaying as well, opening up quite a few housing spots as well in the current lands.
Six – There’s a LOT of housing space in Malas! :)
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