XenaDragon - Good evening and welcome to Ultima Online Celebrity Chat. UOCC is a forum wherein we bring to you celebrity guests from the UO community, ranging from website administrators, OSI personnel, counselors, seers, and even roleplayers and PKs from your own shard! They drop by to answer your questions about UO, their experiences in it, and about their own contribution to the community.
XenaDragon - Our system is similar to the UOHOC chats. All you have to do is /msg a designated question taker with your question or comment. However, when it is your turn, rather then a moderator pasting your question in the chat, instead we set +voice to you and allow you to talk with the celebrity guest yourself!
XenaDragon - We ask that you please keep your questions on topic. Our guests are not on the DEV team and cannot answer when necromancy is going to be released. Also, this is not a forum for debates...if a particular thread goes on we may ask you to put it off until after the chat has ended.
XenaDragon - Our question takers tonight will be CJ and Sissy. Please /msg or /query them with your questions.
XenaDragon - Our esteemed guests come from the Siege Perilous shard, please welcome Shard Lead Dracor, Senior Counselor Destiny and Assistant Senior Counselor Froggy

XenaDragon - Dracor, why don't you start by telling us a bit about yourself ?
* XenaDragon pokes Shard Lead Dracor *
Dracor - I'd like to welcome everyone to our little round table. To give a little about myself, I first started of (what seems like years ago) on Lake Superior
Dracor - yea yea yea
Dracor - :)
Dracor - Before comeing to Siege Perilous, I helped out on Test Center for a year as one of the Senior Counselors
Dracor - Now I get to lead a wonderful group of counselors on a rather unique shard.
* Dracor passes d' mike back to Xena (unless you wanted more) ;-) *
XenaDragon - Thank you Dracor

XenaDragon - Next on the mike is Senior Counselor Destiny
XenaDragon - What's your story ?
Destiny - Hi Everyone! Im Senior Counselor Destiny, I also started out as a Wittle Blue Smurfie on Lake Superior And Thenw as Promoted to SRC of Siege Perilous
Destiny - Now, I run SP and let Dracor belive he does *Ducks*
Destiny - I enjoy working on such a unique shard with all the Vet players!
* Dracor just eyes Destiny *
Destiny - Thanks everyone for coming!!
* Destiny Hands Mike back to Xena *
XenaDragon - Thank you Destiny

XenaDragon - And finally, the smurf with the longest title: Assistant Senior Counselor Froggy
ASRC_Froggy - Hello. Coincidentally, I started out on LS. I was the first "normal" counselor to transfer to SP.. and I came here(there) the second day it opened.
ASRC_Froggy - I enjoy it on SP, although it can be a little dull at times because evryone is so smart and needs little help
ASRC_Froggy - (done)
ASRC_Froggy - =)

XenaDragon - Aldrhan, you have the mike
Aldrhan-Catskills - Hello *smiles*
* Destiny Waves *
Dracor - Hi there Aldrhan
Aldrhan-Catskills - My question goes to the whole group, How do you feel that SP has developed during these months?
ASRC_Froggy - Hello Aldrhan
Aldrhan-Catskills - How is the community doing?
Aldrhan-Catskills - And is the player base steadily visitors?
* Destiny Lets Drac go first *
Dracor - Looking back over the months from when I was first brought to Siege, the shard has definatly grown in a positive direction.
Dracor - There are a few solid communities in place, and some very good RP groups.
Aldrhan-Catskills - Ok, do you feel that SP needs some more attraction to draw even more players to it
Aldrhan-Catskills - ?
Dracor - While the # of visitors seems to be consistant, I believe there are still things that can be done in the future to increase the interest of the shard.
Aldrhan-Catskills - You answered that one. :)
Dracor - :)
Aldrhan-Catskills - Ok.
Aldrhan-Catskills - Like what?
Dracor - I'll let Destiny get her comments out, and see how much more she answers for you.
Destiny - Well I was basically going to say the same thing, Ive been personally working closely with the player run communities, and I belive Teamwork on SP is a must and there seems to be alot of that here!
Aldrhan-Catskills - Indeed, yes.
Destiny - As for attracting more players
Destiny - Stay tuned :)
Dracor - Nicely put. :)
Destiny - hehe
Aldrhan-Catskills - I like that :)
Aldrhan-Catskills - Thanks!
Destiny - Froggy anything to add?
ASRC_Froggy - Er, nah :)
Destiny - :) Thanks Aldrhan!
ASRC_Froggy - Yout both covered it well
* Aldrhan-Catskills waves *
ASRC_Froggy - Thanks
XenaDragon - And thank you indeed Aldrhan

XenaDragon - Destiny
XenaDragon - If I may be so bold...
Destiny - Yes?
XenaDragon - What's your opinion on the rate over time system versus the 'regular' skill gain system on the other shards ?
Destiny - I like it! alot of people decide not to play Siege because of it, but really it helps keep the player system balanced here, And really isn't hat hard once you get the hang of it :)
Destiny - There are already 3 and 4X GMs on Siege using the system
XenaDragon - I bet that took those players quite some time to reach
Destiny - Definatly
Destiny - RoT takes more time but is well worth it in the end
Destiny - And I think players feel they have accomplished so much more
Destiny - Once they reach that goal
XenaDragon - I see
XenaDragon - What's the most asked question on SP, besides "Can I have your robes" ?
Destiny - Hahaha!!
Destiny - Usually about the Hero VS Evil System
XenaDragon - That makes sense
Destiny - There is alot to learn about it, and still a few Quirks to be worked out :)
Maleficent - What special issues arise on SP that other counselors don't have to deal with? anything in particular?
Dracor - There's actually quite a few.
Dracor - With the introduction of RoT, there's not a huge amount of understanding on how it works.
Dracor - There's also the Hero/Evil system.
XenaDragon - Since I don't play on SP myself I have no idea how many Heroes and Evils there are.
XenaDragon - Do you see many ?
Dracor - So those are above and beyond.
Dracor - Yes, there are quite a few. Though I'm not sure if OSI got what they wanted out of it. There's more straight reds on Siege then hero/evils.
Dracor - (As there's no stat/skill loss)
* XenaDragon chuckles *
ASRC_Froggy - Another thing we have to deal with alot are stranded players
Destiny - I would have to say Reds definatly outnumber :)
ASRC_Froggy - With the absence of recall on Siege, many people are not able to travel as easily as the used to.
Destiny - And there are many gatejumpers that get themselves stranded :)
ASRC_Froggy - Alot of people can gate, but the absence of recall has a real impat on the shard.
ASRC_Froggy - impact even.
Destiny - Ill add to that a bit and say..
Destiny - We Dont remove stranded players, If you gate jump and get stuck somewhere you gotta find your own way out, This is a Vet shard :)
XenaDragon - Yikes
Destiny - Hehe
ASRC_Froggy - On the other hand, there are also some aspects of Counseling we do not deal with on Siege. At the top of the list is House placement.
XenaDragon - But since this is Vet shard, why do you need Counselors then. Don't the Vets know the game good enough already ?
Destiny - Well, There are still alot of questions to be aksed with the differant systems
Destiny - Also, you would be amazed newbies do manage to get on
Destiny - We see a Few calls on "Why wont the vendors buy from me EVER?!?!"
XenaDragon - Awww
Destiny - Even had one last week on "How do I sheer a Sheep?" *giggles*
Dracor - In addition, there are some situations where we can assist a player. If they are stuck by a map art issue for example.
XenaDragon - True enough
Dracor - The overall call volume on Siege is considerably lower then the other public shards though.

Anthrax|U-Macroing - =)
Destiny - Hello!
Anthrax|U-Macroing - Hi :)
ASRC_Froggy - Hi Anthrxa
Dracor - Hi there Anthrax.
Anthrax|U-Macroing - heh
ASRC_Froggy - Anthrax even.
Anthrax|U-Macroing - Well
Anthrax|U-Macroing - To the Question :)
Anthrax|U-Macroing - How do you feel about the Recent Bannings on SP/Chessie?
Dracor - Fortunatly/Unfortunatly. We really are not in a position to comment on them. We have no more information then has been made public.
Anthrax|U-Macroing - :(
Anthrax|U-Macroing - How about what you feel
Dracor - I know we get asked constantly about it, but we really have no information, and with that no stance other then it was OSI's decision.
Anthrax|U-Macroing - oh well ;9
* Destiny Hands Anthrax a Christmas Cookie *
Dracor - Unfortunatly Anthrax, it's not our position to give our feelings on it. :)
Anthrax|U-Macroing - Thanks :)
Dracor - Thank you.
ASRC_Froggy - Thanks Anthrax

ASRC_Froggy - Hi Ibn
Ibn_Shaun - Hmm, I get a chance to speak then .. well met
Destiny - Hello Ibn!
Ibn_Shaun - Greetings Destiny, Froggy
Dracor - Hi there Ibn.
Ibn_Shaun - Well, my rant is in regards to the fact that Siege is somewhat standardized on magery ..
Ibn_Shaun - Do you get lots of calls from players who are rather depressed that it isn't possible to get about without high magery?
ASRC_Froggy - Actually, no we don't.
Destiny - Actually , No we dont.. We get a Few complaints about the moongates
ASRC_Froggy - People on SP have banded together very well
Ibn_Shaun - No kidding ... alright on to my other question then
Destiny - And how they tend to "stick" but other than that everyone seems perfectly happy
ASRC_Froggy - Couple that with use of the moongates, and transportation is pretty easy
Ibn_Shaun - A lot of veteran players love the RoT system and wonder why not all of the skills have been changed to RoT
ASRC_Froggy - Well, as you probably noticed
Ibn_Shaun - I haven't had a need to macro anything on Siege and like many others have reached GM in all of RoT skills ..
ASRC_Froggy - The only skills affected by ROT are those that don't take resources
ASRC_Froggy - The developers probably figured that putting ROT on resource skills would be a double whammy
ASRC_Froggy - Does that answer your question?
Destiny - Especially with the cost being 3x Higher than other shards :)
ASRC_Froggy - That too
ASRC_Froggy - =)
Ibn_Shaun - Almost ... heh, althought RoT greatly reduces the cost of training :-)
Destiny - Hehe
Ibn_Shaun - I am impressed that a pure warrior can indeed reach GM parrying and resist, whereas this is quite infeasible on normal shards ..
Ibn_Shaun - If you put in any complaint for me .. it would be that RoT isn't in there for the other skills .. like poisoning!
Destiny - Well Also you have less players here to compete with
Ibn_Shaun - That is the end of my spiel, thanks :-)
Dracor - If all the skills were RoT it would mean more people would not actually be playing the game, but watching an egg timer all the time.
Destiny - Thanks Ibn!
ASRC_Froggy - Thank you :)
* Destiny Hands Ibn a Candy Cane *
Dracor - Thank you Ibn.
* ASRC_Froggy steals a Candy Cane from Destiny. *

Talerian_Dragon - I was wondering, what exactly makes SP so much more dangerous and different from other shards?
Destiny - Well, Really The Main Danger is the fact there are indeed mroe Pks
Dracor - (Some very good ones as well)
Talerian_Dragon - Like the PVP server in EQ?
Destiny - There is no stat loss for Murderers, So you need to be able to defend yourself when they come for you in the wild
* Destiny Never played EQ *
Destiny - But I would assume so :)
* Talerian_Dragon doesn't recommend it. *
Destiny - Hehe Good answer! :P
* Talerian_Dragon grins. *
Destiny - But I would think thats the main part of danger, You need to have Teamwork
Destiny - or you wont survive here
Talerian_Dragon - And the skills, are they increased or just more put to use?
Destiny - Not sure I understand the question?
Talerian_Dragon - Are people reaching GM status because their stats go up faster...
Talerian_Dragon - or because they just use them more?
Talerian_Dragon - Hard to word, I guess.
Destiny - No, They go up the same, Some even slower than normal shards, but there are less people to compete with, And I think the average player does use them more here
Talerian_Dragon - All right. Thank you very much.
Destiny - Thanks!!
* Talerian_Dragon bows and grins. *
* Destiny Hands Talerian a Christmas Cookie *
ASRC_Froggy - Thanks Talerian

XenaDragon - For those that are still wondering what ROT is, can you explain it shortly ?
ASRC_Froggy - Sure.
ASRC_Froggy - ROT means Rate over Time. It is the modified skill system that SP runs on
ASRC_Froggy - ROT effects non-resource-using skills over 70 points
ASRC_Froggy - Up until 70 skill points, you are not affected by ROT
ASRC_Froggy - Once you hit 70, and any point thereafter, you can only gain a certain amount of skill points/a day
ASRC_Froggy - You can gain about 1.5 skill points a day on this system after 70 skill
* XenaDragon pulls out the old calculator *
* Destiny Giggles *
ASRC_Froggy - It sounds tough, but many people thrive on it
* Maleficent grins *
ASRC_Froggy - An excellent guide to Siege can be found at http://uo.stratics.com/strat/siegelum.shtml, and a more specific good/evil FAQ can be found at http://uo.stratics.com/reputation/evilgood.shtml
* XenaDragon looks amazed *
ASRC_Froggy - Also, you can visit www.takier.uoguilds.com for another well done FAQ on Siege

XenaDragon - Very well. Thank you Shard Lead Dracor, Senior Counselor Destiny and Assistant Senior Counselor Froggy for being with us tonight.
Destiny - Thanks all for coming!!
ASRC_Froggy - Come visit us in the Britain North Counselor Guildhall Anytime!
Dracor - Thank you all.
Dracor - Yes, come see our snowman! :)
ASRC_Froggy - And Santa!
XenaDragon - Thank you all for attending tonight's UOCC. Remember, UOCC occurs every other Monday night at 7pm CST. The log of tonight's chat will be posted later on http://uohoc.stratics.com.
XenaDragon - Please feel free to join us here in #ultima-online at any time of the week for help in game, the latest UO news, or just to chat. Have a nice evening.