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“An Amazing Revelation” Worthy of a Press Release

Saturday, June 3rd, 2006

Yesterday, a new Five on Friday was posted on UO.com. One of the things that caused all kinds of alarms and fireworks and light bulbs to go off in my head, was this question answered by Darkscribe:

3. Any plans to add content or spruce up existing content in the original lands (Britannia itself)?

Darkscribe: Yes. I will continue to drop hints until someone has to sweep them up. Follow the clues within the in-game story arc involving Inu. Soon, there will be puzzles to solve that will lead players to an amazing revelation. If players don’t reveal the secret, then they’ll hear about it from a press release a couple weeks later, but I’m betting on the players to find it first.

Think about what Darkscribe just said: If players don’t reveal the secret, then they’ll hear about it from a press release a couple weeks later,

PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE

I’ve commented in the past on some of the things I think UO needs to do and will do. One of them was a new client. Just about any major forum that has more than 10 UO players, somebody will mention a new client every now and then.

What’s worthy of a press release? This is, after all, an amazing revelation.
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