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This page lists all the news that have been on the [[Main Page|UO News]] section in the year 2008, in reverse chronological order by the date they're posted.

===December 19, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - December 19, 2008|Five on Friday - "Event Moderators and Icy Patches"]]''' - The list of new EMs, hints for the Slime Event, a bug with Powerscrolls, a bug with Icy Patches, info on moving config files, info on balancing, update on speech/emote color bug, meeting EMs, and assorted Fansite News.

===December 18, 2008===
* '''[[Publish 57]]''' is now live on all shards and includes new stealables for thieves, [[Champion Spawn Artifacts]] and [[Scroll of Transcendence]] drops at [[Champion Spawn]]s, [[Holiday 2008]] gifts, [[Lumber]] skill requirement changes for [[Carpentry]], the [[Pursuit]] quest related to [[Acid Slime]]s and several bug fixes.
* The [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=482 Bank Rennovation Contest] has been announced - a winner on each shard will have West Britain Bank decorated to match their submission as well as a commemorative plaque placed on the bank with their name.

===December 12, 2008===
* [[Publish 57]] has been placed on the [[Test Center]] shard with substantial new content and bug fixes available for public testing.
* A [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=476 Development Letter] to players has been posted going over the future, event moderators and recent lag issues.
* The development letter has replaced the [[Five on Friday]] for this week

===December 5, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - December 5, 2008|Five on Friday - "Bandaids and Thieves"]]''' - New content glimpsed for [[Stealing|Thieves]], hints on upcoming [[Factions]] refinements, info on [[Harrower]] and Replica drops, [[Gardening]] and [[Holiday 2008]] gift notes, and assorted Fansite News.

===November 21, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - November 21, 2008|Five on Friday - "Skill Caps and Braziers"]]''' - Update on re-deeding issues with [[Veteran Rewards|vet rewards]], dead pet targetting issue, udpate on the EM program, [[Concussion Blow]] change, an open-ended answer to the skill cap debate, and assorted Fansite News.

===November 14, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - November 14, 2008|Five on Friday - "OSI and Holiday Gifts"]]''' - Answers on OSI-owned Housing, [[Veteran Rewards]] and a few bugs, reminder on upcoming [[Holidays|Holiday]] 2008 gifts, and assorted Fansite news.

===November 7, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - November 7, 2008|Five on Friday - "Blessed Spellbooks & More"]]''' - Answers regarding a number of bugs and [[Lag]], [[Event Moderator]]s and request for questions.

===November 6, 2008===
* [http://www.uoherald.com/application/ Applications] are now being accepted for 26 new [[Event Moderator]]s.
* All shards have been published with another [[Publish_56#Update_2|Update to Publish 56]]

===November 5, 2008===
* '''New BNN Article:''' [[BNN: I'd Like a Drink If You Don't Mind]]

===October 31, 2008===
* UO now finds itself [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=459 without a dedicated Community Manager].
* '''New BNN Article:''' [[BNN: Mistress of Darkness]]
* The [[War of Shadows]] is ramping up over the weekend with [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=461 multiple city invasions] in Trammel.

===October 29, 2008===
* '''[[Publish 56]]''' has been released to all [[shard]]s and includes [[Halloween 2008]], big changes for [[Factions]], new stackables and the next chapter in the [[Warriors of Destiny]] saga - [[War of Shadows]].

===October 27, 2008===
* '''[[Publish 56]]''' has been released to the [[Origin]] shard and includes [[Halloween 2008]], big changes for [[Factions]] and the next chapter in the [[Warriors of Destiny]] saga - [[War of Shadows]].
* Keep checking '''UO Guide''' for updates on new items, quests and events, or better yet, be the first to [[UOGuide:Introduction|contribute]] some of your discoveries!

===October 24, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - October 24, 2008|Five on Friday - "Mystic Insight"]]''' - Loads of new info on [[Mysticism]] and [[Imbuing]], [[Publish 56]] tidbits and assorted Fansite news.
* Additionally, [[Client Patches]] have been released:
** 2D: [[Client Patch 6.0.11.0]]
** KR: [[Client Patch 2.56.0.6]]

===October 21, 2008===
* '''[[Publish 56]]''' has been detailed and released to the [[Test Center]] shard, it's massive.

===October 10, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - October 10, 2008|Five on Friday - "Fifty-six Forever"]]''' - More info on stat/skill caps in [[Stygian Abyss]], [[Publish 56]] status and fix updates, news on [[Factions]] and assorted Fansite news.

===October 3, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - October 3, 2008|Five on Friday - "Party On"]]''' - [[Publish 56]] preview of Bug Fixs, Jewelry/Form-Changing Spell change of new [[Factions]] rewards and items, additional items to stack and assorted Fansite news.

===September 26, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - September 26, 2008|Five on Friday - "Happy Birthday!"]]''' - Some updates on [[Gardening|plants]] and the [[Naturalist Quest]], notes on [[Publish 56]] and assorted Fansite news.

===September 25, 2008===
* [[Ultima Online]] celebrates it's [[11th Anniversary]] today!

===September 19, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - September 19, 2008|Five on Friday - "Far Away"]]''' - New plant colors and new stackables discussed, as well a few upcoming bug fixes and a challenge to find out what, if anything, is wrong with [[Archery]].

===September 12, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - September 12, 2008|Five on Friday - Storm Coming]]''' - Gargoyle/Human/Elf armor conversion, [[Quiver of Rage]] chameleon bug, [[Disarm]] against shields, Ankh of Sacrifice clarification, Pepta the Royal Taste-Tester, the [[Collectioner Quest]] on [[Siege Perilous|Siege]], Account Age reminder, Publish 56 update, Fansite News

===September 11, 2008===
* Minor fix re-enabling [[guard zone]]s in some areas made to all shards.
** Homes recently placed in those areas will be destroyed with all contents Monday, September 15, 2008.
** Players with such homes are advised to collapse them and relocate immediately.

===Septemeber 10, 2008===
* '''[[Publish 55]]''' is being released worldwide and includes:
** Many new [[Veteran Rewards]], including '''10th Year Rewards'''
** [[Gardening]] has '''2''' new [[Seed]] types and '''15''' new plants, including the [[Cocoa Tree]]
** A [[I Think I Overate|new quest]] in [[Castle Britannia]]
* UO Town Hall in Austin, TX on 9/13/2008 has been '''Cancelled''' due to Hurricane Ike.
** ''[http://www.uoherald.com/news/ See UO.com for cancellation details]''

===September 9, 2008===
* [[Stygian Abyss|UO:Stygian Abyss]], the upcoming expansion, now has an [http://www.uoherald.com/stygianabyss official website], including information on the new playable [[Gargoyle Race]]:
**[[Flying]]
**[[Berserk]]ing
**[[Master Artisan]]s
**[[Deadly Aim]]
**[[Mystic Insight]]

===September 8, 2008===
* [[Publish 55]] is now on the [[Origin]] shard, including new [[Veteran Rewards]] and new plants to grow with [[Gardening]]. All other [[shard]]s to follow soon.
* Client Patches released in support of Publish 55:
**2D: [[Client Patch 6.0.10.0]]‎
**KR: [[Client Patch 2.55.0.3‎]]

===September 5, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - September 5, 2008|Five on Friday - Goodness Gracious]]''' - ''September 5, 2008'' - Info on [[Stygian Abyss]], new Veteran Rewards, Swamp Dragon Barding, Austin UO Town Hall and Fansite News.
* Changes for '''[[Publish 55]]''' have been announced
** Many new [[Veteran Rewards]] are being added, including '''10th Year Rewards'''
** [[Gardening]] will see '''15''' new types of plants to grow.
* The '''[[Stygian Abyss]]''' expansion has been re-announced with '''many''' more details.

===August 28, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - August 28, 2008|Five on Friday - Almost There!]]''' - ''August 28'' - A deferment to the Town Hall for serious Q&A, a request from QA on guarding pets, a run-down on Publish 55, Town Hall News, Fansite News

===August 22, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - August 22, 2008|Five on Friday - Anticipation is Good for You]]''' - ''August 22'' - Red healers in Felucca, linking to websites in UO, Thieves' Guild bug update, QA request for plant bugs, Town Hall News, Fansite News

===August 15, 2008===
*'''[[Five on Friday - August 15, 2008|Five on Friday - Green Things Growing]]''' - ''August 15'' - How to get Shadow/Crystal tokens, Compassion vs. New Haven Escorts, clarification on bonded pack animals, Thieves' Guild bug update, a set of Q&A on the new plants, an intriguing UO job listing, timeline for Publish 55 (now with more Publish 56!), Town Hall News, Fansite News

===August 8, 2008===
*'''[[Five on Friday - August 8, 2008|Five on Friday - Parrying and Potting]]''' - ''August 8'' - Parrying vs. GGS, update on the recent lockdown change, clarification of the [[Arcane Focus]] "bug", good news for [[Siege Perilous]] concerning [[Rate Over Time|ROT]], two-week warning on the [[Spring Cleaning 2008|Spring Cleaning]] turn-in, an intriguing UO job listing, timeline for Publish 55, Town Hall News, Fansite News

===August 1, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - August 1, 2008|Five on Friday - Home Again]]''' - ''August 1'' - Melissa's loot table, info on the upcoming new seeds, an update on fixed exploits, a request from QA concerning the Thieves' Guild, an intriguing UO job listing, timeline for events and Publish 55, Town Hall News, Fansite News

===July 24, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - July 24, 2008|Five on Friday - Sunny California]]''' - ''July 24'' - An apology for a lack of questions, an intriguing UO job listing, hints at info to come out at the Town Hall, confirmation that Publish 55 is coming, Town Hall News, Fansite News

===July 18, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - July 18, 2008|Five on Friday - Dark Doings]]''' - ''July 18'' - Info on resist-altering spells, update on Character Transfers, update on Account Ages, an intriguing UO job listing, foreshadowing of upcoming events, Townhall News, Fansite News

===July 16, 2008===
* All shards have been published with an [[Publish 54#Update 1|update to Publish 54]].

===July 14, 2008===
* Apparently, stacked mouseholes [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=403 are dimensionally unstable]

===July 13, 2008===
* '''[[Royal Council Massacre]]''' will contain all information about the current event (eventually)

===July 11, 2008===
* The Royal Council has been murdered! See '''[[Jasper the Inspector]]''' to help with the investigation.
* '''BNN Article:''' [[BNN: Hope for the Future|Hope for the Future]]
* '''[[Five on Friday - July 11, 2008|Five on Friday - Not Really the Five on Friday]]''' - ''July 11'' - Updated [[Publish 54]] patch notes, known issue with aggressive pets, info about Robert Mull, Fansite News

===July 10, 2008===
* A [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=400 public notice] for people with mouseholes
* [[Publish 54]] will be published to all shards by tomorrow

===July 9, 2008===
* '''2D Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 6.0.9.2|6.0.9.2]]
* '''KR Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 2.54.0.7|2.54.0.7]]

===July 7, 2008===
* The Europa server has been [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=397 having some difficulties]

===July 3, 2008===
*'''[[Five on Friday - July 3, 2008|Five on Friday - Far, Far Away]]''' - ''July 3'' - Account age update, details on removing OSI-owned houses, faction blocking rules, possibility of upcoming 10th year veteran rewards, QA reminder about [[Publish 54]], publish rollout timeline, Townhall News, Fansite News

===July 2, 2008===
* '''2D Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 6.0.9.1|6.0.9.1]] (to fix bugs introduced in 6.0.9.0)
* '''KR Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 2.54.0.6|2.54.0.6]]
* '''2D Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 6.0.9.0|6.0.9.0]]
* [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=395 Origin is getting] [[Publish 54]]
* [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=394 TC 1 has been updated]

===July 1, 2008===
* The call goes out for help in documenting [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=392 OSI-owned houses] so that they may be destroyed

===June 30, 2008===
* After some server-crashing bugs, the Strangers have been fixed and [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=391 will be returning tomorrow]
* [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=390 Character Transfers Unavailable]

===June 27, 2008===
* '''BNN Article:''' [[BNN: Valvakka|Valvakka]]
* '''[[Five on Friday - June 27, 2008|Five on Friday - This n That]]''' - ''June 27'' - Details on monster [[Curse]] fix, a possible rethink of the upcoming Scout Armor, [[Remove Curse]] chances, Playguide Update, update on [[Publish 54]]'s timeline, Townhall News, Fansite News

===June 25, 2008===
* '''BNN Article:''' [[BNN: A Short Time Ago|A Short Time Ago]]
* [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=385 The Six are Coming!]
* Test Center 1 has [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=384 been updated] with the first round of [[Publish 54]] changes

===June 23, 2008===
* All shards will be updated at [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=381 their next maintenance]
* '''BNN Article:''' [[BNN: The Six|The Six]]

===June 20, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - June 20, 2008|Five on Friday - Happy Solstice!]]''' - ''June 20'' - [[Moonglow Royal Zoo Collection|Zoo]] decay rate info, confirmation of a Spring Cleaning Phase III, news of a fix for Spring Cleaning deeded rewards, tentative time frame for Spring Cleaning ending, a bug warning, Playguide Updates, some info on Publish 54, Townhall News, Fansite News

===June 13, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - June 13, 2008|Five on Friday - It's Hot!]]''' - ''June 13'' - [[Dark Father]] teleportation clarification, "mysterious stranger" timetable, pinning down the t-map turn-in bug, a warning on house resizing, Playguide Updates, update on Publish 54, Townhall News, Fansite News

===June 10, 2008===
* Some [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=378 known issues] with [[Publish 53]]

===June 9, 2008===
* [[Publish 53]] will be deployed to all shards by tomorrow.

===June 6, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - June 6, 2008|Five on Friday - Details, Details]]''' - ''June 6'' - Phase 2 turn-in location, house resizing details, virtue artifact turn-in clarification, flour mill bug warning, Playguide updates, Publish 53 status, Townhall News, Fansite News

===June 5, 2008===
* '''Catskills:''' A large player run event entitled [[The Pirate Conspiracy]] is beginning on June 21.

===June 4, 2008===
* [[Publish 53]] has been deployed to Origin.

===May 30, 2008===
*'''[[Five on Friday - May 30, 2008|Five on Friday - Housecleaning]]''' - ''May 30'' - Dread Warhorse stats vs. the stables, artifact turn-in points, turning in SoS's and MiB's, "holiday gift" turn-in run-down, Potted Cactus followup, correction to Pub53 notes, QA request for greater dragon info, Publish 53 timeline, Townhall News, Fansite News

===May 29, 2008===
* '''New BNN Article:''' [[BNN: Andrew|Andrew]]

===May 28, 2008===
* '''2D Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 6.0.8.0|6.0.8.0]]
* '''KR Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 2.53.0.2|2.53.0.2]]
* Test Center 1 has been [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=370 updated for testing of Publish 53]

===May 23, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - May 23, 2008|Five on Friday - A Patch Note Preview]]''' - ''May 23'' - Preview of Publish 53 turn-ins and bug fixes, a promise to look into IDoCs, timeline for Publish 53, Townhall News

===May 16, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - May 16, 2008|Five on Friday - Curses!]]''' - ''May 16'' - Monsters teleporting into private homes, monster curse spell bug, focus group update, tentative timetable and hints on Publish 53, Fansite News, Townhall News

===May 13, 2008===
* Stratics has setup some [http://vboards.stratics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3 temporary forums] until the main ones are recovered.
* The development team is setting up a [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=361 new focus group] on PvP, PvM, and combat in general. The first batch of invites has been sent out.

===May 9, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - May 9, 2008|Five on Friday - The Vanguard Approaches]]''' - ''May 9'' - More Paroxymus Swamp Dragon info, duped Vine Cord Sandal info, Focus Group info, Escort Bug update, UO:R client clarification, timetable for Publish 53, Fansite News, final invite for tomorrow's Town Hall Meeting

===May 8, 2008===
* Owners of duped [[Vine Cord Sandals]] have suddenly had a [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=362 rude awakening] with theirs being turned into normal sandals.

===May 7, 2008===
* The dev team is gearing up for a [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=361 new focus group on PvP, PvM, and combat in general]

===May 6, 2008===
* '''[[Publish 52]]''' is live on all shards.

===May 5, 2008===
* [[Publish 52]] is being published [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=360 tomorrow morning]

===May 2, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - May 2, 2008|Five on Friday - Happy Birthday!]]''' - ''May 2'' - Quest item order, UO Registration issues, account age update fix, request for escort bug info, request for [[Ultima Online: Renaissance|Renaissance]] users, info on Publish 52 and upcoming War of Shadows events, Fansite News, Townhall News, and a special announcement.

===May 1, 2008===
* Test Center is getting some [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=356 more fixes]
* The new IDoC changes are [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=358 being tested on Test Center]
* Origin is [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=357 getting Publish 52]

===April 30, 2008===
* Test Center is [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=355 being updated again]

===April 28, 2008===
* '''New 2D Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 2.52.0.4|2.52.0.4]]
* '''New KR Client Patch:''' [[Client Patch 6.0.7.0|6.0.7.0]]
* Test Center has been [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=354 updated with the previously mentioned Publish 52 fixes]

===April 25, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - April 25, 2008|Five on Friday - Publish 52 Is Coming!]]''' - ''April 25'' - How the turn-in will work and reward images, low down on why Threads of Fate/Life and Cloaks of Corruption weren't on the turn-in list, Cloak of Corruption attributes, delayed exploit fixes, event advancement, Playguide updates, and Town Hall News.

===April 24, 2008===
* Upcoming patch info, with some [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=350 details regarding Factions and the turn-in]

===April 14, 2008===
* Siege Perilous has been [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=348 having some issues]

===April 11, 2008===
* Draconi talks about [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=346 Publish 52 and upcoming events]
* EA's Directory of Community Relations [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=347 talks a little about UO's future] (without, of course, revealing any useful information...yet)

===April 4, 2008===
* [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=344 All shards to be published] with some new event content

===April 3, 2008===
* '''New BNN Article:''' [[BNN: Military Arrives in Moonglow|Military Arrives in Moonglow]]

===April 2, 2008===
* '''New BNN Article:''' [[BNN: Blackrock Detector Fails! Mages Reported Missing!|Blackrock Detector Fails! Mages Reported Missing!]]

===April 4, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - April 4, 2008|Five on Friday - That Time Again]]''' - ''April 4'' - Weapon leeches, mining & ore zones, Seige/Mugen Rate over Time skillgain, Spirit Speak error messages, info on upcoming events and publishes, Fansite news, and a request for submissions.

===March 30, 2008===
* The [[Blackrock Detector]] event has moved to Phase II.

===March 29, 2008===
* Several Items (eg. [[Planesword]], [[Planeshield]] and [[Thread of Life]]) were was introduced during the activation of the [[BNN: Blackrock Detector to be Unveiled!|Blackrock Detector]].

===March 28, 2008===
*'''[[Five on Friday - March 28, 2008|Five on Friday - Time's Passing]]''' - ''March 28'' - Info on daily rares problems, faction sigil reset time, the demise of rubble coconut trees, pet command problems, info on upcoming events and publishes, Fansite news

===March 27, 2008===
* [[Arch Cure]] has been found to have some [http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/uo/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=7682982&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=1 curious new properties]
* Info about this weekend's event has [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=339 now been released]
* '''New BNN Article:''' [[BNN: Blackrock Detector to be Unveiled!|Blackrock Detector to be Unveiled!]]
* Some servers [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=338 went down to republish] [[Publish 51]]. They should all be back up now.
* The secrets of the new threat in Doom [http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/uo/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=7681908&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&vc=1 have been revealed]

===March 26, 2008===
* Rumors abound of a [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=337 new threat in dungeon Doom]
* [[Publish 51]] will be [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=336 active on all shards starting tomorrow]

===March 21, 2008===
* Test Center 1 has been updated again with some [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=333 fixes to the updates which were put up on the 19th]
* '''[[Five on Friday - March 21, 2008|Five on Friday - Prickly Publishes]]''' - ''March 21'' - Insured items on vendors, repeal of the [[Arch Cure]] nerf, [[Essence of Wind]] info, updates on upcoming housing and factions fixes, timeline for [[Publishes|Publish 51]], Fansite News

===March 20, 2008===
* '''KR [[Client Patch 2.51.0.3]]''' released
* '''2D [[Client Patch 6.0.6.2]]''' released

===March 19, 2008===
* Test Center 1 has been updated with the tentative [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=330 changes coming in Publish 51], including a [http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/uo/showflat.php?Cat=1&Number=7672192&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=1 controversial] change to [[Arch Cure]]

===March 14, 2008===
*'''[[Five on Friday - March 14, 2008|Five on Friday - Antsy with Anticipation]]''' - ''March 14'' - Hats and runic kits, hats as monster loot, monster stat chances, runic intensity chances, NPC and player barding difficulty, updates on

[[Publishes|Publish 51]]

===March 7, 2008===
*'''[[Five on Friday - March 7, 2008|Five on Friday - Triple Digits]]''' - ''March 7'' - [[Discordance|Discord]] skill decrease stacking, [[Wood]] spawn rates, pet skill loss from [[Paralyze]] during [[Animal Taming|taming]], update on stable slots, updates on the fixes for the next [[Publishes|publish]], Fansite News

===February 29, 2008===
*'''[[Five on Friday - February 29, 2008|Five on Friday - Fiddly Bits]]''' - ''February 29'' - Archery accuracy, [[Hit Lower Attack|HLA]] v. [[Hit Chance Increase|HCI]] and [[Hit Lower Defense|HLD]] v. [[Defense Chance Increase|DCI]], colored ore chance roll, enhancement success chances for various materials, Perfection details, info on upcoming bug fixes, Jax Town Hall reminder

===February 22, 2008===
* '''[[Five on Friday - February 22, 2008|Five on Friday - Asked and Answered]]''' - ''February 22'' - Discord and skill gain, recharging Jacob's Pickaxe, hidden pet skills, [[Talisman]] crafting bonuses, upcoming Town Halls, Playguide updates, details on next publish

===February 19, 2008===
* '''2D [[Client Patch 6.0.6.1]]''' released
* An update to [[Publish 50]] is prepared to go out during next regular maintenance.

===February 18, 2008===
* A special Valentines Scavenger Hunt is being run on all shards, for details and the schedule see[http://www.uoherald.com/liveevents/08vday.php here]

===February 15, 2008===
* [[Five on Friday - February 15, 2008|Five on Friday - What a Week!]] - ''February 15'' - Item property chance weights from runic tools, vendor commodity prices, life/mana leech runic intensity ranges, exploding scripter houses, jwilson slimes, Playguide updates, Event, Town Hall, and Fansite news

===February 14, 2008===
*All shards [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=316 have been published] with [[Publish 50]].

===February 12, 2008===
* Houses of known scripters have begun [http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/uo/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=7623152&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=1 mysteriously bursting into flames].

===February 11, 2008===
* The next [http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/uo/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=uouhall&Number=7621561 UOHOC developer chat] will be on Tuesday February 12 at 7PM Eastern
* '''[[Publish 50]]''' is planned for release before Valentines Day

===February 8, 2008===
*[[Five on Friday - February 8, 2008|Five on Friday - Spring Has Sprung!]] Feburary 8 - [[Summon Fey]] mana cost, 0% chance for exceptional on craftable minor artifacts, on-hit spell damage calculation, [[Cure]] and [[Arch Cure]] cure chance formulas, KR cloud removal, Playguide fixes, Town Hall info

===February 7, 2008===
* The next publish changes [http://update.uo.com/general.html have been posted]
* '''2D [[Client Patch 6.0.6.0]]''' and '''KR [[Client Patch 2.50.0.3]]''' have been released

===February 5, 2008===
* New UO Development Manager Cal [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=306 has posted a letter] introducing himself. He talks about what his job is, history with UO, and other things.
* UO Developer Draconi [http://boards.stratics.com/php-bin/uo/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=7612878 has posted a letter] from the UO Live Team. It goes over future goals and introduces new members.

===February 2, 2008===
* The results for a holiday custom house contest have been announced on Japanese shards, see [http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=ja%7Cen&u=http://ultimaonline.jp/community/news.phtml%3Fid%3D88490 here] and [http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=ja%7Cen&u=http://ultimaonline.jp/community/news.phtml%3Fid%3D88491 here]

===February 1, 2008===
* [[Five on Friday - February 1, 2008|Five on Friday - Finally Friday]] Feburary 1 - Quiver damage, Wraith Form leeching, special wood properties and UO.com playguide updates

===January 31, 2008===
* The next publish should be hitting [[Test Center]] on February 7. See [[In Development]] page for more details.

===January 25, 2008===
* [[Five on Friday - January 25, 2008|Five on Friday - Fletching, Finally]] ''January 25'' - Enhanced bandage redux, runic saw/fletcher tools intensities, Chivalry spell durations, Jack-of-all-Trades vs. Parry+Bushido, and details on the next patch/publish.

===January 23, 2008===
* European Shards are going down for unscheduled maintenance at 7PM Eastern. Expected downtime is 1 hour.
* The UO team is [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=301 looking to hire] additional programmers. If you live near Fairfax, Virgina here is your chance to help improve UO.
* A small update has [http://www.uoherald.com/news/news.php?newsid=300 been published to all shards] related to backing up characters

===January 18, 2008===
* [[Five on Friday - January 18, 2008|Five on Friday - Fearsome Frailty]] ''January 18'' - Necro/Spellweaving bonuses, HCI/DCI on monsters, Concussion Blow, Blackrock Elementals, profession titles

==See Also==
* [[UOGuide:UO_News_Archives]] - full news archive

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 * [[Five on Friday - January 18, 2008|Five on Friday - Fearsome Frailty]] ''January 18'' - Necro/Spellweaving bonuses, HCI/DCI on monsters, Concussion Blow, Blackrock Elementals, profession titles
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+This page lists all the news that has been on the [[Main Page|UO News]] section in the year 2008, in reverse chronological order by the date they're posted.
-This page lists all the news that have been on the [[Main Page|UO News]] section in the year 2008, in reverse chronological order by the date they're posted.
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 ===December 19, 2008===
 * '''[[Five on Friday - December 19, 2008|Five on Friday - "Event Moderators and Icy Patches"]]''' - The list of new EMs, hints for the Slime Event, a bug with Powerscrolls, a bug with Icy Patches, info on moving config files, info on balancing, update on speech/emote color bug, meeting EMs, and assorted Fansite News.
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 * [[UOGuide:UO_News_Archives]] - full news archive
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