I’ve seen from reviewing comments on Discord, and from direct conversations with players that there is a growing frustration with our current moongate system. I want to assure everyone that when we hear concerns about a major gameplay mechanic, we’re listening and take it seriously. With that in mind, I would like to hear from as many people as possible both through this poll and within this thread about your feelings regarding the moongate system.

A lot of thought went into trying to bring back some Ultima series lore, and added exploration to the world by not providing an ‘all in one’ moongate system, which we felt was a bit unrealistic.

Of course, what sounds good in our heads, doesn’t mean it will always work to the best interest of the players when it’s live and in use.

With all this being said, @Corathan came up with the idea that moonstones take on more use with the moongate system. Whereas, depending on the moonstone(s) in your possession you can choose exactly where you want to go and the moonstone will be consumed on use. This is an idea only as @Karmageddon has not had the opportunity to weigh in on development challenges, or his thoughts on this broader topic as well.

So here’s what I am going to put on the poll:

No Change – Keep it as it is now
Moonstone System – Consider implementing moonstones as giving the ability to select specific locations, with the stone consumed upon use
Original UO Gates – Consider going back to the original Ultima Online ‘all in one’ moongates
Other – What is your idea?

With these choices, please dive deeper by adding to the discussion about why you’ve made the selection you have, any challenges you’ve faced with the current gates, etc. We want to hear your thoughts in your own words!

Look forward to seeing where this takes us. Thanks for your time!