Phoenix exists because Ultima Online lost something important over time.

Not content.
Not mechanics.

Meaning.

Risk stopped mattering.
Progression stopped being personal.
Systems stopped rewarding time invested.

Phoenix was built to restore that.

We believe Felucca matters.
Danger matters.
Loss matters.
And because of that, success matters.

Phoenix is not about rushing players to the finish line.
It is about giving them reasons to keep playing months and years later.

Every major system on Phoenix exists for a reason:

• The Codex exists to make PvM progression long-term and meaningful.
• Custom champions exist to make encounters memorable, not farmable chores.
• Diablo Tristram exists because Ultima Online thrives on atmosphere and danger.
• Dungeon of the Week exists to keep the world alive.
• World rares exist to reward exploration, not luck alone.

Quality of life is added to remove tedium, not consequences.
Monetization exists to keep the server alive, not to sell power.

Phoenix is built slowly, intentionally, and with respect for the players
who invest their time here.

If you want safety, Phoenix is not for you.
If you want instant gratification, Phoenix is not for you.

If you want a shard where your character feels earned,
Phoenix exists for you.

• 🧍‍♂️ Account Limit Increased – You can now have up to 4 accounts (up from 3).
• 🩸 No More Stat/Skill Loss – Reds no longer suffer stat or skill loss on death.
• 🕳️ Dungeon Travel Unlocked – All dungeon travel restrictions have been removed. (Excluding Diablo and some others)
• 🐎 More Stable Space – Default stable slots have been increased to 20.
• ⚔️ Artifact PvP Restriction – Artifacts and Replicas now only work in PvM (disabled in PvP).

📜 Patch Notes / Update

🔥 Diablo Quest Expansion

• Town Portal Scroll now works in appropriate areas; Recall and Gate Travel remain disabled.
• Fixed issue where the Zhar quest would not update properly.
• Updated Pepin’s stock with new and revised items.
• Adjusted the Butcher’s movement speed to proper levels.
• Fixed bug with Horned Demons not dropping the Demon Brain properly.
• Began rollout of dynamic spawners in Diablo regions.
• Resolved server overload caused by the Lightning Demon.

🛠️ Non-Diablo Updates

• Expanded MyUOP data — more detailed character info now available.
• Resource Crate weight reduced for easier handling.
• Fixed bugged Easter Creatures that hatched last week (please page a GM for existing creatures; future hatches are auto-fixed).
• Introduced a new donation option: Companions (wiki page coming soon!).
• Implemented range restriction fix for Dark Father — prevents pulling too far from spawn (in testing, may apply to other bosses soon).
• Donation Merchant updated with price reductions and sales!

I have some exciting news this morning everyone… in preparations for future growth and with the growth we have already had I’m very excited to announce that today before we do our next bulk subscription payment we will be upgrading the game server and webhosting! This is due to the great success we have had from each and every one of you players, we can’t believe how fast our player base has grown in just one week! While we haven’t maxed out the limit of our current server (almost though) we want to have the room to grow and not have to worry when we do. This will make patches and updates and the game run more smoothly over all and give us that extra room for our big advertising push coming soon as we work out the rest of these small bugs we have before this weekend. The staff again can’t thank each and every player enough we can’t wait to see where this journey takes all of us!

Remember Remember the 9th of November! Ok now that we have your attention we are proud to announce we will be going live! And what better day than rebellion’s day, the day of new awakening, the 9th of November! Yes just 5 short weeks away Phoenix will be officially live on 11/09/2023.

To mark this historic event we thought it should be no less fitting than to reward all players who join us with a one of a kind thank you! So we created a brand new Guy Fawkes wearable mask, that has no durability (never breaks) and is one of the few blessed items we will ever have. Yes you heard that right we created an entirely new item never used before on any UO, and this item will never be given again, this is our special thank you to all players who join us on our official launch date!

All players (including beta testers) who create their account by the end of launch day will receive one mask per account the following day, hold on to these launch day masks, as we said they will never be able to be obtained again! Don’t forget all accounts created before launch day that have 10 hours of play time will also receive a skill and stat ball as a thank you from the Phoenix team, these rare items will also be available for purchase for a limited time of 7 days after launch day. We will bring these back for special occasions in the future for a donation reward, but for now they will only be available for the launch week of our server!

If you have any questions feel free to reach out to our staff via email or discord and continue to have fun with the rest of Beta testing, we look forward to seeing you all on launch day for special events held by staff as well that day!