Factions

[Radar Mile]

I'm interested in learning more about factions. I looked around a bit on the forums but I was unable to find answers for a lot of my questions. Can someone point me to a UO factions faq and maybe a thread regarding UOF-specific amendments to the standard ruleset? Thanks in advance.

 

[halygon]

I'm interested in learning more about factions. I looked around a bit on the forums but I was unable to find answers for a lot of my questions. Can someone point me to a UO factions faq and maybe a thread regarding UOF-specific amendments to the standard ruleset? Thanks in advance.

I don't think there is one. Definitely not on the wiki.

What questions do you have?

 

[Radar Mile]

Regarding Sigils:

Do they require stealing to steal?
Can an enemy thief steal the sigil from your pack?
Once you place it on the sigil stone in your base, what exactly happens? I know there are steps of corruption and purification and such. How long does each phase last and when/where is the sigil stealable during those phases?
Is there any time limit on how long you can hold a sigil on your person?
I know most forms of "fast travel" are disabled when carrying the sigil, are there any exceptions to this rule?

Good/Evil
How do you obtain life force? When you use alignment spells does it spend it or do you just need a certain amount to "cast" them?


Other:

Is there a faction stat loss? How long does it last?
Is there any benefit to being red in factions?
I remember on OSI there were faction monsters of sorts. Now that silver has been introduced is that a thing here? What sorts of monsters are aligned to which factions?
Are there warhorses here? Are the mounts sold by the silver vendor permanent or just faction mounts?

and finally, is there any reason to join factions solo? Or is it just run by big gank squads

Never really played factions before, so lots of questions heh

 

[Malkraven]

i can answer some of them but not sure on some of new stuff myself.

Dont need stealing.
i guess so you highlight when u carry a sigil so people know you have it.
Good/evil you get lifefore and silver from killing players or faction creatures, (silverserps/orgres/deamons/wisps)

faction statloss last only a few mins .
you cant get your head cut in certain areas,
yes there are faction monsters see good/evil,
yes is warhorses.

factions would be tricky solo 3-5 people would probably be a good size group

Im kinda new to factions on this server too we joined but was only 2 of us we had some good fight in first cpl weeks but we normally outnumberd 2 v 5. we are gonan take another swing at it shortly and are trying to gather some people.

 

[halygon]

Kinda like what @Malkraven said above along with further notes in red:

Regarding Sigils:

Do they require stealing to steal? No, stealing is not required sadly.
Can an enemy thief steal the sigil from your pack? No, they must kill you to return the sigil.
Once you place it on the sigil stone in your base, what exactly happens? I know there are steps of corruption and purification and such. How long does each phase last and when/where is the sigil stealable during those phases? Someone else will need to answer this one -- I just PvP
Is there any time limit on how long you can hold a sigil on your person? Someone else will need to answer this one -- but I believe the answer is yes.
I know most forms of "fast travel" are disabled when carrying the sigil, are there any exceptions to this rule? Moongates!

Good/Evil
How do you obtain life force? When you use alignment spells does it spend it or do you just need a certain amount to "cast" them? http://uoforum.com/wiki/publish-2/


Other:

Is there a faction stat loss? How long does it last? Yes, and just a couple of minutes.
Is there any benefit to being red in factions? Yes, you cannot be statted in town and of course can attack and be attacked by everyone. More PvP = More Fun.
I remember on OSI there were faction monsters of sorts. Now that silver has been introduced is that a thing here? What sorts of monsters are aligned to which factions? I believe they have not changed since OSI. Silver Serpents (TB) -- Ogre Lords (Minax) -- Wisps (CoM) -- Daemons (SL)
Are there warhorses here? Are the mounts sold by the silver vendor permanent or just faction mounts? Yes, Warhorses -- Side note here: The typical advantage of a war horse is that they have high stam and can run longer than other pets. Since currently there is no pet stamina loss here, war horses are fairly pointless unless you just want a cool looking mount. I guess they do have higher HP so they cannot be killed as easily.

and finally, is there any reason to join factions solo? Or is it just run by big gank squads The Culture on this shard is group vs group as opposed to solo players. You can run solo, but be prepared to be attacked by groups consistently.

Never really played factions before, so lots of questions heh

Here is a good starter, although some items are different here: http://uo.stratics.com/content/basics/factions2_archive.shtml

 

[Nubias Noxxa]

Once you steal a sigil you have one hour to get it to your base. Once it is at your base, it has to corrupt for 10 hours. After that ten hours, you have an hour to move it back to town to capture the town. If you fail to do any of these in the required amount of time, the sigil will return to the last place it was stolen from.

 

[Radar Mile]

Awesome info, thanks a ton everyone. This has answered most of the questions I had.

Do you get anything if you're the one who captures a sigil for your faction?

 

[Mr Pain]

Awesome info, thanks a ton everyone. This has answered most of the questions I had.

Do you get anything if you're the one who captures a sigil for your faction?

If I'm correct, everyone who is online in a faction at the time when a corrupted sigil is placed gets faction points (progress towards rank/promotion) and some silver.

So yes, you do.

Do you get anything for taking a "neutral" sigil to your base? No.