This version of UOSA is definitely not on easy mode.
In fact there is no difficulty adjustment option, this means you have to adapt to the difficulty of the situation.
Every single grief and or bad time will teach you a lesson my friend:
•when killed and you have items taken you realize it is always best to either stash your valuables in the bank, if in town and afk, that way if you die you won't lose anything.
Always keep Rune books and runes, if important, in the bank, use one rune on your person to get to the bank to use your book ect. This will erase the risk of having your runes taken from your corpse.
• you can make a AFK Macro that calls guards, which will stop any town killer, you can fit the "guards" into your skill macro so you can continue to gain skill
•town killing is small time grief, when you get a house you will have more lessons to learn for security and or survival, location and friendly connection will help you a lot. Small houses are the only "Safe House" but it is still possible to PK In Ways.
•you can find a guild or even make one to gather other new players and even recruit some experienced players to defend you and your friends, there are many players who are looking for fun. It is easier to support eachother while new or returning player than it is to go solo.
There are many things to learn, when you do learn these things over time you will understand how this game version works better and will be able to help other new/returning players.
I run a semi active guild, I plan on making a come back but my real life can't gurantee me playing consistently... but you and your friends are welcome to join, I can help a lot ect ect.
You need to know the tips and tricks to survive
Hang in there, things will get worse but they will get a Lot Better too.
Play the game for fun, don't invest your emotions into it if you are susceptible to negative feelings too harshly. It's a game
Good luck and feel free to contact me.
My IRC is FearItself.
My in game name is
Fear Itself -(Bard Mage- Guild Leader)
Agent Orange -(Hally Mage- Guild PvPer)
Crazy Horse -(Tamer)
P.S
Get Rich Quick Scheme while adventuring Sosaria:
•MAGE, Provocation / Taming:
-Bards are one of the easier skills to GM, you can make a good deal of profit by farming on this type.
-Tamer take a long time to GM but are the best for farming gold and items.
-80 skill Mage has the ability to cast Gate Travel spell, if you are aware of IDOC housing then searching for these will be very profitable. IDOC = In Danger of Collapsing... a house with this notification on the sign will fall within 17 hours give or take, and all of the items inside are dropped to the ground, making it available to be taken.
Try to save up for a Patio house, this house is primarily used for IDOC, you can drop items on to the fence of this house and the item will drop into the patio, which no one can grab.
By using Gate Travel you can gate from the IDOC to your Patio fence, grab a container or item, walk through the gate, drop container or item on the fence, return to IDOC and grab more... wash and repeat until all items are safe within your patio.
My first week I spent hunting idoc and I made millions.
Good luck