Ultima Online Strategies & Secrets Unofficial: The Burning Heart Guild

This guide is good only for people who are TOTALLY new to ANY role-playing game at all. For example, it explains that you should not attack creatures unless you know you can kill it. It had showed one person who told the book they had a 5% archery skill and decided to attack the bird only to get killed by IT! Well duh! I never even played the game, but I would know 5% archery must mean something like 5% chance to hit a immobile target, forget about a small quick flying target! The book has NO MONSTER AND ANIMAL stats at all! They're version of "stats" is something like: Orc, medium-low difficulty, carries food and little gold. I was expecting the hit points, mana, strength, ect and such. The book also has NO pictures except for the maps of dungeons and towns. The town maps are great, but the dungeon maps are not. Sure, the dungeon maps are detailed about where the paths and walls are, but nothing else like: pit trap here, and, dont step here, will kill you. I only...Read more

You definitely have to read the book: Excellent maps of every town and dungeon, beginners tips, tables.... BUT: A little bit old infos sometimes..you have to check out the www to be up to date, too.

I have gotten all of the strategy books for UO and have been playing for 2 years now. This book is a total waste of time. It is more of a story than it is a strategy and tip book. Once again, this is a waste of time. Stick to the 2 other books.