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Looking for a PVP Game: Dark Age of Camelot (News for Old Vets & Newbs)
Hi everyone,
I would like to bring to the attention of all of MMO players a very important piece of news. A great game, Dark Age of Camelot, is pressed for a major comeback in the coming weeks, and here is why:
1) Soon, ALL old servers will become unplayable archives, saving only character data.
2) A FREE transfer will be provided for ALL characters ever created in the history of the game. The transfer will be to a NEW fresh server called Ywain. This server is normal, however, bots are now less effective, allowing for better competition.
3) The transfer is forced and will consolidate the players into one jam packed server.
4) The transfer will restore the fun, community, and best PVP ever known to the MMO world.
In closing, if you remember your old accounts, and want to be a part of this, reopen. All your old characters will be available for transfer for FREE. If you have never played DAoC, this is the perfect time to get involved.
Once again, this is a big development for the MMO world as a whole, as it will finally give those searching for true competitive PVP a home with directed, group based, skillful PVP.
Come and join the realm war today, with XP bonuses, and other boosts, remember any old characters and new ones yet to be made will be able to transfer.
Here is the link to the news: http://www.camelotherald.com/devblog/news_article.php?storyid=24
Some of the specifics are found in a post on the official Dark Age of Camelot forums (VN):
http://vnboards.ign.com/devon_cluster/b22958/111067773/p1/?93
"I've gathered and compiled some of the common questions I've seen about character transfers, along with answers taken from various VN and Facebook posts (by Lori), and put them in one post for people to find more easily.
Here ya go:
Will there be incentives for Devon players to transfer to the new server, Ywain?
More than that, the transfer will be forced. All active characters on Devon, Killibury, and Bossiney will be moved to Ywain. Those old clusters will be archived to allow returning players to transfer as well.
Will it cost money to transfer?
No, free of charge.
Will the new server, Ywain, allow access to all 3 realms?
Yes, and there will be a realm timer (undetermined amount of time yet).
What is being done to allow people that have more than 10 characters per realm, across all current servers, to transfer all of their characters?
"We are going to attempt to cluster our lobby, which means the only thing clustered is the entry point (e.g. character select). If it works out, and we believe it will, then this will allow you to transfer more characters."
What exactly will we be able to transfer over to the new server?
"In theory, everything transfers, items, money, rps, houses, guilds (at least associated with the guild leader, and yes, that means fixing the auto promote), etc."
What do you mean decreasing the gap between players with and without buffbots?
"Shearable, "yellow con" buff potions are currently the favored direction in this discussion."
That's pretty much it for now, if I find more I will update it while I can still edit the post."
Comments
I've heard alot about DAoC and I am wiling to give it a try disregarding the bad graphics but amazing gameplay Is there are trial of sorts that I could try once this server is implemented?
wow, nice find, im definitly going to resub when it happen and dust off my armsman from gunivere , woot, this is very good news!!
Good stuff. Thanks for the info.
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Ya there is a trial http://www.darkageofcamelot.com/downloads/
It's good news, but they should have done this long ago.
Lack of population was the number one reason that I left DAoC, and I'm wondering if even this move will make for enough players on at a time to have RvR play like the old days.
This is great news and I have been playing DAOC the last few months. The population on the Devon cluster right now is very nice these days 2500-3k on during its peak time so the RVR is good right now. This will make it very good again I think because everybody will pretty much be on the same server now! except Gaheris and the 5 dudes that play Mordred.
I can tell you though the graphics really arent that bad at all they have held up well. I really think the biggest drawback to any new players especially the WOW generation is the camera and animation will take a little time to get used to. The interface isnt bad its just not as user friendly to this new generation of MMO'ers. I have played for years since release and it even takes me a day to get back into the controls.
Now is a good time to be playing DAOC and if you loved DAOC in the past now is the time to get back into it because this could be the last big dance...and this is not going to be long down the road at all. If you read what Lori says this is going to happen and happen very soon because she was talking about something else they are doing in august.
So everyone is clear on this, DAOC does have enough population to sustain this change. The new server, just out of current players, will have 3000-3500 on it EVERY night. And if my predictions are correct and many players return, look to see 3 of these servers as people return to DAOC. Also, this change should be live either this or next month. Either way, come back and get your toons regeared and tempped out while we wait. Or reroll on Devon.
You will be pleasantly (or unpleasantly) suprised when you see how many people reopen their accounts when they know the population will be condensed. It's all about player marketing bro.
Except that's never going to happen. It's ok to have hopes and dreams but be realistic. Many people have tried these campains before you and they all fail.
www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/227484
www.mpog.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/231731/page/1
That's just two of what i bothered to look up
Ya but this time it is WAY different. Players quit and then did not want to relevel their characters. This time the game will come back to life because people will be able to play characters that were laying stagnant on dead servers. I know 5 of my friends are resubbing because they can reopen their level 50 RR5 ML 10 toons.
They are certainly never going to get any of us who went to the "classic" servers back. I was interested and even possibly considering it until I got to the part where it basically said, "suck it up and live with ToA"...no thanks, don't care what gimmicks or incentives you give me
This thread is just so much bullshit. When has over aggressive server merging ever helped a game.
It kills the community that grows up around guilds and servers over months and years. And that idiots, is the number one reason people hang around. Not because the pve is good, or the pvp is good, or it easy, or its hard. They stay for years because of the guilds and friends they make.
because it hasn't been proven that people don't stay for years or anything right? Oh wait yes it has.