Saw this and remember how much I loved (spent hours of my life hunting in the old frontiers) in this game.
https://www.darkageofcamelot.com/article/friday-grab-bag-05242019
https://www.darkageofcamelot.com/article/friday-grab-bag-05242019
Dark Age of Camelot classic server could be a thing again.
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I used to love DAoC back in the day but I couldn't imagine participating in such a grind fest ever again.
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Hibbies for life!
I know what you mean. My first Character was a Fire Wizard, things got really slow after level 40 so thought I would make an alt and went for an Infiltrator. The Infiltrator was my first character I got to level 50, but it was a nightmare to level in the game. Most of it was solo levelling, did some group levelling at the pygmy goblins in Lyonesse.
Playing on the Lancelot server and due to the time difference (American servers) made going out solo into the frontiers at level 45+ a lot safer. Taking out some Hibernian casters that were trying to get that last couple of levels whilst it was quiet was fun.
After the Trial of Atlantis expansion, I did find myself playing less and less. At one point I swapped over to Hibernia to create a Ranger to play in the battle grounds. Molvik was a blast with the Ranger and I would definitely do that again on a classic server.
So, would I do it again? Yes, I think I would, it was difficult to level the Infiltrator but the satisfaction you get when you hit level 50. Throw in some BG action and it will keep me interested for a while.
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Yeah ToA killed it for me too. The grind was heavy and at that point getting or even forming groups was a right pain. Easily the best 3D MMO I've ever played - just wish I had time to set aside for one nowadays.
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Camelot Unchained is quite a different beast from Daoc. In Unchained there is no levelling through PvE, in fact the PvE side of things is barely there really, there are no dungeon raids with bosses at the bottom of them etc, instead its a game which is very much emphasized on RvR, rather than the near perfect PvE/RvR balance that Daoc achieved.
I played a classic thing not that long ago I thought, has that died a death? The pain of solo grinding really put me off on that one. I just don't have the time to dedicate. DAoC is still my all time most played and favourite game.
I liked TOA, was great with a good community BUT the time on each raid was insane and I found the whole thing rather confusing. It was basically a whole new game on it's own but needlessly complicated.
I don't think I could get back into DAOC though, I kickstarter backed Camelot Unchained years ago (seems to be a thing for me backing games that never come out or take a decade) but I doubt I'll be able to play that when it eventually does as it sounds more and more like it'll need huge game sessions.
Always need a duo at least, I never saw it as a solo game (except PVP to a degree). I did try it a few years ago and met one of my old friends still playing but the game felt so slow and grindy with too much down time. It was actually the downtime that was the main problem if I'm honest..