Is Dark Age of Camelot still worth playing?
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It is the best 3D MMO I'd ever played but that was many, many years ago during it's prime. It looks visually poor by todays standards though. It's PvP or RvR (Realm vs Realm) was and imo is still unsurpassed.
Hell it destroys my current MMO (Tera Online) in a great deal of areas. The Trials of Atlantis expansion however killed it for a lot of folk including me. No idea what it is like now and I still feel tempted to return.
Hell it destroys my current MMO (Tera Online) in a great deal of areas. The Trials of Atlantis expansion however killed it for a lot of folk including me. No idea what it is like now and I still feel tempted to return.
Man the memories of an ALB relic raid followed by locking up for 5 minutes then appearing dead.... 
56k SUCKS
I went back to this when Vampires came out I had ADSL/cable and it was just as amusing.
A classic server with new frontiers would be spot on... Pretty much every expansion pack ruined the game one way or another with retarded OP classes and abilities.
as long as there was 2k people playing i think it would be fine... Though id expect them to be incredibly hardcore
56k SUCKS
I went back to this when Vampires came out I had ADSL/cable and it was just as amusing.
A classic server with new frontiers would be spot on... Pretty much every expansion pack ruined the game one way or another with retarded OP classes and abilities.
as long as there was 2k people playing i think it would be fine... Though id expect them to be incredibly hardcore
Right it's set up and I'm on that Uthgard free server. Total n00b.
Certain elements of the graphics are dated but certain elements are actually really good, better than WoW I would say.
I like it so far.
Certain elements of the graphics are dated but certain elements are actually really good, better than WoW I would say.
I like it so far.
make sure you do the tutorial fully, it will give you decent gear and a horse to start with.
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Its aged really badly...
And I don't mean the looks so much but the interface.
And I don't mean the looks so much but the interface.
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Same, and the New frontiers. Didnt have the time to artifact farm
RvR was outstanding, no MMO has come close since.
DAoC was my first mmo and I remember my first character spawning at Prydwen Keep and I thought it looked amazing, this was early 2000s. A friend and I then headed to Camelot and as I entered Cottswold Village music began to play and I was hooked.
I wish they'd just redo the game with new graphics and UI. I want to be in Darkness Falls with my Scout whilst it's owned by his or mids again. So much fun.
I wish they'd just redo the game with new graphics and UI. I want to be in Darkness Falls with my Scout whilst it's owned by his or mids again. So much fun.
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Joined Uthgard for a mess about. No buffbots allowed though even for levelling 
Albs currently the big underdogs on Uthgard.
Albs currently the big underdogs on Uthgard.
I've not played in years and I stated playing again on Uthgard Albion and was surprised to see an influx of lowbies, there was about 30 people in Mithra last night.
It was really easy to get set up if anyone fancies giving it a bash -
http://uthgard.net/howtoconnect
It was really easy to get set up if anyone fancies giving it a bash -
http://uthgard.net/howtoconnect
Used to love playing my friar Ultrastaff on DAOC, was on 56k dial up when it came out, i had to do relic raids looking at the floor as i would lag out and crash if i looked up LOL. When i got BB i did my first Relic raid looking forward, it brought a tear to my eye 
on DAOC, was on 56k dial up when it came out, i had to do relic raids looking at the floor as i would lag out and crash if i looked up LOL. When i got BB i did my first Relic raid looking forward, it brought a tear to my eye http://www.griffonknight.com/
That lot from Prydwen/Alb are playing on there, apparently a few old DAOC'ers from years past have joined them too on Uthgard
That lot from Prydwen/Alb are playing on there, apparently a few old DAOC'ers from years past have joined them too on Uthgard
Uthgard is definitely worth checking out if you want even a glimpse of that old community feeling
Played there a couple of months myself now and was surprised right away at how busy the low level areas are, how "old" it felt, which'll be a turn-off for most new players I suppose, and really just how friendly people seemed to be, slightly reminiscent of the old Prydwen community. People randomly asking if you need help as they run by, throwing you a heal when you finish combat as they run by, putting up AoE buffs, giving up their spot in a group to let someone else in, respecting 'camped' spots, which was always a community ideology in DAoC contrary to so many thinking it was 'in the CoC' & even regular group chatter.
Bare in mind I had a much better experience levelling up in Mid than in Hib, seemed a cooler bunch of people, have not played Alb. On Uthgard, obviously.
Played there a couple of months myself now and was surprised right away at how busy the low level areas are, how "old" it felt, which'll be a turn-off for most new players I suppose, and really just how friendly people seemed to be, slightly reminiscent of the old Prydwen community. People randomly asking if you need help as they run by, throwing you a heal when you finish combat as they run by, putting up AoE buffs, giving up their spot in a group to let someone else in, respecting 'camped' spots, which was always a community ideology in DAoC contrary to so many thinking it was 'in the CoC' & even regular group chatter.
Bare in mind I had a much better experience levelling up in Mid than in Hib, seemed a cooler bunch of people, have not played Alb. On Uthgard, obviously.