Posted by Community | 2020 Mar 13 15:08 -0400 GMT
It's a Friday the 13th Grab Bag!
Things are rather crazy across the globe at the moment so please stay safe, follow the recommended guidelines on personal hygiene and limit any unnecessary social contact as much as possible!
Thanks, as always, to everyone for your questions! You can submit any questions relating to current development plans, to request clarification on basic game mechanic questions, or questions on community issues through the Grab Bag Submission form. For any other feedback or suggestions please use our feedback form :)
Read on for this week's questions :)
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Posted by John Thornhill | 2020 Mar 12 15:48 -0400 GMT
Endless Conquest
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As of this posting, the 180 day account inactivity restriction for Endless Conquest eligibility has been reduced to 120 days.
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This reduction aligns with the house repossession timer due to account inactivity which will be re-enabled in the upcoming 1.127 Patch.
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Accounts that are already past the 120 day mark are now automatically eligible to play for free as an Endless Conquest account!
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Accounts that have recently gone inactive will now only need to wait for the remainder of the new 120 day threshold to be eligible.
Players interested in coming back to Dark Age of Camelot should visit our Endless Conquest FAQ and Features Table pages!
St. Patrick's Day Event
Are you feeling lucky?
In celebration of St. Patrick's Day and running from now until Wednesday, March 18th, a random-object-generated (ROG) reward awaits those that can complete the annual 'Leprechaun Treasure' quest. One quest completion per character, per year!
To get the quest, level 50s should pay the following poor souls a consoling visit:
Edmund in Cotswold's tavern
Bjorne in Mularn's beer hall
Silvadren in Mag Mell's pub
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As part of the quest, players will be shapeshifted into a realm-specific "leprechaun" but have ALL of their stats debuffed by 75%.
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But fear not, leprechauns may be weak but they are also nigh impossible to catch: shapeshifted players will also have an unbreakable CC-immunity and speed buff for the duration of the shapeshift.
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Oh, and we hear the real leprechauns love hiding their treasure around the mazes areas of each realm. Enjoy some zany RvR through the weekend!
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The ROG reward is a choice between a ring or a bracer similar to the Valentine's Day event with some slight differences. These ROGs will only allow up to 5 slots for stats but will also have 1 of 6 possible /uses.
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Players that interact with the 'Leprechaun Treasure' at the realms' mazes will now receive a new One-Time Drop (OTD) reward, Patches' Mug.
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This OTD can only be obtained once ever on a character (and not a new one each year).
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Players must be on the 'Leprechaun Treasure' quest to interact with the Leprechaun Treasure and obtain this OTD.
For players of all level ranges, there are three pesky little tricksters who are hoping you're not too lucky! A 'charming' reward will be bestowed upon those who have the cunning to out-wit:
Killaghe in Albion
Daighu in Midgard
Iollarme in Hibernia
The "Luck of a Leprechaun" quest can be obtained from the following:
Sir Prescott in Cotswold
Hrolf in Mularn
Epona in Mag Mell
Once again, the event will run until Wednesday, March 18th.
A happy and safe St. Patrick's Day to one and all, and we'll see you in the Frontiers!
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Posted by Community | 2020 Feb 28 14:09 -0500 GMT
Welcome to this week's Grab Bag!
Our February newsletter went out earlier this week, including a poll for a future weekend event! Check it our in your browser here, and make sure to vote! Now's also the time to make sure you're signed up to get our DAoC newsletter in your inbox soon as it's sent :)
Thanks, as always, to everyone for your questions! You can submit any questions relating to current development plans, to request clarification on basic game mechanic questions, or questions on community issues through the Grab Bag Submission form. For any other feedback or suggestions please use our feedback form :)
Read on for this week's questions :)
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Posted by John Thornhill | 2020 Feb 18 17:17 -0500 GMT
Update 10:02 AM EDT / 3:02 PM GMT: Ywain is once again open to all players.
The Ywain server will be coming down tomorrow, February 19th (5:45 AM EST / 10:45 AM GMT) to perform Amazon hosting maintenance.
This downtime should last no more than 6 hours. We appreciate your patience and understanding!
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Posted by Community | 2020 Feb 14 06:45 -0500 GMT
It's a Valentine's Day Grab Bag! Happy Valentine's Day, everyone :)
While the rest of us are out doing something special for our hunnies, Whitman the Imp has also been busy today and has managed to find himself something special that he's sure will melt even the heart of his scorned succubus love! Avenge him for Lady Payne and steal his gift for your someone special instead! Or yourself, no judgement.
Developer's note: Players that have already killed Whitman and completed the 'A Matter of the Heart' quest will need to kill Whitman again to receive his One Time Drop gift. The 'A Matter of the Heart' quest is not needed to receive the OTD for anyone. Limit one per character and the gift is tradable.
Thanks, as always, to everyone for your questions! You can submit any questions relating to current development plans, to request clarification on basic game mechanic questions, or questions on community issues through the Grab Bag Submission form. For any other feedback or suggestions please use our feedback form :)
On to the questions!
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Posted by John Thornhill | 2020 Feb 12 19:06 -0500 GMT
Love is in the air as we celebrate the return of our Valentine's Day event and celebrate President's Day weekend with some RvR bonuses!
This event will run from Thursday, February 13th through Tuesday, February 18th.
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Posted by Community | 2020 Jan 31 14:14 -0500 GMT
It's time for another Grab Bag!
We get a lot of feedback and suggestions sent in through the Grab Bag form which doesn't go to our devs but to me, and while they are passed on, please do make sure you're sending the right things to the right place :) The love letters are fine though, you can keep sending me those.
You can submit any questions relating to current development plans, to request clarification on basic game mechanic questions, or questions on community issues through the Grab Bag Submission form. For any other feedback or suggestions please use our feedback form :)
Our January newsletter will be sent out later today, so make sure you are signed up!
Now, on to this week's questions!
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Posted by Community | 2020 Jan 17 07:43 -0500 GMT
Welcome to the first Grab Bag of the year! Hope everyone had a lovely holiday and didn't over indulge too much ;)
Thank you all for sending in your questions, and remember to please keep sending them in for our devs! You can submit any game related questions you have for our DAoC Devs through our Grab Bag submission form. Please note this is for game mechanic questions. Feedback/ideas/suggestions should be sent in through our feedback form.
On to the questions!
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Posted by John Thornhill | 2020 Jan 14 15:12 -0500 GMT
Based on feedback we've received since the 1.126 patch, the Dynamic Population Bonus feature is active once again!
As a refresher, here's how the system works:
Dynamic Population Bonus
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This system will reward underpopulated realms with bonus realm points to help offset and stabilize population imbalances.
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The current bonus status will be displayed to players when viewing the realm selection screen and in-game on the /realmwar 'bonuses' window.
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The dynamic population bonus is re-calculated every 15 minutes and only calculates based on the number of players within the New Frontiers region.
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The bonus amounts are as follows:
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81-90% population of most populated realm: +10% RPs
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71-80% population of most populated realm: +25% RPs
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61-70% population of most populated realm: +40% RPs
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51-60% population of most populated realm: +55% RPs
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41-50% population of most populated realm: +70% RPs
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31-40% population of most populated realm: +85% RPs
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0-30% population of the most populated realm: +100% RPs
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These bonuses will stack with all other bonuses!
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