My Grab Bag Got Stuck In The Overhead Bin

Posted by Development | 2014 Jul 27 23:04 -0400 GMT

Today's Grab Bag is devoted entirely to questions asked as a result of Friday's Producer's Letter

They're great questions and we're really pleased to be able to provide the answers. We have questions about the adjustments to New Frontiers, the addition of 5 new Champion Levels, improvements to the LFG window and more!  Without further ado - your Grab Bag:

Q: how about sending everyone a free 15 day time code after the change give everyone a chance to experience?

A: We’d be happy to do a ‘Come Back To Camelot’ campaign around the time we release the adjustments to NF as well as the Champion Level updates! We’re excited to have the Frontier population increase so that everybody gets the chance to experience some awesome action! We’ll follow up with announcements on when it will take place, and rest assured it will be long enough for players to get their opportunity to play. 

Producer's Letter

Posted by Talal Saad | 2014 Jul 25 19:21 -0400 GMT

Friends and Realm Mates,

It’s been some time since we’ve reached out to you to talk about our plans and vision for Dark Age of Camelot for both near and long term.

In the time since our last communication, we’ve been hard at work putting into place the foundation for the exciting updates and improvements we plan to release for our venerable game. In recent Grab Bags, we touched on a few of these updates, but I would like to give you a solid breakdown of what we have on the burner, and touch on the priority and reasoning behind our plans. Click the ‘More’ link to read on!

Character and Guild Search is Live!

Posted by Community | 2014 Jul 09 13:24 -0400 GMT

We are pleased to announce that Character and Guild Search is now available!! Click on the Character and Guild Search Icon on the right-hand side of the Camelot Herald's main page to search for characters and guilds!!

At present, the search is limited to characters and guilds on Ywain, but we will be expanding the search functionality to include Archived Servers soon! We will update you when Archived Server search is available. 

Additionally, we are working toward adding Top Realm Point earners, Champions of The Realm, Top Guilds, and more Leaderboard options! Keep a close eye on the Herald for updates on these new features!

Please don't hesitate to leave feedback about the feature and submit requests for additional Character and Guild Search functionality!

Have fun searching, and we'll see you in the Frontiers!

Holiday Bonus Weekend and Merchant Update!

Posted by Community | 2014 Jul 03 18:18 -0400 GMT

From the team at Broadsword, we wish you a fun and relaxing holiday weekend! Please enjoy the holiday bonuses which will be active now until Monday, July 7th!

Additionally, the Traveling Merchants will be sticking around through the holiday weekend and will pack up their wares and depart on Monday, July 7th!  Information on the bonuses below!

On Ywain:
100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons.
100% bonus to normal BP in all NF zones.
25% bonus to RP in all NF zones (including Darkness Falls and The Labyrinth)

On Gaheris:
100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons.
100% bonus to normal BP gain in the capital cities.
100% bonus to normal RP gain in the capital cities.

Click the 'More' link to see the additional bonuses!

Patch 1.115b Comes to Live Servers!

Posted by Development | 2014 Jun 25 18:17 -0400 GMT

Update: 1:00PM EDT / 1900 CET - All Live Servers are back online!!

All Live Servers will be taken offline tomorrow June 26th, 2014 at 5:45 AM EDT / 1145 AM CET for the deployment of Patch 1.115b. We anticipate the servers coming back up by 2:00PM EDT / 2000 CET.
Please review the patch notes below, as there have been some changes and additions to the Pendragon patch notes for this version.

Highlights
• Agramon Towers get a new look and a new purpose! Read on to learn more!
• Move more freely throughout the Frontiers with our updates to Docks and Keeps!
• It’s now easier than ever to turn in reforming energies for your loot!
• Quest changes, bug fixes, and new items! Check out the changes below!

3 Realms, 7 Questions, 5 Winners...1 Grab Bag!

Posted by Community | 2014 Jun 20 19:35 -0400 GMT

Happy Friday and welcome to another edition of the Dark Age of Camelot Grab Bag! Sir Grabford is still in Carol's dungeon for his theft of her last Grab Bag, so he will not be availble for questions today. The good news is that your good friends on the Dark Age of Camelot Team are!

For your chance to win a 30 Day Game Time Code, please submit your Grab Bag questions to daoc@broadsword.com or via PostCount using the following link:      http://www.postcount.net/forum/forms.php?do=form&fid=5

Q: Things are being worked on. God bless. But is there anyway we could see what you are working on and your priority list are at todays game ?

A: On the horizon are a few initiatives which will broaden the communication between Broadsword and our players. Basic information given through, say, the Grab Bag can be informative – but it’s not always the best way to communicate our vision and progress. We are looking forward to providing video patch notes, dev diaries, and interviews/Q & A with the Dev team so that you can receive important information on a more frequent basis!

Midsummer Merchants!

Posted by Community | 2014 Jun 19 20:54 -0400 GMT
In celebration of Midsummer, the Kings of the Realms have sent for our friends, the Traveling Merchants!

The Merchants have set up shop in their usual areas, so be sure to pay them a visit  and stock up on their wares before they take their leave a fortnight from now!

In Albion: Just outside of gates of Castle Sauvage in Camelot Hills
In Midgard: Just outside of Svasud Faste in the Vale of Mularn

Patch 1.115e Comes to Pendragon!

Posted by Community | 2014 Jun 18 21:33 -0400 GMT

Update - 4:45PM EDT / 2245 CET:  Pendragon is back online!
Pendragon will be taken offline tomorrow, Thursday June 19th at 2:00PM EDT / 2000 CET for the deployment of Pendragon Patch 1.115e. The server will be back up by 7:00PM EDT / 0100 CET. 

Please review the patch notes below!

Highlights
• Agramon Towers get a new look and a new purpose! Read on to learn more!
• Move more freely throughout the Frontiers with our updates to Docks and Keeps!
• Quest changes, bug fixes, and new items! Check out the changes below!

Battleground Weekend Event - Caledonia!

Posted by Development | 2014 Jun 12 13:44 -0400 GMT
Hello friends,

Patch 1.115B is nearly here with several improvements to the Frontiers, so in the meantime we would like to give you all the opportunity to beat back the Picts once more in Caledonia! The event will begin today, Thursday, June 12th and last until Monday, June 16th.

Server Maintenance - Ywain Downtime

Posted by Development | 2014 Jun 09 11:45 -0400 GMT

Update: Ywain is back online! Thank you for your patience while we upgraded our Amazon server hardware.


Ywain will be coming down tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10th at 8:00am EDT / 12:00pm GMT for server maintenance.

Downtime is expected to be less than 4 hours. We will update the Herald when the server is back online.

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