Posted by Community | 2024 Dec 21 01:26 -0500 GMT
The 21st of December is here, and what better way to celebrate the holiday spirit than grabbing some gifts from our Twelve Days of Midwinter gift giveaway!
On the first day of Midwinter, Broadsword gave to me...
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Login to the game and visit the following NPCs to receive a special reward each day!
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Albion: Santa Nicholas in Castle Sauvage
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Midgard: Kris Kringle in Svasud Faste
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Hibernia: Daidi na Nollag in Druim Ligen
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Speak with the above NPCs to reveal your reward for each day.
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Each day's reward will be revealed around 5:30 AM EST / 11:30 AM CET and last the remainder of that day.
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In order to obtain your gifts, you must have the required number of inventory slots available for that day’s rewards.
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In some cases, a multi-item reward will be stackable, and will require only one free inventory slot. Please refer to the list below for the days which will require more than 1 free slot:
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Day 2 – Requires 2 free inventory slots
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Day 4 – Requires 4 free inventory slots
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Day 5 – Requires 5 free inventory slots
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Day 9 – Requires 3 free inventory slots
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If you’ve skipped one or more days, you will be granted each previous missed day’s rewards in addition to the gifts for that day.
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If you wait until the twelfth and last day of the giveaway to receive your gifts, you will need 22 available inventory slots, so please make sure that you have enough free space!
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These rewards are limited to level 50s on veteran accounts, and may only be obtained once per character.
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The Midwinter Giveaway will run from today December 21st, 2024 for the next twelve days,until January 1st, 2025!
Happy Midwinter to one and all from all of us here at Broadsword!
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Posted by Community | 2024 Dec 09 14:18 -0500 GMT
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Return of the mini event to defeat the chilling evil on Ellan Vannin!
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Help the dock Cargomaster recover his lost yuletide decorations!
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Merlof and yuletide hats return to our MTX store!
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The Frozen Medal of Honor and Frozen Cloaks of Midwinter are once again available!
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Battleground Presents are there to be gathered!
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The Frozen Cavern instance makes its return along with a new 2H Hammer: Frostbreaker!
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The Twelve Days of Midwinter gifts are being wrapped!
The Midwinter celebrations will start today and run until January 9th, 2025.
The 12 days of Midwinter event will begin on Saturday, December 21st!
Read on for more details!
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Posted by Community | 2024 Dec 05 13:33 -0500 GMT
Our latest Caledonia event comes with a new reward system. Players can obtain these rewards by taking part in the event, reaching level 50 and gaining realm ranks!
A number of these rewards are not available for turn in within Caledonia so as not to interfere with the event itself.
Level 50
For reaching level 50 players will be offered a choice of the below mounts. This quest is turned in to Jain the realm's main border keep after Caledonia ends.
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Gryphon Mount
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Great Lion (Albion), Great Wolf (Midgard), Great Elk (Hibernia) Mount
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Brown Unicorn
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Palomini Unicorn
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Spotted Unicorn
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Chocolate Unicorn
Level 50 and Realm Rank 3
For reaching level 50 and Realm Rank 3 players get a choice of a free transmog pattern, or a 25p coin for those who do not wish to change their style:
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Cloak Pattern
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Weapon Pattern
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Chest Pattern
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Gloves Pattern
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Pants Pattern
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Boots Pattern
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25 Platinum Coin
Note: patterns are not tradeable
Level 50 and Realm Rank 4
For reaching level 50 and Realm Rank 4 players will receive a realm point bonus potion, claimable from Jain at the realm's main border keep after Caledonia ends.
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50% RP Bonus Potion - 3 charges
Level 50 and Realm Rank 5
For reaching level 50 and Realm Rank 5 players will receive a choice of a selection of MTX masks:
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Satyr Mask
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Satyr Mask - Minotaur
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Skull Mask
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Skull Mask - Minotaur
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Eye Mask
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Eye Mask - Minotaur
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Plague Mask
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Plague Mask - Minotaur
Note: these masks are not tradeable and please be careful when selecting your choice of mask. Minotaur masks only work on Minotaurs.
Level 50 and Realm Rank 6
For reaching level 50 and Realm Rank 6 players will receive a realm point bonus potion, claimable from Jain at the realm's main border keep after Caledonia ends.
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100% RP Bonus Potion - 3 charges
Level 50 and Realm Rank 7
For reaching Level 50 and Realm Rank 7 players will receive a chest they can /use to get a random rare trophy.
Note the chest is not tradeable, however the trophies are tradeable
Level 50 and Realm Rank 8
For reaching Level 50 and Realm Rank 8, players will receive a name change token, claimable from Jain at the realm's main border keep after Caledonia ends.
Note: this is not a physical token that will appear in a character's bag. This token, once the quest is completed, will flag your account as having a name change available. Name changes can be used on any character in any realm on that player's account. Please remember name and race respecs do not stack, you may only have 1 active on your account. If you currently have this reward available on your account, please use it before completing this quest.
Level 50 and Realm Rank 9
For reaching level 50 and Realm rank 9 players will receive a realm point bonus potion, claimable from Jain at the realm's main border keep after Caledonia ends.
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50% Realm Point Bonus Potion - 30 charges
Level 50 and Realm Rank 10
For reaching level 50 and Realm Rank 10, players will receive a race change token, claimable from Jain at the realm's main border keep after Caledonia ends.
Note: this is not a physical token that will appear in a character's bag. This token, once the quest is completed, will flag your account as having a race change available. Race changes can be used on any character in any realm on that player's account. Please remember name and race respecs do not stack, you may only have 1 of each active on your account. If you currently have this reward available on your account, please use it before completing this quest.
Level 50 and Realm Rank 11
For reaching level 50 and Realm Rank 11 players will receive a choice from the MTX cosmetic wings or a Murder of Crows.
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Wings of Flame
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Wings of Ether
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Wings of Darkness
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Dragon Wings (realm specific)
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Murder of Crows
Good luck all, and we hope you enjoy the event!
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Posted by Community | 2024 Dec 04 09:32 -0500 GMT
Have you or your friends been thinking of coming back to Dark Age of Camelot? Or are you a veteran player just looking for a change of pace!? Now is a great time to return home to DAoC!
Our 12th Catch Up In Caledonia event begins today Wednesday, December 4th at 3PM EST / 9PM CET!
Read on for the full details!
What is Catch Up in Caledonia?
It's a way to start fresh and rapidly progress to the end-game with players around your level!
The 6-day long event that will take place entirely in the Realm vs Realm-enabled Caledonia battleground zone.
Players will start at level 30 and rapidly progress to level 50 all while earning gear, master levels, champion levels, and realm ranks along the way!
By events end, participants will be ready to compete in the Frontier!
When does the event start and end?
The event starts precisely at 3 PM EST / 9 PM CET on Wednesday, December 4th a nd will end at 3 PM EST / 9 PM CET on Monday, December 9th.
How does the event work?
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For the duration of the Caledonia event, newly created level 1 characters will be automatically zoned into the Caledonia battleground where they will vie for control against the enemy realms!
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This will be the ONLY way to get inside the battleground zone. Once inside, characters can voluntarily leave but CANNOT return!
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Once inside the event, players can speak with the Event Coordinator NPC to "catch" up to level 30 and receive a quest for free NPC buff tokens and 3,000 bounty points to spend on gear/items/pots. (Hint: speaking with the Caledonia Obelisk to receive the XP buff before leveling up will speed up the level process)
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All monsters, center-keep guards, and siege weapons are removed for the event. The only way to progress is by defeating realm enemies in battle and completing the related quests.
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Charm-pet classes will be able to create a pet to charm at their realm's portal keep.
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Experience, bounty, and realm point bonuses will be granted to both free and subscribed accounts in the battleground to help them progress!
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Earn bounty points for completing quests and defeating enemy realm players and use them to purchase level-appropriate gear as you strive to 50 and then master and champion levels!
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All characters will begin and remain in the same Caledonia zone for the entirety of the event.
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The following level caps will be in place for all characters in Caledonia and will increase as follows every 24 hours:
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Day 1 (Wednesday): Level 39
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Day 2 (Thursday) : Level 49
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Days 3-6 (Fri-Mon): Level 50
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Characters that reach the day's level cap will still be able to earn realm and bounty points. However, please note that there are realm point hard caps to each level and should you hit the realm point cap, you will stop gaining realm points until you progress in levels.
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Characters that are 5 levels or more below the day's level cap will receive the Caledonia Boost buff.
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This buff greatly increases the damage dealt and greatly reduces damage received from characters that do not have the buff (higher level characters)!
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Characters with the Caledonia Boost buff active will also DOUBLE the XP and BP rewards for themselves and their group!
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When the level cap reaches 49 the buff will be given out to characters 3 or more levels under the cap.
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Overwhelming Force is turned on for this event. Here's how it works:
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When 1 realm outnumbers another by 3 to 1 odds or more and has at least 25+ members in the area of the kill(s), the deathspam will change to "killed by overwhelming force!" and the following restrictions will apply:
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Quest kill-credit will not be given for overwhelming force kills.
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Realm points are also drastically reduced for overwhelming force kills.
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This system is designed to encourage groups to roam around separately more during the event!
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These restrictions only apply within Caledonia and not in any other RvR zone.
How far will I be able to progress?
Players that start at the beginning of the event should be able to reach level 50, Champion level 15, Master level 10, and Realm Rank 5+ with the potential to earn much higher realm ranks! Characters will also be able to earn enough bounty points to not only obtain gear as they progress towards level 50 but also to use for end-game gear via Bountycrafting after reaching level 50!
Event Updates
Artifacts
Artifacts activated in Caledonia will activate at level 9.
Obelisk System
Each of the 4 keeps within Caledonia will house an Obelisk. This Obelisk offers players a different buff depending on the keep. Players can right click the keep's Obelisk to receive this buff (30 mins duration). Obelisks are only active from day 3 (level 50).
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Albion Portal Keep: Health/AF Buff
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Midgard Portal Keep: Power Regeneration Buff
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Hibernian Portal Keep: Endurance Regeneraton Buff
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Center Keep: 12% increased damage, 12% increased healing, and 12% increase to damage taken
Underpopulated Realm
As the event progresses, the most underpopulated realm will receive bonuses in order to help them achieve XP and RP which may include one or more of the following:
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Lower quest kill counts
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Enemy realms being worth more realm points
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Kills counting for double quest credit
Caledonia Reward System
As players reach certain thresholds during the event, starting by reaching level 50, they will be offered a quest to receive a Caledonia reward. Full details of this reward system will be announced prior to level 50 being unlocked. Rewards include:
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Potions
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Mounts
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MTX Cosmetics
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Rare Trophies
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Name Respecs
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Race Respecs
We'll look forward to seeing you on the battlefields of Caledonia!
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Posted by Community | 2024 Nov 22 15:14 -0500 GMT
Long thought defeated and forgotten, the Picts have risen up and come seeking vengeance! Striking down any who dare interfere with their attempt to establish a foothold in Old Breifine. Reclaim Breifine and prove your worth but beware, with each Pictish death their rage grows stronger, if enough of them fall, their king will rise - a relentless warrior seeking to annihilate all who dare oppose him.
Players can now speak to the Emissary of Times Long Ago at their realm's relic town for entry to Old Breifine.
The Picts
Slay Pictish Raiders, Marauders, and Beastmasters across Breifine. Dispatch the Pictish King Cruithne when he appears!
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Picts are spread out across Old Breifine and will award realm points on death, similar to Doppelgangers
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Once enough Picts and players are slain, King Cruithne will spawn in either Dun Bolg or Dun da Behnn
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Defeating King Cruithne will award realm and bounty points to the group who kill him, and a reduced amount of realm and bounty points to those within his spawn radius.
Dun Crimthainn
Dun Crimthainn is now capture-able! Take this keep for your realm and reap the rewards!
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Both Dun Crimthainn doors are closed and can be sieged with a War Ram
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Gatekeepers have been stationed around the doors for entry and exit for the realm who owns Dun Crimthainn
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Dun Crimthainn Lord has returned to the keep's Lord Room
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Siege merchants have been added to each realm's Portal Keep
Dun nGed
Dun nGed offers power to the realm who captures Dun Crimthainn. Control Dun Crimthainn and you control Dun nGed!
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An Obelisk is housed within Dun nGed which grants the realm owning Dun Crimthainn 10% bonus to their damage and heals, however also a 10% defense debuff
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Players must interact with the Obelisk in Dun nGed's Lord Room to receive this buff
Turkey Legs
Players can speak with the Emain Macha Teleporter to receive the quest: [Breifine] Turkey Heist.
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This is a Turkey Leg gather quest
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Turkey Legs can be found within and outside Dun nGed
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This quest auto completes and auto renews, however the realm and bounty point reward has been reduced to reflect the quest being auto renewable
Player Kill Quests
Players can speak with the Emain Macha Teleporter to receive the quest: [Breifine] Pictish Call to Fury. This quest auto completes and players will receive the next quest in this quest chain:
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[Breifine] Pictish Call to Fury - kill 15 enemies while grouped, or 5 enemies while solo - auto completes - awards 5,000 RPS and 2,000 BPS
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[Breifine] Pictish Call to Chaos - kill 30 enemies while grouped, or 10 enemies while solo - auto completes - awards 10,000 RPS and 5,000 BPS
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[Breifine] Pictish Call to Reckoning - kill 75 enemies while grouped, or 25enemies while solo - auto completes - awards 25,000 RPS and 8,000 BPS
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[Breifine] Pictish Call to Supremacy - kill 100 enemies while grouped, or 35 enemies while solo - auto completes - awards 34,000 RPS and 15,000 BPS - starts quest chain over again
Note: Solo players will receive double quest credit for each enemy player kill in and around Dun Bolg and Dun da Behnn.
Old Breifine Bonuses
The following bonuses and buffs will be active throughout the zone of Old Breifine:
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50% Realm Point Bonus zone wide
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5% bonus damage for all players below Realm Rank 8
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Damage reduction to players as follows:
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R1L0 - R3L9 - 15%
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R4L0 - R5L9 - 10%
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R6L0 - R7L9 - 5%
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Posted by Community | 2024 Nov 15 11:27 -0500 GMT
It's time to settle old scores, create new allegiances, and unleash the bloodshed as our PvP event goes live!
For this event there are no allies, no loyalties, only death and chaos!
Will you answer Mordred’s call, or will you cower in the safety of order? The choice is yours. Choose chaos. Choose betrayal. Choose Mordred.
Players can now teleport into Old Frontiers Breifine via the Emissary of Bloodshed NPC at their realm's relic town.
Event Quests
4 new quests have been added inside Old Breifine for this event. Speak with the Emain Macha Teleporter NPC to receive the first of these quests: [PvP in OF Breifine] Mordred's Call to Fury. This quest auto completes and players will receive the next quest in the series.
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[PvP in OF Breifine] Mordred's Call to Fury - kill 15 enemies while grouped, or 5 enemies while solo - auto completes - awards 5,000 RPS and 2,000 BPS
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[PvP in OF Breifine] Mordred's Call to Chaos - kill 30 enemies while grouped, or 10 enemies while solo - auto completes - awards 10,000 RPS and 5,000 BPS
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[PvP in OF Breifine] Mordred's Call to Reckoning - kill 75 enemies while grouped, or 25enemies while solo - auto completes - awards 25,000 RPS and 8,000 BPS
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[PvP in OF Breifine] Mordred's Call to Supremacy - kill 100 enemies while grouped, or 35 enemies while solo - auto completes - awards 34,000 RPS and 15,000 BPS - starts quest chain over again
Once [PvP in OF Breifine] Mordred's Call to Chaos has been completed once, players can obtain the quest Kinslayer from the Emain Macha Teleporter. This quest requires players to kill 1 same realm enemy player to receive the title: Kinslayer.
Mordred
Killing enemy players, including betraying your own realm, fuels Mordred's thirst for blood, drawing him to the battlefield. Those who do not reach his high standards for bloodshed will be empowered, those he deems unworthy will be punished, but all will revel in death.
The following boons will be active within Mordred's radius:
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Additional 50% Realm Point Bonus - note this buff stacks with any 50% OR 100% potion + a Battlefield OR Buggane potion. Battlefield + Buggane will not stack with each other, as is it in NF
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Each single kill within Mordred's radius counts as two kills for quest credit
Mordred will initially spawn in the center of Old Breifine and make his way between all 4 keeps.
Breifine Bonuses
The following bonuses and buffs will be active throughout the zone of Old Breifine:
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50% Realm Point Bonus
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5% damage to all players below Realm Rank 8
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Damage reduction to players as follows:
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R1L0 - R3L9 - 15%
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R4L0 - R5L9 - 10%
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R6L0 - R7L9 - 5%
PvP Specific Notes
The PvP nature of this event includes the following:
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Players may create and join cross realm groups
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Everyone not in your group is considered an enemy, and may be attacked
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Those who fall in combat will release to one of the 3 staging areas which function as safe zones where players may regroup, ready-up, and re-enter the fight
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Players may port between all 3 safe zones via the group port Obelisk
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Chat channels such as Region, LFG, and Advice will be visible to all realms
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Battlegroups and Chat groups will be unavailable for the PvP event
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Trading between realms is not allowed
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Certain spells and abilities have been updated to affect home realms, and will be reverted at the conclusion of the event
Other Updates
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The Proof of Strength event has now ended
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Posted by Community | 2024 Nov 13 21:01 -0500 GMT
Thanks to your courage and skill, the Doppelganger Uprising has been quelled!
To honor your bravery and dedication, every level 50 veteran character can receive a Doppelganger Trophy - a special decoration for your home to commemorate this hard-won victory.
Claim your reward from the below NPC:
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Albion: Jain in Castle Sauvage
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Midgard: Jain in Svasud Faste
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Hibernia: Jain in Druim Ligen
Display this trophy proudly as a symbol of your valor!
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Posted by Community | 2024 Nov 08 16:15 -0500 GMT
Revisit Old Frontiers Breifine once more, but this time, it's personal. Settle some scores, go toe to toe with frenemies, or just go straight up vigilante as Breifine goes PvP, Mordred-style!
Players will be able to return to Breifine next Friday, November 15th on existing characters, group with the other realms, and face them as a group. The PvP ruleset is specific to only Breifine for the duration of the event.
The PvP nature of this event includes the following:
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Players may create and join cross realm groups
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Everyone not in your group is considered an enemy, and may be attacked
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Those who fall in combat will release to one of the 3 staging areas which function as safe zones where players may regroup, ready-up, and re-enter the fight
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Players may port between all 3 safe zones via the group port Obelisk
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Chat channels such as Region, LFG, and Advice will be visible to all realms
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Battlegroups and Chat groups will be unavailable for the PvP event
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Trading between realms is not allowed
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Certain spells and abilities have been updated, and will be reverted at the conclusion of the event
Further event specifics will follow with the event live notice next week.
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Posted by Community | 2024 Nov 06 16:39 -0500 GMT
Recover from the sales and the turkey with our next Caledonia event!
Caledonia starts on Wednesday, December 4th at 3PM EST / 9PM CET, and runs until Monday, December 9th at 3PM EST / 9PM CET!
You read that right! Starting on Wednesday, players will spawn into Caledonia and be able to reach level 30 from the Event Coordinator NPC. From there, the event will follow the same leveling format as all previous events with the below level caps in place for all characters, increasing as follows every 24 hours:
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Day 1 (Wednesday): Level 39 maximum
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Day 2 (Thursday): Level 49
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Days 3-6 (Fri-Mon): Level 50
Please note that this will be a normal RvR rules Caledonia, NOT PvP!
Be there or be square!
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Posted by Community | 2024 Nov 04 17:58 -0500 GMT
All servers will be coming down tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5th at 5:45AM EDT / 11:45AM CET for patch 1.129!
Downtime is expected to be approx. 8 hours.
Highlights
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PvP Improvements
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Outpost Claiming Changes
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Character Updates
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Realm Ability Updates
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Class Balance Updates
Additional class changes have been added to the notes. Check out the full patch notes below!
Event Notes:
Please note the following event changes:
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Prove Your Strength event has been extended until November 12th.
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Anniversary Bonuses have been extended until November 12th.
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