What is Catch Up in Caledonia?

What makes this Caledonia so different?

When does the event begin and end?

How does the event work?

• For the first 4 days of the event, newly created level 1 characters will be automatically zoned into the Caledonia battleground!
  • This will be the ONLY way to get inside the battleground zone. Once inside, characters can voluntarily leave but CANNOT return!
  • All monsters, center-keep guards, and siege weapons are removed for the event. The only way to progress is by defeating enemies in battle and completing the related quests.

• Experience, bounty, and realm point bonuses will be granted to both free and subscribed accounts in the battleground to help them progress!
• 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!
• All characters will begin and remain in the same Caledonia zone for the entirety of the event.
  • The following level caps will be in place for all characters in Caledonia and will increase as follows every 24 hours:
    • Day 1 (Monday): Level 19 maximum
    • Day 2 (Tuesday): Level 29 
    • Day 3 (Wednesday): Level 39 
    • Day 4 (Thursday) : Level 49
    • Days 5-7 (Fri-Mon): Level 50
  • Characters that reach the day's level cap will still be able to earn realm and bounty points. However, please note there are hard realm point caps and should you hit this cap, you'll need to continue leveling to pass the cap and earn realm points again.
• Characters that are 5 levels or more below the day's level cap will receive the Caledonia Boost buff.
  • This buff greatly increases the damage dealt and greatly reduces damage received from characters that do not have the buff (higher level characters)!
  • Characters with the Caledonia Boost buff active will also DOUBLE the XP and BP rewards for themselves and their group!
  • When the level cap reaches 49 the buff will be given out to characters 3 or more levels under the cap.

• Starting Guilds have been removed. In some cases, you may not be removed from your guild, if you experience this, please /gc quit. Players cannot attack players in the same guild so please make sure you're unguilded. 
• All 3 starting areas within Caledonia are now 'safe areas' where players can get setup, buff, gear up, etc in peace.
• Players can port between the Albion, Hibernian, and Midgard safe areas via the portal Obelisk at will.
• Players can create and join cross realm groups.
• Everyone not in your group is considered an enemy, and may be attacked.
• Cross realm trading is allowed, however some items remain unuseable depending on realm/class.
• Battlegroups are not allowed. Chat groups are allowed.
• Chat channels are open and visible for all realms including region, advice, LFG, etc.
• NPC's for each realm including trainers remain at their original realm safe area.
• Some NPC's have been duplicated for quick re-buff and re-engage in combat such as the Realm Enhancement and Hasteners NPCs
• Buff tokens under level 40 are now free.
• Buffs from the Realm Enhancement NPCs are now not overwriteable.
• A new buff token, Beibhinn's Blessing, has been added to the Realm Enhancement NPCs. This token is full capped buffs and useable at level 50 and within Caledonia only.
• Resurrection Sickness on /release has been removed. Players will still receive RS during battle rezzes.
• Dummies have been removed from the safe areas as attacking is forbidden in these areas.
• Overwhelming Force will not be turned on for this event.

• The Master Level Path Warlord AoE buff spells now only effect the caster and their group.
• Banespike now only affects your group.
• Speedwarps now effect everyone, regardless of realm, not in the casters group.
• All AoE buffs i.e. Druid/Shaman/Cleric aoe non conc buffs only effect the casters group.
• All AoE heal spells i.e. Valkyrie PBAoE, Druid AoE, Warlord heals, OW Restorative Cloak use1, and Warden proc heals only heal the casters group.
• Animist AoE bladeturn now only effects the casters group.
• Paladin AoE cures only effect the casters group.
• Chain Lightning now affects Midgardians.
• The level 50 Animist pet in the Creeping Path line now only heals Hibernians in the casters group rather than all Hibernians in range.
• AoE Resurrection effects such as Egg of Youth and OW Restorative Cloaks cannot be changed and will attempt to resurrect realm mates of the user regardless of group status.
• Realm target spells such as direct healing and resurrections can apply on players not in your group! Be careful with your targeting!

• Speaking to the Pet Collector NPC now gives you a Pet Collector Summoning Stone.
• This stone is intended to be used outside of the three safe areas only within Caledonia. This is due to pets not being charmable in these areas.
• Once used, this stone will summon a Pet Collector in order to allow you to summon the desired pet. This mob is useable by any pet charm class not just the caster, and vanishes in 25 seconds.
• This stone has unlimited uses, cannot be destroyed but can be dropped, and a 50 second cooldown timer.

How far will I be able to progress?