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THE HERALD

  • General

    Ywain Server Downtime, Tuesday, July 11th, 2023

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    Update 09:15AM EDT / 15:15 CEST  – Ywain is back up and open to players. 

    The Ywain server will be coming down tomorrow morning, Tuesday July 11th, 2023 at 05:45AM EDT / 11:45 AM CET for routine maintenance. Downtime will be approximately 5 hours.

    We will provide notification when Ywain is back up!

    Thank you!

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    Breach Event: The Mazes

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    Adventurers around the ruins of the old maze are vanishing and scouting parties sent to investigate the ruins of other realms have not returned. We fear a larger evil is brewing deep within, and demons have found another way to enter our lands. Threats to our worlds must be crushed!




    Adventurers should speak with the following NPC’s to receive two new quests:

    • Albion: Lady Idris in Catterick Hamlet
    • Hibernia: Yda Llonwy in Crair Treflan
    • Midgard: Fathor in Godrborg

    Harvesting Crystals

    Harvest the crystals that have appeared at the ruins of the old mazes across the realms.

    This quest is repeatable and awards 5,000 Bounty Points and 500 Realm Points (affected by bonuses) per turn in.

    Further Breaches

    The evil on Ellan Vannin has been halted, but the demons persist on trying to enter our world. Defeat these threats at the ancient maze ruins! 

    This is a daily quest and is a Battlegroup encounter. Completing the quest by defeating all three mobs awards you with 10,000 Realm Points (affected by bonuses) and a useable crate which will provide one of the following:

    • Various Trophies
    • Realm Point Bonus Pots
    • Recently Added Extended Potions
    • Wares from Dungeons of Old

    Note: the quest mobs will not give previous quest credits or drops. The rewards also have a very small chance to drop Catacombs bows.

    The Breach mini event will run until Tuesday July 25th, 2023.

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    Cathal Valley BG Weekend and Caledonia Dates

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    June’s Battleground event brings us back into Cathal Valley for the coming weekend! 

    Cathal Valley will be open to all toons from Friday, June 23rd to Monday, June 26th. Please note, the current 50% bonus RP in NF will carry into Cathal Valley for the event!


    Catch Up in Caledonia Event

    Our Catch Up in Caledonia event will return to Caledonia on Monday, July 24th at 3PM EST / 9PM CET, and run until Monday, July 31st at 3PM EST / 9PM CET.

    This event will follow the same format as our previous event with the following level caps in place for all characters, increasing 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

    Note: Overwhelming Force will be enabled for this event

    Memorial March

    We were very sorry to hear about the recent passing of one of our long time players, Navratil.

    Navratil’s son, Vergibtnix, will be leading a memorial march on Saturday, June 24th at 8PM CET / 2PM EDT. Any who wish to attend to pay their respects is asked to meet on the center hill of Ellan Vannin. Our thoughts are with Vergibtnix, his mother, Narkomedfortes, and grandmother, Mamuusas, during this difficult time. May he Rest in Peace.

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    Breach: Mini Event

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    The barriers between worlds is fading. Rumblings have been reported across the island of Ellan Vannin and with them strange crystals have started to form. Tales of old warn speak of these crystals as portents of something to come. Something for which we are not prepared..


    Adventurers should speak with the following NPC’s to receive two new quests:

    • Albion: Lady Idris in Catterick Hamlet
    • Hibernia: Yda Llonwy in Crair Treflan
    • Midgard: Fathor in Godrborg

    Investigate Crystals

    Aid your realm in investigating the cause of the breach by collecting  samples of the crystal formations found on Ellan Vannin.

    This quest is repeatable and awards 5,000 bounty points and 500 realm points (affected by bonuses) per turn in.

    Breached Enemies

    Defeat the mobs breaching through the walls between worlds on Ellan Vannin! 

    This is a daily quest and is a battlegroup encounter. Defeating any one of these five mobs will complete the quest and award you with a useable crate where you can receive one of the following:

    • Ghostly Weapons
    • Realm Point Bonus Pots
    • Recently Added Extended Potions
    • Old Darkness Falls fashionable items

    Note: the quest mobs will also drop their regular loot, however will not give previous quest credits.

    The Breach mini event will run until Tuesday, July 4th, 2023.

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    Live Server Downtime – Fixes

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    Update 9:45AM EDT / 3:45PM CET: All servers are back online!

    All live servers will be coming down tomorrow, Thursday June 15th, 2023 at 5:45AM EDT / 11:45AM CET to address the following:

    • Pots/Buffs being removed when zoning
    • Use timers being reset when zoning
    • RA timers being reset when zoning

    The downtime is expected to be approximately 6 hours.

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    Live Server Downtime – Patch 1.128

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    Update 13:45PM EDT / 19:45PM CET – Ywain & Gaheris servers are back online!

    Note: there is currently a visual bug with the tournament skins which we are working on fixing and will be addressed later.

    Update 5:45AM EDT/11:45AM CET: Servers are now offline for Patch 1.128 deployment.

    All live servers will be coming down tomorrow, Tuesday June 13th, 2023 at 5:45AM EDT / 11:45AM CET for patch 1.128!

    Please check out the patch notes below!

    Due to the many forced class respecs in this patch, it is advised to back up your character tool bars prior to logging in after 1.128 goes live. You can find a video guide on how to do that here.

     

    Highlights

    
    
    • Improvements to direct damage RA’s
    • Light tanks no longer gain charge for free
    • Heavy tanks can no longer climb walls
    • First Aid ability updated
    • Warlock and Vampiir RR5 abilities reworked
    • Assorted class balance changes and bug fixes

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    Pendragon Update – Patch 1.128

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    We’re delighted to announce that Patch 1.128 is now on the Pendragon test server!

    Highlights

    • Less used damage RA’s buffed
    • Light tanks no longer gain charge for free
    • Heavy tanks can no longer climb walls
    • First Aid changed
    • Warlock and Vamp r5s reworked
    • Assorted balance changes and bug fixes

    Please hop on Pendragon and check out the below changes! Let us know your thoughts and report any issues you may find in the 1.128 patch channels in our official DAoC Discord, thank you!

    Important Note:

    • We highly suggest separating out your normal game directory from your Pendragon game directory *before* patching and testing on Pendragon.

      • If you do not do this, you *will* experience issues when patching back to live.

        • To force the live client to fix these issues, you will need to delete the mft.myp in your game’s directory and run the patcher again.

    For those interested in testing on Pendragon, follow the character copy process here!

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    Molvik BG Weekend – Flowers, Merchants, and Doppelganger Updates

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    Join us for another weekend of Battleground fun!

    Molvik Battleground will be open to all from Friday, May 19th, until Monday, May 22nd! A 75% RP bonus and 100% BP bonus will be enabled in Molvik for the duration of the event.

    The following changes will take effect on Ywain from Monday, May 22nd.


    Spring Preparations

    Spring has been prep’d, if not over prep’d, as our flower event draws to a close! This quest will no longer be offered by the Festival Steward.

    Traveling Merchants

    It’s time for the merchants to pack up their wares and move on! Make sure you get your shopping in before they leave!

    Doppelgangers 

    Doppelgangers will be adjusted as follows:

    • Spawn rate increased
    • Spawn locations increased (some previous spawns relocated)
    • RP reward increased

     

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    Gaheris Server Downtime, Tuesday April 18th, 2023

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    Update : 10:50AM EDT / 16:50 CET – Gaheris server is back online! Thank you!

    Gaheris server will be coming down Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 08:45AM EDT / 14:45PM CET for scheduled maintenance.

    Downtime is expected to be approximately 5 hours. We will provide notification as to when Gaheris is back up.

    Thank you!

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    Killaloe Battlegrounds Event

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    Spring into Killaloe for a hopping time of fun and fights!

    The carnage and mayhem is just what the Dread Harbinger thrives on. Pick up the new Quest from the Commanders at your realm’s portal keep to earn your very own killer bunny!

    A 200% RP Bonus and 150% BP bonus will be enabled in Killaloe for the duration of the weekend’s event.
     



    Dread Harbinger

    Killaloe is open to all now until Monday, April 17th.

    Gaheris

    On Gaheris, the Dread Harbinger has allied with Manannan mac Lir! Defeat the Lord of Ellan Vannin to obtain your own killer bunny!

    Bug Fix

    • The respawn on the Albion Curse Chapter 7 encounter on Gaheris has been increased.