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    Thidranki Weekend & Traveling Merchants

    Created by

    CarolK

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    We hope you’ve rested up after an exciting Catch Up in Braemar event as it’s time to invade Thidranki!

    Beginning on Friday November 18th, for access to Thidranki please speak with:

    In Albion – Master Truji in Castle Sauvage
    In Midgard – Stor Gothi Acheren in Svasud Faste
    In Hibernia – Channeler Inarea in Druim Ligen

    The event will conclude early morning on Monday, November 21st, so get in on the action while you can!

    Traveling Merchants

    The Traveling Merchants have returned upon hearing news of adventurers in need of their wares.

    Be sure to pay them a visit and stock up before they take their leave!

    In Albion: Just outside of Castle Sauvage in Camelot Hills
    In Midgard: Just outside of Svasud Faste in the Vale of Mularn
    In Hibernia: Just outside of Druim Ligen in Connacht

    The merchants will remain until Thursday, December 1st, 2022!

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    Catch Up in Braemar Event

    Created by

    CarolK

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    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?

    Our 6th Catch Up event has moved to the Braemar battleground! Catch Up in Braemar began today, Monday, November 7th at 5 PM EST / 11 PM CET!

    Read on for the full details!

    What is Catch Up in Caledonia Braemar?

    It’s a way to start fresh and rapidly progress to the end-game with players around your level

    The 7-day long event that will take place entirely in the Realm vs Realm-enabled Braemar battleground zone

    Players will start at level 1 and rapidly progress to level 50 all while earning gear, master levels, champion levels, and realm ranks along the way!

    By event’s end participants will be ready to compete in the Frontier!

    When does the event start and end?

    The event started at 5 PM EST / 11 PM CET on Monday, November 7th  a nd will end at the same time on Monday, November 14th.

    How does the event work?

    • For the first 4 days of the event, newly created level 1 characters will be automatically zoned into the Braemar battleground where they will vie for control against the enemy realms!

      • 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 realm enemies in battle and completing the related quests.
      • Charm-pet classes will be able to create a pet to charm at their realm’s portal keep.
    • ​New character creation will not be disabled for this event, and players will be able to join until the event concludes.
    • 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 zone for the entirety of the event.

      • The following level caps will be in place for all characters in Braemar 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.
    • 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.
    • Overwhelming Force system:

      • Overwhelming Force is not active in Braemar.
    • Level 1 characters first zoning in should visit the Braemar Event Coordinator NPC to automatically reach level 10 and recive 100BPs in order to purchase gear.
    • Realm population will be reviewed and evaluated as the event progresses.

    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!

     

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    King’s Tournament Ends & Anniversary Gifts

    Created by

    CarolK

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    A message from the magisters and chroniclers of this King’s Tournament:

    “From atop the parapets and resonating throughout the Frontiers come the sound of a thousand trumpets. This season’s King’s Tournament has ended. Masons of the realms have been seen tirelessly working to create the likenesses of the bravest and most skilled in the lands and royal crafters have received secret commissions to fashion new and exclusive rewards fit for the triumphant few.

    As the moon set upon eve of Samhain to give way to breaking dawn, the last of the field reports were submitted to clerks and scribes who will pore through them, judging accounts of heroism and gallantry to determine the champions of this prestigious event. In preparation for these proceedings, jails and dungeons across the land have been emptied of petty thieves and scoundrels to make room for those participants who conducted themselves without honor, seeking to gain advantage by violating the King’s rules of engagement. What manner of piteous creature resorts to cheating in order to prove themselves mighty? Sad indeed – and sadder still for their cowardice and dishonorable ways strip them of any entitlement to rewards and gifts. A better fate than many, who have been eternally banished from the realms.”

    Speaking of such things – let us talk about gifts and rewards! Level 50 characters on veteran accounts can now visit the King in their capital city’s throne room to receive their Anniversary Gift – a small gesture of our gratitude to mark 21 years of Dark Age of Camelot. The Anniversary Gift contains many surprises to suit the variety of players that makes DAoC so special!

    Some notes and reminders:

    • *You will need 4 free inventory spaces – so please ensure that you have sufficient room in your inventory prior to picking up your Anniversary Gift! *
    • A note about MTX Respecs: Please remember that accounts can only have one active at a time. If you should be awarded this item, it is recommended that you use it prior to obtaining the Anniversary Gift on other characters
    • Anniversary Gifts will be available until November 6th

    Ruined Area Ports

    • Port from the relic town obelisks to the ruined areas has returned with the conclusion of the King’s Tournament

    It’s been an intense month of battles and skirmishes and we shall keep you apprised of the results, so be sure to keep an eye on the Camelot Herald for updates.Though this season’s King’s Tournament has concluded, the war that rages between the realms is never done –  we’ll see you in the Frontiers!

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    Halloween Returns To the Realms!

    Created by

    tsaad

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    It’s time for the Pumpkin moon to rise again! Haunted cities, candy and costumes, pumpkin patches in the Frontiers, and the return of the Mournful King instance await you!

    Festivities begin today, October 20th and will conclude on Wednesday, November 2nd.


    Pumpkin Patch rewards

    • Defeat the hallowed ghost, mummy, night bat, walking dead, or gooey slime at the pumpkin patches for a rare chance to get Trick or Treat or Keep-Chest potions!

      • These rewards drop without needing to be on any quest!
      • Trick or Treat potions can be used on your realm-mates to give them randomized costumes!

        • These potions will be usable in RvR for the three days surrounding and including Halloween!

    Haunt or Be Haunted

    • John Tobin in Cotswold, Foa Muldisson in Mularn, and Nera in Mag Mell have studies to conduct.

      • Be rewarded handsomely with gold, realm points, and the Wings of Haunting cosmetic effect! What lengths will you go to get your hands on a free pair of the wings!?

        • NOTE: This quest can be completed again this year but characters who already have the wings will not get another pair.
    • Completed [Halloween] Haunt or Be Haunted quests that are not turned in by November 2nd will be forcibly removed!

    Event Shop

    • Pumpkin Head pre-set patterns, new spooky Consignment Merchant costumes, and the Wings of Haunting cosmetic spell effect are now for sale for mithril at your realm’s capital city’s Event Shop!

      • Visit the Event Shop soon because it disappears on November 2nd!

    A Ghostly Harvest quest

    • The Ghostly Harvest Quest offers players level 45 and up a dangerous adventure in the frontiers. Speak with John Tobin on the Cotswold Bridge, Foa Muldisson outside the Jordheim North Gates, or Nera by the road in Mag Mell to begin the quest. (Note: Players who completed this quest last year will now be offered it again.)
    • Treat sellers have been spotted selling sugary confections inside Meath, Erikstaad, and Caerwent.
    • The consignment merchants would like to show you their Halloween spirit! Pick up the merchant and place it back down on your house porch and he will change into a Halloween outfit for you!
    • Be aware adventurers! Ghosts haunt the streets of your capital cities as the pumpkin moon rises! Ghosts have also been spotted in Mag Mell, Aegirhamn, and Campacorentin Station.
    • The horses you once rode have joined the spirit realm. (This affects stable and merchant horses only – not player controlled horses.)
    • Something strange has happened to all of the puppies.
    • The pumpkins have been carved into jack o’ lanterns!
    • A trio of crazy old women have been spotted selling costume potions inside Camelot, Jordheim, and Tir na Nog.

      • The costume potions last 15 minutes each and come in a variety of flavors.
      • The costume potions work best if you remove your helm and armor.
      • You cannot digest another costume potion if you are transformed into any of the monster forms.
      • The costume potions’ magics are short-lived and the potions will be useless after the festivities end so don’t horde them.
      • Some of the costume potions allow you to take the form of the enemy, so don’t be scared if you see some in your capital city or housing zones, it’s just your realm mates playing dress up!
      • The costumes and potions only work while you are in the capital cities or housing zones. You cannot use them outside of these zones and if you leave the zone while in costume, you will lose the effect.
      • As always, the days before, during, and after Halloween these potions can be used in RvR (With exception to pixies and ghosts potions, which are not usable in the frontiers ever)
    • NOTE: Players will need to logout and re-run the patcher in order to see the pumpkin moon, loot bags, and pumpkin patches

    A Hallowed Lost Quest

    • Level 50 players should visit the ghostly queen, Lenore, in each realm’s capital city to receive the quest ‘A Hallowed Lost’ so long as they haven’t already completed it.

      • Visit the pumpkin patches in the frontier to find the buttertoe candy pieces Lenore needs.

        • Only the pumpkin patches in Ellan Vannin, Pennine Mountains, Jamtland Mountains, and Breifine drop the five buttertoe candy pieces she needs.

          • You’ll want to get this year’s Ghostly Harvest quest to help guide you to the pumpkin patches!
          • Defeat the hallowed ghost, mummy, night bat, walking dead, or gooey slime at the pumpkin patches to get the candy pieces.

            • Buttertoe candy pieces no longer drop unless the player has the ‘A Hallowed Lost’ quest and hasn’t completed it yet.
          • Different patches have different candy pieces available.
      • Earn a new friend for your efforts!
      • Please note that this quest is only able to be completed once per character, including characters that completed it in previous years.


     

    Mournful King Event

    • The instance dungeon, the Castle of the Mournful King, awaits those willing to brave its powerful ruler’s fury!

      • Level 50 players should speak with Lenore to teleport to the instance.
      • This instance is meant to be extremely challenging and is therefore entirely optional and not required to complete the new quest.
      • Rewards include:

        • Re-skinned hallowed weapons and armor
        • Nevermore’s Broken Bone
        • Hallowed Effusion of Comprehension potion
        • Otherworldly helms
        • Doppelganger and other rare mythirians
        • Supremacy, celerity, omni-healing, or omni-regen potions
        • A Scroll of Recall
        • Hallowed Elixir of Omni-Regen – new!
        • Hallowed Draught of Celerity – new!
        • Hallowed Empowering Elixir – new!

    • The Castle of the Mournful King instance now uses the Loot Chest system:

      • The Mournful King and Nevermore monsters no longer drop rewards directly other than the king’s remains.
      • The Mournful King now spawns the Mournful King’s Loot Chest in the center of the Hallowed Ruins when defeated.

        • This chest will despawn after 20 seconds, so be sure to grab your loot quickly!
      • Characters can interact with the chest and receive 1 guaranteed reward per day but can still participate in the instance as many times as desired.

        • There is a greater than 50% chance to receive a re-skinned hallowed armor or weapon each day!

    • Lenore can be found in the following locations within the capital cities:

      • Camelot: The Church of Albion
      • Jordheim: The Temple of the Aesir
      • Tir na Nog: Alainn Cuir’s courtyard
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    Anniversary News & Tournament Top 10 Prizes

    Created by

    CarolK

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    21 years! A truly exceptional milestone – and whether you’ve explored, experienced, and fought with us since launch, or joined the fray along the way, the Dark Age of Camelot team, past and present, are profoundly grateful to each and every one of you.

    On November 1st, a Bag of Goodies will be offered to every level 50 character across the realms. This small gesture of our gratitude will contain many surprises to suit the variety of players that makes DAoC so special!

    Join us in raising a goblet, mug, or chalice to 21 years of the magic of Dark Age of Camelot!

    Cheers! Sláinte! Skål!

    Please note: the Bag of Goodies is delayed until Nov 1st so nothing contained in it affects the King’s RvR Tournament.

    Thank you for everything and we hope you’ll enjoy what we have in store!


    King’s Top 10 Winner Prizes

    Along with awarding a statue to the 9 first place winners, the following will be offered to the top 10 winners in each category, each realm:

    10th to 6th Place:

    • 1 Month of Game Time added to account
    • 425 Mithril
    • Exclusive Item Skin

    5th to 3rd Place:

    • 2 Months of Game Time added to account
    • 975 Mithril
    • Exclusive Item Skin

    1st & 2nd Place:

    • 3 Months of Game Time added to account
    • 2,200 Mithril
    • Exclusive Item Skin

    Notes:

    • Reminder! Players can only win once
    • New item skin is a special reward for this tournament alone

    Our thanks once more to all of you for your passion and love for Dark Age of Camelot!

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    King’s Tournament, Anniversary Bonuses, & Updates

    Created by

    CarolK

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    Our Crossroads Covenants event is now over, we really hope you enjoyed the first in this series of events! 🙂

    King’s RvR Tournament

    A month long tournament awarding statues to the top 9 winners (1 per category, per realm) and in-game prizes for the top 10 in each category, per realm, starts from midnight EST tonight! The tournament will last for the duration of the month and ends midnight October 31st.

    As of 2AM EST / 8AM CET October 1st, 2022,  you can track hourly updates of the tournament stats by visiting our leaderboards here. Further information can be found here.

    Additionally:

    • The Ruined Keeps of Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, and Dun Crauchon have returned to their original states. Masons and Protection Obelisks are once again available
    • Doppelganger spawns have returned to their normal spawn rates and locations


    Ruined Areas Update

    The following changes have been made to the Ruined Areas ports for the duration of October to facilitate the King’s Tournament:

    • Relic Town Obelisk will no longer port to Folley Lake, Moydruim Castle, or the Trellebourg Fortress
    • Please note: we may make further changes to these areas over the course of the Tournament.


    Bonuses

    Anniversary bonuses will begin today and conclude on November 1st, 2022.

    On Ywain:

    • 100% bonus to RPs gained from RvR kills
    • 100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons

    On Gaheris:

    • 100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons
    • 100% bonus to normal RP gain in the capital cities

    In each Capital City:

    • 40% Bonus to Crafting Speed
    • 20% Bonus to Crafting Skill Gain

    In all Housing Zones:

    • 20% Bonus to Crafting Speed
    • 10% Bonus to Crafting Skill Gain

    Best of luck in the King’s Tournament, and we’ll see you in the Frontiers!

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    Server Downtime Notice: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

    Created by

    CarolK

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    Update 09/27/2022 13:30 EDT / 18:30 CET: Live servers are back up! 

    Ywain and Gaheris servers will be coming down tomorrow Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 at 04:45 AM EST / 10:45 AM CET to implement fixes for the items listed below.

    We expect the downtime to be approximately 8 hours and will provide updates on the Herald during the deployment as well as notification as to when the server is back online.

    Thank you!

    Bug Fixes

    • Fixed an issue with anytime and shield styles
    • FnF, summoned, and charmed pets should award deathblow credit once again

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    21st Anniversary King’s Tournament

    Created by

    CarolK

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    Friends and Realm mates,

    In celebration of our 21st Year Anniversary, the Dark Age of Camelot team is pleased to announce the return of our King’s Tournament!

    With the King’s Tournament there will be three winning categories:

    • Solo Kills
    • Keeps Captured
    • “Skill Index” score based on a combination of RvR metrics (including RPs-per-kill and kills-to-deaths ratios, as well as some others).

    The top winner in each category in each realm will win their very own statue in-game, stylized after their character and placed in their realm’s capital city! We’ll also be offering rewards for the top 10 in each category, details of which will follow.

    The tournament starts October 1st and ends midnight October 31st!

    King Constantine of Albion, King Eirik of Midgard, and King Lamfhota of Hibernia are looking for champions to inspire their realm to even greater glory! Will you be one of them!?

    More info and leaderboards (from Oct 1st) can be found here.

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    Crossroad Covenants

    Created by

    CarolK

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    Our new event starts now! Decide your path, but decide carefully. Not everything is as it seems!

    Whisperings across the realms tell of strange deals being made. Deals which affect the power struggle between good and evil in our very frontiers. Players are urged to exercise caution when hunting around the far regions of the realms:

    • Caer Benowyc – and surroundings
    • Bledmeer Faste – and surroundings
    • Dun Crauchon – and surroundings
    • The entirety of Ellan Vannin

    Strangely, these regions seem to sit on crossroads. Surely that is nothing more than chance?

    Power Should be Shared

    Greetings, Champions of the realms! The Emissaries of Eidolon have returned from a long journey from a far…far away hearth. They have returned to share their riches and power not of this world. After all, power should be for all who require it, no?

    Find one of us, champions. Seal our pact and be rid of your enemies and unbelievers. Show them true strength and mastery of these realms!

    Our Followers will enjoy true superiority around the northern crossroads of the frontiers. Join us! Bask in the greatness we offer:

    • 10% increased damage
    • 10% increased healing
    • 10% increased Damage taken
    • 100% increased realm point earnings

    Notice From the Vigilant Order

    Increased demonic activity has been observed at the northern crossroads between the realm’s frontiers!

    The Vigilant Order offers our support to those who choose to stand against this demonic threat! Followers of the Order will be enchanted in the crossroad areas of the frontiers with the use of the following blessings:

    • 10% reduction in damage taken
    • 10% reduction in damage done
    • 10% reduction in healing done
    • 50% increased realm point earnings

    Followers Beware! The demonic forces are aware of our efforts to halt their nefarious acts and have seeded their evil magics for those foolish enough to be tempted by darkness! 


    Three new quests have been added with this Crossroad Covenants event: an introduction quest, a new repeatable weekly (for duration of the event), and a final reward quest. Accepting the first quest gives players either Stand With Wickedness item or Demon’s Due item, depending on path. Use this item within the event areas to receive your power!

    Players must choose a path: to Stand with Wickedness or give Demon’s their Due. Each path offers strengths, and weaknesses, so choose wisely! 

    Rewards:

    • New never before seen cloaks and, for the dedicated, never before seen visual effects!
    • A new title!
    • Midsummer battlefield potions!
    • Realm points & bounty points!

    This event starts today and will run until September 29th, 2022.

    Please note: The quests auto complete so please make sure you have room in your bags for the rewards!

    Solo Titles

    Solo titles have been expanded to include two additional titles!

    • Lone Enforcer – 2,000 solo kills
    • Lone Assassin – 5,000 solo kills
    • Lone Slayer – 10,000 solo kills
    • Lone Executioner – 25,000 solo kills
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    Server Downtime Notice: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022

    Created by

    CarolK

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    Update: 16:00 EDT / 22:00 CET Ywain and Gaheris are back online!

    Ywain and Gaheris servers will be coming down tomorrow Wednesday August 31st, 2022 at 05:45 AM EST / 11:45 AM CET to implement an update for our upcoming event: Crossroad Covenants.

    We expect the downtime to be approximately 8 hours and will provide updates on the Herald during the deployment as well as notification as to when the server is back online.

    Thank you!