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THE HERALD

  • General

    Memorial Day Bonuses and Traveling Merchants Event

    Created by

    Jthornhill

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    Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner and to celebrate we’re bringing the traveling merchants back and introducing the following zone bonuses for the next two weeks!

    The event will run from today, May 16th through Tuesday, May 31st.


    Notes
     
    • The traveling merchants have returned to their usual spots and are offerring their excellent selection of wares to any and all! They’ve even discounted their Darkness Falls weapons!

      • Albion: Outside Castle Sauvage
      • Midgard: Outside Svasud Faste
      • Hibernia: Outside Druim LIgen
    Bonuses
     

    On Ywain:

    • 50% bonus to RP gain in all NF zones (including the Labyrinth)
    • 50% bonus to RP gain in all battlegrounds
    • 100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons
    • 50% bonus to normal BP in all NF zones
    • 50% bonus to normal BP in all battlegrounds

    On Gaheris:

    • 100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons
    • 50% bonus to normal BP gain in the capital cities
    • 50% 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

  • General

    Friday Hot Fix and Bonuses Announcement

    Created by

    Jthornhill

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    We have a quick but important Hot Fix involving keep lords sometimes being able to be killed outside their lord room!

    Notes

    • Keep Lords should no longer be able to leave their lord room.

    In other news, Memorial Day RvR bonuses will start next Monday, May 16th and last through Tuesday, May 31st. Stay tuned for more details Monday!

  • General

    Weekend Battleground Event: Caledonia

    Created by

    Jthornhill

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    The Caledonia battleground is open to all players starting today, Thursday April 21st through Monday April 25th!

    Conquer the enemy realms and capture Caer Caledon back from the Picts to earn the Pictslayer loot!

    The Caledonia battleground has the following zone bonuses:

    • 25% bonus to realm point gain
    • 50% bonus to bounty point gain
    • 100% bonus to experience gain

    To get to Caledonia, simply visit the Battleground Event Channelers as follows:

    Albion: Master Truji in Castle Sauvage
    Midgard: Stor Gothi Acheren in Svasud Faste
    Hibernia: Channeler Inarea in Drium Ligen

    Have fun!

  • General

    Save the Date – 5v5 Tournament 2016

    Created by

    CarolK

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    After a very successful and enjoyable tournament last year, we are pleased to announce the second Knights of the Roundtable ran DAoC 5v5 tournament! Gather your friends and team mates and prepare to face off against your friends, and enemies, in this spectacular event!

    The 5v5 tournament will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2016 on the Pendragon server at 1 PM EST (12PM CST, 10AM PST, 7PM CET). Depending on how many teams sign up, the tournament may continue on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 1 PM EST (12PM CST, 10AM PST, 7PM CET). Bookmark the tournament page below to keep updated on all the details!




    Registration will be opening later in the year, so keep your eyes on the Herald!

    Looking forward to another fun tournament!

     

  • General

    Realm vs Realm Podcast Sunday, April 10th

    Created by

    CarolK

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    Our DAoC Knight Podcast this week will focus on the overall RvR game and playstyles! Joining our host, Knight Luvly, will be a collaboration of players including Xyorman, Rescu, Nightsmauler, and Billings to discuss RvR and balance across the realms.

    This is one podcast you won’t want to miss! Join us Sunday April 10th, at 8PM EST (1AM GMT) on our official Twitch channel and get involved in the viewer chat to share your insights. The podcast will be posted on our YouTube channel for those that missed it live, the following week.

    We will also have a giveaway for a 1 month game timecode during the stream 🙂

    See you there!

  • General

    DAoC Comes to (Virtual) Life

    Created by

    Jthornhill

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  • General

    Gaheris Server Downtime for Guild Maintenance

    Created by

    Jthornhill

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    Update 9 AM EDT / 2 PM GMT: Gaheris is now online and guild creation is enabled once again. Guild leaders on Gaheris should verify that their guild data and stats are correct after logging in.

    The Gaheris server will be coming down tomorrow at 7 AM EDT / NOON GMT for maintenance to fix an issue with guilds. Guild creation is currently disabled on Gaheris and will be restored when the server returns tomorrow.

    The Gaheris server is expected back up by 11 AM EDT / 4 PM GMT.
     

  • General

    The Rites of Spring Event

    Created by

    Jthornhill

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    Springtime is here again, and with the warmth and renewed bloom of the landscape an ancient menace returns!

    The deceptively cuddly Harbinger of Spring has found its way onto Ellan Vannin. The Kings of the Realms have placed a bounty on this beast for any who wish to drive the menace out of their lands and to collect the coveted Gem of the Harbinger!

    The Rites of Spring event will continue through Monday, April 4th.
     
    Visit the following to receive the Rites of Spring quest:

    Sir Yvain in Castle Sauvage or in the Frontiers
    Sinfjotli Sigmundarson in Svasud Faste or in the Frontiers
    Fionn mac Cumhaill in Druim LIgen or in the Frontiers

    Remember, the quest is battlegroup credit and also automatically given upon defeating the Harbinger of Spring so don’t worry if you forgot to grab it!

    Note: All characters will be able to obtain the Gem of the Harbinger and Bracelet of Springtime Folly, even if they got one last year! 

    Battleground players, don’t forget to speak with Lady Mirabelle in Castle Sauvage, Svasud Faste, or Druim Ligen in order to obtain the Egg Hunt quests!

    Additionally, this year marks the return of the Spring Egg Trophy quest. Simply complete any of the Egg Hunt battleground quests or the Rites of Spring quest to be eligible for and offered it.

    The Garden Nest and Flower Box trophies will spruce up any home’s garden!

  • General

    St. Patrick’s Day Event

    Created by

    Jthornhill

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    Are you feeling lucky?

    In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and running from now until Monday, March 21st, a brand new random-object-generated (ROG) reward awaits those that can complete the first annual ‘Leprechaun Treasure’ quest. One quest completion per character! 

    To get the quest, level 50s should pay the following poor souls a consoling visit:

    Edmund in Cotswold’s tavern
    Bjorne in Mularn’s beer hall
    Silvadren in Mag Mell’s pub


     
    • As part of the quest, players will be shapeshifted into a realm-specific “leprechaun” but have ALL of their stats debuffed by 75%.
    • But fear not, leprechauns may be weak but they are also nigh impossible to catch: shapeshifted players will also have an unbreakable CC-immunity and speed buff for the duration of the shapeshift.  
    • Oh, and we hear the real leprechauns love hiding their treasure on the new RvR zone of Ellan Vannin. Enjoy some zany RvR through the weekend!
    • The ROG reward is a choice between a ring or a bracer similar to the Valentine’s Day event with some slight differences. These ROGs will only allow up to 5 slots for stats but will also have 1 of 6 possible /uses.

          
     

    For players of all level ranges, there are three pesky little tricksters who are hoping you’re not too lucky! A ‘charming’ reward will be bestowed upon those who have the cunning to out-wit:

    Killaghe in Albion
    Daighu in Midgard
    Iollarme in Hibernia

    The “Luck of a Leprechaun” quest can be obtained from the following:

    Sir Prescott in Cotswold
    Hrolf in Mularn
    Epona in Mag Mell

    Once again, the event will run until Monday, March 21st.

    A happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day to one and all, and we’ll see you in the Frontiers!

  • Patch Notes

    Client Hot Fix

    Created by

    Jthornhill

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    A very quick Hot Fix note based on player feedback:

    • Spell effect icons now start blinking with 10 remaining seconds (as they did prior to 1.120) but will continue to display their duration on their tooltips down to 3 seconds at which point the duration text will change to “fading.”

    If already logged in, players will need to log out and run the patcher in order to see this change.