THE HERALD

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.
 

The Electronics Arts Origin store has made the following change to in order to better prevent fraud: it can now take up to 72 hours to receive a code from Origin on some purchases.

This timeframe is dependant on the number of codes purchased at once as well as other variables. Most players should still receive their codes within 24 hours, however, it would be a good idea to order any new game time codes 72 hours prior to your account subscription ending if you wish to guarantee no subscription downtime.

If, for some reason, a purchased code is not sent within 72 hours, please contact Origin’s support directly. 

When contacting Origin, please only state the following: “I did not receive my code after making a purchase on the Origin store. My order# is #####.” Mentioning Dark Age of Camelot can sometimes result in being directed back to our support team, who unfortunately cannot assist with this issue, so be sure to only mention the above quote.

We apologize for the inconvenience this causes and appreciate your patience and understanding as we work with Origin to streamline this process.

Love is in the air as we celebrate the return of our Valentine’s Day event!

This event will run from Thursday, February 11th, through Monday, February 15th and brings the following quests: 

• A Matter of the Heart: This quest will give players of all realms the chance find the imp, Russel, located mainland side of Castle Sauvage/Druim Ligen/Svasud Faste. He’s ready to offer some interesting tasks from the local imp’s union in return for a Lawn Cupid trophy, experience and coin. Don’t forget to speak to Lady Payne and earn your ROG Valentine’s Ring or Bracer too!

• Keeping Company: This quest will be offered to characters level 45 and above and will have a unique challenge for players in Albion, Midgard and Hibernia.  As a reward, players will receive a Tiny Compatriot Crate, experience and coin. Visit Lailen in Jordheim, Pondar Cully in Camelot, and Harris MacCullogh in Tir na Nog to start the quest.

• Valentine’s Traditions: These quests will offer three old style quests which were part of the original Dark Age of Camelot Valentine’s Day content. Players will be able to complete the quest up to six times, which is based on the number of times the original quest has been issued online.  Players will be rewarded with a Hearts Cloak, Heart-Shaped Box, experience and coin. Visit  Rumdor in Mag Mell, Hrolf in Mularn, or Sir Prescott in Camelot Hills to start the quest.

The Midwinter celebration has finally come to an end and the RvR, experience, and crafting bonuses have returned to normal along with it. The traveling band of merchants have packed up their wares and moved on, promising to return one day. But fret not! For the following Hot Fix notes are now live!

• The Buggane’s Obelisk RvR objective in the center of Ellan Vannin has had the following changes made to it:
  • The Buggane’s Obelisk and Obelisk Rubble have had their hitpoints significantly reduced so that small groups can destroy them in a reasonable amount of time.
  • The obelisk’s buff, Buggane’s Folly, will no longer still persist through death and has had its duration increased from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
  • Finally, the RP, BP, and Coin buff now provides different bonuses based on the character’s realm rank, as follows:
    • Realm Ranks 1L0 through 3L9 receive a 75% bonus to RP, BP, and coin buff.
    • Realm Ranks 4L0 through 5L9 receive a 50% bonus to RP, BP, and coin buff.
    • Realm Ranks 6L0 through 7L9 receive a 25% bonus to RP, BP, and coin buff.
    • Realm Ranks 8L0 and up will receive the original 15% bonus to RP, BP, and coin buff.
    • To receive the buff, destroy the obelisk rubble so that your realm’s obelisk can be built. Then, simply right-click on the obelisk to receive the bonus!
• (Gaheris-only) Manannan mac Lir’s encounter inside the underground keep on Ellan Vannin should behave properly now.