DAOC: Origins - New Server

[Scrooge]

Yeeeaaahhhh....

I may or may not have a bank filled with 100% quality items and some dragon loot I found off a few mobs in Dartmoore that a matter cabby just so happens to be able to solo.

In any case, you're in the wrong realm, Come to Mid and join our guild! We need more midgets in our ranks!

[Dr. Edge]

I know nothing about epics, is that what I should be working on at lv 47?

[Scrooge]

I know nothing about epics, is that what I should be working on at lv 47?

Epic Quest is done at L50.

Server's up people!

[MrSparkle001]

Soooooo.... what ever happened to this? I'm assuming it never released, but did they ever state why? It's obvious from the turnout of Origins 2.0 that the demand is definitely there, and this is 6 years after that announcement?


The server has been down this entire weekend for 2nd server installation??

The demand is there if it's a free server. I'm not so sure how many people would want to pay a monthly subscription for it. I wouldn't.

[Dr. Edge]

yeah, I know I'm old and cheap but I would never pay a monthly subscription to ANY game again, or buy in game items or whatever the new tactics are. Ruins the whole experience and I tend to take long breaks when real life gets hectic

[Byrjun]

I know nothing about epics, is that what I should be working on at lv 47?

There's nothing "epic" about the DAoC epic quests, especially the way they're implemented on this server. You literally just get a quest, it tells you to go kill a mob, you go kill it, return, and get a full set of armor. These mobs can be soloed by some classes and duoed by others.

The armor looks really cool, but unfortunately it's not as good as a crafted set so eventually you'll go back to looking like a noob again once you get your "good gear."

[Dr. Edge]

Well it took me 48 levels to find a studded vest so that sounds good to me. lol

I'm still wearing cloth legs too

[FoxxHound]

Well it took me 48 levels to find a studded vest so that sounds good to me. lol

I'm still wearing cloth legs too

Ouch..
Is it up? Last I checked it wouldn't let me log in. Has been like this the past 3 days or so.

[Dr. Edge]

There's nothing "epic" about the DAoC epic quests, especially the way they're implemented on this server. You literally just get a quest, it tells you to go kill a mob, you go kill it, return, and get a full set of armor. These mobs can be soloed by some classes and duoed by others.

The armor looks really cool, but unfortunately it's not as good as a crafted set so eventually you'll go back to looking like a noob again once you get your "good gear."

found this has like epic 1-9, so do all of it solo?

http://camelot.allakhazam.com/Epic_List.html#c11

or this

http://camelot.allakhazam.com/Epic_List2.html

[dreama1]

you only have to do one quest for the epic. There are three mobs depending on your class. It takes like 2-3 people to kill it. Simple as.

Edit: I assume the tiered epic quest was something implemented at a later date in the game. I don't know what level you get the epic quest but I did it at 50.. Just ask a level 50 of your class what zone / npc did they get the quest from.

[Scrooge]

Server's up again, its not showing on launcher or portal.

You have to get daoc portal, then go to custom shards and use this info to login to Origins:

62.210.143.112 port 10300

Enjoy!

P.S. Our guild has many new chars who are just starting up, you can group up with them if you'd like. Names: Hairy (Runemaster), Corwin (shaman), Gabranth (warrior), Kilgor (berserker), Kiq (L17 healer), Origin (runemaster).

Update: SERVERS UP!!!

Here's another link that tells you whether the server is up or not, without having to see it through any other app: Server Status (http://fafas.lt/status)

[Scrooge]

you only have to do one quest for the epic. There are three mobs depending on your class. It takes like 2-3 people to kill it. Simple as.

Edit: I assume the tiered epic quest was something implemented at a later date in the game. I don't know what level you get the epic quest but I did it at 50.. Just ask a level 50 of your class what zone / npc did they get the quest from.

It's actually the other way around. When the epic quests were first introduced, they all would start at L7, and then increase every 6 levels or so, and each quest along the way would reward you with a class specific item. At the L43 quest, you'd even get a choice of 100% quality weapons, also class specific.

The "one mob kill task" at L50 for a full L50 epic suit, is just how it's made to work on emulated servers. It was never like that on live during the classic era, nor the SI era, or ToA for that matter. It's unfortunate, because it actually made the quest series fun to do, and would help you gear up along the way.

Also I wouldn't dismiss the epic suit in favor of a crafted suit, the epic suit looks badass but it's hardly junk armor. Every quested item in this game (not just epic), is 100% quality and decent stats, which separate it from regular drops.

Anyway -- if you play in Midgard and want to have some fun leveling with decent players for a change, look up our guild via /who Fury, or send me a tell or pm here, chars: Jude, Hairy or Scrooge.

[Nirgon]

If you come at someone who has a spell crafted set of gear and you dont

You are dead

Learn that early

Can't create game account

[FoxxHound]

Look for Envy (main) or Foxhound.
Midgurrrrd

[Dr. Edge]

lv 50 yo

[FoxxHound]

lv 50 yo

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmd1o2G8kNUwCMApf-5wcGcavbvaNsYrN2Z22QEjniAaETNCUY

[Dr. Edge]

ugh this sucks,

every day I'm like,
"hmm I got a couple hours to kill, sweet, I'll go play Origins"

and then I waste the whole fucking day trying to log on unsuccessfully,

Next thing I know I finally get in at 10 pm and play till 3am.


ugh wtf, why can't they do these patches or whatever in the middle of the night instead of all day long

[dreama1]

ugh this sucks,

every day I'm like,
"hmm I got a couple hours to kill, sweet, I'll go play Origins"

and then I waste the whole fucking day trying to log on unsuccessfully,

Next thing I know I finally get in at 10 pm and play till 3am.


ugh wtf, why can't they do these patches or whatever in the middle of the night instead of all day long

they're in france..

[Sckrilla]

When did they put the cap back @ 800? lol..

These devs are so f'ing bad at updating the general public about any changes, whether minute or huge.

[Issues]

Too many players logged in is some bulllllllllshit. how many at char select, how many afk whacking off etc...

[Dr. Edge]

Too many players logged in is some bulllllllllshit. how many at char select, how many afk whacking off etc...

I wack off at the keyboard

[DarthCupcake]

would love to play with y'all on mid, sadly still can't download the patch.

[MrSparkle001]

Don't even bother trying. The server cap is 800 now and with Uthgard closed you're gonna have a lot of competition trying to get in.

[Scrooge]

When did they put the cap back @ 800? lol..

These devs are so f'ing bad at updating the general public about any changes, whether minute or huge.

It DOES suck big time, especially since they supposedly upgraded their server hardware over the last weekend, which was supposed to take care of their problems and increase the player cap, not reduce it.

The cap last week until the weekend was 1300, now they upgrade the servers and its down to 800 again!? Not to mention they let cheaters get away with their bs in the frontiers, where they take guard-less keeps and steal everyone else's relics without much effort whatsoever.

I was really looking forward to the server being stable after their upgrades, as well as fixing the major bugs, so much for that plan. It might be a good idea to just step away for a couple of weeks and let them sort it out.

I hope they atleast do a complete reset (wipe) after they iron out the major bugs and fix PvE and RvR.

[MrSparkle001]

They won't wipe, I know that, and it's not a question of hardware. They simply don't know what they're doing. They're trying but I don't have a whole lot of faith at this point. They seem like amateurs who are using someone else's buggy code, which is exactly what they're doing by the way. They go and foul up that code even more, then post on other forums asking for help in fixing things.

Not much faith. It may take a LONG time to fix the server.

[Dr. Edge]

Even I would support a wipe.

They bought new equipment to fix bad code, when all they had to do was revert to the way it was at start with the Zerg fest.

[DarthCupcake]

Finally got the patch figured out and got in, made a dwarf named Taelorn going Skald. Now time to re-familiarize myself with the game

[dreama1]

Im giving up on origins for now. It's an endless waste of time. It's a shame they have 8000 registered accounts.. i would say maybe 5000 unique players.. but they will lose them quickly.

[Sckrilla]

Got in some great RvR action tonight after the lag subsided. Rolled Albs as per usual, but got rolled by <Faceless> everytime. 2 Bards + 2 Druids is sooooo stupid! Full templates and RR5 - GG

[Origin]

I'm on my last ounce of faith for this server. Every single day i try to log on, it takes 30mins to an hour of consistent trying (usually due to cap). I then play for a whopping 5 laggy mins, crash and can't log back on for another 30mins to an hour.

Anyways, as i've said before, it's great that there is demand, but these individuals here dun fucked up hard. Maybe the Uthgard revamp will do it right.

See you guys then.

[Nirgon]

Server been out like 3 weeks with overwhelming demand pal.

The game mechanics are on point gotta say.

BOLTS work yo.


800 pop only? more like 1300?

http://s18.postimg.org/ss493ca3d/800poponly.jpg

[MrSparkle001]

They changed it again. They lowered it unannounced yesterday to 800 and people were confused not knowing if it was a bug or intentional. 1250 is much more reasonable, but funny that yesterday they were saying the server is only stable at 800. It had a cap of 1300 for a few days and the server lagged to hell, zones froze and it rebooted all the time.

[Byrjun]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to the Uthgard reboot. Origins just isn't doing it for me.

[Dr. Edge]

and I can't log on, too many players again

[FoxxHound]

Server been out like 3 weeks with overwhelming demand pal.

The game mechanics are on point gotta say.

BOLTS work yo.


800 pop only? more like 1300?

http://s18.postimg.org/ss493ca3d/800poponly.jpg

game mechanics? lol
NPCs & PCs alike do not have weaknesses or resistances (natural). So the type of weapon or magic you use, does not matter. Making classes like Dark Spec RM basically useless.
So far I like the server, but I really hope they get their shit together. Otherwise it will be another Uthgard. Promising, and never delivering. I do however understand that they are trying their best to just get the server to run smooth. Cause right now people are constantly going LD, having a hard time logging in, and when you do get to play there is generally some massive lag.

[Nirgon]

Its over 800 atm

and for being down for a sec? just now?

http://s12.postimg.org/sk3iukulp/announcement.jpg

[Pitborn]

Played all night from Midnight - 5 AM with 0 lag and non stop pvp in the frontier.

I dont deny the fact people are having problems, but for me its been gold.

[Nirgon]

I'm on Hib. Come on down. Same name.

[Colgate]

game mechanics? lol
NPCs & PCs alike do not have weaknesses or resistances (natural). So the type of weapon or magic you use, does not matter. Making classes like Dark Spec RM basically useless.
So far I like the server, but I really hope they get their shit together. Otherwise it will be another Uthgard. Promising, and never delivering. I do however understand that they are trying their best to just get the server to run smooth. Cause right now people are constantly going LD, having a hard time logging in, and when you do get to play there is generally some massive lag.

i played this game for 2 weeks like 12 years ago so i have no idea what the fuck i'm talking about, but my level 5 hero was def getting +2 damage on every attack to skellingtons with a blunt weapon

[Cymeon]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to the Uthgard reboot. Origins just isn't doing it for me.

is there a timeline when it will be up?

[aborted]

Yesturday was the first day i played where the server was stable, it was a 3 to 4 hour group in DF, and was alot of fun.

EVERY other day i played the server would be constantly shitting on itself.

The game play is spot on in game, seems like the only issue is the server.

[shaedoux]

If one of you nice people would pass this information along to the Origins Admin/Mods please.

I would enjoy playing the game, however I have attempted 3 times now with three different account names and email address to sign up for the forums at http://daoc-origins.net. Not once did I get an email, and unlike many of the other players that have many friends that play this I do not. The solution is contact an admin. But you can't PM an admin without having an account and I can't get an account without them fixing something.

Acct name : Nan0technician or shadeoux

[Issues]

Server upgrade up named Genesis - doing good

[Colgate]

If one of you nice people would pass this information along to the Origins Admin/Mods please.

I would enjoy playing the game, however I have attempted 3 times now with three different account names and email address to sign up for the forums at http://daoc-origins.net. Not once did I get an email, and unlike many of the other players that have many friends that play this I do not. The solution is contact an admin. But you can't PM an admin without having an account and I can't get an account without them fixing something.

Acct name : Nan0technician or shadeoux

happened to me, an hour later i was able to just log into the account

i think they have people just manually activating your account

[Nirgon]

Def got +/- damage on attacks last night.

Haven't tested cold damage/crushing on plated types doe.



game mechanics? lol


http://goteaminternet.com/img/docs/76268.jpg

Don't talk about game mechanics

[Dr. Edge]

Best savage rvr spec?

[Ceelow]

How is the lag/ performance now with the new server ?

[Scrooge]

This server has alot more problems than just lag, not to mention half the items are in french. Alot of items are not complete, like for example a weapon has stats but no proc, eventhough it should have one.

They also let people get away with exploitations they fix, like how they changed the way xp is obtained, but the players who already had 2-3 50s on the first day from it, kept all their chars. Another thing is how the first 50s killed every big boss mob in the game with less than a full group because the mobs were set to melee like regular mobs, (for the sake of comparison) e.g. being able to kill naggy/vox and all other dragons on P99 with 4 players at 50. This resulted in certain players having 50 and all end-game goodies within the first 2-3 days, this server isn't even close to being classic, it just used the name to attract a big crowd.

I mean, it is fun to mess around on it, but once you get 50 and realize how RR5 Hibs are running around vs your RR2 groups, (unless ofcourse you also take keeps all day to gain RP) pvp won't be as fun as some people think it will be.

Some mobs don't drop what they're supposed to, and other mobs (especially named that drop nice gear) are missing entirely in dungeons and other places.

What's more is instead of gaining RP through RvR (pvp), 90% of players just take keeps all day to raise their realm ranks to have an unfair advantage in RvR vs actual players. They left the keep doors extremely weak, and sometimes the guards who are supposed to defend the keep aren't even there, that's how Hibernia took all the relics btw.

[Origin]

I just want to say that this server gave me the biggest gaming blue balls... ever.

Fucking bullshit.

[Dr. Edge]

Hows it going for you guys, still playing?

My guild leader just got perma banned.
Listen to this crap,
In a pug loot raid a couple losers got all bent over a couple drops going to our guild instead of them, etc.... nothing even that good and the loot rules were discused prior.

So this guy was so upset he had his buddy infiltrait the guild and sceen shotted my guild leader typing the "N word".

Then this mole traded the screenshots to the cry baby for some spell craft work.

Next thing you know my guild is left with no leader "perma banned" with no warning or appeal. All our guild bank and everything went poof because the guild merchant was buggy and we were all using the guild leaders house merchant.

Lol

So lame.

All new levels of pixel cry babies over here in Mid.

[Oogei]

Should I roll mid?

[Oogei]

Srs question

[mrgoochio]

Haven't been following origins that closely but i've seen some news about it.. i thought uthgaard was pretty much the "p99" of DAoC? What is the difference between these servers and why all the hype for this new server?

[Dr. Edge]

Mid is cool and doing well at the moment.
Alb are the underdogs.
I would roll on one of those before Hib.
I hate dem Hibbies

[Tradesonred]

Hows it going for you guys, still playing?

My guild leader just got perma banned.
Listen to this crap,
In a pug loot raid a couple losers got all bent over a couple drops going to our guild instead of them, etc.... nothing even that good and the loot rules were discused prior.

So this guy was so upset he had his buddy infiltrait the guild and sceen shotted my guild leader typing the "N word".

Then this mole traded the screenshots to the cry baby for some spell craft work.

Next thing you know my guild is left with no leader "perma banned" with no warning or appeal. All our guild bank and everything went poof because the guild merchant was buggy and we were all using the guild leaders house merchant.

Lol

So lame.

All new levels of pixel cry babies over here in Mid.

I got banned from the forums for making a post critical of how theres no Albion "for the realm!" feel, how alot of players are in it for themselves. Like 1/10th of the kind of criticism i post here on red99, and here i criticize dev decisions and they let me post. Gotta say P99 feels alot more professional and restrained on being receptive of criticism.

Beyond that, i soft quit (log in still 2-3 times a week) because i dont see the point in endgame. Raiding Sidi, keep whackamole, thats end game? thats all there is to it? Maybe im missing something. It doesnt help that this ridic insta-50 shit didnt get wiped. Now ive got 3 50s and saw non of the dungeon zones i would have enjoyed leveling in a bit.

[Dr. Edge]

Haven't been following origins that closely but i've seen some news about it.. i thought uthgaard was pretty much the "p99" of DAoC? What is the difference between these servers and why all the hype for this new server?

Ive never played Uthgard but the way I understand it they had a lot of broken shit and empty promises that never got addressed.

Lets say Uthgard was p99 and a new classic server opened up with Velious and no tmo bs, most people would jump ship right?

Well thats what happened to Uthgard, so many quit that they wiped the server and are revamping it now

[mrgoochio]

Ive never played Uthgard but the way I understand it they had a lot of broken shit and empty promises that never got addressed.

Lets say Uthgard was p99 and a new classic server opened up with Velious and no tmo bs, most people would jump ship right?

Well thats what happened to Uthgard, so many quit that they wiped the server and are revamping it now

But it seems like all I read about origins is how broken the realms are lol.. like the post right above yours. insta 50's, 1 realm steamrolling RvR from exploiting lvl's etc.

[mrgoochio]

Ive never played Uthgard but the way I understand it they had a lot of broken shit and empty promises that never got addressed.

Lets say Uthgard was p99 and a new classic server opened up with Velious and no tmo bs, most people would jump ship right?

Well thats what happened to Uthgard, so many quit that they wiped the server and are revamping it now

What are they revamping about uthgard? A wiped DAoC server sounds pretty cool

edit: just read their "revamp" post on their site. i didn't realize how bad it was with their pop and stuff. guess their server is closed for the time being and origins is the big one for now lol

[Dr. Edge]

What are they revamping about uthgard? A wiped DAoC server sounds pretty cool

edit: just read their "revamp" post on their site. i didn't realize how bad it was with their pop and stuff. guess their server is closed for the time being and origins is the big one for now lol

Not sure, I hear they could never support a large player base and have too few GM's, like 2, so yeah

The biggest problem with origins/ genisis is that the population is capped during the day and it's hard to log on, also they seem to reboot the server a ton, which is annoying

[mrgoochio]

how close to classic is it? did they release origins with classic or with some expansions enabled? Sorry of this has been covered, hard to read through 50+ pages of txt

[Dr. Edge]

I believe patch 1.62 shrouded isles is in game

[Byrjun]

What are they revamping about uthgard? A wiped DAoC server sounds pretty cool

edit: just read their "revamp" post on their site. i didn't realize how bad it was with their pop and stuff. guess their server is closed for the time being and origins is the big one for now lol

Uthgard has been out forever, which made it really difficult on new players. I had a 50 Skald but it was really difficult for me to do much when I logged in, especially after the NA guild I was in broke up. People had nearly a decade to form cliques and gain massive amounts of RR, players without the connections, gear, or RR were pretty unwanted.

So, those people went to Origins and Uthgard had a nearly unplayable population. The reboot was a great move, and honestly something Uthgard has needed for awhile.

Uthgard is quality. It is the P99 to Origins' Kegzbox. As soon as Uthgard relaunches in a few months, everyone will come back and Origins will be a ghost town.

[Dr. Edge]

Uthgard has been out forever, which made it really difficult on new players. I had a 50 Skald but it was really difficult for me to do much when I logged in, especially after the NA guild I was in broke up. People had nearly a decade to form cliques and gain massive amounts of RR, players without the connections, gear, or RR were pretty unwanted.

So, those people went to Origins and Uthgard had a nearly unplayable population. The reboot was a great move, and honestly something Uthgard has needed for awhile.

Uthgard is quality. It is the P99 to Origins' Kegzbox. As soon as Uthgard relaunches in a few months, everyone will come back and Origins will be a ghost town.

not unless they up the max population they can handle, guys were telling me it could only handle like half what origins can now.

[mrgoochio]

Where is everyone playing? I haven't played DAoC since live release. I played on uthgaard for like 2 days before stopping. I don't know what to rolllllllll

[mrgoochio]

cant create accnt 404 -- game server offline :T

[Oogei]

This is what I got from reading about it the past few weeks. (not trolling the game i love daoc, just so people dont have to read 50 pages)

1. The first few weeks were zerg fest, people got multiple 50's from aoe/xp groups(not intended)
2. End game dungeons bosses were very weak that smaller groups were basically destroying them and benefiting from loot(not intended)
3. Some quests and items are all in french
4. The server resets everyday, sometimes people lost items/plat luckily they were returnned due to roll backs
5. Peak hours have a lot of lag due to the server cap at max and people basically trying to login
6. A lot of people stay perma logged in throughout the day making it even harder to login
7. Sometimes they lock out account creation, so it can be very troublesome to even make an an account to play

Regarding uthgard - People saying origins sucks and that utgard was like p99 of daoc, but ive read kinda the opposite. Utgard had the same amount of problems or more than origins, thats why the population was so low. They are planning on a revamp and relaunch and honestly it could be superior to origins if the server is stable and can handle more people.

not trolling this is purely what I got from reading the forum. the game is extremely popular and i can see why, daoc was very fun. I played on Morgan Le Fay back in like 2004 or so in a guild called lords of the dead.

[Dr. Edge]

1. Should read first 2.5 days were zergfest.

Also keep doors are very week and hib was able to snatch up all mids relics while mids zone was frozen with no npcs, but we got most back now

[Byrjun]

not unless they up the max population they can handle, guys were telling me it could only handle like half what origins can now.

This is ridiculous since Uthgard used to get 1000+ population constantly with zero lag, and Origins can't even handle 600 players without the server breaking down.

Regarding uthgard - People saying origins sucks and that utgard was like p99 of daoc, but ive read kinda the opposite. Utgard had the same amount of problems or more than origins, thats why the population was so low. They are planning on a revamp and relaunch and honestly it could be superior to origins if the server is stable and can handle more people.

The only reason that Uthgard's population was so low was because Origins launched and people went over to the shiny new thing. Uthgard has maintained a pretty healthy population for years, and that's despite all its problems (which mostly stem from mudflation type issues with the server being out for so many years). A year ago it had the same population as Origins does now.

Origins felt very rushed to me. In my first 30 minutes of playing I found 4 broken quests and some level 2 mobs that almost always dropped a belt worth something like 22 silver (a ton of cash for a noob). I kinda got frustrated and quit with all the issues / crashes / lag, but I've heard that things didn't get better and nothing was tuned correctly anywhere. You don't see those problems on Uthgard, because they maintain a high quality, classicly accurate database.

Like, on Origins sometimes my system messages (like soandso has looted an x) would just randomly change from English to German to French. How is that even possible?

The server could have been good but it was way too rushed to take advantage of some dissent on the Uthgard server. If they would have spent some extra time polishing the server people like me wouldn't have left to wait for the Uthgard relaunch.

[Dr. Edge]

News to me, I never played on Uthgard, I could have it wrong.

I hear things like
"Omg bolts actually work here, why couldn't Uthgard figure out how to make them work"

[Tradesonred]

Yeah rushed sounds about right, was a big mistake not to wipe after the crazy zergs, was only 2 days old, what did u really lose? ive had time to get in 3 50s and i barely knew the game.

Now what this does is half the population is already on top makin it harder for people climbing up to get groups to level. Youre missing that fun part when a server launch of the first weeks of loads of people rolling characters. Its still there but not as awesome as it could have been.

And its not crippling since u can still get a level 50 probably in 2 weeks easy playing semi-casually, still was wrong decision to make imo

And they are done with server resets apparently, now its supposed to be 2 hour downtime per week.

[Byrjun]

I hear things like
"Omg bolts actually work here, why couldn't Uthgard figure out how to make them work"

Yeah, well, not like P99 has bolts working correctly either, lol.

Uthgard has always had some broken stuff, but for the most part it was pretty polished. Uthgard has been promising fixes to stuff like bolts, 2h spec damage, and addition of old RAs / SI, etc. for years... so honestly Origins giving Uthgard a swift kick in the ass to work on those things has been the main gain here, I think. As far as content type stuff goes, Uthgard has always been very strong. I don't understand how Origins launched without dragons having their abilities, for example.

[Dr. Edge]

Hey guys what are the camp rules on genesis? Like how long can someone claim a camp as theirs and when is it ok for us to step in and ks it for ourselves?

these dudes been at it forever

[Scrooge]

Looks like their server and forums are both down, I haven't really visited their forums or tried to login in more than a week so I'm not sure what's going on, anyone have a clue if its permanent?

I'm actually looking forward to the Uthgard revamp, seeing as how it's not only for content implementation, but also a player wipe. Everyone will be starting on equal footing, and knowing Uthgard...it won't be anything like Genesis, it'll be like P99 when it just came up! With the exception of all the bugs/balance tweaks they've made in the 9-10 years this server has been around.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to start off with a pre-made group, maybe from these forums/thread even. I'll most likely go back to Midgard (again) as a Skald or a Healer, anyone else planning on it also?

[Sturgeon]

Looks like their server and forums are both down, I haven't really visited their forums or tried to login in more than a week so I'm not sure what's going on, anyone have a clue if its permanent?

I'm actually looking forward to the Uthgard revamp, seeing as how it's not only for content implementation, but also a player wipe. Everyone will be starting on equal footing, and knowing Uthgard...it won't be anything like Genesis, it'll be like P99 when it just came up! With the exception of all the bugs/balance tweaks they've made in the 9-10 years this server has been around.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to start off with a pre-made group, maybe from these forums/thread even. I'll most likely go back to Midgard (again) as a Skald or a Healer, anyone else planning on it also?

I'll be back but most likely as Alb (I was Hib) playing Scout even though Old RAs make Snipers bad.

[Scrooge]

If there's enough interest, could be good to make a P99 exclusive guild or something, for experienced and new players alike. Soon I'll compile a list of players who will be playing Uthgard together when its back.

I'll make the post it in a new thread or in this one, for those interested, and add any additional names from these forums who want to be a part of it as well.

Seeing as how there's no realm of choice (yet), just post your realm/class choices here for what you plan to make on Uthgard when it's back.

[Scrooge]

Genesis is back up, but cap is back down at 800 again, so much for fixing that problem. They've been dancing around it for over a month now, even going through a "server upgrade" which didn't solve anything. Could be they just told the community they upgraded the hardware, and pocketed the money from the donations instead.

The "cap changed again" thread (http://daoc-origins.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4444&start=580) is 59 pages long now!

[Sturgeon]

Uthgard website down for you? Can't find any info why its down.

[Kender]

have they had any indication when uthgard might be back up?

[Kender]

as for site being down... they have said on their facebook that they are being ddos'd

[Tradesonred]

Went back to EQ pretty quick. Dont really see whats the big deal with this game lol

So classic is that sidi dungeon, grinding keeps forever? Thats end game?

Id rather play an arena game

Stopped playing EQ for a year, played DAOC for 2 weeks and then started back on red99 to get my MMO fix.

Sure maybe pvp is less annoying than red99 setup but what are you fighting over for? At least in EQ theres alot of cool camps and locations to fight over for. I dunno didnt make it for me

[Dr. Edge]

Yeah maybe you're right, I don't know, right now I'm working on getting better gear.

Honestly I kind of suck at PVP but I'm getting better

[Scrooge]

This is what I got from reading about it the past few weeks. (not trolling the game i love daoc, just so people dont have to read 50 pages)

1. The first few weeks were zerg fest, people got multiple 50's from aoe/xp groups(not intended)
2. End game dungeons bosses were very weak that smaller groups were basically destroying them and benefiting from loot(not intended)
3. Some quests and items are all in french
4. The server resets everyday, sometimes people lost items/plat luckily they were returnned due to roll backs
5. Peak hours have a lot of lag due to the server cap at max and people basically trying to login
6. A lot of people stay perma logged in throughout the day making it even harder to login
7. Sometimes they lock out account creation, so it can be very troublesome to even make an an account to play

Utgard had the same amount of problems or more than origins, thats why the population was so low.

not trolling this is purely what I got from reading the forum. the game is extremely popular and i can see why, daoc was very fun. I played on Morgan Le Fay back in like 2004 or so in a guild called lords of the dead.

I've played on Morgan Le Fay also, in 2001-2002 and 2004-2005, Mid side.

That's not entirely true about how Uthgard is only able to handle half the population of 'Genesis', up until very recently it had a near-constant population of 800-1100 on a daily basis.

Uthgard also did not have the "same amount of problems or more than" Genesis, I dont know where you got that info from but the source is either misinformed or just never really played the server to begin with. I'm not saying Uthgard was a perfect server, but it was way better than Genesis, there's just no comparison - not in terms of gameplay quality in PvE, and especially not in terms of gameplay quality in PvP (RvR)!

Some people have this misconception about classic servers, that just because they started playing a server 2+ years after it came up (like in the case of P99 for example), that it's always been as good as it was up to that point in time.

There's no such thing as a perfect MMO emulation server, or an MMO game for that matter, otherwise there wouldn't be so many patches, tweaks and changes of all kinds inbetween.

[Dr. Edge]

yeah Uthgard should be cool

[Dr. Edge]

yeah, I'll be moving to Uthgard.

I guess the other day some dude saved the day by using his 3rd party software speed hack to bring the relic to his realm before the server rebooted.

Lots of people saw him do it so he turned himself in for cheating.
This was the result:


http://s30.postimg.org/5cmjprr0x/Captfure.png

Hacking= praised as noble and saluted by GM



lol
how can I take this server seriously after stuff like this.
I was mad my guild leader got permabanned for typing the N word but this makes me 1000x more upset

[Dr. Edge]

lol,
so the speed hacker guy posted that "everyone needs to STFO", and I said "no you STFU and delete your character"








and for that I get a forum perma ban

lol

[Tradesonred]

I got banned from the forums for saying albion sucked in general for being selfish and refusing to say where pvp was happening in global chat

My little adventure in DAOC didnt last long

Glad i did though cuz it gave me the MMO itch again and im back playing on red99, with a much less poisonous atmosphere than what it was a year ago

[Scrooge]

You guys shouldn't be so quick to judge the game based on your experience with a bad server with bad staff. Trying out a new server with people you already know can make one hell of a difference too.

I stopped playing that server after 2-3 days worth of play time also (despite having friends to play with from the get go). It was pretty obvious it's nothing more than a temporary server which will vanish (or lose all popularity) as soon as Uthgard is back up and running again.

One of the reasons why Uthgard was so successful for many years, while still having missing features and no SI zones implemented, was also because of their staff/devs who took the time to improve their server and had no tolerance for cheaters (when provided with solid evidence anyway).

Keep checking Uthgard's site (http://uthgard.net/) for updates if you're interested.

[harnold]

My question is why didnt Uthgaard the GM get sued from Uthgard the server?

[Scrooge]

If you guys want to see what the difference is between the 'end game' on Genesis and Uthgard, just search for "Uthgard RvR" on YT.