DAOC Phoenix Freeshard Launches Tomorrow January 4th

[America]

How does RVR work? You level through it?

[DinoTriz2]

Originally Posted by America [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How does RVR work? You level through it?

You can, but it's much slower than standard PVE leveling.

DAOC has a system of "Realm Ranks", which is like EQ's version of AAs. You can purchase different abilities/skill points/Crit chance/etc the more you level up in PVP/RVR.

Each realm (team) has a series of frontier zones where PVP is enabled. There are Outpost keeps and Relic keeps in these zones.

The idea is to try to take as many of these keeps as possible. Keeps are defended by AI guards, castle doors, and a hard raid-type "boss" inside the keep. Once you kill the boss, your realm captures the keep.

If your realm holds the most keeps, they gain access to a special dungeon that anyone from 10-50 can access. There are nice drops here and every mob drops currency that you can use to purchase nice gear.

If another realm captures more keeps while you're in the dungeon, they can gain access and come in and kill you.

The major keeps (relic keeps) for each realm are the hardest to take and they're deep inside each realm's frontier. If you can take an enemy realm's relics, it boosts exp/gold/stats for everyone in your realm.

It's a pretty fun system.

Then there's the "Realm Tasks", which are "hot spots" for PVP action. The task tells you to go to a certain frontier or keep and you get bonus points for participating. It's a great tool for lower level players too, because even if you get killed you get credit. So you could be level 1 and do those tasks and get Realm Rank 10 or whatever and just become an absolute beast for a level 1.

[America]

That sounds really fun. Would you roll a character to play with me? And teach me how to play? I don't have the patience to git gud on my own. I want to play a Healer, I think (I like the sound of healz + CC)

[DinoTriz2]

Yeah, I can help you with it.

I play on Midgard as well. I play a little kobold Savage named "Bloodthirsty Toddler"

[DinoTriz2]

There are actually a ton of people who are brand new to DAOC on the server.

It's refreshing to see.

Usually with these servers it's all vets.

[Mblake81]

I cracked a window and a gush of air whooshed over my head.

[DinoTriz2]

Who just messaged me in DAOC?

Show yourself!

WHO SENT YOU??

[Fifield]

I really like that you can switch realms, always played midgard and this server gave me and my buddies a chance to learn some alb and hibernia classes.

First off Animist on Hib side. that is so god damn OP. I didnt even know a ground target existed untill i made that class. ALso valewalker is badass.

For albs me and my friend found Paladin/Cabalist a great combo.

Fun times. Great server

[DinoTriz2]

Originally Posted by Fifield [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I really like that you can switch realms, always played midgard and this server gave me and my buddies a chance to learn some alb and hibernia classes.

First off Animist on Hib side. that is so god damn OP. I didnt even know a ground target existed untill i made that class. ALso valewalker is badass.

For albs me and my friend found Paladin/Cabalist a great combo.

Fun times. Great server

Yeah, I had some fun fighting some Animists last night who were spawning about 20 shrooms on top of each other behind trees.

They nerfed them in later patches but people sure are taking advantage of them in classic.

I'm not sure who created the class, but allowing someone to summon unlimited pets with only one LOS check is a bit hilarious.

[Cen]

In on hib not alb but whiever designed therugist was a madman