DAOC: Uthgard Revamp v2.0

[Scrooge]

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

https://www.twitch.tv/barddadian/v/65218417
Had to use Win7.

Performance-wise it was a bit laggy, partly because the server's in Germany and partly because my internet sucks AND I was streaming. Extra lag was observed in Tir an Nog or whatever the capitol city is called. Apparently they used the new graphics in there.

As you can see by the stream, I spent the whole time being a noob and wishing I could afford a horse because apparently the instant you get one, you become an amazing acrobat and stand in the saddle while the horse is doing a full gallop. The only other thing missing from my life is some fresh woad for when I wage war upon the other realms.

I even found an NPC named Tadhg! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] We're gonna be best friends.

I'll be starting in Howth (soon as I can actually play,) so if you want to meet when I'm in-game, it's in the zone south of Mag Mel with the entrance into the capital city of Tir na Nog.

[Scrooge]

Come IDLE in our IRC channel, if you want to group with any of us, just AFK in the channel if you need to - there's no need to disconnect. If you turn on 'sounds for new messages' in the configuration, you'll hear when someones back.

Post your Class/Name here (or in IRC) and I'll make a new roster of players who are actually playing, to separate the old from the new!

[Nihilist_santa]

Bolt dmg so broken. Been slaying purples and reds non-stop. Better get in on that before its fixed.

[Aalderon Crystafire]

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

Bolt dmg so broken. Been slaying purples and reds non-stop. Better get in on that before its fixed.

I know it was altered at some point, but when I played my Void Eldritch waaay back bolts did crazy damage but had a high miss rate - like they do here. I haven't been able to kill reds and certainly not purples but oranges are pretty easy. If your bolts miss though you better run.

[Matthalas Winterheart]

I've downloaded game, and was in yesterday for a few minutes..But Im absolutely lost.

I remember playing this back in the day, but I have no idea where to start now. Is there a good wiki for new beginners out there that any of ya would suggest?

[Scrooge]

Try grouping with the people on that roster/list I made in this thread, or come on our IRC and group with my pals.

[Scrooge]

Hibernia Class Descriptions by Kyndig (friend of mine)

Animist spams pet turrets in spot, kind of OP in castle defenses because people will run into a room and get nuked down by mushrooms. Another playstyle is rooting people and sending a bunch of AoE bombers out that all connect at once n ppl go boom.

Bard is used mainly for CCing the other team and running songs for buffs (speed/endurance regen etc) and backup healer

Blademaster is a light tank thats very mobile, BM has 360 evasion and chases around the squishies n healers so most people assist off of them. They have a nice rear slow and a side stun thats nice for spamming on running targets (assuming skills are the same)

Champion is kind of a hybrid mage/fighter. They have instant debuffs/dds/snares and generally people use a 2 hander on them for more damage

Druid is the pure healing class/buffbot. They have some AoE roots and a pet

Eldritch can be a PBAoE mage class/debuffer with disease so heals dont do as much or a ranged DDer with backup CC and nearsight debuffs that reduce peoples range

Enchanter is generally specced Mana for PBAoE just like the Eldritch but they also have a pet they can use to focus pull mobs, as mobs hit the pet they die. They have different kind of pets to help in different ways, one ranged with snare, one that heals..etc possibly the best PvE class combined with a mana mentalist

Hero is a heavy tank which makes them hard to bring down but their mobility suffers a bit. Generally they slam a target with their shield holding them in place for 9 seconds and switch to their 2hander to use rear attacks for damage.

Mentalist is an enchanters best friend in PvE and very good at keep defenses when specced as Mana (AoE DoTs/HoTs). This spec isnt as good in open world since it breaks CC so they might go Light to charm pets and deal ranged DD

Nightshade is the assassin of the realm, dealing massive damage to squishies on a perfectly timed frontal hit from stealth. They generally pick off casters and other stealthers but struggle against good light tanks/heavy tanks. Stealthers also seem to only party with other stealthers unless used to pop stealthers for your group.

Ranger is the archer/ranged version of nightshade, they generally party together since they also have stealth. They don't really have a spot in roaming groups either but can be ok on castle defenses with range.

Valewalker is a hybrid melee/mage with range Lifedrains/Snares with a nice rear and side stun. Kind of hard to play solo since their frontals are garbage but their side and rear chain do a ton of damage. Party play is also difficult because the side chain has an PBAoE DD that might mess up CC, so be careful

Warden is a light tank/offhealer. Their main function was to rotate buffs for their party, bladeturn to block attacks and damage add so everyone hits harder.

[Nihilist_santa]

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

I know it was altered at some point, but when I played my Void Eldritch waaay back bolts did crazy damage but had a high miss rate - like they do here. I haven't been able to kill reds and certainly not purples but oranges are pretty easy. If your bolts miss though you better run.

Had fire wiz in my group last night and as long as he hit he would 1 or 2 shot everything. was hitting for 330 dmg lol. Sure to be fixed at some point but kind of nice since what i understand they were nearly never used on Uth1.0

[Fael]

so overall, is the game/server stable and fun to play?

[Nihilist_santa]

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

so overall, is the game/server stable and fun to play?

It was laggy the first few hours but they brought server down and back up and its been smooth ever since. Lots of bugs but people are doing a decent job of reporting them but the game definitely playable without anything game breaking being wrong as far as I know. Definetly fun. Have had no problems finding groups or anything.