Kalba
Can't get enough of FH
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2004
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Ages ago I remember when I picked up a game that I didnt know. It turned out that very soon a level 1 troll viking, soon to be a thane wandered in myrkwood. I didn't quite understand why some monsters killed me, but soon enough I understood that I should only fight with blue and yellow "color ones".When myrkwood started to get somewhat small, the troll traveled to Vale of Mularn where I fought many hard battles against "hill persons" great exp. In those times we fantasised of getting to Nisse's cave. No one could wait for that to happen.
When time passed my levels rose and I managed to reach the dreaded Spindelhalla. I really thought that I had succeeded in something in reaching "the highest level dungeon in the game", after that I realised what a grind I had ahead of me.Nonetheless during the travels I had made countless friends. Shaniah, Tarrasque, Thorarin, Arnor, Grilf, Blazor and many others spring to my mind. Before my 50th season I didnt succeed in much, afterall I was a 2nd wave gamer.
Notheless, at those times actually a thane could get a group in rvr. And group up I did. Running around at mtk yelling "lvl50 thane lfg" was a good plan at those times.I remember being such a rp cow for <Llaw Arian> which I greatly feared. Time after time Wuren, Dorathnae, Domain & co just pbaoed the shit out of me and 30 other noobs. Nonetheless it was great when once me and a guildie managed to kill Wuren during a fight. Sure, we died. Sure, we lost the fight. But we still managed to kill the toughest motherfucker of a hero that was at the time. We cheered in /send's and laughed, "at least we got him".
At this point <Red Guard> was starting to group up, and it was coming more and more evident to me that thanes were actually next to useless in the ever changing rvr scene.My real deal with RvR started when I decided, just for a joke, to roll an alt. The name of the shaman came to be Kalba, which is a name that has stuck with me ever since. Notheless, I leveled up, and soon noticed how much fun i had playing my character. I could actually make a difference in fights, not just go around hoping for someone to heal me.
In these times I met people like Horsma, Raid, Karate and other great players I enjoyed playing with. We didnt really make those immense rp's but we had fun, we laughed and we joked. And eventually met up irl.At those times dark age of camelot wasnt just a game. I was so innocent and I actually believed in people fighting for their realm. I actually thought that there was a war of 3 nations going on, and we would make conquests and fight as a whole.
I was a naive player perhaps, but at those times the whole nihilistic thing about gaming hadnt come to people's minds. Many actually thought that there was something more than your guild, your friends, and your exp and rps. Or maybe not, but I sure did. I lived the game and somewhat forgot to live the real life. I flunked out of school and left a many thing undone I perhas should've done instead of dreaming away in the net.
After Kalba had been lev50 there came many guilds, I think I played in <Jack Herer> until Sushii kicked me when I told him to "drop the fucking wrathofsauron impression, when he was yelling in /gu. After that I joined <Cutting Edge> for awhile, and then went to <Black Company> due to Boogy, who was a uber funny guy. Not forgetting all those runs in Forest Sauvage with Ralgedi and Murphys the skald. And hundreds of other people I fail to mention.
Then I met Karate whom with I played in <Atrocity> I guess that doesnt make any difference to anyone but me, but I think I'm reaching a point soon. Anyway, I have never ever in my online life met such a community where everyone knew everyone. Where people could go around flaming and bosting, but still not being that evil. I also think that there will never be such a game as old daoc was. With it's imbalances and crazy things (1.2min mezz anyone?) it was still a great game. In no other internet game have I ever found such intensity, need for co-operation and the whole feel of actually belonging into a team.
Being able to beat 3 times your number due to superior tactics (and OP savages, yeah yeah, I know) was something that really did make you feel good. I think I miss it all sometimes. Especially in those some evenings, when you cant sleep and for some reason manage to find your old hd of old images.
This became a huge rant with nothing important to say. I just miss daoc. I just really do.
When time passed my levels rose and I managed to reach the dreaded Spindelhalla. I really thought that I had succeeded in something in reaching "the highest level dungeon in the game", after that I realised what a grind I had ahead of me.Nonetheless during the travels I had made countless friends. Shaniah, Tarrasque, Thorarin, Arnor, Grilf, Blazor and many others spring to my mind. Before my 50th season I didnt succeed in much, afterall I was a 2nd wave gamer.
Notheless, at those times actually a thane could get a group in rvr. And group up I did. Running around at mtk yelling "lvl50 thane lfg" was a good plan at those times.I remember being such a rp cow for <Llaw Arian> which I greatly feared. Time after time Wuren, Dorathnae, Domain & co just pbaoed the shit out of me and 30 other noobs. Nonetheless it was great when once me and a guildie managed to kill Wuren during a fight. Sure, we died. Sure, we lost the fight. But we still managed to kill the toughest motherfucker of a hero that was at the time. We cheered in /send's and laughed, "at least we got him".
At this point <Red Guard> was starting to group up, and it was coming more and more evident to me that thanes were actually next to useless in the ever changing rvr scene.My real deal with RvR started when I decided, just for a joke, to roll an alt. The name of the shaman came to be Kalba, which is a name that has stuck with me ever since. Notheless, I leveled up, and soon noticed how much fun i had playing my character. I could actually make a difference in fights, not just go around hoping for someone to heal me.
In these times I met people like Horsma, Raid, Karate and other great players I enjoyed playing with. We didnt really make those immense rp's but we had fun, we laughed and we joked. And eventually met up irl.At those times dark age of camelot wasnt just a game. I was so innocent and I actually believed in people fighting for their realm. I actually thought that there was a war of 3 nations going on, and we would make conquests and fight as a whole.
I was a naive player perhaps, but at those times the whole nihilistic thing about gaming hadnt come to people's minds. Many actually thought that there was something more than your guild, your friends, and your exp and rps. Or maybe not, but I sure did. I lived the game and somewhat forgot to live the real life. I flunked out of school and left a many thing undone I perhas should've done instead of dreaming away in the net.
After Kalba had been lev50 there came many guilds, I think I played in <Jack Herer> until Sushii kicked me when I told him to "drop the fucking wrathofsauron impression, when he was yelling in /gu. After that I joined <Cutting Edge> for awhile, and then went to <Black Company> due to Boogy, who was a uber funny guy. Not forgetting all those runs in Forest Sauvage with Ralgedi and Murphys the skald. And hundreds of other people I fail to mention.
Then I met Karate whom with I played in <Atrocity> I guess that doesnt make any difference to anyone but me, but I think I'm reaching a point soon. Anyway, I have never ever in my online life met such a community where everyone knew everyone. Where people could go around flaming and bosting, but still not being that evil. I also think that there will never be such a game as old daoc was. With it's imbalances and crazy things (1.2min mezz anyone?) it was still a great game. In no other internet game have I ever found such intensity, need for co-operation and the whole feel of actually belonging into a team.
Being able to beat 3 times your number due to superior tactics (and OP savages, yeah yeah, I know) was something that really did make you feel good. I think I miss it all sometimes. Especially in those some evenings, when you cant sleep and for some reason manage to find your old hd of old images.
This became a huge rant with nothing important to say. I just miss daoc. I just really do.
