Letter from the Producer

[Aiteal]

http://www.camelotherald.com/more/2709.shtml

1.85 - Tradeskills and Class Changes




Players of Dark Age of Camelot expect change. Since launching the game in 2001, the Mythic team has implemented 50 numbered patches to the live game. We’ve come a long way from ‘- Groups no longer disband when entering dungeons or cities and when crossing into other realms. When a single group member moves across regions, you will see him grayed out in your group window.’ One of the recent changes that we introduced was the Mythic respec – a mechanism for us to grant the players a respec without overwriting any respecs that they may have earned. In this patch, we are granting a free Mythic respec to every player, in recognition of the many changes to the game that we have made this year. Of course, we still have many improvements to the game to come.

As we improve the game, we sometimes decide that an idea we have implemented is not the best for the current state of the game. In the last patch (and in the last producer’s letter), we explored the idea of a 3rd Master Level line for all classes, and, after internal testing and feedback, ultimately decided not to implement this feature. I would like to thank everyone who helped us to make this decision.

When we implemented clustered servers, cross-realm spying was a problem we could combat with cross realm restrictions. We restricted players from creating new characters in ‘opposite’ realms and also implemented login timers. Now that the clusters have matured, we feel that the benefits of opening up each cluster for players to create characters are greater than the limited effect on cross-realm spying. Thus, in this patch, we will open each cluster to cross-realm characters. However, our cross-realm customer service policies remain unchanged.

This patch also includes changes to our tradeskill system. We’ve introduced new potion recipes with multiple charges and different strengths. There are also new tincture recipes for reactive, weapon, and charge effects for player crafted items. These tinctures are for spell types not currently seen with dropped gear. And, finally, crafters now have new recipes for specialty equipment - each armor piece has a predefined bonus to extend the utility for crafted armor. And there are significant crafting changes to come.

For class changes and adjustments, we’ve decided not to focus on any one group of classes this patch. We realized we would not be able to make all of the changes necessary for an entire archetype, or even a single class, and still meet various internal goals. Instead, we’ve tried to hammer down some of the longstanding issues with many different classes. We will return to the class adjustment theme patches after Labyrinth.

Speaking of, we’re introducing teasers for our upcoming Labyrinth of the Minotaur expansion. The team can’t wait to unveil all of the hard work that has gone into this expansion, and we’re sure you will enjoy it as much as our beta testers have.

does this mean we can roll chars on other realms on excal/pryd cluster?

 

[kiniki]

Looks like it yes

 

[Fahdlan]

cool.

 

[Gondath]

does this mean we can roll chars on other realms on excal/pryd cluster?

Depending on how GOA implements this - yes. They are free to have their own policies on matters like this one independant of what Mythic chooses to do, but we can only hope. It's on high bloody time so bring it on already

 

[Celestino]

Ok so they don't improve classes now coz when Labyrinth hits they will need all the sales boosting bullshit they can come up with.

 

[Killder]

Open up clusters - best news I've heard for a long time.

 

[Zoia]

After Labyrinth, they will be busy fixing bugs and balance all the new OPed crap, so no more class balancing untill spring 2007.

Maybe my skald will get some love next summer? \o/

 

[swords]

Thats realy good news

 

[Samaroon|Terracotta]

If im hearing right, givf the ability to transfer my savage to my normal acc! :<

 

[anioal]

http://www.camelotherald.com/more/2709.shtml



does this mean we can roll chars on other realms on excal/pryd cluster?

that also means that we have to live with the mending valks, fooking the small scale rvr arena, pretty long time ffs

 

[Agrigo]

Mmmm clusterable

 

[AngelHeal]

yay hibbies we can roll warlocks!! xD

 

[Dracus]

Good plan...although I want my money back for 3 accounts then

Couldve made do with 3 if only this patch had come sooner QQ

Anyways kinda of a long time it took em to realise that ppl cross realmed even if they tried to avoid it..the 1-8hour wait to swap server was just a nuisance for ppl who play more than 1 realm.

/Dracus

 

[uspe]

as it seems the over realmers spy ppl send some QQ e-mails to goa/mythic so they can spy or over realm more easy
nice efford

 

[Arkian]

as it seems the over realmers spy ppl send some QQ e-mails to goa/mythic so they can spy or over realm more easy
nice efford

You really are silly if you think that the current 1 hour wait prevents any kind of spying/x-realming. All it does is piss off people who genuinely do play more than 1 realm, and also restrict any new english language player to a choice of 1 realm only of RvR ruleset servers.

 

[uspe]

You really are silly if you think that the current 1 hour wait prevents any kind of spying/x-realming. All it does is piss off people who genuinely do play more than 1 realm, and also restrict any new english language player to a choice of 1 realm only of RvR ruleset servers.

???? i didnt mean the ppl who play more than 1 realm sorry. for those ppl it shoulb be 1 sec. but.......for the others who i meantioned dont deserve even 1 month

 

[RandomDotCom]

as long as goa get a move on, that's cool. since we are now 2 patches behind, i am getting just a little pissed off with the sheer lack of effort GOA seem to put it.

the sooner we get 1.85 the better.

 

[Bondoila]

as it seems the over realmers spy ppl send some QQ e-mails to goa/mythic so they can spy or over realm more easy
nice efford

Ther is nothing to x-realm really. Nobody gives a shit if someone takes a tower here or there.

 

[Maeloch]

Cool, can finally roll a warlock.

Well the realm side of the game naturally dies with clustering anyhow so they might as well open things up. Hope they sort the situation with barrels, 1hr crafting for 2-3hrs RvR ain't fun.

 

[Ozilia]

Bah.. I was going to say that i would open my account again if i could create mid/alb chars on Gareth but i guess this is only for clustered servers... if they open the clusters up why not open every server?

 

[Nausilus^^]

You really are silly if you think that the current 1 hour wait prevents any kind of spying/x-realming. All it does is piss off people who genuinely do play more than 1 realm, and also restrict any new english language player to a choice of 1 realm only of RvR ruleset servers.

QFT

 

[sedde]

cool.

says someone that hasnt renewed for 4 months now.


+1

 

[auroria]

Cool, can finally roll a warlock.

Well the realm side of the game naturally dies with clustering anyhow so they might as well open things up. Hope they sort the situation with barrels, 1hr crafting for 2-3hrs RvR ain't fun.

u buy them instead ;>

 

[Maeloch]

u buy them instead ;>

gl buying invig barrels

 

[Wazkyr]

gl buying invig barrels

you can on mid

Looks good with the change to where we can play. Can finally play stun nuke nuke nuke then .
But yeah we are gonna live with OP Valk and VWs for along time if they dont got time to nerf them before next expasion.

 

[Coldbeard]

Albignon here I come!

 

[Cloudz]

I'm being lazy/stupid here but any idea when this will be available to roll diff chars on clustering?

As i did have a hib on excal but my little brother thought he would delete it to go on mid, then relised he had fucked my account and decided not to tell me

the joy of little brothers <3

 

[Alexandrinus]

But yeah we are gonna live with OP Valk and VWs for along time if they dont got time to nerf them before next expasion.

that joke made my day thx

 

[Bondoila]

But yeah we are gonna live with OP Valk and VWs for along time if they dont got time to nerf them before next expasion.

vw's aint op and will probably never be unless they will get bl+charge.

 

[Wazkyr]

that joke made my day thx

so whats the joke? Its been like that before, after expansions they dont have time to do other stuff . Cant belive you think VWs aint op after 1.84.