Save Mordred Once & For All

[Lawnmower]

Genedril, thanks a lot for the advice i'l get in touch with him!

I also agree about DAoC being ahead of it's time... light years ahead.

 

[Everz]

If you want someone to rally Mordred's cause get in touch Daimenn, pretty much one of the final nails in Mordred was Mythic getting rid of him/him leaving. The reason that Mordred had a consistent population of 500-600 even when most servers were going terrible.

Mythic ignoring every suggestion he made caused alot more people to leave then was needed.

 

[Genedril]

He's - Damaja - on VN btw... I was close.

 

[Lawnmower]

Hey Everz!

How would I contact Damienn?

And thanks Genedril, I PMed him, hopefully he sees it!

 

[Ctuchik]

If you want someone to rally Mordred's cause get in touch Daimenn, pretty much one of the final nails in Mordred was Mythic getting rid of him/him leaving. The reason that Mordred had a consistent population of 500-600 even when most servers were going terrible.

Mythic ignoring every suggestion he made caused alot more people to leave then was needed.

Does this guy have anything to say in the matter tho? If mythic sacked him i doubt he has, Or if he quit, even can be arsed with it any more.

What you would need is someone from the inside to help, not ex employees or whatever he was.

 

[Dvaerg]

May aswell face the truth. DAoC is in maintenance mode, the model wasn't as success as WoW and the like so will most likely never be used again. Its a shame, with advertising and some wiser decisions we would have an extremely active game.

Do fear we are just going to be subject to more WoW clones.. if I have to play another game where casters can't be interupted i'll go insane.

Daoc Warlock came from World of Warcraft!

 

[Bahumat]

Although only me Everz and Dutx so far,

If they did it and people were on the server, I would be there like a flash! I just did not think it would happen

 

[Lawnmower]

As I say, if enough people voice their opinion in this thread it can't be ignored! I'l be trying to contact remaining mythic staff over the next days, if people wan't to support this idea all they have to do is mention it to a few friends...

 

[Madmaxx]

As I say, if enough people voice their opinion in this thread it can't be ignored!

But it will probably will along with all the other "I want Origins" etc threads.

 

[Lawnmower]

But it will probably will along with all the other "I want Origins" etc threads.

I doubt that, this is lot different than a completely unreasonable request (now I mean, it wasn't so unreasonable years ago) for an entirely new server involving massive amounts of planning/coding/investment all this requires is a server reset and a few votes of confidence

 

[old.Eyez]

As I say, if enough people voice their opinion in this thread it can't be ignored! I'l be trying to contact remaining mythic staff over the next days, if people wan't to support this idea all they have to do is mention it to a few friends...

Good luck with your hope / dream

They dont care tbh, like other said, there was way more people there wanted a server with OF, and even more there wanted a DAoC2, so your list wont be as long as the 2 other suggestions there never was going longer than to a hope!

But nice to see u keep hope up, but dont be sad when u realize that EA/Bioware dont do much for DAoC anylonger, if they wanted to keep DAoC going and try make it stronger, then i think it would be about time for some new expansion, classes, race etc! They stopped doing anything usefull for DAoC years ago sadly

 

[Lawnmower]

Good luck with your hope / dream

They dont care tbh, like other said, there was way more people there wanted a server with OF, and even more there wanted a DAoC2, so your list wont be as long as the 2 other suggestions there never was going longer than to a hope!

But nice to see u keep hope up, but dont be sad when u realize that EA/Bioware dont do much for DAoC anylonger, if they wanted to keep DAoC going and try make it stronger, then i think it would be about time for some new expansion, classes, race etc! They stopped doing anything usefull for DAoC years ago sadly

Thanks for the support man!

However as I said in my previous post, this is a realistic request unlike the other cries for new content/servers which require manpower/resources/investment - daoc at this point in time has got to the point of no-return in this respect. If anything will work this will as it requires merely a simple server reset - hell even the 12 year olds running freeshards are capable of doing this.

Applying the simplest business model;

1) Investment = literally 0
2) ROI = return on 0 investment? well you do the math but if you make even $1 dollar...

 

[Lawnmower]

Again to any mods/players that read this, any actual method of contacting Mythic would be greatly appreciated. Its now been over a week since I left feedback a few times on the Mythic site (i've left it plenty of times in the past also) As much as I love spending my time leaving feedback that will be completely ignored and believe me, I do...
An email address of any remaining mythic staff would greatly be appreciated

 

[Genedril]

Well as Mythic to read here your best bet is to try VN boards with a link to this post. Though that could lead to 4k VN'rs descending like a +1 horde on FH.

 

[Lawnmower]

Thanks Gen

Nice idea, I thought about it before but wasn't sure if it would be worth it. Just posted a thread there with a short paragraph linking VN post to here.. so we'll see what happens!

 

[Genedril]

I meant to say Mythic don't read here obviously..... Though you apparently got the point.

 

[megadave]

Don't waste your time sending anything to Mythic, they'll never read it, let alone consider actually implementing it.

And for what it's worth, your idea to wipe the server to attract a new large player-base is just terrible; it wouldn't work, not enough demand.

 

[old.Eyez]

Don't waste your time sending anything to Mythic, they'll never read it, let alone consider actually implementing it.

And for what it's worth, your idea to wipe the server to attract a new large player-base is just terrible; it wouldn't work, not enough demand.

Have to say i agree here! WHy should ppl start from lvl 1 again ? the problem will be the same when ppl are 50, ppl will need ml10 items, dragon items, TG(mid) items and do MLs.. so much there will take too much time for many ppl!

And ppl will leave and cry when there are 1-2 guilds dominationg the server again, and a lame guild there chain/greykill anything with the strongest fotm setups

But i did have fun on Camlann in old days, but it wont be the same again! So my DAoC days is ending on Ywain

 

[megadave]

There have been campaigns for normal server resets, classic, origins etc, which have got hundreds of people supporting it, maybe even more than a thousand. Mythic still didn't do a thing and they won't here because the PvP servers have by far the lowest demand and even if it managed a few hundred players it wouldn't last long.

 

[Lawnmower]

Have to say i agree here! WHy should ppl start from lvl 1 again ? the problem will be the same when ppl are 50, ppl will need ml10 items, dragon items, TG(mid) items and do MLs.. so much there will take too much time for many ppl!

And ppl will leave and cry when there are 1-2 guilds dominationg the server again, and a lame guild there chain/greykill anything with the strongest fotm setups

But i did have fun on Camlann in old days, but it wont be the same again! So my DAoC days is ending on Ywain

Kind of getting beyond tedious repeating the same concept over and over, but here goes.. again...

Why should people start from level 1 again? I wonder. Perhaps because previously there were 5 players playing at prime-time and as it currently stands the server is 100% dead.

Not that I have disregard by any means for the loyal 5-6 players who remained to the end, but im sure they would much rather have a playebase that existed rather than dueling each other to the point of apathy.

You say it takes too much time to get MLs only one or two guilds will dominate, these will be the same players as last time and I assure you it will be no hassle to them to do it again.

In terms of server policy - you don't want people leaving and crying (I couldn't care less to be honest, I will be-friend anybody and lend a hand whenever I can regardlss) well maybe this won't be such an issue this time, maybe it will. If it matters so much perhaps stronger guilds will help out more this time - I doubt it though and it's irrelevant. As i previously stated, BRING A FRIEND, LEVEL OUTSIDE OF DF, PERSEVERE

Again server policy aside, PVP is PVP. There is a loyal playerbase who accept it and love it for what it is - what killed PvP was neglect, introduction of ToA/Cata (a lot of these issues have been addressed to the point where they aren't gonna change) and above all else, the money cheat

Nobodys saying it will be the 'same', how could it?

But it will provide a PvP server amongst a current lake of boring, repetitive nonsense that is, IMHO, Ywain as it currently stand.

Support it and play if you get the chance, or dont, doesn't matter to me i'l keep campaigning and hopefully sometime soon il be able to play my beloved DAoC again! RvR lovers got Ywain is all im saying, let us have at least a functioning PvP Server again!:england: Or, leave it as it and hundreds of players will continue to shard hop and lose interest.

 

[Everz]

Wiping the server would be nothing but annoying. It's charcopy or nothing if you want Mordred to be revived. But again, the game is dead and gone/going. If it was going be resurrected then it would have done by now, by EA Mythic don't see the benefits (shame.. it's widely acknowledged that DAoC got it right with RvR).

MMO's as a genre is dying in all truth.

 

[Lawnmower]

The method of revival wouldn't matter to me, but charcopy I can gurantee wouldn't happen due to two factors;

1) That deffinitely would split Ywain playerbase
2) It requires too much effort/resources - they haven't even done it for German servers yet.

The game won't die anytime soon, it's maintaing a playerbase that are the diehard fans. Look at Ultimate online that's still going after all this time.
Fact of the matter is if everybody feels the same way about MMO's/Daoc in general, why not do anything about? Dedicate even a little bit of time like I have? Chances are this thread may amount to nothing, but at least im making an effort rather than whining and being abstract about the world in general... I don't mean to offend anyone by this, I just find it a little disheartening that people aren't prepared to fight at all. Theres only so much that can be ignored and if enough people band together well...It's not that a big a deal just a server re-set!

 

[Lawnmower]

All im saying is what would it cost you guys to show a little positivity and say "Yeah I would play if that happened actually". Your essentially doing mythics job for them and voicing their arguments and more! Im well aware of the counter-arguments and the probability that the proposal won't be taken kindly! All im asking for is them to put up an official poll and put it to the vote, put it to test! Don't do it for me or you , DO IT FOR PVP

 

[Everz]

The game won't die? Ywain is around the 1.5-2k mark if that? Yeh there is a cluster inc with germans, but then what?

Hell with a bit of luck it may force there hand to do a true Classic server.

 

[megadave]

daoc should just go free-to-play before it dies

 

[KeepTake]

I love Mordred and have made a push to help people on the server but am completely against a wipe.

I am against a wipe for the reason the people who HAVE now will only be set back by a week or two. Even starting at level 1, re-gearing is so stupidly easy that any "hardcore" player can do it in a few days.

Two months ago I was helping people get scales and glass. In total I gave away more then 100,000 scales and 200,000 glass.

I would be happy to help people gear their toons again if enough people were interested. If the interest is there I will help out again. All though what I encountered while helping people out is that most did not know the first thing about making a proper template. They thought "having dragon items" would make them good. A lack of player knowledge seemed to be the biggest factor...


I have roughly 50,000 scales sitting on my cleric. That is a LOT of templates...

 

[Dvaerg]

daoc should just go free-to-play before it dies

If they would just do that -.-

 

[Dvaerg]

o wait 1k posts weee!

 

[Garbmut]

One major problem I see with the downfall of Mordred was the expansion zones diluting the action and ruining the dynamics of the server.

When Mordred first came out, SI was not released yet, and there was action everywhere. The population self-regulated the character levels to a certain extent this way. There were not many level 50s sprouting up out of no where with farmed RPs in the beginning.

When SI came out and necros were introduced, along with the more recent expansions, the action went away and people began going to isolated locations to mass PL whole guilds in peace. This was against the spirit of the server in my opinion, and was used as a short-cut to bypass the original challenge of the server and to take an advantage over others. This was especially an issue first when Andred came over to Mordred, and even worse when NF came out and the mass exodus of blue server guilds occurred.

And this direction went on to even worse cases, such as when instances were introduced. This allowed a person to play their character outside of the rules of the server. No longer were they in threat of PvP encounters while leveling or farming for their character.

And don't misinterpret my concern. I'm not obsessed with griefing and ganking people who are trying to level in peace. But when these changes happened, the action completely disappeared from the server, aside from the usual portal zones, and so it really took the fun out of the server and defeated the original purpose of the server.

 

[Dutx]

Well as soo many disagree abaut the wipe, than maybe it s possible not to whipe the datebase but rather just get another server up