Sow .. hows RvR and daoc these days? Worth reactivating?

[Halsbrann]

Lo, Excaliburians and Excaliburiansettes!

Ive been away from game for about a year or sumth, it took the wrong direction with the ToA crap, housing and what-not making me PvE even more. Besides, I got hooked on Planetside, which you should try btw Im TR on Werner, name Eph if anyone else is playing there.

Anyhoo! It sounds fun trying DaoC again, theres RvR patch etc. And proper RvR fights in DaoC is about as thrilling, fastpaced and demanding you can get mmo action, at least how I remember it :] Besides I got a new computer now, prolly able to handle the friggin zerglag, which tbh drove my old p3 800 nuts.

Problem is! Im afraid my chars are dead broke, got teh gimped equipment and left without any friends in a cold world. And most of all, I dont have ToA! From what I can read, thres alot of good shiiiiit in ToA, including kickass skills and abilities. My chars are old farts from the past.

Question is! How is RvR these days, have much changed? Zergy as ever? More sieges? Milegates? Is it worth the look, if im used to insta mmo pvp action in another game? How far will I come without ToA? Is it even any use trying out the game / rvr without ToA? Will I even get groups??

And, if I by any chance would get ToA - do the PvE wh0ring take ages? Do I have to camp by some warpthingie doing LFG for ages to get thru the ML Levels, and do random groups even survive in there? Do I have to send alot of sleezy suckup /sends to get stuff done? And itemhunting etc etc - is it a drag and a hazzle? I guess most items are better than crafted ones now also. Aw man Im gonna be so gimped! Are guilds using teamspeak/ventrilo these days btw? Very few did earlier.

Well anyways, nice if I could get some views on this. Thinking about reactivating to check it out, trying to persuade a mate of mine as well. Worst case scenario, if we dont get ToA and into itemwhoring I guess we will just be running around RVR skald47 + shaman hehe. Is that even worth it these days? Is permasprint an issue? Whats the best Shaman spec these days btw?? Omg so many things! Guess I need to go harass some dragon to get stuff done.

ps! Why do I get annoying msg

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[Arawn]

Best shammy ever old school

Imo it could be worth it aslong you get into a nice guild again as before.

Would be cool to have you back.


Goodluck

 

[Jox]

Best shammy ever old school

Imo it could be worth it aslong you get into a nice guild again as before.

Would be cool to have you back.


Goodluck

lol

 

[Coldbeard]

MLs - takes ages and is boring as hell
Artifacts - when u finally get them you have to lvl em , which is almost as boring as doing MLs.

Getting artifacts could be problematic , need to camp it then nag on friends/guildies to come help you out. Even more problematic if you are claiming the artifact for yourself ( cuz thats what u really want isnt it ) , not many wants to help then.

When u got these little thingies done its just to camp mtk and yell <insert class> lfg till u get grp or join a guild that runs gg. Then you run out and get zerged by albs ( usually at amg ) or killed by elitish hibs.( they are usually behind u )

:touch:

at least thats how I find the situation today , good luck

 

[cougar]

MLs - takes ages and is boring as hell
Artifacts - when u finally get them you have to lvl em , which is almost as boring as doing MLs.

Getting artifacts could be problematic , need to camp it then nag on friends/guildies to come help you out. Even more problematic if you are claiming the artifact for yourself ( cuz thats what u really want isnt it ) , not many wants to help then.

When u got these little thingies done its just to camp mtk and yell <insert class> lfg till u get grp or join a guild that runs gg. Then you run out and get zerged by albs ( usually at amg ) or killed by elitish hibs.( they are usually behind u )

:touch:

at least thats how I find the situation today , good luck

hi m8! yw back. /gc invite

 

[Dorin]

you attack fun with your daoc!
toa has blocked your attack!
toa hits you with 3 months+ pve!
you release your subscripsion!

wb.

 

[Expreso]

Imo it could be worth it aslong you get into a nice guild again as before.

Would be cool to have you back.

totally agree with both things, get nice guild and almost all toa stuff will be easy to get

 

[Arnor]

ml's are piss easy

getting and completing artifacts is a bitch beyond normal QQ.

that about sums it up i think.

oh, wb

 

[Ntina]

wb kobbie reactivate! :wub:

 

[Klonk]

Hi m8! /hug etc

As ppl have said (and as we talked about last time we met) TOA is no problem with a nice guild, and NP were the first guild to finish TOA (along with some members from other guilds - but NP were very fast done with TOA).

How is rvr atm, hmm... with the new gadgets (Master Abilities, Artifacts, Legendary Weapons) it's a bit different, the difference between the good and the bad has maybe increased. Sometimes its zergy in Emain, sometimes its not. Fights can be shorter than before, they can also be significantly longer (if one/both sides get FoP=Fountain of Power down etc).

Crafted items are still used, but mostly MPs, since you need those extra imbuance points to cap your TOA sc. Luckily, you have a m8 that's lgm WC, and one that is lgm AC, so it should be np

So with a new comp, a good guild, and me and Ruck to borrow you money/respec stones we are never gonna see again, this will be a walk down Easy Street!

PS: take Skrante with u too pls

 

[Ralgedi Smurf]

Hi m8
Toa is what you make of it, as allways if you want best template it will take some time, but you can makes quite nice templates with few artifacts and some diferrent quest, and none rare drops

And about ml's, there are allways raids going on, i cant imagien it will take very long if you are abit dedicated to get em done

RvR is as allways, lots of albs, lots of mids(Sometimes) and some nasty Hibs groups. But with the different toa stuff, i think RvR is more fun more diferrent fights, new tatics etc

Hope too see you ingame soon

 

[stubbe]

About bloody time!
Just dive into #nolby on Quakenet and we'll give you the Homecoming Soldier-Greeting. That and answer whatever questions you might have about TOA impact on rvr
Welcome back kobie :wub:

 

[Stimulant]

best shammy spec atm is 39 cave 37 aug imo

 

[vintervargen]

just PM stubbe and he'll give you enough plats to buy mad tales book/cloudsong book/som book/gov book and the artifacts as well. so basically you just need the encounters. then you give cgr your game pw and he'll get you the MLs and exp the artis.

 

[cougar]

just PM stubbe and he'll give you enough plats to buy mad tales book/cloudsong book/som book/gov book and the artifacts as well. so basically you just need the encounters. then you give cgr your game pw and he'll get you the MLs and exp the artis.

uhm cant i do the greeting and welcum back part, and let fb do the pve instead? :-/

 

[Chosen]

Halsbrann I'm back, so it is worth is!

 

[Ilienwyn]

About bloody time!
Just dive into #nolby on Quakenet and we'll give you the Homecoming Soldier-Greeting. That and answer whatever questions you might have about TOA impact on rvr
Welcome back kobie :wub:

What? You mean TOA had impact on RvR?? And Mythic was lying when they said it wouldn't?

Nah, can't believe you

 

[etcetra]

Heisann kamerados, det var en stund sia

Anyway, you can't go anywhere without a Thane in ToA. So Ill might aswell stick you during the ML's and such. And btw, you can't rvr without toa. But if you set a goal to be done with the toa'ing before NF, I think it's managable

And worth it..

 

[Horsma]

best shammy spec atm is 39 cave 37 aug imo

.... or not. 46 or 47 aug, rest cave so you can get first insta pbaoe disease.

 

[Zzang]

.... or not. 46 or 47 aug, rest cave so you can get first insta pbaoe disease.

Agreeked

 

[Domain]

the fucker is back ! :wub:


Hals if possible ,get back with you Sub ,Cameth , Kallis , Eiaals and Teh Guardian All missed aswell for making rvr one hell back in the days

Elfies we get sentimental with soo much old wubers

 

[Maoni]

Hey Eph =)
Im Rubina on planetside (Werner/TR) =)

 

[Zenith]

Heya and wb And as some said, toa is what you make of it.. Get a nice guild ( like np mayhaps ? ) and its not that bad after all

 

[Bloodaxe_Springskalle]

HAAAAAAAALSBRAAAAAANNNN for pokker!
bare se til helvete å aktiver din rakkertiss

 

[Chronictank]

MLs - takes ages and is boring as hell

I enjoyed ML's tbh, depends if your doing them for the fun fo playing the game or using the power level through them approach.. each to their own

 

[Belomar]

Ahh, Halsbrann, the black-armored Kobbieh I took for an SB and who then proceeded to DoT my Cabalist to hell and then running up and meleeing him dead back in the day! I'd say "welcome back", but I'm not back myself.