whats the point?

[Roadie]

Now you lot have it with an easy button.

dosnt your sig say necro?

The only character that really applies to is Necromancers. All other classes are now more viable than ever in the game, heck even my Thane is welcome once again in RvR and groups, something I never thought I would ever see again.

Now, we onyl tend to go out in GGs, the sociable aspect of the game has quite gone to pot.

if your characters are all more accepted than ever in rvr groups maybe you should try to form/join groups with people you dont know very well and you will make new friends.

Gone are the days where we got to know a stranger, exped in non guild groups, didnt have to get on a list etc etc.

Not on alb pryd, we dont have lists for AC and random groups form there all the time.

Most of you wont have a clue what Im on about, but when chars took 30 days to 50, rather than under 5, things were a lot more sociable.

Its still sociable just not in the same areas it used to be the xp groups that you slogged it out in now its rvr groups, xp groups still (though not to the smae degree) and from making friends and meeting new peeps when you need help / are helping on ml's/artis.

Id imagine you could get this idea from mid where PL groups only have alts and SM's in and everyone else plays offgroup+you go on a list so that the groups are effective and balenced? you rolled a pve'n solo class in alb so i dont imagine thats to social unless you pl ppl. Not everywhere is like this.

 

[Roadie]

opps screwed up that last post pretty good oO

 

[Deepfat]

Whoodoo bang on there. Describes my DaoC career tbh

 

[Bracken]

If DAOC was released today exactly as it is I think the boards would be a very different read...

 

[Runis*]

whats the point in daoc really? i mean.. ive just read about 12 or 13 posts, all complaining about various features.. be it toa,.. rvr.. lvling.. artis.. stealth lore and incredibly hard artifact lvling. mythic want to keep us intrested in this game right..purly for the purpose of filling their coffers.. i mean they encourage buff bots for the precice reson it brings more pennies in. mythic.. goa.. whoever the fucks in charge... its a mess, they want us to stay in the game and enjoy ourselves yet the provide nothing but evey means and oppertunity to fuck us over. nerf this nerf that.. I cant help but think t were all trapped in a vicious circle of shit and i really dont remember where i even came in anymore

Well mate. All I can say is that DAoC is a game. Don't take it so seriously. Try and enjoy it, if you can't. Quit!

 

[Flimgoblin]

If DAOC was released today exactly as it is I think the boards would be a very different read...

it'd be
"so who's trying DAOC and who's trying WoW?"
"OMG the pvp in daoc is so much cooler - look trebuchets and stuff"
"keeps are cool, and stuff"

 

[old.Whoodoo]

it'd be
"so who's trying DAOC and who's trying WoW?"
"OMG the pvp in daoc is so much cooler - look trebuchets and stuff"
"keeps are cool, and stuff"

Well said brother! I think the easy win buttons people have been pressing have made them forget just how good DAoC is. WoW in comparison would generate

"PvE grind....omg how boring!"
"Looks great, but DAoC has RvR, kewl i get to wtf pwn my m8s!"

dosnt your sig say necro?

Yes it does, in an attempt to get into Albion and join my fellow players doing both PvE and RvR I rolled the fastest leveling toon possible. In RvR they are not an easy char to play, nor are they welcome a lot of the time. You have to keep tight control of your pet and its actions, watch for LOS issues and make sure it doesnt go for a wonder. One button in PvE yes, but in RvR its a different ball game.

Not on alb pryd, we dont have lists for AC and random groups form there all the time.

True, but how often does a necro get into a group? Seems we still are not welcome despite the advantanges of mana taps and transfer, along with AF250 debuff making light work for tanks.Before you ask I do have alts, but a level 39 cleric or mini with no MLs is chocolate teapot too.

Its still sociable just not in the same areas it used to be the xp groups that you slogged it out in now its rvr groups, xp groups still (though not to the smae degree) and from making friends and meeting new peeps when you need help / are helping on ml's/artis.

XP groups are normally "player PBAE puts penny in his keyboard - Seer class heals - ae pull mobs - repeat", so compared to the old ways of leveling, not really that sociable. As for RvR, sorry, but most dont have time to socialise, its "get grp fast - port - zerg - die - repeat", most chatter is about where and what to kill. Old scholl = "Hi, LFG" user joins grp - "Hi, whats ya name where ya from? need guild? <insert random joke>!! LOL LOL LOL!" group dies, rel's, repeat".

Id imagine you could get this idea from mid where PL groups only have alts and SM's in and everyone else plays offgroup+you go on a list so that the groups are effective and balenced? you rolled a pve'n solo class in alb so i dont imagine thats to social unless you pl ppl. Not everywhere is like this.

True again, I rolled a solo PvE class, well thats not strictly true, Necros can be exceptionally group freindly, but much the same as a Thane, theres a stygma attached to them, making them unwelcome.

Again going back to old school, Necros like any other chars would be welcome in a group, as they too can kill stuff. FOTM didnt exist, drops were drops and we all worked together just to help each other level. SI and even more so forced more people to solo in PvE than ever before.

 

[Flimgoblin]

I'm hoping catacombs brings some of that "old school" xping back - it's really a very user friendly expansion - the obelisks alone I think will make it possible to get xp groups again - gather around an appropriate obelisk for your level get a group and find an instance.

No running through aggro to get to the group (or not much) and no worrying about it already being camped when you get there.

Had a guild 40s xp night last night and thought "bah wish we could go to the lower crypt instance - it would rock"

wonder if I'll get back into playing pve properly, inviting random people to join groups, making a group and meeting newbies. Maybe I'm being a bit optimistic there but it'll definitely make our guild xping groups a bit better (of course the fact we have no shields and only a battle friar for healing won't be solved but hey )