Dark Age of Camelot

State of the Game: Dark Age of Camelot

Posted on Jul 30, 2010

Dark Age of Camelot (DAoC) is a game that many new gamers have never heard of. Why? It is undeniably old, released in 2001 by Mythic Entertainment. Though old, DAoC has an alive and booming server still, because of one reason: Realm v Realm (RvR). No, not that RvR in Warhammer – but real RvR, [...]

DAoC: My Biggest Regret as a MMO Gamer

Posted on Oct 20, 2011

It all started around 2001 as my interest in the MMORPG genre continue to build and I was on the verge of joining my first virtual world. At this time there were only a handful of MMORPGs on the market, the biggest by far of course being Everquest, but it never really grabbed my attention. You [...]

Bioware-Mythic: Return of the Legends

Posted on Sep 30, 2010

They want you back, and they want you now. That’s why Bioware-Mythic started this Return of the Legends welcome back operation for Ultima Online, Warhammer Online and Dark Age of Camelot. From today September 30, you can get into these games for a 14 day re-enlistment  campaign if you’re a former player. UO and DAOC [...]

Dark Age of Camelot Patch 1.106 Released

Posted on Sep 23, 2010

One of the most veteran MMOs in the market, Dark Age of Camelot, has released the new Patch 1.106. This new update includes several features like new  repeatable content and gear in some battlegrounds, granting lots of experience and aurulite rewards from new Aurulite merchants. Celtic Duel Wield is getting some love and characters using [...]

Dark Age of Camelot Patch 1.105 Launches

Posted on Aug 17, 2010

The new DAoC patch has gone live, and Bioware Mythic has plenty to show you.  For starters the new UI (user interface) will allow you to upgrade your skill lines without using any mouse clicks.  A new slider bar has been added that will show you what skills are being upgraded, and how many points [...]

DAoCs Infernal Auction Arrives

Posted on Aug 05, 2010

Heroes of the lands of Albion, Hibernia, and Midgard should keep their eyes peeled for merchants offering the spoils of war. In particular, the spoils of the Infernal Awakenings event that occurred last month. The Infernal Auction has been announced by Mythic as the next in a long line of planned Live Events. Resourceful salesmen can be [...]

State of the Game: Dark Age of Camelot

Posted on Jul 30, 2010

Dark Age of Camelot (DAoC) is a game that many new gamers have never heard of. Why? It is undeniably old, released in 2001 by Mythic Entertainment. Though old, DAoC has an alive and booming server still, because of one reason: Realm v Realm (RvR). No, not that RvR in Warhammer – but real RvR, [...]

Mythic Announces European Payment Plans

Posted on Jul 27, 2010

Bioware Mythic has just revealed the new payment options coming to all European Warhammer Online and Dark Age of Camelot players.  Players are told that they will still have the option to purchase game time codes from the EA online store, as well as some new payment methods that may be preferred.  The game time codes will still be [...]

Dark Age of Camelot Overhauling Classic Drops

Posted on Jun 22, 2010

Michael Knudson, a new member of the Dark Age of Camelot development team, announced today in a developer diary that Dark Age of Camelot is overhauling its classic world drops. This follows a pattern we’ve seen recently with older MMOs revisiting original segments of the game in order to, as Knudson puts it, “breathe new [...]

DAOC Origins: 6 Months of Silence

Posted on Jan 21, 2009

DAOC Origins: 6 Months of Silence A long time ago old Dark Age of Camelot fans were rejoicing when Mythic announced that they were going to be releasing their “Origins” server. Many of the game’s original fans had become disenchanted with DAOC after the release of some controversial expansion packs, and fans had been longing [...]

Why Always Fantasy?

Posted on Sep 25, 2008

It seems that when it comes to MMORPGs most of us prefer the fantasy genre.  This is evident by not only by looking at the top MMORPGs (Wow, GuildWars, LoTRO, Runescape, EQ, Lineage, DAoC, FFXI), but also by the fact that most of the MMORPGs that are created are fantasy based.  Is this a case of [...]