Hello all. I am now officially an ex-WoW player. I spent the last two and a half years consumed by WoW and played no other games. Before WoW, I used to play all sorts of games, mostly FPS, going through a game every 1-3 months.
WoW introduced me to the world of online gaming and I loved it. It was my first MMORPG. I always loved RPGs, i.e. Neverwinter Nights, Dungeon Siege, etc. Once I found out about playing online with others, I was totally hooked.
That being said, I have recently picked up LOTR. I love it so far, but know I missed out on a lot of good games over the last 2.5 years. I have heard many good things about DAoC and wanted to get your feedback on it. Could you please comment on your thoughts about DAoC? How does DAoC compare to WoW, Guild Wars, LOTR, etc.? I already own DAoC Platinum, but every time I would try and play it, I would only play for a day or two, then go right back to WoW. This was during the midst of my WoW addiction, so I'm sure my judgment was skewed, but now my mind is clear.
Thank you in advance for helping an ex-WoW addict find a new addiction.
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I picked up a DAoC 14-day trail to tinker with after being contacted about submitting a resume for their web development... that evolved into two separate accounts that we play in our household now.
I started on the original Ultima Online back in the stone age of online RPGs and my son was a beta tester for Everquest. I didn't expect to like DAoC because I felt like the whole King Arthur Camelot bit was way overused, but this game doesn't even attempt to go that route.
They've done a great job in balancing the game play between leisure players, hack-n-slashers and player killers. The Realm vs Realm play is pretty high on everyone's list of features, and they have straight player killer servers running as well.
The development team also launches in-game story arcs with new quests and items on an ongoing basis, which means you can get new content without constantly buying expansions. They're also very responsive to feedback, compared to most other online games I've been associated with.
It's also way cool that you can make half a dozen characters on different servers - gets confusing if you do, but having that option to experiment, play on different servers, in different realms, using different character classes and races, means you have a good chance of not being bored. I play mostly solo since I have a day job and all, and that's been fun as well. I have about a dozen characters in two realms at the moment, trying to sort out what style of play I enjoy most. (so far I can say Heretics in Albion rock if you like to play a spell caster who can also defend themselves with heavy mace-like objects, and surprisingly, I'm having pretty good success with my Valewalker and Warden in Hibernia - just started a Ranger last weekend and he's loads of fun as well).
The in-game features for housing, guilds and groups is also pretty nifty. Perhaps all games have this now but when I left off playing MMORPGs in 2001, no one had in-game player-owned housing and none of the games directly supported player guilds - those were something that players did all on their own.
I've enjoyed it - my first 6-month subscription is about to run out and in that time two older expansion packs for DAoC have been dumped into general download for free, the game interface has been improved twice, classes have been improved, I've gotten in-game freebies and the periodic free level qualifications forgive me for working too many hours and going 5 or 6 days without playing.
I fully expect to be playing this game for at least another 6 months, maybe longer - I'd like to actually get to where I know what I'm doing! heh. But yeah, I'd recommend it - it seems to adequately cover all styles of play - from hard core, bot-toting thrash masters to once-in-a-while weekend warriors who just have their puppies...
I started on the original Ultima Online back in the stone age of online RPGs and my son was a beta tester for Everquest. I didn't expect to like DAoC because I felt like the whole King Arthur Camelot bit was way overused, but this game doesn't even attempt to go that route.
They've done a great job in balancing the game play between leisure players, hack-n-slashers and player killers. The Realm vs Realm play is pretty high on everyone's list of features, and they have straight player killer servers running as well.
The development team also launches in-game story arcs with new quests and items on an ongoing basis, which means you can get new content without constantly buying expansions. They're also very responsive to feedback, compared to most other online games I've been associated with.
It's also way cool that you can make half a dozen characters on different servers - gets confusing if you do, but having that option to experiment, play on different servers, in different realms, using different character classes and races, means you have a good chance of not being bored. I play mostly solo since I have a day job and all, and that's been fun as well. I have about a dozen characters in two realms at the moment, trying to sort out what style of play I enjoy most. (so far I can say Heretics in Albion rock if you like to play a spell caster who can also defend themselves with heavy mace-like objects, and surprisingly, I'm having pretty good success with my Valewalker and Warden in Hibernia - just started a Ranger last weekend and he's loads of fun as well).
The in-game features for housing, guilds and groups is also pretty nifty. Perhaps all games have this now but when I left off playing MMORPGs in 2001, no one had in-game player-owned housing and none of the games directly supported player guilds - those were something that players did all on their own.
I've enjoyed it - my first 6-month subscription is about to run out and in that time two older expansion packs for DAoC have been dumped into general download for free, the game interface has been improved twice, classes have been improved, I've gotten in-game freebies and the periodic free level qualifications forgive me for working too many hours and going 5 or 6 days without playing.
I fully expect to be playing this game for at least another 6 months, maybe longer - I'd like to actually get to where I know what I'm doing! heh. But yeah, I'd recommend it - it seems to adequately cover all styles of play - from hard core, bot-toting thrash masters to once-in-a-while weekend warriors who just have their puppies...
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Dark Age has probably the most in-depth PvP system in the MMORPG genre right now. I've owned the game for a few years now, and I haven't gotten tired of it. The only problem is that you have to get used to people complaining about other realms. There's a lot of: "Oh, Midgard is op'd" "Hibernia needs to be nerfed." "Albion is gay," and crap like that. The game is designed to be balanced, and it balances pretty nicely.
i might paly it until W.A.R comes out:P
i <3 mythic :) (especially paul and jeff are cool, with their wacky sunglasses:P)
i <3 mythic :) (especially paul and jeff are cool, with their wacky sunglasses:P)
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it's definitely worth a look =)
there are a lot of things you can do, it's very interactive, you get to build your character(s) step by step and so on!
i have a server to recommend you if you want to try out some different ones, but it's a freeshard so i don't know if i can talk about it here..can someone tell me?
there are a lot of things you can do, it's very interactive, you get to build your character(s) step by step and so on!
i have a server to recommend you if you want to try out some different ones, but it's a freeshard so i don't know if i can talk about it here..can someone tell me?
@ pyrope : Private servers are not allowed here so I would advise that to not continue further. Thanks.
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i only have 3words for u /take a look! when u play the game u dont want anything else beats wow by far i played both!!!! have a nice game
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