14 Day trial acct class question. +more!Follow

I am not 100% positive on how the trial works b/c I never did it..but regardless, I can tell you that up to Catacombs is for free. You will have to pay your monthly subscription price, but you won't have to buy any software to play the game.

I believe the trial is still in Shrouded Isles..after that, you would get Trials of Atlantis and Catacombs off the herald (EA Mythic website for DAoC). It will be a lengthly download for this and you will then have to patch up to the current game content which will also considerably take some time.

For straight PvE, pretty much any tank can be successful. I am assuming you will be only playing one account, so because buffs would be an issue, perhaps a heretic, friar, vamp, warden or heavy tank would be a good choice..the first four I listed are self-buffing classes, and can take a decent pounding.

Race does not matter much..your final stats in attributes you care about will be 330-400 when all is said and done at level 50 after buffs and items in template...the 20 or so difference in selecting a class makes a small difference, but if cosmetic is what you care about, then go for it..note that certain races are restricted from all classes, so you can only choose between races available for whatever class you want..the start-up screen helps a bit on this.

You can have a near infinite amount of characters without deleting. This will not be a problem for someone starting late. You can have 10 per realm/per server..now since there is a cluster of at least 3 servers everywhere you go (except Gaheris and Mordred), that means you can have at least 30/realm on any cluster..there are not even that many classes per realm.

Graphics will get much better once you download catacombs.

Now, that being said, this is a game that is primarily based on RvR. It does have a lot of PvE, but it is not done in large groups of people anymore..dragon raids, Master Levels, Epic dungeon raids would be fun for you, but they are usually done in specialize groups.

I would recommend Gaheris server for you..It is a Co-op server, so essentially, it is all PvE. There is no RvR..it is the only server that hibs/mids/albs do not fight each other..they fight mobs only and work together. I do not know how populated it is..I suspect not very, but if you know any friends, this might be the best place for you b/c I do not think you will enjoy the PvE in this game on a regular server just b/c you are starting so far behind and it is all you want to do..not just see it with an end goal of RvR.

Classic servers are servers where it is kinda PvP/PvE, correct? Meaning PvP/RvR can only happen in certain areas and the other areas are PvE. Am I reading it right?

And you mention that I can have other characters but not different realms on the same server (Classic server), so could I have a Midgard character on Classic server and a Hibernia character on a Co-op server?

I want to do this mainly to get an idea of classes (which I want to play if I do subscribe), and an idea on how the different servers work.

No.

classic servers are almost exactly same as other "regular" servers.

Only Gaheris (PvE only, which sounds like it is for you) and Mordred (PvP..anyone can kill anyone) differ significantly.


Classic has 3 main differences from "ToA" regular servers.

**No buffbots..If you want buffs, you have to self-buff or have someone in group give them to you...also they have a range on them. People with only one account prefer this

**No artifacts or Master Levels..these are the primary aspects of Trials of Atlantis. Trials of Atlantis areas do not even exist.

**All players must start at level 1 and level..there is no /level 20 feature.


And actually, on Devon and Killbury anyway, you can now have characters on different realms of the SAME server. I'm not sure why they did it that way, but they have.

On classic, you can not, but there are 3 servers on classic...so you can have albs on gareth, mids on lamorak and hibs on ector..10 each, so you will not have a problem with running out of spots for toons.

Edited, Mar 18th 2008 12:16am by thuri

Good luck Steve

You can probably use a plat trade service to get some cash there if you have a lot on ToA server

Nobody really answered you question about the expansions. You can actually download those expansions FOR the 14 day trial up to and including Catacombs. Just go to the download section and select Catacombs and select the option for the 14 day trial upgrade basically and install from there. It's a good deal. I installed it.

Will do. I am trying to figure out a way to get the trial and not miss playing it for as many days as I can after I download it.

I wish I had a vacation coming up but that is not til early May, so I am going to try to get the trial and actually put some quality time in on it within the next 2-3 weeks.

Thanks for all the help.

I have a little question. As this game cought my eye and I found it in a shop nearby... My question is this... Is there a monthly fee after you purchase it or is it like "Guild Wars". As soon as you buy the CD you have unlimited access?