What server type is Ywain? Classic, Normal?

Its all the original servers and the classic server merged. Everybody has to play with TOA now but classic players get free ml5. My main character was bugged though somehow I transferred and didnt get the quest to get the items. Sux.  

So players who are rerolling need to get their ML's and Artifacts?

Yeah but its real easy cause you just buy them from a merchant with bp (bounty points).  you can buy them from players if you dont have the bp.

Im having a blast though, started again last month and ive got 2 50's with all the arties and ML's they need.

so how is the game now?  im really thinking about it.

So far I've been back playing a bit. It was quite like when I did most of my playing after the launch of Catacombs. There are quite a few people (since everyone is on the same server in RvR). At least 60-100 outside Druim Ligen.

Anyway pretty good from what I was used to, but I do have 1 complaint and that is for some reason now we have gold/plat sellers. Its very odd as in the 5 years I played DAoC I didn't see 1 and now there are sellers. Just seems weird to me.

Still one of, if not, my favorite games.

Originally posted by Eloas

So far I've been back playing a bit. It was quite like when I did most of my playing after the launch of Catacombs. There are quite a few people (since everyone is on the same server in RvR). At least 60-100 outside Druim Ligen.

Anyway pretty good from what I was used to, but I do have 1 complaint and that is for some reason now we have gold/plat sellers. Its very odd as in the 5 years I played DAoC I didn't see 1 and now there are sellers. Just seems weird to me.

Still one of, if not, my favorite games.

For leveling from 1-50, are people grouping mostly or soloing? Are they grinding all over the map (wide open camp areas and dungeons), or only in BG's and instance dungeons. My fondest memories is the grind groups and dungeon crawl groups. The RvR was fun too, but it wasn't what I did all the time. I enjoyed the leveling up process the most, because I love working with a group clearning dungeons.

Sadly I'd say I didn't see many groups out leveling or doing dungeons. Mostly player+bot teams doing powerleveling. However there were a few people looking for groups, for leveling. I wasn't expressly looking for these since I wanted to try out RvR again, but I imagine if you looked for a little while, you would definitely find a competent group that you would be more than happy to work with.

So I didn't see too many groups, but I'm sure they are there if you look.

Originally posted by Eloas

Sadly I'd say I didn't see many groups out leveling or doing dungeons. Mostly player+bot teams doing powerleveling. However there were a few people looking for groups, for leveling. I wasn't expressly looking for these since I wanted to try out RvR again, but I imagine if you looked for a little while, you would definitely find a competent group that you would be more than happy to work with.

So I didn't see too many groups, but I'm sure they are there if you look.

mmm, I forgot about bots. I'll pass on this game then. I remember the good ol' days before Catacombs came out and everyone migrated to instance dungeons. I remember the game fondly for the grind and dungeon crawl groups that were very easy to get back then. I also remember the bots, which at the time didn't bother me, because they weren't competition for groups, they just served as a good way to get rezzes and heal up after battles. Then I heard how they ruin RvR. People having bots sitting at keeps, after they buff a player up; making ordinary non buff classes gods compared to regular players who don't bot. In 8 mans, this isn't a problem, nor is it in a zerg, but they do ruin the fun. It's one thing I'm happy that I haven't seen really in later games.

Well have fun with DAoC. I hope Mythic decides to make a second one, but I think I'm done with the original.

You don't need a buffbot anymore. The pots are just about as good.

I went back for a bit and had fun, but I just can't get into the movement of the characters. I still love the variety of classes, the gameplay, both pve and rvr, but the movement! ugh! Every time I think about going back, I just stop myself and remember that hehe. I even removed it from my computer so I wouldn't be tempted.

Although DAOC has consolidate servers, it is not the game it once was.  Had they gone ahead with the project to roll it back to pre-TOA days it might have reviived a long gone player experience.

The game is a shell of its former self, geared hard to soloers and small team botters and the time of "encouraged" grouping is long since gone.

Originally posted by Vynt

You don't need a buffbot anymore. The pots are just about as good.

I went back for a bit and had fun, but I just can't get into the movement of the characters. I still love the variety of classes, the gameplay, both pve and rvr, but the movement! ugh! Every time I think about going back, I just stop myself and remember that hehe. I even removed it from my computer so I wouldn't be tempted.

I went back to DAoC earlier this year after quitting WoW, after finishing WoTLK, and the movement in DAoC was horrid. I don't know how I ever got used to it, but I guess since it was my first MMORPG, I didn't know any better. It's one of the reasons why it's hard to go back to the classic MMORPG's, because the newer ones are so responsive when it comes to movement and combat.

I just went back yesterday.  My house was repo'd, half the items in the vault were gone, I was respec'd back to zero, and the /freexfer command was not working for me.

I have 2 lvl 50's RR8 (or so) and a weaponsmith of almost 1100 (classic server that was the top of the line due to no artifacts).  I had forgotten all the /slash commands, keyboard layouts, UI interface set-ups, and just mildly pissed that my house was gone (I know it had been a while and that happens but I had put alot into the home). We are talking about one of the bigger homes too.....<sigh>

I gave it a shot; failure.  I rolled a new toon (never tried a minotaur); failure.

So, hate to say it:  Time to go once again.  I tried to recapture that special feeling I had, the special connection with crafting and RvR.  It just was not there.

Peace DAOC.  You hold a special place in my heart.

Yep, well said H.  

DAOC - R.I.P. *sniffles*