Reinstate the old swim speed RA that was available in OF.

It might give the game a second....... breath

i say make it f2p

edit: i'm gonna start a new topic about that

 

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A new server that:


- is free to play

- has old frontiers

- has classic pve zones + SI and DF

- where buffs affect group members only and have a range (like on the defunct "classic" ruleset servers)

- has the original slow leveling speed


Did I leave out anything that is "guaranteed" to bring back "thousands" of players according to countless VN posts?

 

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I can't nominate you to be the marketing manager of Free Play of Camelot until I know your position on ToA.

 

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No TOA is kind of implied by "classic PvE zones + SI and DF" is it not?

 

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Yeah I wasn't thinking... which is exactly why you are now the go-to guy for Dark Play of Fremelot! Congratulations. Go forth and conquer.

 

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Char copys from ywain to mordred...

 

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A time machine... the game engine is outdated, forum boards and advertisements are dwindling, and the community at large has moved on. Catacombs was an attempt to re-haul a lot of the outdated character models, but lately nothing has been done. A lot of wasted energy on Warhammer and I think Paul Barnett working on daoc would have been better, since it pretty much piggy backed on the ideas daoc already established.

Still.. with all the games out there, daoc is still one of the best, but it needs some form of pve work to get people back in. I know most people hate pve, but it's what sells the game to casual gamers. It gives players a break from rvr when they just want to play for a bit. Catacombs was the wrong thing to do, since it isolated players even more.

I doubt this would happen with the cuts being taken to daoc.. but I think a third re-haul of graphics with a revamping of the world. This dream-filled expansion would include:

-Revamp of the crafting system: Instead of clicking and buying items, allow players to also do quests or apprenticeship type tasks. Upgrade graphics used to crafting instead of that simple green task bar. A lot can be done with jewelcrafting (nonspellcrafted items that provide small bonuses for skills/resists.. good for thid/molvik, but not rvr groundbreaking), herbcraft (small heals, or cures for nearsight or other ailments, neutered on timers)

-Revamp of quests and tasks: Removal of instanced dungeons. Having public quests that encourage people working together and putting in a built in lotto for people who participated the most (ie heals, damage, debuffs this would take buff bots out of the lotto). Getting rid of the click and go quests.. make them more interactive. The quests in the intro to the game are far more interesting than a lot of the outdated quests in daoc now.

-New PvE revamp: Disimilar to ToA and SI. I don't think adding a zone would be good at this state of the game... but a revamped design with new quests (similar to Dragon's Revenge, but on a much grander scale). Put in level 50 content (no Champ. xp or Master level xp), maybe a revamped Epic quest (something similar), where you might get something rare like a /level 500 crafting stone or a /level 20 stone... or items that could supplement crafting.

-No additional RvR revamp: Maybe eradication of PoC or Labyrinth, likely the former.

Bring back, Old Frontiers, the new style is to big for the population the game currently has.

Free to play is a great idea,

revamp the ui,

Slow down the leveling a bit, Not as slow as it was back in the day, that would steer the new gen of mmo'ers away, but not as fast as now, I cant get a kill in any low level battle ground without leveling lol.

Seriously i /played my skald that was 16 and it was 4 hours played, and half that time was spent afk chasing my kid around the house.

One big thing! MAKE PEOPLE CHOOSE ONE REALM it just don't the way it is now people just go over to the FOTM realm. Back in the day there was realm pride, and you HATED the other realms. IF you want to choose another realm delete your characters, or since its free to play have a stone of realm transfer for like 25 bucks, dont make it too cheap, or you will have the same problem as we do now.

I used to go out and take keeps so the lowbies, could have DF, then afterwards clear our DF for our realm, there just is no pride in the game left. I really think making you choose one realm will make people have pride again.

I personally think that they should revamp the dungeons, and get rid of task dungeons. Make all in game dungeons instanced like most mmo's these days and make it to where you have to grp increase drops ect. Task dungeons just promote solo play, this is a mmo. Thats the sole thing I think they should take from modern MMO's

oh dear, I have like 1000 ideas but i'm rambling I let others chime in!

yes, free boobs!

 

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