vn_Galadyn2 posted:
To preface, let me say that I played this game EXTREMELY hardcore from release through about '04. I had a 50 Scout (RR6), 50 Minstrel (RR7), 50 Eldritch (RR7), and 50 Infil & Reaver that rarely RVRd. Needless to say, I played a LOT.
After about 7 years of telling people in WOW and Rift that DAOC has the best PVP of any MMO I've ever played, I finally decided to actually pick it up again. I don't have any of my old accounts, so I began anew as a free trial. Since then, I've been quite shocked to see how the community has degenerated from what I remember.
I get from 1 to 40 in a day via BG quests, and all is good. Then, the issues start. I ask for a guild about once per hour, so as not to spam; no replies whatsoever. I try to find a DTF group (after being explained what DTF is, and Googling the rest), but I don't have Soj ML10 so I'm worthless as a minstrel. I try to tag along with RVR groups to get BP to buy ML credit but I'm too low. See the Catch-22 here? So in the meantime, I'm soloing TDs which, as a minstrel with a max charm of yellow in a TD, is not very quick.
In general, noone is willing to help or even advise a new player who may actually have just picked up this game for the first time. Believe it or not, 10 years later people are still picking up DAoC. In my case, I've forgotten most of what I knew, but I've talked to several new players who are canceling their subscriptions before the first month due to this general lack of help. One of them described it to me very aptly; the only people left here are veterans who no longer need anything, and elitists who are too good to waste their time on you.
I loved DAoC, and I still love DAoC. But as a 10-year old game, I feel we need to help new players as much as possible. I'm more than willing to do so myself, but don't have many resources yet as I've been back only 4 days. When brand new players pick up this game and drop their subscription immediately, the game is going to die.
For what it's worth, I'm currently a 44 Minstrel, and I'm more than happy to help you or your alts with anything I am capable of.
To preface, let me say that I played this game EXTREMELY hardcore from release through about '04. I had a 50 Scout (RR6), 50 Minstrel (RR7), 50 Eldritch (RR7), and 50 Infil & Reaver that rarely RVRd. Needless to say, I played a LOT.
After about 7 years of telling people in WOW and Rift that DAOC has the best PVP of any MMO I've ever played, I finally decided to actually pick it up again. I don't have any of my old accounts, so I began anew as a free trial. Since then, I've been quite shocked to see how the community has degenerated from what I remember.
I get from 1 to 40 in a day via BG quests, and all is good. Then, the issues start. I ask for a guild about once per hour, so as not to spam; no replies whatsoever. I try to find a DTF group (after being explained what DTF is, and Googling the rest), but I don't have Soj ML10 so I'm worthless as a minstrel. I try to tag along with RVR groups to get BP to buy ML credit but I'm too low. See the Catch-22 here? So in the meantime, I'm soloing TDs which, as a minstrel with a max charm of yellow in a TD, is not very quick.
In general, noone is willing to help or even advise a new player who may actually have just picked up this game for the first time. Believe it or not, 10 years later people are still picking up DAoC. In my case, I've forgotten most of what I knew, but I've talked to several new players who are canceling their subscriptions before the first month due to this general lack of help. One of them described it to me very aptly; the only people left here are veterans who no longer need anything, and elitists who are too good to waste their time on you.
I loved DAoC, and I still love DAoC. But as a 10-year old game, I feel we need to help new players as much as possible. I'm more than willing to do so myself, but don't have many resources yet as I've been back only 4 days. When brand new players pick up this game and drop their subscription immediately, the game is going to die.
For what it's worth, I'm currently a 44 Minstrel, and I'm more than happy to help you or your alts with anything I am capable of.
pm me your toons name and a time/place where you'll be... i sorta came back to the game after selling my accounts... but in true donnyboy fashion i'm fairly wealthy after about a month of playing..
i can if you need it help out with your mls 1-10... as far as a guild go's normally theres 2-4 guilds spamming for more all day long..
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Offering $250.00 for each account!! $500.00 for the pair!!
Offering a $50.00 REWARD to anyone that can arrange a ingame
meeting with the owners!! reward payed even if they don't sell!!