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Live Developer Q&A Summaries

June 30, 2015, 9:09 am
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We had a fantastic time during our Live-stream Developer Q&A last week where we talked about subjects ranging from the Otherworlds campaign, crafting, and Legendary Weapons to returning player tips,  the UI/UX plans, and the website revamp... plus many more!


In addition to the video, Carol and our Knights Shileah and Fugo have created a written summary of our answers in English, German, and French for you to enjoy below!

English Summary             German Summary             French Summary



 




 
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Pendragon Server Downtime

June 30, 2015, 3:27 pm
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UPDATE 3:36pm EST: Pendragon is now back online. 1.118c patch notes can be found HERE!

Want to hop over to Pendragon to help test? Read the Pendragon Character Copy FAQ!

We highly recommend creating a separate game directory when testing Pendragon as patching between Live and Test servers will sometimes result in file discrepencies. If you do run across any issues when patching back to live, try deleting the mft.myp file in your game's directory and running the patcher again.

The Pendragon server will be coming down tomorrow, July 1st, at 2pm EST / 7pm GMT, for an update.

The test server should be back online by 6:30pm EST / 11:30pm GMT.
 

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July 4th Weekend Bonuses

July 2, 2015, 1:22 pm
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The July 4th weekend is here! In celebration, we have the following bonuses to crafting, experience, realm, and bounty points!

The following bonuses will be live from Thursday, July 2nd until next Monday, July 6th.

On Ywain:
50% bonus to RP gain in all NF zones (including The Labyrinth)
100% bonus to RP gain in Darkness Falls
100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons.
200% bonus to normal XP gain in Darkness Falls.
100% bonus to normal BP in all NF zones.

On Gaheris:
100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons.
200% bonus to normal XP gain in Darkness Falls.
100% bonus to normal BP gain in the capital cities.
100% bonus to normal RP gain in the capital cities.

In each Capital City:
40% Bonus to Crafting Speed
20% Bonus to Crafting Skill Gain

In all Housing Zones:
20% Bonus to Crafting Speed
10% Bonus to Crafting Skill Gain
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Relic Issue Fix And Holiday Bonus Extension

July 4, 2015, 12:49 pm
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Friends and Realm mates,

Recently, an issue with the Relics has resulted in players being able to pick up and capture a Relic without completing the required unlocking process. This issue has been fixed, and to deploy the fix - all Relics must be reset to their home shrines. 

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. In an effort to make up for the adjust ment to the Relics - the July 4th Holiday bonuses set to end on Monday, July 6th will be extended until the following Monday, July 13th. 

Thank you for your understanding, and please enjoy the extended bonuses.

We'll see you in the Frontiers!
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A Lover's Tale...

July 6, 2015, 12:30 pm
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Traditional Oral Story, as originally told by Ciaban the Restless, a wandering bard

Good eve my children, listen close and I will tell you a tale of a most tragic love bonded and then severed…
Long ago, the beautiful and cunning Queen of the Fae, Cliodna, fell in love. No normal man was he that had stolen the queen’s heart; his hair curled and twined with shades dark as deepest night and his eyes glowed like brilliant stars, his skin was pale and fair as snow.  But it was not his beauty that so drew the queen’s eyes, for a fae of love and beauty has access to many beautiful things. It was the audacity of this mortal who returned to the queen night after night and woo’d her with song and gifts, such gifts that she had never received from a suitor before.  She often found on her balcony long beautiful ribbons for her hair, carefully crafted necklaces of  wood and seed, mountains of beautiful and rare flowers from lands beyond her reach in the Seelie Court. The queen would often marvel at these trinkets, and recline on her balcony listening to his gentle songs and poems dedicated to her beauty.

After many cycles this mortal’s charms had their desired effect on the queen and one long night she left the court, and bonded him as her consort. On returning to the court, she looked to all that saw her as if she had won some great prize, and the two lovers spent many a day wrapped in each other’s arms. Such a small distraction left her vulnerable to the machinations of the court and it wasn’t long before someone in the Seelie Court took advantage of this. Her honeyed words were believed to be false promises and dull praises that left many folk soured. So during this slight vulnerability, her enemies rallied and turned the court against her. It was soon after that she was banished across the veil to the Dreamworld, alone, forbidden to ever return to fair Hibernia.

But the rules of others often do not constrain the queen. She still had many agents throughout the land happy to do her bidding. In time, she gathered her forces and sought to return for her love. To guarantee success, she even joined with the Unseelie Court in the Dreamworld, and through her cunning began taking control. Alas, as her power in the Dreamworld grew with each passing year her longing for her lost lover yet outpaced it. Why should she be forced away from her lover, and forced to live away from beautiful Hibernia?  Hibernia should be hers. She should be free to be with her lover. The Seelie Court should be the ones banished. And so she attempted to break her exile. 

Intent on confronting the Seelie Court in Hibernia, she planned a small invasion into the Bog of Cullen as a base of operations. Many of the banished Siabra followed her into the bog to assist her while the rest of her forces continued to consolidate. Tragically, she underestimated the force with which she would be rebuffed. Alas, her vengeful return into the Bog of Cullen was met with force as the Seelie Court were ready.

Her melodic voice could warm the coldest heart and sway the most stubborn mind, but the wise and powerful of the Seelie Court knew well her tricks. They steeled themselves and met her on the battlefield with unwavering veterans, hardened troops who would not back down. Faced with an unrelenting force, she retreated back to the Dreamworld. Her plan ruined and her hidden retainers run out of the Seelie Court, she knew it was only a matter of time. Either she would inevitably return once again, or they would come after her. And so she took over the Unseelie Court once and for all, and began consolidating power.

Oh, but the Seelie Court is not one to leave things as they are. Instead they press forth, knowing that if left to her own devices, Cliodna will return and with a much larger invasion. And so they march, slowly at first as armies tend to do, through the veil and into the dreary night of the world of dreams. They will soon discover the Dreamworld is not merely a reflection of our world, but that it does not take kindly to mortal interlopers.
 
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Guild Autopromote Update

July 6, 2015, 12:47 pm
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The Guild Autopromote system has been disabled for the past several weeks. This system will be re-enabled on Thursday, July 9th. 

For more information on how this system functions and on our entire Guild Maintenance Policy, check the wiki article HERE.

Please note that when this system is re-enabled, emails will be retroactively sent out requesting inactive guild leaders to login their characters so that they are not demoted. If you receive one of these emails and have logged in within 30 days on the character(s) referenced, you can ignore the email.

Characters that have not been logged in recently will be immediately demoted when the feature is re-enabled. If you have a character that is currently a guildmaster that you fear may not have logged in within the past 30 days, we highly advise logging them on between now and Thursday to avoid demotion.
 



 

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Live Server Downtime - Patch 1.118 and Herald Character Search

July 13, 2015, 9:33 am
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Update 12:55 PM EST: Live servers are now online!

We are pleased to announce that Patch 1.118 is here!

Live servers will be coming down Tuesday, July 14th at 5:45 AM EST / 10:45 AM GMT

Check out the full patch notes HERE and the new Otherworlds Campaign Calendar HERE!

This downtime will also correct the RvR statistics not updating on the Herald's Character and Guild search feature. Additionally, we're pleased to announce that after the downtime, players will be able to search for characters on the Archived servers as well! This should help those returning players track down which server(s) their old characters were on!
 

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Character and Guild Search Update

July 14, 2015, 8:26 am
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The Character and Guild Search feature should once again be updating your characters' and guilds' statistics! Please note that it may take several hours for the process to work its way through all characters and guilds so please check back later if you do not see your updated stats immediately.

Additionally, we have some new notes for the search feature:
  • Search results will now include archived characters and servers.
    • A small icon will appear next to the name to denote an archived character.
  • The cluster drop down now displays the servers contained in each cluster to help returning users find their characters.
  • A link has been added to the bottom of the results to direct players to the Returning Players Guide.

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Live Server Downtime - Bug Fixes

July 14, 2015, 12:17 pm
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All Live Servers will be coming down early tomorrow morning to fix a few issues with the 1.118 patch.

The planned fixes are listed below:
  • Items spellcrafted prior to 1.118 will have the correct stat values that they had prior to the patch.
  • Player-crafted shields will once again be able to be spellcrafted.
  • +Skills on shields will once again affect characters when equipped.

We'll update this post tomorrow morning with the exact server down time and the expected maintenance length. Please accept our apologies for the extra downtime and we appreciate your patience as we get these issues corrected! Finally, please don't hesitate to report any other issues found between now and then via the /reportbug command in-game, thanks!

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Otherworlds Campaign Begins

July 14, 2015, 7:00 pm
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The Ghost King Uther, the Siabra Queen Cliodna, and the Jotun Ymir await only the bravest souls that dare venture into the Otherworlds...


This illustration by artist Damian Audino highlights the launch of our Otherworlds Campaign!

Want it!? Stay tuned for ways to get your hands on a signed poster!

Also be sure to keep track of the campaign's progress with our Campaign Calendar and don't miss out on any of the new content!

 
Chapter 1 of the campaign continues from the Prologue’s quest and encounters that came out in the 1.117 patch. As such, in order to begin Chapter 1, players will need to complete the Prologue’s quests first if they have not already done so.

  • To begin the Prolgoue visit the following NPCs once you’ve reached level 50:
    • Albion: Chamberlain Harlen in the Throne Room
    • Midgard: Athr Hasetti Theyr in the Throne Room
    • Hibernia: Seneschal Desmond in the Throne Room
  • For those that have already completed the Prologue and are ready to begin Chapter 1, visit the following NPCs to continue:
    • Albion: Lieutenant Haley in Lyonesse
    • Midgard: Arin Snowtouch in Vanern Swamp
    • Hibernia: Nara Manastrong in Bog of Cullen

The Otherworlds campaign will encompass 11 total chapters, including the prologue, to be released every few weeks throughout the summer and fall!

  • Each chapter’s release will be accompanied by new item rewards or a crafting update:
    • Earn the new Otherworldly Rings for completing Chapter 1!
    • New item rewards will be obtainable via the chapter’s quest chain and trade-able; no need to farm boss mobs over and over!
    • New item rewards will contain new Mythical stat cap bonuses!
    • Chapter 2, coming in only a few weeks, will allow players to craft 6 new potions, including the Draught of Supremacy!
  • Stay tuned for more detailed notes when Chapter 2 releases!
  • Craftable Legendary Weapons will be receiving improvements in a later chapter as well!
  • Walkthroughs for previously released chapters will be added to the calendar at each new chapters’ release, along with notes for the new one!

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Servers Up + Fix Notes

July 15, 2015, 8:44 am
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Update 11:45 AM EST: The Live servers have all returned from the downtime this morning. Thank you very much for your patience!

Please read the following fix notes below carefully as there is a new issue outlined with certain spellcrafted Dragonsworn items:

  • Items spellcrafted and imbued prior to 1.118 will have the correct stat values that they had prior to the patch.
  • Player-crafted shields will once again be able to be spellcrafted.
  • +Skills on shields will once again affect characters when equipped.
Dragonsworn crafted Armor and Shields changes

  • Newly created Dragonsworn crafted armors and shields with +15 stat bonuses on them will now display as +22 on the Market Explorer or when delving them from your inventory prior to them being imbued with spellcrafted gems.
    • Once imbued, the delve will change back down the correct +15 value.
    • This is a display issue but will help players differentiate these newly created dragonsworn shields and armor from ones created prior to the 1.118 patch.
  • Dragonsworn crafted armors and shields with +15 stat bonuses on them created prior to the 1.118 patch will display as +15 on the Market Explorer or when delving them from your inventory prior to being imbued with spellcrafted gems.
    • Once imbued, the delve will change down to an incorrect value of +10.
    • As such, we encourage players to avoid imbuing any Dragonsworn shields or armor that display +15 stat bonuses if the armor or shield has not been imbued at all yet. If it has been imbued and still displays +15 to a stat, then the item is correct.
  • All Dragonsworn crafted armors and shields that had already been imbued before 1.118 should will now have the proper +15 stat bonus.

 

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Hot Fix Notes

July 16, 2015, 10:21 am
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The following changes are now up on Ywain and Gaheris!

Otherworlds Prologue

  • The following quests have been changed to no longer require players to visit their realm's capital city and then venture back down to Lyonesse, Vanern Swamp, or Bug of Cullen in order to spawn King Uther, Ymir, or Queen Cliodna:
    • Begone, Apparitions
    • Begone, Giants
    • Begone, Fae
    • Players will now be sent directly to defeat Uther, Ymir, or Cliodna.
      • After defeating them, players will still be asked to venture to their capital city and then obtain a spiritual conduit in order to access the Otherworlds zones.
    • Players currently on the "Begone," quests that have not yet visited their realm's city can abandon them and speak with the following NPCs again to get the new expedited versions:
      • Lieutenant Haley in Lyonesse
      • Arin Snowtouch in Vanern Swamp
      • Nara Manasong in Bog of Cullen
    • Players will no longer be asked to approach the portal in order to spawn King Uther, Ymir, or Queen Cliodna and instead asked to simply defeat the appropriate boss.
      • King Uther, Ymir and Queen Cliodna will now spawn much more regularly to compensate for this change.


Otherworlds Chapter 1

  • Master Burray, Master Hamis and Master Zedde will now pause for 30 seconds after completing the portal ritual. During this pause, players will be able to turn in and pick up new quests from them but will not be able to start the encounter again until after the new rest period is over.
  • Players will be removed from stealth when gathering Otherworldly Essence.
    • Additionally the mobs in the Otherworlds zones are now more likely to see stealthed characters.
  • The quest [Siabra] Energetic Collections will now correctly require [Siabra] Picking a fight before it can be obtained.
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Live Server Downtime

July 20, 2015, 3:41 pm
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Update 11:55 am EST: All Live servers are back online. 
 
Live Servers will be coming down Wednesday, July 22, at 5:45 am EST / 10:45 am GMT to introduce some new changes and fix some outstanding issues.

Servers are expected to be up by 1 pm EST / 6 pm GMT or earlier.

Update notes will be posted on Wednesday.

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A Special NPC and Server Notes

July 22, 2015, 6:38 am
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With our server downtime today, the following changes have been made:

General

We are proud to introduce a new quest in honor of someone very special:  Renvek Larson, a 6 year-old boy, who has been heroically battling Ganglio Neuroblastoma Cancer for the past 2 and a half years. A family friend of young Renvek contacted us on his behalf to request that we put an NPC in Mularn for him. 

                     

Renvek got his name from his father’s own Dark Age of Camelot character and we are proud to honor the request to put an NPC that suits his playful nature into the game. For more information on Renvek's story, you can visit his facebook page HERE.

  • A new NPC, Renvek Larson, has been added to the towns of Mularn, Cotswold, and Mag Mell.
    • Renvek will grant level 5+ characters a new quest called: “[For Renvek] Finders Seekers”
    • Crafters will love his sense of style!
    • Take time out of your play-session to pay him a visit… if you can catch him!

New Frontiers

  • The remaining pathing updates from 1.118 have been made to the NF zones. Players should see considerable improvement around the Alb "maze" areas and various bridges.

Otherworlds

  • King Uther, Ymir, and Queen Cliodna's difficulty have been reduced further.
  • The Energetic Collections quests in each realm can now only be completed by killing succubi in the Darkness Falls dungeon.
    • Darkness Falls will be open to all 3 realms this weekend for an event, but more on that tomorrow!

Bug Fixes

  • Players can once again purchase Dragonsworn armor or shields that show +15 or +22 prior to being spellcrafted as both versions will now grant the correct +15 stat after spellcrafting.
    • Fixes an issue where newly crafted Dragonsworn items were showing higher stat values for inherent stat bonuses (+22 instead of +15).
      • Note that this fix will not affect existing Dragonsworn items that are already showing the +22 value; those items will still revert down to +15 after being imbued.
    • Fixes an issue where previously crafted Dragonsworn items that were showing +15 on their inherent stat bonuses would revert to +10 when spellcrafted. These items now retain the +15 value after being imbued.
    • In other words, all Dragonsworn items that have inherent stat bonuses on them will now give the proper +15 bonus after being imbued or spellcrafted, including items that are only partially spellcrafted.
      • Note that this fix will not affect any Dragonsworn items that have the incorrect +10 bonus showing and are already fully imbued/spellcrafted.
  • Equipped weapons that are not actively being wielded will no longer grant +skills to the character.
  • Several issues with extraneous stat bonus values and unusable charges in the Koalinth Caverns revamped dungeon loot have been fixed.

Guilds

  • New guild creation is temporarily disabled until some issues with newly formed guilds and their home server can be resolved.

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5v5 Tournament Details

July 23, 2015, 10:51 am
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Click the pic to read about the first ever, Knight's hosted 5v5 FFA tournament!


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Darkness Falls Weekend Event

July 24, 2015, 7:56 am
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We're pleased to announce the Darkness Falls Weekend Event has begun!

  • The Darkness Falls RvR Dungeon is now open to all realms, regardless of outpost control in the frontiers! 
  • A special Darkness Falls merchant will be up on the classic-world side of Castle Sauvage, Svasud Faste, and Druim Ligen for the duration of the event.
    • This merchant will be selling Seals of Demonic Return, which allow users to access Darkness Falls even when their realm doesn't have control of the Frontiers. Stock up while you can!
    • The merchant will also be selling Scrolls of Recall, Flames of Demonic Innovation, and the Eye of Fates. Get 'em while they're hot!
  • The Darkness Falls dungeon will also grant the following additional bonuses for the duration of the event:
    • 50% bonus to its normal realm point gain, which is already 25% higher than the Frontiers!
    • 50% bonus to its normal experience gain, which is already 100% higher than classic-world zones!

The event will run through Monday, July 27th!

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Otherworlds Campaign: Chapter 2

July 28, 2015, 7:13 am
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The Otherworlds Campaign marches on with the release of Chapter 2 today! Are you ready to create your own full buff potions!?

Check out walkthroughs for the Prologue and Chapter 1 as well as the new Chapter 2 notes by clicking the Campaign Calendar image above or read the notes below!

  • After completing Chapter 1, visit the following NPCs to continue on to Chapter 2:
    • Albion: Master Burray in the Otherworlds' Lyonesse
    • Midgard: Master Hamis in the Otherworlds' Vanern Swamp
    • Hibernia: Master Zedde in the Otherworlds' Bog of Cullen
  • With Chapter 2, players are now able to craft 6 new potions:
    • Draught of Supremacy - Full, capped buffs potion!
    • Draught of Celerity - Celerity buff potion!
    • Draught of Restoration - Resurrection Sickness cure!
    • Draught of Tenacity - End reduction buff!
    • Draught of Omni-Healing - Health/Endurance/Power heal!
    • Draught of Omni-Regen - Health/Endurance/Power regen buff!
  • These new potion recipes are visible in the Alchemy tradeskill list in the following categories and skill levels:
    • Draught of Supremacy: Stat Buff Draughts category at 1100 skill
    • Draught of Celerity: Special Potions category at 1100 skill
    • Draught of Restoration: Special Potions category at 1100 skill
    • Draught of Tenacity: Special Potions category at 1080 skill
    • Draught of Omni-Healing: Healing Potions, Endurance Potions, or Power Potions categories at 1090 skill
    • Draught of Omni-Regen: Regen Potions category at 1080 skill
  • Players will have to complete the Observing the Observers quest in Chapter 2 before they are able to gather the new rare crafting components required to make the new potions.
 

 
For those that are not yet ready to start Chapter 2, follow these steps to catch up:
  • To begin the Prolgoue visit the following NPCs once you’ve reached level 50:
    • Albion: Chamberlain Harlen in the Throne Room
    • Midgard: Athr Hasetti Theyr in the Throne Room
    • Hibernia: Seneschal Desmond in the Throne Room
  • For those that have already completed the Prologue and are ready to begin Chapter 1, visit the following NPCs to continue:
    • Albion: Lieutenant Haley in Lyonesse
    • Midgard: Arin Snowtouch in Vanern Swamp
    • Hibernia: Nara Manastrong in Bog of Cullen
  • Walkthroughs for previously released chapters will be added to the calendar at each new chapters’ release, along with notes for the new one!

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Celebrating Midsummer

August 4, 2015, 6:14 am
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The Spirit of War returns! Enjoy our celebration of Midsummer starting today through Monday, August 10th!

  • Earn the new Medal of Valor by proving yourself to the Spirit of War!
  • Simply locate the Spirit of War at Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, Dun Crauchon, or traversing over Agramon and you will receive the Righteous Vengence! quest.
    • This quest is repeatable and will auto-complete but you'll have to return to the Spirit of War to get it again!
    • Please make sure your pending quest list has room!
    • Complete the Righteous Vengeance quest 10 times to earn the Recognition of Valor quest and receive your Medal of Valor!
    • Earn bonus Realm and Bounty points for each completion of the Righteous Vengeance quest!

 
  • A new traveling merchant has wandered into each realm claiming to sell weapons from Darkness Falls!
    • Visit Tallanvor outside Castle Sauvage in Albion
    • Visit Vendasor outside Svasud Faste in Midgard
    • Visit Vanin outside Druim Ligen in Hibernia

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Dark Age of Camelot Newsletter #5

August 5, 2015, 11:16 am
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A new look newsletter is hot off the presses!

Don't forget to sign up HERE if you haven't. If you have, please encourage your friends to do so as well!

In the meantime, the newsletter can be viewed in your browser HERE!


 

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Midsummer Celebrations Extended

August 7, 2015, 8:54 am
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We're happy to announce that we'll be extending the new Midsummer Event another week! The event will now end on August 17th!

Additionally, the full complement of traveling merchants have joined the new DF weapon merchant and have set up shop for the remainder of the event!

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