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21st Anniversary King's Tournament

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Friends and Realm mates,

In celebration of our 21st Year Anniversary, the Dark Age of Camelot team is pleased to announce the return of our King's Tournament!

With the King’s Tournament there will be three winning categories:
  • Solo Kills
  • Keeps Captured
  • “Skill Index” score based on a combination of RvR metrics (including RPs-per-kill and kills-to-deaths ratios, as well as some others).

The top winner in each category in each realm will win their very own statue in-game, stylized after their character and placed in their realm's capital city! We'll also be offering rewards for the top 10 in each category, details of which will follow.

The tournament starts October 1st and ends midnight October 31st!

King Constantine of Albion, King Eirik of Midgard, and King Lamfhota of Hibernia are looking for champions to inspire their realm to even greater glory! Will you be one of them!?

More info and leaderboards (from Oct 1st) can be found here.

Server Downtime Notice: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022

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Update 09/27/2022 13:30 EDT / 18:30 CET: Live servers are back up! 

Ywain and Gaheris servers will be coming down tomorrow Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 at 04:45 AM EST / 10:45 AM CET to implement fixes for the items listed below.

We expect the downtime to be approximately 8 hours and will provide updates on the Herald during the deployment as well as notification as to when the server is back online.

Thank you!

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with anytime and shield styles
  • FnF, summoned, and charmed pets should award deathblow credit once again



King's Tournament, Anniversary Bonuses, & Updates

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Our Crossroads Covenants event is now over, we really hope you enjoyed the first in this series of events! :)

King's RvR Tournament


A month long tournament awarding statues to the top 9 winners (1 per category, per realm) and in-game prizes for the top 10 in each category, per realm, starts from midnight EST tonight! The tournament will last for the duration of the month and ends midnight October 31st.

As of 2AM EST / 7AM CET October 1st, 2022,  you can track hourly updates of the tournament stats by visiting our leaderboards here. Further information can be found here.

Additionally:

  • The Ruined Keeps of Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, and Dun Crauchon have returned to their original states. Masons and Protection Obelisks are once again available
  • Doppelganger spawns have returned to their normal spawn rates and locations


Ruined Areas Update


The following changes have been made to the Ruined Areas ports for the duration of October to facilitate the King's Tournament:

  • Relic Town Obelisk will no longer port to Folley Lake, Moydruim Castle, or the Trellebourg Fortress
  • Please note: we may make further changes to these areas over the course of the Tournament.


Bonuses


Anniversary bonuses will begin today and conclude on November 1st, 2022.

On Ywain:
  • 100% bonus to RPs gained from RvR kills
  • 100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons
On Gaheris:
  • 100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons
  • 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

Best of luck in the King's Tournament, and we'll see you in the Frontiers!

Anniversary News & Tournament Top 10 Prizes

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21 years! A truly exceptional milestone – and whether you’ve explored, experienced, and fought with us since launch, or joined the fray along the way, the Dark Age of Camelot team, past and present, are profoundly grateful to each and every one of you.

On November 1st, a Bag of Goodies will be offered to every level 50 character across the realms. This small gesture of our gratitude will contain many surprises to suit the variety of players that makes DAoC so special!

Join us in raising a goblet, mug, or chalice to 21 years of the magic of Dark Age of Camelot!

Cheers! Sláinte! Skål!

Please note: the Bag of Goodies is delayed until Nov 1st so nothing contained in it affects the King's RvR Tournament.

Thank you for everything and we hope you'll enjoy what we have in store!


King's Top 10 Winner Prizes


Along with awarding a statue to the 9 first place winners, the following will be offered to the top 10 winners in each category, each realm:


10th to 6th Place:
  • 1 Month of Game Time added to account
  • 2,200 Mithril
  • Exclusive Item Skin
5th to 3rd Place:
  • 2 Months of Game Time added to account
  • 975 Mithril
  • Exclusive Item Skin
1st & 2nd Place:
  • 3 Months of Game Time added to account
  • 425 Mithril
  • Exclusive Item Skin

Notes:
  • Reminder! Players can only win once
  • New item skin is a special reward for this tournament alone


Our thanks once more to all of you for your passion and love for Dark Age of Camelot!

Halloween Returns To the Realms!

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It's time for the Pumpkin moon to rise again! Haunted cities, candy and costumes, pumpkin patches in the Frontiers, and the return of the Mournful King instance await you!

Festivities begin today, October 20th and will conclude on Wednesday, November 2nd.


Pumpkin Patch rewards

  • Defeat the hallowed ghost, mummy, night bat, walking dead, or gooey slime at the pumpkin patches for a rare chance to get Trick or Treat or Keep-Chest potions!
    • These rewards drop without needing to be on any quest!
    • Trick or Treat potions can be used on your realm-mates to give them randomized costumes!
      • These potions will be usable in RvR for the three days surrounding and including Halloween!

Haunt or Be Haunted

  • John Tobin in Cotswold, Foa Muldisson in Mularn, and Nera in Mag Mell have studies to conduct.
    • Be rewarded handsomely with gold, realm points, and the Wings of Haunting cosmetic effect! What lengths will you go to get your hands on a free pair of the wings!?
      • NOTE: This quest can be completed again this year but characters who already have the wings will not get another pair.
  • Completed [Halloween] Haunt or Be Haunted quests that are not turned in by November 2nd will be forcibly removed!

Event Shop

  • Pumpkin Head pre-set patterns, new spooky Consignment Merchant costumes, and the Wings of Haunting cosmetic spell effect are now for sale for mithril at your realm's capital city's Event Shop!
    • Visit the Event Shop soon because it disappears on November 2nd!

A Ghostly Harvest quest

  • The Ghostly Harvest Quest offers players level 45 and up a dangerous adventure in the frontiers. Speak with John Tobin on the Cotswold Bridge, Foa Muldisson outside the Jordheim North Gates, or Nera by the road in Mag Mell to begin the quest. (Note: Players who completed this quest last year will now be offered it again.)
  • Treat sellers have been spotted selling sugary confections inside Meath, Erikstaad, and Caerwent.
  • The consignment merchants would like to show you their Halloween spirit! Pick up the merchant and place it back down on your house porch and he will change into a Halloween outfit for you!
  • Be aware adventurers! Ghosts haunt the streets of your capital cities as the pumpkin moon rises! Ghosts have also been spotted in Mag Mell, Aegirhamn, and Campacorentin Station.
  • The horses you once rode have joined the spirit realm. (This affects stable and merchant horses only - not player controlled horses.)
  • Something strange has happened to all of the puppies.
  • The pumpkins have been carved into jack o' lanterns!
  • A trio of crazy old women have been spotted selling costume potions inside Camelot, Jordheim, and Tir na Nog.
    • The costume potions last 15 minutes each and come in a variety of flavors.
    • The costume potions work best if you remove your helm and armor.
    • You cannot digest another costume potion if you are transformed into any of the monster forms.
    • The costume potions' magics are short-lived and the potions will be useless after the festivities end so don't horde them.
    • Some of the costume potions allow you to take the form of the enemy, so don't be scared if you see some in your capital city or housing zones, it's just your realm mates playing dress up!
    • The costumes and potions only work while you are in the capital cities or housing zones. You cannot use them outside of these zones and if you leave the zone while in costume, you will lose the effect.
    • As always, the days before, during, and after Halloween these potions can be used in RvR (With exception to pixies and ghosts potions, which are not usable in the frontiers ever)
  • NOTE: Players will need to logout and re-run the patcher in order to see the pumpkin moon, loot bags, and pumpkin patches

A Hallowed Lost Quest

  • Level 50 players should visit the ghostly queen, Lenore, in each realm's capital city to receive the quest 'A Hallowed Lost' so long as they haven't already completed it.
    • Visit the pumpkin patches in the frontier to find the buttertoe candy pieces Lenore needs.
      • Only the pumpkin patches in Ellan Vannin, Pennine Mountains, Jamtland Mountains, and Breifine drop the five buttertoe candy pieces she needs.
        • You'll want to get this year's Ghostly Harvest quest to help guide you to the pumpkin patches!
        • Defeat the hallowed ghost, mummy, night bat, walking dead, or gooey slime at the pumpkin patches to get the candy pieces.
          • Buttertoe candy pieces no longer drop unless the player has the 'A Hallowed Lost' quest and hasn't completed it yet.
        • Different patches have different candy pieces available.
    • Earn a new friend for your efforts!
    • Please note that this quest is only able to be completed once per character, including characters that completed it in previous years.


 
Mournful King Event

  • The instance dungeon, the Castle of the Mournful King, awaits those willing to brave its powerful ruler's fury!
    • Level 50 players should speak with Lenore to teleport to the instance.
    • This instance is meant to be extremely challenging and is therefore entirely optional and not required to complete the new quest.
    • Rewards include:
      • Re-skinned hallowed weapons and armor
      • Nevermore's Broken Bone
      • Hallowed Effusion of Comprehension potion
      • Otherworldly helms
      • Doppelganger and other rare mythirians
      • Supremacy, celerity, omni-healing, or omni-regen potions
      • A Scroll of Recall
      • Hallowed Elixir of Omni-Regen - new!
      • Hallowed Draught of Celerity - new!
      • Hallowed Empowering Elixir - new!

  • The Castle of the Mournful King instance now uses the Loot Chest system:
    • The Mournful King and Nevermore monsters no longer drop rewards directly other than the king's remains.
    • The Mournful King now spawns the Mournful King's Loot Chest in the center of the Hallowed Ruins when defeated.
      • This chest will despawn after 20 seconds, so be sure to grab your loot quickly!
    • Characters can interact with the chest and receive 1 guaranteed reward per day but can still participate in the instance as many times as desired.
      • There is a greater than 50% chance to receive a re-skinned hallowed armor or weapon each day!

  • Lenore can be found in the following locations within the capital cities:
    • Camelot: The Church of Albion
    • Jordheim: The Temple of the Aesir
    • Tir na Nog: Alainn Cuir's courtyard

King's Tournament Ends & Anniversary Gifts

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A message from the magisters and chroniclers of this King’s Tournament:

“From atop the parapets and resonating throughout the Frontiers come the sound of a thousand trumpets. This season’s King’s Tournament has ended. Masons of the realms have been seen tirelessly working to create the likenesses of the bravest and most skilled in the lands and royal crafters have received secret commissions to fashion new and exclusive rewards fit for the triumphant few.

As the moon set upon eve of Samhain to give way to breaking dawn, the last of the field reports were submitted to clerks and scribes who will pore through them, judging accounts of heroism and gallantry to determine the champions of this prestigious event. In preparation for these proceedings, jails and dungeons across the land have been emptied of petty thieves and scoundrels to make room for those participants who conducted themselves without honor, seeking to gain advantage by violating the King’s rules of engagement. What manner of piteous creature resorts to cheating in order to prove themselves mighty? Sad indeed - and sadder still for their cowardice and dishonorable ways strip them of any entitlement to rewards and gifts. A better fate than many, who have been eternally banished from the realms.”


Speaking of such things - let us talk about gifts and rewards! Level 50 characters on veteran accounts can now visit the King in their capital city’s throne room to receive their Anniversary Gift - a small gesture of our gratitude to mark 21 years of Dark Age of Camelot. The Anniversary Gift contains many surprises to suit the variety of players that makes DAoC so special!

Some notes and reminders:

• *You will need 4 free inventory spaces – so please ensure that you have sufficient room in your inventory prior to picking up your Anniversary Gift! *
• A note about MTX Respecs: Please remember that accounts can only have one active at a time. If you should be awarded this item, it is recommended that you use it prior to obtaining the Anniversary Gift on other characters
• Anniversary Gifts will be available until November 6th

Ruined Area Ports

• Port from the relic town obelisks to the ruined areas has returned with the conclusion of the King's Tournament

It’s been an intense month of battles and skirmishes and we shall keep you apprised of the results, so be sure to keep an eye on the Camelot Herald for updates.Though this season’s King’s Tournament has concluded, the war that rages between the realms is never done -  we’ll see you in the Frontiers!


Catch Up in Braemar Event

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Have you or your friends been thinking of coming back to Dark Age of Camelot? Or are you a veteran player just looking for a change of pace?

Our 6th Catch Up event has moved to the Braemar battleground! Catch Up in Braemar began today, Monday, November 7th at 5 PM EST / 11 PM CET!

Read on for the full details!

What is Catch Up in Caledonia Braemar?


It's a way to start fresh and rapidly progress to the end-game with players around your level

The 7-day long event that will take place entirely in the Realm vs Realm-enabled Braemar battleground zone

Players will start at level 1 and rapidly progress to level 50 all while earning gear, master levels, champion levels, and realm ranks along the way!

By event's end participants will be ready to compete in the Frontier!



When does the event start and end?


The event started at 5 PM EST / 11 PM CET on Monday, November 7th  a nd will end at the same time on Monday, November 14th.



How does the event work?


  • For the first 4 days of the event, newly created level 1 characters will be automatically zoned into the Braemar battleground where they will vie for control against the enemy realms!
    • This will be the ONLY way to get inside the battleground zone. Once inside, characters can voluntarily leave but CANNOT return!
    • All monsters, center-keep guards, and siege weapons are removed for the event. The only way to progress is by defeating realm enemies in battle and completing the related quests.
    • Charm-pet classes will be able to create a pet to charm at their realm's portal keep.
  • ​New character creation will not be disabled for this event, and players will be able to join until the event concludes.
  • Experience, bounty, and realm point bonuses will be granted to both free and subscribed accounts in the battleground to help them progress!
  • Earn bounty points for completing quests and defeating enemy realm players and use them to purchase level-appropriate gear as you strive to 50 and then master and champion levels!
  • All characters will begin and remain in the same zone for the entirety of the event.
    • The following level caps will be in place for all characters in Braemar and will increase as follows every 24 hours:
      • Day 1 (Monday): Level 19 maximum
      • Day 2 (Tuesday): Level 29 
      • Day 3 (Wednesday): Level 39 
      • Day 4 (Thursday) : Level 49
      • Days 5-7 (Fri-Mon): Level 50
    • Characters that reach the day's level cap will still be able to earn realm and bounty points.
  • Characters that are 5 levels or more below the day's level cap will receive the Caledonia Boost buff.
    • This buff greatly increases the damage dealt and greatly reduces damage received from characters that do not have the buff (higher level characters)!
    • Characters with the Caledonia Boost buff active will also DOUBLE the XP and BP rewards for themselves and their group!
    • When the level cap reaches 49 the buff will be given out to characters 3 or more levels under the cap.
  • Overwhelming Force system:
    • Overwhelming Force is not active in Braemar.
  • Level 1 characters first zoning in should visit the Braemar Event Coordinator NPC to automatically reach level 10 and recive 100BPs in order to purchase gear.
  • Realm population will be reviewed and evaluated as the event progresses.

How far will I be able to progress?


Players that start at the beginning of the event should be able to reach level 50, Champion level 15, Master level 10, and Realm Rank 5+ with the potential to earn much higher realm ranks! Characters will also be able to earn enough bounty points to not only obtain gear as they progress towards level 50, but also to use for end-game gear via Bountycrafting after reaching level 50!

 

Thidranki Weekend & Traveling Merchants

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We hope you've rested up after an exciting Catch Up in Braemar event as it's time to invade Thidranki!

Beginning on Friday November 18th, for access to Thidranki please speak with:

In Albion - Master Truji in Castle Sauvage
In Midgard - Stor Gothi Acheren in Svasud Faste
In Hibernia - Channeler Inarea in Druim Ligen

The event will conclude early morning on Monday, November 21st, so get in on the action while you can!


Traveling Merchants

The Traveling Merchants have returned upon hearing news of adventurers in need of their wares.

Be sure to pay them a visit and stock up before they take their leave!

In Albion: Just outside of Castle Sauvage in Camelot Hills
In Midgard: Just outside of Svasud Faste in the Vale of Mularn
In Hibernia: Just outside of Druim Ligen in Connacht

The merchants will remain until Thursday, December 1st, 2022!


Harvest Celebrations

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It's that time of season when the leaves have changed color and are steadily falling, when the wind arrives with a chill and the scent of chimney smoke, and the bounty of the year's harvest is ready to be served and celebrated!

Harvest Quest


  • The realms are humming with anticipation for their upcoming feasts and local festivals!
    • Help the realms' Festival Steward recover a lost shipment of food!
      • The repeatable RvR quests '[Harvest] Lost Turkey' is now available at each realm's strength relic town at the Festival Steward NPC!
        • Earn bounty points for your efforts!
  • The Harvest Event will run until Thursday, December 1st, 2022.


Farmer's Market Festival


  • The Farmer's Market Festival makes its return to the following locations:
    • Albion: Ludlow
    • Midgard: Vasudheim
    • Hibernia: Ardee
  • Visit the Festival Matron and go bobbing for apples to earn some house trophies!
  • Let Captain Mack in Albion, Captain Marks in Midgard, or Captain Geddes in Hibernia regale you with their tales of a shark THIS big on the high seas and see if you can avenge their crews to earn the Sharkblood Bracer!
  • The Farmer's Market Festival will run until Thursday, December 1st, 2022.

Map Trophy Event

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The Royal Cartographer has been hard at work crafting his masterpieces, but he needs your help!
  • Visit the Royal Cartographer in your realm's strength relic town or capital city to obtain the [Daily] Map Fragments quest.
  • Assist him in gathering intel for his work and be rewarded with 5,000 realm points for each completion plus earn fragments that can be spent on your choice of valuable rewards! (max 5k per toon)
    • Earn the Ellan Vannin Map Trophy for your first quest completion and plan out your next combat tactics on it or use it to bring just the right look to your favorite room in the house!
    • Want to build a full-blown war room? We've got you covered there too, choose to unlock one, two, or all three of the realm Frontier Map trophies!
    • Or maybe some extra realm point and bounty point potions are more your speed? Need Loyalty Cloak credit? We got you!
    • Check out the Royal Cartographers full suite of choices in-game!
    • Enjoy a 25% extra realm point bonus (on top of the existing 50% bonuses currently active) in the areas of Pennine Mountains, Jamtland Mountains, and Emain Macha! 

  • The Trophy event will last until January 19th, 2023.



Live Server Downtime on Tuesday December 13th, 2022

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Update: 09:45 EDT /  15:45 CET : Live Servers are back up! 

All live servers will be coming down Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 at 05:45AM EDT / 11:45AM CET for scheduled maintenance. 

Downtime is expected to be approximately 7 hours. We will provide notification as to when live servers are back up. 

Thank you!

Midwinter Festival Event Returns

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  • Bounty points are yours if you can once more assist the surly Festival Steward and the friendly Cargomaster!
  • Realm point, experience, and crafting bonuses extended!
  • Traveling Merchants stay extended!
  • Merlof and yuletide hats return to our MTX store!
  • The Frozen Medal of Honor and Frozen Cloaks of Midwinter are once again available!
  • Battleground Presents are there to be gathered and are now uncapped!
  • The Frozen Cavern instance makes its return, with new weapons in the most challenging dungeon!
  • The Twelve Days of Midwinter gifts are being wrapped!
  • Enjoy a stroll through housing to see the wreath and candle-adorned doors and windows backlighting the lovely decorations and layouts of your fellow realm-mates!

The Midwinter celebrations will start today and run until January 11th, 2023.
The 12 days of Midwinter event will begin on Wednesday, December 21st!


Read on for more details!


Realm Bonuses Extended


On Ywain:
  • 50% bonus to RP gain from RvR kills
  • 50% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic and shrouded isles zones and dungeons
On Gaheris:
  • 50% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic and shrouded isles zones and dungeons
  • 50% 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
     

Mithril Shop 




 
Our Event Shop is back for the season with cool items!
  • Get into the spirit of the season with our Yule Hat!
  • Welcome back Merlof, your frosty waddling friend!
  • Complete the Roaming with Friends quest for a feathery surprise!
  • Three Midwinter consignment merchants have been added to let you sell your wares with a festive flair!
Note: these items are seasonal and will no longer be purchasable once the Midwinter event ends (but will still be usable if you have them!)


Midwinter Festival Event

The days grow short, a chill is in the air, and warm fires glow in our homes. The Midwinter Festival has come once again to the Realms! Visit the festival grounds to take part in the festivities and challenges.

  • Level 50 characters can complete the following quest for the duration of the event:
    • Visit your realm's Cargomaster at the Caer Benowyc, Bledmeer Faste, or Dun Crauchon docks to obtain the repeatable '[Midwinter] Roll On' quest!
  • Vanity pets. a stylish Yuletide hat, and Consignment Merchants are available in the Event Shop in each realm's capital city!
    • Celebrate Midwinter in style with the Yuletide hat!
    • Melt your heart with Merlof's goofy gait!
    • Nothing can beat a trusty owl to guide you and none's wiser than Athena!
      • Players who complete the [Daily] Roaming with Friends quest just once from now until the end of Midwinter Festival will earn this wise companion for free!
    • Three vendors have stepped up to serve as consignment merchants.
      • No longer limiting his reach to just the lands of Hibernia, Jack Frost seeks to spread his influence through the Market Boards.
      • After his successful debut last year, Merlof's ambitions have only grown, and now he wishes to help you sell your wares.
      • After years of practice, a Theurgist has successfully managed to teach one of his ice pets the basics of economics, and now is willing to lend you its services.

Olibar, the Midwinter Tomte, will be paying frequent visits to Castle Sauvage, Svasud Faste, and Druim Ligen seeking assistance. He seems to have lost some Midwinter presents throughout the battlegrounds. Speak to him if you wish to assist him. Players on Gaheris between the levels of 35 to 49 can speak to him to receive a special Frontier Gift Retrieval quest instead.
  • Olibar's Gift Retrieval quests can now be done an unlimited amount of times!
Santa Nicholas, Lucia of the Light, and Jack Frost will arrive with gifts for the people of the realms, but there’s been a bit of a crisis: their presents were hijacked and are now in the possession of dangerous enemies.  They will offer the Saving Midwinter quest to all adventurers level 48 and above. Save Midwinter and earn a Frozen Cloak of Midwinter and a Frozen Medal of Honor! Visit them at the Winter Villages outside of Ludlow, Ardee, and Vasudheim.


In Albion, Clara sets up a giant tree at the festival tents. Speak with her for information on obtaining an appropriately-sized one for your own home or yard (Note: this quest has been changed). Nearby, Sister Samantha is collecting toys for the children of Albion. She offers some fine holiday greenery as a reward to those generous souls who answer her call.


 
In Midgard, Kevin somehow manages to decorate a tree all for himself. Ask him about it and he may give you a few pointers regarding your own arboreal home decorating (Note: this quest has been changed). The Gythja of Frigg is taking donations of toys from passers-by and granting them wreaths and garlands in return.


In Hibernia, the rather small elf Noelle brings her tree to the festival grounds. She will help you start your own holiday tradition if you want one of your own (Note: this quest has been changed). Matron Elleweh is looking for assistance in gathering gifts for the children of Hibernia, with a promise of some festive decorations in return.


The Trinkets for Tots quest is available for all levels.

The Midwinter Tree quests start at level 35, however rumor has it that there may be a more advanced challenge to follow for those of level 48 and up.



Frozen Cavern Event

  • Venture to the Frozen Cavern and test yourself against the chill... and its cunning inhabitant: Jack Frost!
  • Visit Njord in the following locations to enter the instance of your choice:
    • Albion: near Merlin's Tower in Camelot
    • Midgard: near the Burial Grounds in Jordheim
    • Hibernia: near the Chamber of Magic in Tir na Nog
  • Two modes exist for this instance: Normal and Challenging
    • The Normal mode has a chance to drop 1 of the following rewards:
      • Frozen chestpieces
      • Frozen and other mythirians
      • Infernal sleeves
      • Darkness Falls jewelry
      • New Extended potions
    • The Challenging mode has a chance to drop 1 of the following rewards:
      • Frozen weapons - including 5 new weapons!
      • Frozen chestpieces
      • Frozen mythirians only
      • Darkness Falls jewelry
      • New Extended potions
      • In addition to having a chance at the weapons, the chance at the mythirians and darkness falls jewelry is much higher. The chest piece chance is the same in both modes.
  • Loot no longer drops directly from Jack Frost, instead a loot chest is spawned when he is defeated.
    • Players can interact with the chest and receive 1 guaranteed reward per day but can still participate in the instance as many times as desired.
    • This chest will despawn after 20 seconds, so be sure to grab your loot quickly!


Traveling Merchants

 


Traveling Merchants will remain for the event duration. Players can find the merchants at the below locations. Happy Shopping!

In Albion: Just outside of gates of Castle Sauvage in Camelot Hills
In Midgard: Just outside of Svasud Faste in the Vale of Mularn
In Hibernia: Just outside of Druim Ligen in Connacht



Twelve Days of Midwinter

 


On the first day of Midwinter, Broadsword gave to me...
 

  • Login to the game and visit the following NPCs to receive a special reward each day!
    • Albion: Santa Nicholas in Castle Sauvage
    • Midgard: Kris Kringle in Svasud Faste
    • Hibernia: Daidi na Nollag in Druim Ligen
  • Speak with the above NPCs to reveal your reward for each day.
    • Each day's reward will be revealed around 5:30 AM EST / 10:30 AM GMT and last the remainder of that day.
    • If you miss a day, you will be able to catch up and receive the missed rewards by visiting the NPC on subsequent days.
      • This means if you simply login on the twelfth day, you'll receive all 12 rewards!
        • Make sure you have room in your inventory!
  • These rewards are limited to level 50, Veteran (subscribed) account characters and can only be obtained once per character.
  • This event will run from Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 for the next twelve days, with the last day being January 1st, 2023!


Midwinter celebrations will start today and run until January 11th, 2023.
The 12 days of Midwinter event will begin on Wednesday, December 21st!


A Happy Midwinter to all from the Dark Age of Camelot team, and we’ll see you in the Frontiers!

12 Days of Midwinter

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Midwinter Gifts are here!! 

Visit the following NPC's to receive a special gift each day:
  • Albion: Santa Nicholas in Castle Sauvage
  • Midgard: Kris Kringle in Svasud Faste
  • Hibernia: Daidi na Nollag in Druim Ligen

The gift list has changed a little this year, with some gifts moved around to different days and one replaced with a new item (or items!) :)
Should you wait until the last day, day 12, to collect, you will need 26 spaces in your inventory!

This event will run from today Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 for the next twelve days, with the last day being January 1st, 2023!

Cathal Valley BG Weekend

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Grab your 50's and get ready for some battleground action!

Cathal Valley is open to all toons from now until Monday, January 9th. Please note, the current 50% bonus RP in NF will carry into Cathal Valley for the event!




Porters will be added to the border keeps mainland side.

Enjoy the weekend, and see you in Cathal Valley! :)

A Ghostly Incursion...

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With the Royal Cartographer now content in his craft, the ghostly champions of the realms make their return!
 
  • The Map Trophy event is now over.
  • Any remaining Map Fragments will be removed upon login.
  • The Ghost Keep event has begun and will last until February 21st!
  • RvR bonuses will remain through the duration of the Ghost Keep event!
  • A new quest has been added to this event, with new rewards!


           


Ghost Keep Event


  • Members of each realm should make haste to their ghostly ambassador to strengthen their realm's cause:
    • Albion - See the Ancient Paladin in the Catterick Hamlet relic town
    • Midgard - See the Ancient Thane in the Godrborg relic town
    • Hibernia - See the Ancient Champion in the Crair Treflan relic town
  • Players should ask the 'Ancient' NPCs for a [progress] report to be directed to the current task at hand.
    • These NPCs offer two quests during the 'supply' phase of the event that can only be obtained and completed during that phase.
    • Once a ghost keep has been triggered by a realm, the 'supply' phase ends for all three realms and these NPCs will direct players to defend or attack the appropriate ghostly keep lord!
    • Be sure to visit this NPC at each phase to ensure you pick up any available quests.
  • Earn extra realm and bounty points for completing the tasks throughout each phase of the event!
  • A successfully summoned ghostly keep lord will offer the Ring of the Summoned reward, along with a quest for the Ghostly Medal of Valor!
    • Please note that players who have already completed the Ring of the Summoned quest can obtain another one or exchange their existing one for another at the ghostly keep lord.
    • Players who obtained the Ghostly Medal of Valor last year can obtain one more with this event.
  • The Dynamic Keep Channelers at Caer Berkstead, Nottmoor Faste, and Dun Crimthainn that can teleport players into the inner keep of their respective keeps make their return for the event.
    • The channelers will spawn when their Ghost Keep Lord is active AND the keep is actively under siege (flames on the realmwar map).
  • For more in-depth information, our handy guide explains the phases of this event in detail!
  • The Ghost Keep event will be available until February 21st, 2023.


 


Tournament Statues and Winners Table

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Congrats to all the winners of our King's Tournament during Dark Age of Camelot's 21st year anniversary!

Statues for those who finished in first place are now ingame in the capital cities.



Previous winner statues have been moved to new locations within the capital cities. In addition, statue winners, including previous tournament statue winners, will also get a copy of their statue placed by their home ingame! We'll be in touch with each of these winners on placement in due course.

Game time and Mithril rewards for the top 10 winners of our 21st anniversary tournament have been now been given out, and the full list of winners are below (with duplicated placed players adjusted to their highest placed position only).

We apologize for the delay with the exclusive item skin reward, but be assured, they are on the way!


 

Winners Tables



Keeps Captured

# Albion # Hibernia # Midgard
1 Xuuu 1 Prissymistress 1 Oomzer
2 Itaintme 2 Fourpoints 2 Vergibtnix
3 Feroxsvx 3 Variance 3 Nagamsaki
4 Nursesharkk 4 Herorius 4 Pillagerrrr
5 Sjnnnnn 5 Dhaulagiri 5 Ozeydid
6 Diemonde 6 Herinho 6 Mamuusa
7 Ethayld 7 Maerysuh 7 Narkomedforte
8 Baby 8 Agroasch 8 Emberz
9 Georgejab 9 Pahote 9 Thorna
10 Necroberloch 10 Devildot 10 Cokktailz


Solo Kills

# Albion # Hibernia # Midgard
1 Assassi 1 Mham 1 Petsmartsupplies
2 Searil 2 Naitsheid 2 Nocturnalz
3 Metaxxx 3 Valekym 3 Swiifi
4 Bumbles 4 Fuzzyyknuckle 4 Blittle
5 Xyonx 5 Onebuud 5 Cordial
6 Infitrattore 6 Vibing 6 Amurr
7 Tpynuk 7 Twobetterthanone 7 Basiko
8 Ampradium 8 Klockt 8 Calibrexie
9 Broutous 9 Condensation 9 Xevin
10 Schnttzi 10 Umodian 10 Uthegentel


Skill Index
 
# Albion # Hibernia # Midgard
1 Barbaa 1 Dwalami 1 Leetsongs
2 Irctrashh 2 Patarz 2 Gavaii
3 Divoxzyna 3 Filxer 3 Mjollnirrr
4 Sohmuchdamage 4 Cheylon 4 Eyepatchornodwurf
5 Yama 5 Sislor 5 Lapiinlotta
6 Spiritguy 6 Shearpleasuree 6 Mungmaster
7 Zikky 7 Biccci 7 Gaenvannn
8 Kappitalist 8 Kryptonitee 8 Coolsheals
9 Bamablap 9 Melieda 9 Kimie
10 Ayahdel 10 Oxinatorz 10 Henthealbotting


Congrats again to all the winners! :)



Leirvik Battleground Weekend & Statue Quests

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Get your 50's ready for a return to the watery lands of Leirvik!

This coming Friday, February 3rd, 2023, will see Leirvik open to all players until Monday, February 6th, 2023. Please note, the current 50% bonus RP in NF will carry into Leirvik for the event.




King's Tournament Statue Quests

Three new statue quests have been added in each realm, asking players to pay homage to the latest King’s RvR Tournament winners!

In Albion, players should visit each of the following statues in Camelot:
  • Statue of Barbaa, Challenger
  • Statue of Assassi, Vanquisher
  • Statue of Xuuu, Victor

In Midgard, players should visit each of the following statues in Jordheim:
  • Statue of Leetsongs, Challenger
  • Statue of Petsmartsupplies, Vanquisher
  • Statue of Oomzer, Victor

In Hibernia, players should visit each of the following statues in Tir na Nog:
  • Statue of Dwalami, Challenger
  • Statue of Mahm, Vanquisher
  • Statue of Prissymistress, Victor

Valentine's Day Event and Caledonia Catch Up Dates!

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Love is in the air as we celebrate the return of our Valentine's Day event and announce the next Catch Up in Caledonia event!
 
Valentine's event will run from Monday, February 13th, until Monday February 20th


 

Valentine's Day Event 


  • A Matter of the Heart: This quest will give players of all realms the chance find the imp, Russel, located mainland side of Castle Sauvage/Druim Ligen/Svasud Faste. He's ready to offer some interesting tasks from the local imp's union in return for a Lawn Cupid trophy, experience and coin. Don't forget to speak to Lady Payne and earn your ROG Valentine's Ring or Bracer too!
    • ​Whitman will only continue to drop his One-Time-Drop Valentine's Day Present reward to characters who have not completed the quest: [OTD] Valentine's Day Present.
  • Keeping Company: This quest will be offered to characters level 45 and above and will have a unique challenge for players in Albion, Midgard and Hibernia.  As a reward, players will receive a Tiny Compatriot Crate, experience and coin. Visit Lailen in Jordheim, Pondar Cully in Camelot, and Harris MacCullogh in Tir na Nog to start the quest.
  • Valentine's Traditions: These quests will offer three old style quests which were part of the original Dark Age of Camelot Valentine's Day content. Players will be able to complete the quest up to eight times, which is based on the number of times the original quest has been issued online.  Players will be rewarded with a Hearts Cloak, Heart-Shaped Box, experience and coin. Visit  Rumdor in Mag Mell, Hrolf in Mularn, or Sir Prescott in Camelot Hills to start the quest.


Note: players will need to repatch their client to embrace the love in RvR!


Catch Up in Caledonia Event


Our Catch Up in Caledonia event will return to Caledonia on Monday, March 6th at 3PM EST / 9PM CET, and run until Monday, March 13th at 3PM EST / 9PM CET.

This event will follow the same format as our previous event with the following level caps in place for all characters, increasing as follows every 24 hours:
  • Day 1 (Monday): Level 19 maximum
  • Day 2 (Tuesday): Level 29
  • Day 3 (Wednesday): Level 39
  • Day 4 (Thursday) : Level 49
  • Days 5-7 (Fri-Mon): Level 50

Catch Up in Caledonia Returns!

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Have you or your friends been thinking of coming back to Dark Age of Camelot? Or are you a veteran player just looking for a change of pace!? Now is a great time to return home to DAoC!

Our 7th Catch Up In Caledonia event begins today, Monday, March 6th at 3 PM EST / 9 PM CET!

Read on for the full details!

What is Catch Up in Caledonia?


It's a way to start fresh and rapidly progress to the end-game with players around your level!

The 7-day long event that will take place entirely in the Realm vs Realm-enabled Caledonia battleground zone.

Players will start at level 1 and rapidly progress to level 50 all while earning gear, master levels, champion levels, and realm ranks along the way!

By event's end participants will be ready to compete in the Frontier!



When does the event start and end?


The event starts precisely at 3 PM EST / 9 PM CET on Monday, March 6th a nd will end at 3 PM EST / 9 PM CET time on Monday, November 13th.



How does the event work?


  • For the first 4 days of the event, newly created level 1 characters will be automatically zoned into the Caledonia battleground where they will vie for control against the enemy realms!
    • This will be the ONLY way to get inside the battleground zone. Once inside, characters can voluntarily leave but CANNOT return!
    • All monsters, center-keep guards, and siege weapons are removed for the event. The only way to progress is by defeating realm enemies in battle and completing the related quests.
    • Charm-pet classes will be able to create a pet to charm at their realm's portal keep.
  • ​At 3 PM EST / 9 PM CET on Friday, March 10th, character starting locations will reset to their default zones and no new characters will be able to join the event. Everyone still inside Caledonia will be able to continue progressing for the remainder of the event's duration.
  • Experience, bounty, and realm point bonuses will be granted to both free and subscribed accounts in the battleground to help them progress!
  • Earn bounty points for completing quests and defeating enemy realm players and use them to purchase level-appropriate gear as you strive to 50 and then master and champion levels!
  • All characters will begin and remain in the same Caledonia zone for the entirety of the event.
    • The following level caps will be in place for all characters in Caledonia and will increase as follows every 24 hours:
      • Day 1 (Monday): Level 19 maximum
      • Day 2 (Tuesday): Level 29 
      • Day 3 (Wednesday): Level 39 
      • Day 4 (Thursday) : Level 49
      • Days 5-7 (Fri-Mon): Level 50
    • Characters that reach the day's level cap will still be able to earn realm and bounty points.
  • Characters that are 5 levels or more below the day's level cap will receive the Caledonia Boost buff.
    • This buff greatly increases the damage dealt and greatly reduces damage received from characters that do not have the buff (higher level characters)!
    • Characters with the Caledonia Boost buff active will also DOUBLE the XP and BP rewards for themselves and their group!
    • When the level cap reaches 49 the buff will be given out to characters 3 or more levels under the cap.
  • Overwhelming Force system:
    • There is no overwhelming force enabled for this current event.


How far will I be able to progress?


Players that start at the beginning of the event should be able to reach level 50, Champion level 15, Master level 10, and Realm Rank 5+ with the potential to earn much higher realm ranks! Characters will also be able to earn enough bounty points to not only obtain gear as they progress towards level 50 but also to use for end-game gear via Bountycrafting after reaching level 50!


We'll see you on the battlefields of Caledonia!

 

Live Server Downtime on Tuesday March 14th, 2023

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Update : 10:15AM EDT / 15:15 CET - All live servers are back online! Thank you!

All live servers will be coming down Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 at 05:45AM EDT / 10:45AM CET for scheduled maintenance. 

Downtime is expected to be approximately 7 hours. We will provide notification as to when live servers are back up. 

Thank you!

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