DAoC, Worth Playing?Follow

I played Daoc quite alot off an on for a year or so left twice an in end got sick of it... the game is great as far as it goes.. but its ruined now with all the bots.. in old days it was realy great fun now though u have every lvl maxed otu in the best armor with a lvl 50 bot to buff them into next week.. so if you dont have two computers good luck cos you wotn stand a chance in hell of doign anything in rvr.

But if you jsut want to ahve fun then try it out.. it is as i said a fun game.. perosnaly stay away form mids as far as you can.. that realm is woefull.. the classes are boring an bugged to hell or jsut flatout weak.... Albion is ok.. but again the only class thats actualy fun is the sorc (luv giants for pets)... treehuggers are alot of fun.. there classes are cool.. an the palce looks liek a paint can exploded on it... very colorfull.

but again... its all bots now.

DAoC is a great game. it alows for loads of customization, but does have 1 large draw back.

lack of players = hard to get groups sub 35. that is not a huge deal as a lot of classes solo extreemly well, and all classes can solo somewhat.

the graphics vs system load is awsome. unbeatable graphics and almost no major load on a gaming system. little load on a workstation with enough ram to compensate and it is still not very laggy even with 100+rvr fights.

if you can get in a good guild/alliance, then you will find the game that much more enjoyable, at least i do. if i were without a guild, id go nuts as i end up solo quite often as im still only 30th, but even so i enjoy the game. always killing in a new area and finding out new places to go and see and do things.

very fun game.

"lack of players = hard to get groups sub 35. that is not a huge deal as a lot of classes solo extreemly well, and all classes can solo somewhat."

It depends on what realm and server you play on. Some servers have a higher population than others. As for it being all bots now, it depends on your class and playstyle. It's really not all about bots unless you play certain classes.

Overall, yes I would say DAoC is worth playing, very solid game. Of course it has it's drawbacks, but everygame does, especially a game that is always evolving. If you roll on hib/igraine let me know.

The game is well worth playing -- but at this point with thr whole /level 20 thing, 50 caste, and lack of payers on all servers but Lancelot, Merlin, and Gwen -- it will be tough to get started.
Like FFXI -- Daoc can get into the grind -- vene rvr gets to be the same thing all the time -- and thanks to TOA there is alot less of it these days.

The best thing though you will find coming from ffxi is that the community is daoc is great -- I found they tend to be mmuch older, more talkative and insanely generous.

The only regret i have about playing daoc for such a long time -- i have quit basically for the last few montsh for ffxi -- it has ceased to be as decent a game it was over the last summer before SW: Galaxies was released -- back in the summer of 2003 when i started it was hopping, great guilds, lots of rvr action, filled battlegrounds and a great, great sense of community. Housing, TOA and /level 20 has killed that.

Well, firstly I would like to say, that in general, i agree with most of what has been said so far in this 'thread'.....with a couple of exceptions/additions.
DAOC is a very good game, but has some key limitations, or problems as I see it.
I have played, or am playing DAOC, FFXI, StarWars Galaxies, the Beta of Lineage 2, and Shadowbane...so I have a little experience in mmorpg's.
The biggest (by far) limitation I saw with DAOC was the rampant, and growing use of 'buff bots' by many players. This practice puts any player not willing to purchase 2 accounts at a serious disadvantage during RvR contests. The RvR arena is full of players buffed to the 'T', and if your character is not....forget about it!! The realm vs realm aspect is one of the finest points of this game, and these bots have unbalanced play by a large amount. Rumors of limiting the range of these bots, and other possible 'handicaps' would be great, if they come about. This factor, more than any other, drove me away from the game. It is too bad really, as I am now mainly playing FFXI, and miss the player vs player a fair bit.
Other points I found somewhat less than satisfying were the limited types of armor and character types/options, that consequently led to many, many players looking exactly alike. The ability to dye equipment, and use of guild colors offset this somewhat...but not nearly enough in my opinion. There is a need for more options in regards to 'armouring' your character.
Finally, I was somewhat less than satisfied with the crafting aspect. It was simple, (not a bad point) but it proved very frustrating when out of 10 attempts, a person would fail 8 times...after succesfully making the item already. It lacks a realistic flavor as far as I am concerned...would prefer more successes, with perhaps longer 'build' time. BUT, this is opinion only...the system does work.
So, there you have it...my '2 cents' on the game. I have focused on what i felt were the negative aspects, as I feel these are the points that will help you decide on whether or not this is the game for you. Hope it helps in some small way.

If want to see what DAoC looks like can do a search on google image get lots of stuff. Or Allakhazam has lots of screenshots can get to on the top of the home page.
Oh and if decide to play Mordred get a hold of me. I have a 50 hunter named Iamevos and a 50 Thuergist named Saangreal.

i have played FFXI. it is very nece at first...but gets boring very fast. soling in FFXi blows. i have easily sat for an hour and a half waiting for a good group. it gets very repititious and the pvp is like rugby

You're absolutely right about having to run 2 computers to even have a chance of surviving in RVR. Though, I'm EXTREMELY confused about how you said Mid is weak compared to Alb or Hib. Perhaps this is simply a difference in perception of servers, but where I'm from (BORS) Mid rules the world. In fact, they rule so much that if I ever see the hibs army clashing with the mids, I don't even CARE which mob is easiest to be taken down of the two. I simply go after the weakest mid class available, beacuse I KNOW that any one of those classes are fully capable of owning me in an alb second. Call me gimped, they're way the hell too over-powered.

Jafeth
50 Inf

Damn good post bro. /agree with just about all of what you said.

Jafeth
50 Inf

Anyone who doesn't think DAOC is the best MMORPG out right now has little experience with MMO games and even less experience in programming. The single, most important aspect of any game is it's user friendlyness. Nobody wants to play a game full of uncontrollable glitches and frustrating interfaces. DAOC allows players to play the game the way it was meant to be played, instead of playing "in theory." In theory, city sieging in Shadow Bane should be loads of fun, but it ain't! In theory, characters in FFXI should be able to solo, but they can't! In theory, EQ should be a good game, but... Bottom line, DAOC is fun, always. RvR is fun, and if you get sick of that go do a solo quest, and if that get's boring go find an exp group. Everyone should stop complaining and just play DAOC. Resistance is futile!

Wait for EQ2. Compared to FFXI, the DAoC graphics engine is dated and there isn't a whole lot of PvE content for any realm. They have 3 different realms in DAoC and as a result only about 1/3 the game content each one needs. Play and have fun for a little while but you probably won't get addicted to this game.

I've played EQ over 4 years, DAoC a few times over the past 3 years, Star Wars Galaxies since beta, WW2 Online, Anarchy Online and probably a few other MMORPG's I've forgotten already. EQ, even with all its faults, probably got the experience of being in a rich fantasy environment filled with other people down better than any other MMO game. The easy to use chat system and game mechanics that forced player cooperation were largely responsible for that experience but there's obviously more to it than just that.

Anyway, I wouldn't recommend EQ today. SWG for all the money they spent just didn't get it right, I bet you'll be bored in a month. Play DAoC for awhile if you got some time to kill but if you're on a budget save your $$ for EQ2.

Quote"DAOC is a nice game.
I played DAOC, SWG, Ryzom and Lineage II so far but all the games have the same problems. You spend a lot of time and money in a threadmill to increase the level of your character, but when you reached the highest level it becomes boring. There are no more real threats and then with every Add On you can get some new weapons or better skills, but this are all corrections to your char.
I heard of game called Mourning. I kept an eye on that game for one year. This game is based on a bloodline system, so you will have children you can play when your character gets old.
The whole game is based on roleplaying and not on PVE. You will have a real PVP enviroment with countries, guilds, orders and alliances.
If you want to know more, you can ask me or look at the homepage www.realmsofkrel.com

see ya :)

thank you for your post, i have played some of the above and add Shadowbane to my list. I have been looking for a new game and while DAoC sounds interesting its an established game,I am going to look into www.realmsofkrel.com since its a brand new game, i like that.I will get back with any questions i have
slynx

hehe wait for eq2. hmm its somthing to think about since according to the comperasion they made with wow and used both on like computers (wich were top of the line) eq2 had slowdown when tossed at mex setting, and this was beta with few people playing it( cpus had a really good gf, 1 gig of ram and best pent out there), while WOW could be played with max setting without any hint of slowdown with alot of people around.

While EQ2 has a realy good grafics engine, that alone does not make a game, FFXI till now was one of the most prettiest games out there, this game you needa high end computer to see how beautiful it can really be.
What makes a game is content. FFxi is a watered down mmo with very few options. I plyed the game since release till june of 2004 Why I was a fan of the ff games. While the game has a good jobline and the ability to sub another job and change main jobs on the fly, in order to party and get good exp you cannot gimp yourself like being a pladin/monk since you will be able to gain aggro.
That brings up another weakness of ffxi. I perfer to call it FFxibully since you can only take one enemy at a time that takes 6 people to kill (if not all get killed by a suicide goblin) Solo is only for beastmasters who still depend on using a mob to weaken the enemy to finish it off. This game gives you a feeling of weakness since your all powerful darkknight cannot solo a decent challange worker crawler.
Crafing can be a pain and like said before ur gonna invest tons of money into it. items in the auction house (nice featrue) are overpriced if not manipulated by the japanese who had the game before us.
If your not a whm, redmage , pld, ninja or war your gonna be with your seeking a group flag up for a long time . sometimes hours and then by the time you get into a group you have a high chance that to does not work. you are forced to have a pld,ninja or war in the party, a whm and redmage are a must infact obligated inlater lvs (bards too but they are rare) this leaves little room for all the other jobs out there thus OBLIGATING you to get into a static party at lv 50. This means your forced to play with the same people(which is cool) and the same jobs till you hit lv cap.
Quests are like any game out there, except you really need to be of a high lv to do them, and rarely you can solo them.

However, I also played daoc, since i was used to ffxi i decided to choose the co-op server. This game has tons of customization yes in other servers there are bots (which really are characters who are lv 50 not cheat bots like the fishing bot in ffxi) that only affect rvr. in the co-op server there is no need for them and sieges are pve. This game makes you feel your character is strong and lives up to their name.
Having a shar with a hero class and managing to take down enemies which con higher than you is satisfying. Group battles are not 6 vs 1 you can have up to 4 mobs on your party thus you just dont stand next to a enemy and watch him swing while you ready a skillchain with a friend or a magicbrust. your contantly moving hearing clerics call for help and taunting the mob to you it gets fun that way. Quest can be soloed (heck even a druic (hibs healing class) can even solo effectivly. content is abundant.

But these to games have the same thing in commong, grinding.

I prefer Daoc over ffxi anytime, however Eq2 and WOW are comming, so far WOW draws my attention since it has many aspect that daoc has plus the quest system is far better and the crafting system. and for what i got of a computer i know it will run smoothly.

EQ2 has prob a better grafics engine than wow, however a high end cpus gonna be needed to run it at full blast. that aside it has many races and prob more classes than wow. But for me its the content that governs, if its a blast to play, not to look at. Heck ffxi blows daoc in the grafic department but daoc is a better game to play.
Im keeping a eye on both eq2 and wow, and of course i am checking what betaplayers have to say about the games. since both games are not done (beta duh) nobody can tell which one will be a fun game to play or which has more content to keep the players paying that monthly fee.

Now to the Poster of this thread. Daoc is a very good game, try the co-op server since it will be in a pve enviroment you can duel though. groupings no prob since all realms can group with eachother and theres always a lv 50 person who has a toon your lv.