I think a lot of people reading this post are forgetting how hard it is to take a level 10 keep! This isn't genesis people - keeps are going to be traded like candy.

This new system looks wonderful and will really lead to some exciting fights and give the game a bigger sense of strategy!

do champions get determination?

do berserkers get dodger realm ability

do savages get dodger??


can champions kill anyone or are they a joke?

do valewalkers get dodger or determination?

cheese01551 wrote:do champions get determination?

no

cheese01551 wrote:do berserkers get dodger realm ability

yes

cheese01551 wrote:do savages get dodger??

yes

cheese01551 wrote:can champions kill anyone or are they a joke?

no no

cheese01551 wrote:do valewalkers get dodger or determination?

yes no

Will name reclaiming work for Open Beta? Or just for live?

Can any staff member comment on that?

shade wrote:Will name reclaiming work for Open Beta? Or just for live?

Can any staff member comment on that?

It might be tested at some point, whether it will be active throughout the beta we don't know yet.

Top wrote:

Raifs wrote:When you have all 3 relics, are fighting in the zone of your guild keep and your realm owns 5 enemy keeps you can get a 40% damage bonus I believe.

When your realm owns all 14 opposing keeps. (+14%)

Your guild owns a level 5 keep. (+10%)

You're fighting at your keep. (+15%)

And you got all relics (+20%)

= 59% damage bonus

It's totally crazy and will for sure provide some unpredictable results / tactics.

fremster wrote:

Top wrote:When your realm owns all 14 opposing keeps. (+14%)

Your guild owns a level 5 keep. (+10%)

You're fighting at your keep. (+15%)

And you got all relics (+20%)

= 59% damage bonus

It's totally crazy and will for sure provide some unpredictable results / tactics.

Sources report the following guild has been formed to exploit this...or as you say, 'tactics'

<Fork Patrol>

Guild Mission:

Maintain full time control of DC and patrol the crossroad at all times.

Anyone who enters the crossroads in Emain will be flagged as an intruder and swift justice will come crashing down upon them....aided by the damage bonus provided by DC

No complains about cross realming please
I can't see anyone logging different realm because of that
One realm has relics.everyone loggs that realm. Getting keeps easily because of numbers.wow

If a realm (guild) achieves that %59 damage add, that would truely be awesome but impossible to sustain for a lengthy period of time. I can see this formula inviting great carnage to the realm that achieves the %54 (aside for the guild(s) that has the %5 bonus... I like this. Would the realm go "Aw, shucks, we can't 8v8!" <moan> and <groan> as you wish. No, they would be compelled to join in the realm activity of achieving a greater balance before going back to 8v8. Or....they could continue to 8v8 at a <moan> and <groan> disadvantage.

I like it! It's awesome!

Why didn't DAOC do this years ago or even now on live?

jeff_daoj wrote:I think a lot of people reading this post are forgetting how hard it is to take a level 10 keep! This isn't genesis people - keeps are going to be traded like candy.

This new system looks wonderful and will really lead to some exciting fights and give the game a bigger sense of strategy!

Very expensive to level 10 a keep.

Sinno wrote:If a realm (guild) achieves that %59 damage add, that would truely be awesome but impossible to sustain for a lengthy period of time. I can see this formula inviting great carnage to the realm that achieves the %54 (aside for the guild(s) that has the %5 bonus... I like this. Would the realm go "Aw, shucks, we can't 8v8!" <moan> and <groan> as you wish. No, they would be compelled to join in the realm activity of achieving a greater balance before going back to 8v8. Or....they could continue to 8v8 at a <moan> and <groan> disadvantage.

I like it! It's awesome!

Why didn't DAOC do this years ago or even now on live?

This is live like @ patch 1.65

Anyone have a idea on the realm pops whether they will be equal?

nVi7a wrote:Anyone have a idea on the realm pops whether they will be equal?

It's looking like HIb and Mid will be about equal and Alb being underpopulated.

Think thats mostly for the 8vs8 groups. My guess is that alb will have plenty people. Many people don't care what realm has better ra or is more comfortable in 8vs8. And they just play and aren't really forum active.

yeah, 8 mans are a drop in the bucket