DAOC: Uthgard Revamp

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Latest post from one of the main Devs working on Uthgard 2.0:

We aren't able to have a strict schedule forcing developers to code X hours a week, so we can't really make estimates based on how long the first 1000 characters of code took.

Our spare time varies, which makes one estimate of release date look impossible to reach one week and easy to reach in another.

We will give you an estimate of a release date when we are certain we can deliver at that date. This estimate of a release date will be posted in our news section.

[Temig]

Glad I caught this post. DAoC has been the one MMO that I didn't play that I always wish I had so this sounds like a great opportunity to finally do so. Top 3 class picks would be Druid, Bard, or Mentalist, and seeing as how Druids seem to be in high demand based on the reading I've done, that's probably the route I'll end up going.

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Originally Posted by Temig [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Glad I caught this post. DAoC has been the one MMO that I didn't play that I always wish I had so this sounds like a great opportunity to finally do so. Top 3 class picks would be Druid, Bard, or Mentalist, and seeing as how Druids seem to be in high demand based on the reading I've done, that's probably the route I'll end up going.

Great to have another support member for our group! Though as a first-time player, I'd strongly advise you to take a look at the different spec lines (check the links in the first post) - cause in this game you have to decide between them, you can't have them all like in EQ, and depending on the spec lines you go with, you can end up with alot of different spells than other Druids/Bards/Ments.

I suppose I should mention the Guild system here while I'm at it... When you create a new character on Uthgard, you'll automatically be tagged under the (in Hibernia's case) <Tir na Nog Adventurers> guild, before we actually make our own.

I think it'd be best if we all stay tagged in that "noob guild" until level 10 or so, as it will make finding XP groups, meeting new people - and making new friends, a whole lot easier, especially for those of you playing the game for the very first time. Every guild in DAoC can have it's own unique emblem, with a special pattern which can be worn on our cloaks and shields, as well as any keeps we claim for the guild in PvP. However, there is a level 20 requirement before we are able to actually wear our emblems, to do so just find the <Guild Emblemer> NPC in each main city of the realm.

There's also a price to form a guild and create the emblem, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Maybe we'll make a guild right off the bat, depending on how many players we have on at the same time, we may have to make a new list of names so we know who's who, if our ingame char names are different from our forum names.

[Weekapaug]

Getting pretty stoked for this.

Wonder if they will be able to get it done this year or if we are looking at next year sometime.

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Use this Character Builder (spec planner) to see the kinds of combinations of spells you'd prefer by L50, classes with the [C] prefix are from a later expansion and are not available on Uthgard.

This tool is very useful, even if you just want to see what each class is capable of, my advice is to plan your spec every 10 levels - it will make leveling (and PvP) a whole lot easier. Keep in mind the fact that you get a single line respec (can refund all your training points out of one spec line) at levels 20 and 40, they do not carry over to the next level though, so you either use 'em or lose 'em. So basically you can try speccin in one line, say Light Magic for the casters from 1-20, and if you end up not liking it and want to switch over to say Moon Magic, you can do so at L20. Some ppl choose a certain 'spec' mostly for leveling, and then respec to another 'spec' at L40 which may be better for you in PvP.

There are other ways to respec your 'specs' so it is possible to get your training points back even after L40, using special 'respec stones' which drop off high-end named mobs and raid encounters. These special stones are all tradeable, so even if you cannot obtain them the old fashioned way, you can buy them from other players through the Housing zone's 'Market Explorer', it's basically the DAoC version of EQ's Bazzar.

The Housing 'zone' is quite vast, like it's own realm with 6 maps/zones, there is also a 'Stable Master' taxi you can take to navigate through them so it won't take a whole lot of time to get to where you want to go. We will without a doubt have our own Guild House, but because of the costs involved with building one, it may take a while for us to farm enough money for it. Having our own Guild House comes with the following benefits of it's own; Teleporter NPC, Vault Keeper NPC (your personal vault), House Vault (shared by the entire guild), Vendor NPC, a Bind Stone (this allows us to have TWO bind points, one outside the housing zone and one inside our house, so when you die you can do /release house to respawn directly in our Guild House,) we're also able to put up Tradeskill Apparatus' such as: Forge (weaponcrafting/armorcrafting, Lathe (fletching), Alchemy Table (alchemy/spellcrafting), etc.

In order to build a house, the following is required:

1. a House Lot (300g)
2. The House sizes available: Cottage 1p, House 5p, Villa 10p, Mansion 25p (prices might be different when server comes back)
3. a Porch 500g, for the Consignment Merchant NPC to stand on, which sells any items with prices we can set on it
4. Consignment Merchant 1p
5. Teleporter NPC 100g, Vendor NPC 100g, typical NPCs cost 100g with the exception of a <Healer> which is 1p
6. a Vault Keeper 100g
7. a House Vault 1p (depending on which house we own, we can have anywhere from 1-4 vaults, the cheaper houses only allow 1-2 vaults, the Mansion allows a max of 4.
8. a Bind Stone 1p

The house will have a weekly rent, the amount will depend on the type of house owned, A House can also be decorated, inside and out, which also costs depending on what you want it to look like, it's kind of like Minecraft when it comes to this particular feature.

[backman_66]

Can also set up guild dues (taxes) to automatically take a certain % out of the coin you looted to go toward the guild bank. I would think early on when the guild is fresh, we'll want to put the tax fairly high to get the guild bank at a comfortable level.

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Originally Posted by backman_66 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Can also set up guild dues (taxes) to automatically take a certain % out of the coin you looted to go toward the guild bank. I would think early on when the guild is fresh, we'll want to put the tax fairly high to get the guild bank at a comfortable level.

Yea the max it can be set to is 20%, which isn't even that much - especially at low-mid lvls, but it can accumulate quickly if the guild is really active, not to mention the huge income we'll bring in from RvR!

backman, come on IRC when you get home!

[Rec]

what will come out first, uthgard or teams99

[backman_66]

I'm at work but I'll be on like at midnight CST.

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Here's a good thread I came across from the Uthgard forums, its dedicated to answering ppl's questions regarding PvP (e.g. which classes are hardest to play, which may be more fun, etc.) "RvR ask me anything"