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It's extreme makeover time for Dark Age of Camelot's website, and it's a good thing too. The game launched in late 2001, and while its former web portal wasn't quite GeoCities-awful, let's just say it was time for an update in terms of aesthetics and layout.

The new version of The Herald is leaner, meaner, and much easier to navigate, though it does come with an "under construction" caveat. DAoC producer Stuart Zissu provides users with a brief introduction to the new site via an embedded video on the front page, and he also hints at the long-running title's 10th anniversary celebration currently scheduled for October.

Head to the official website to, er... check out the new official website.

MassivelyDark Age of Camelot launches new website originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>10th-anniversarybiowarebioware-mythicdaocdark-age-of-cameloteaelectronic-artsfantasyheraldmythicMythic-Entertainmentnew-websiterealm-vs-realmrvrstuart-zissutenth-anniversarythe-heraldwebsiteWed, 15 Jun 2011 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The further adventures of Captain Vault and the amazing LotRO!]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/08/26/the-further-adventures-of-captain-vault-and-the-amazing-lotro/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/08/26/the-further-adventures-of-captain-vault-and-the-amazing-lotro/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/08/26/the-further-adventures-of-captain-vault-and-the-amazing-lotro/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

As we barrel toward the September 10th release date of LotRO's Volume III Book 2 update and F2P craziness, Turbine's devs are rushing to cover as many of the changes as possible in their detailed dev diaries.

The first diary covers the changes to the metal-clad captain class, which is receiving an overhaul thanks to player feedback and extensive fine-tuning. Ken Burd explained the rearrangement of two traits lines, Leader of Men and Lead the Charge, which have been reworked into tank and DPS specialties, respectively. Burd also discussed the changes to heralds, standards and armaments.

For everyone else who isn't a captain (and, OK, captains too), games systems engineer Ransroth gushes over the improved vault system. In an attempt to make the vault easier to peruse, Turbine is changing the bank UI to resemble the shared storage UI, which results in an easier-to-read interface. When beta testers responded negatively to the new vault interface, the devs worked to find a solution to mimic the old structure of multiple chests. Vaults 2.0 also come with a number of spiffy tools, such as dynamic filtering, sorting, automatic stack merges, and searches.

Both the captain revamp and the vault improvements are scheduled to hit the servers in a little over two weeks.

MassivelyThe further adventures of Captain Vault and the amazing LotRO! originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>captainclassdev-diarydeveloper-diaryhe-slimed-meheraldken-burdlead-the-chargeleader-of-menlord-of-the-rings-onlinelotroransrothtraitsturbineuivaultvolume-3-book-2volume-iii-book-2Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Dark Age of Camelot overhauls classic drops]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/23/dark-age-of-camelot-overhauls-classic-drops/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/23/dark-age-of-camelot-overhauls-classic-drops/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/23/dark-age-of-camelot-overhauls-classic-drops/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Rejoice, Mythic fans -- the dark days may be over now that there's a new loot sheriff in town! Michael Knudson, a new developer on the Dark Age of Camelot team, is jazzed to share an exciting update to the game. Starting with DAoC's patch 1.104, sections of the Classic World are getting a loot overhaul. Apparently, the loot set long ago by Mythic has been made obsolete due to the improvements handed down by the expansions, and they're looking to fix that.

"It is our intent that these changes will make these items once more desirable to both new and veteran players leveling up through the Classic World," Knudson writes on the Camelot Herald. "Over the coming months, we will be revisiting additional classic world dungeons in a similar fashion with the goal being to breathe new life into other existing dungeons. Additionally, as one more way to sweeten the pot, we have added several new and unique items that will drop from some of the more notable denizens in these respective dungeons."

Stonehenge Barrows in Albion, Spindelhalla in Midgard, and Coruscating Mine in Hibernia are first up for the upgraded loot treatment, with more to follow in successive patches. More yummy loot -- what's not to like? You can check out all the details on the new DAoC itemization in the 1.104 patch notes.

[Via MMOCrunch]

MassivelyDark Age of Camelot overhauls classic drops originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>albioncamelot-heraldclassic-worldcoruscating-minedaocdark-age-of-camelotheraldhibernialoot-overhaulloot-upgrademichael-knudsonmidgardmythicmythic-enMythic-Entertainmentpatch-1.104spindelhallastonehenge-barrowsWed, 23 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Warhammer mod automatically reports tell spammers]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/27/warhammer-mod-automatically-reports-tell-spammers/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/27/warhammer-mod-automatically-reports-tell-spammers/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/27/warhammer-mod-automatically-reports-tell-spammers/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

According to a ticker at the Warhammer Online Herald, Mythic has banned over 4,000 WAR users for gold farming and selling. Now to further the battle, its representatives at the Herald have suggested that players download a third party UI mod called "Spam Me Not" which not only automatically blocks incoming gold seller spam tells, but reports the sender of the tell.

We haven't used the app, so we don't know how well it works. It might block legitimate tells from friends. If you try it out, tell us how that works for you.

The post at the Herald says that the mod is not endorsed by Mythic, although one would think that mentioning it on the official site is at least a tacit endorsement. Mythic did go on to say that players should continue using the game's built-in spam reporting features as well.

MassivelyWarhammer mod automatically reports tell spammers originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ea-mythicgold-farmersgold-sellersheraldmodmythicmythic-entertainmentspamspam-me-notthird-partyuiwarwarhammer-onlineSat, 27 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[DAoC Grab Bag Q&A regarding patch 1.94]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/16/daoc-grab-bag-qanda-regarding-patch-1-94/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/16/daoc-grab-bag-qanda-regarding-patch-1-94/http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/06/16/daoc-grab-bag-qanda-regarding-patch-1-94/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

In this week's Grab Bag for Dark Age of Camelot, we're treated to yet another of what we'd expect from this aptly-named Q&A session from the Herald. The Bearded Wonder and the Balancinator answer eleven questions this time, each with their own focus on what the game has to offer with the upcoming patch 1.94.

One interesting question centers around rest XP, and how certain locations give more rest XP for players. This question brings up a great point about how the rest XP should be higher in the housing zones, as opposed to the capital city zones, which would make perfect sense. Another question asks about expanded vault space, for which the Bearded Wonder responds, "We are working on some adjustments to housing that will assist this issue indirectly. Some of these changes can be seen in 1.94 that is coming up." It looks like this new patch will be full of goodies for us all!

MassivelyDAoC Grab Bag Q&A regarding patch 1.94 originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The official Warhammer Online news hub has posted up a slew of Empire and Chaos information. The article discusses classes and most of their respective mastery paths -- three for each class. The only class that seems completely left out of the mix is the Empire tank, the Knight of The Blazing Sun. There is a chaos correspondence letter and then a ton of lore to chew through -- if you like. Finally, we're treated with tons of new screenshots to obsess over -- including some pretty interesting captures of the Chaos Marauder class.

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MassivelyNew Empire vs Chaos info dump originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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