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Now available for free download

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Don't get me wrong, DaoC is a great game and I have two accounts and 14 toons to attest to this fact. The good news, at least for those just entering the game, is that you'll have an easy time immersing yourself in the game, at all levels. The bad, for long-term gamers, is that Mythic has made all of those levels, Master Levels and achievements that took you months and months of work MUCH easier for noobs to achieve, without actually giving you anything in return (you DO get the nice title of "Elder" if you've player for four years or more). Given the ridiculously exaggerated prices for artifacts and scrolls achieved through Atlantis (now available for free download along with the basic DaoC software and Shrouded Isles expansion at Mythic's site), Mythic has made scroll drops vastly easier, and dramatically increased the cost of repairing artifacts (in addition to adding Epic Armor in Catacombs that comes close to approximating artifact quality, and which anyone can, and almost has to, get as part of general class quests).

It's genuinely sad that Mythic, rather than responding to its long time, loyal customer base, has chosen to pander the game to potential new subscribers. It wouldn't be such an issue if something were done to balance this, like giving long-time players some advantages in crafting (getting an LGM "has never been easier"), or benefits for toons leveled prior to the Task Dungeons of Catacombs (where "leveling has never been easier"). Sadly, this is not the case, and new subscribers continue to join, which is, in some ways, great news. What should concern them, however, is one day they'll be veterans, like the rest of us, and will find out first hand how deaf Mythic can be to that group.

Keep this in mind

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: April 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

There are usually about 20,000 - 30,000 people playing DAoC at any given time.

What you see here for reviews are those that were passionate enough to leave the game and come to amazon to flame.

Usually people do that when they are upset or fustraited. Most people I know that have gotten ToA have enjoyed it. Yes, it's made RvR different, but I know people without it that still do just fine.

Mythic has always done a good job with things over time, I think they will continue to tweak the release and make it more fair for everyone.

The improved graphics and new races alone are worth the purchase price, IMHO.

Take all the bad reviews with a grain of salt. If you just spent 4 hours trying to get something and failed, you might come flame it for a minute here too... but most of them come right back and try again anyway. If it was easy, it wouldn't be worth doing.

Poor Network Programming & Software

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: January 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First of all let me say that I love DAOC with SI. The programming there was quite good. NOW, enter ToA... Apparently Mythic didn't do a good job of network usage forecasting because as soon as they opened up ToA, the network errors and lag went through the roof spoiling the game for not only ToA players but for everyone else as well. I won't go into a big technical analysis of it, but as a person who works/programs on network software, let me just sum it up: YOU BLEW IT MYTHIC!!!! Did they ever even think what they were going to do to their network load???

Also with the way the game works, if you want to be any good in RvR, you have to buy ToA to get the better equipment. So Mythic has now handicapped those folks who cannot afford faster computers and better video cards.

If you buy this, BEWARE, you really need to have a monster video card or you will have to cut you resolution to almost nothing to keep the frame rate errors down to some rate that you can deal with.

So MYTHIC, did you even think this through???? If you did, then you should fire whoever did the planning and projections for it. I know I could not stand to have someone that incompetent work for me!!!!

Time Sink

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

PvE Expansion for a game wich end game is PvP. Great Idea Mythic.

excellent expansion for the level 40 plus players

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: June 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Great graphics, artifacts and new armor. This is a great expansion if you have a level 40 plus character. It had some bugs on release but Mythic has fixed the bugs. I recommend this expansion if you enjoy DAOC.

DAOC - Best game EVER

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 18
Date: December 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

All these people go and try other games but they all come back. the graphics are great, buy it.

I love this expansion!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 19
Date: January 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Don't listen to these people that love to complain. I have been with daoc since the first week its been out and have to say that I love it. How can you expect to not spend time getting the great gear? If it was easy then it would be a pointless expansion. And it is geared for high level characters though mythic has added some camps for getting experience now. All in all its a great expansion that I highly recommend. Don't listen to these people that like to form "pity parties." 'Nuff said.

Excellent addition to an already great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: January 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

One of the biggest things I enjoy about this online game is its sense of community and team work. It makes it fun to visit with others and to engage in gameplay together. This new expansion adds a great new level to gameplay and community.

First for gameplay, the expansion adds more depth to the game. Graphically (if your system can handle it) the world is more 'alive' and contains greater detail and shading. It adds content to the gameplay that was never available before, and multiple new skills that have to be earned not as a solo player but as a team.

The content of ToA lends itself to group encounters. It helps build teamwork and a better sense of community. The community now has to ask the question, what skills do we lack and how can we help someone in our guild / alliance to gain that skill to the benefit of us all.

The biggest downside of this, is that the expansion will not appeal to the casual player. While there are places to solo fight in the expansion, to gain the new master level skills will require groups of people. Thus a casual player will not benefit from this addition.

Finally, something different!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: December 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Trials of Atlantis finally introduces something genuinely new and different to Dark Age of Camelot.

The expansion focuses primarily on the lands of Atlantis, and the Master Level trials - a set of fairly involved quests and encounters that will eventually earn you very powerful artifacts, equipment, and new abilities. These encounters generally require more than one person, 4 - 8 seems to be the norm, but several of them will require several full grups working together...and some can be completed solo.

Other new additions to Dark Age of Camelot include improved graphics, underwater exploration and combat, personally owned and operated boats, a bunch of new models and skins for armor and equipment, and a new race in each realm.

While Trials of Atlantis doesn't completely change the game, it does add something new to it. Rather than simply killing monsters, or killing enemy players, you now have the trials to complete. Generally speaking these trials are more involved than simply hauling items around or killing monsters. Many of them involve an element of strategy or puzzle-solving. Many of them are also incredibly frustrating and confusing until you discover the "correct" solution.

Give it a try...definitely worth the money.

Adds a whole new dimension to the game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 14
Date: December 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm loving this expansion. It's bringing very unique game play and absolutely breath takingly beautiful graphics. Makes you use your brain for a change.

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