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Beta tester who can't say enough about this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 14
Date: September 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As a beta tester for this game for the last few months I can tell you that fans of MMPORPG are in for a treat and Evercrack addicts have a new dealer to get a fix from. Camelot is truly a new generation of fantasy online game. It takes everything that is great about EQ and UO and brings in effective questing and PvP that works. The graphics are awesome! It's great to finally have a game that can take over the mantle of best online game and give us all a new world of challenges.

Everquest without the crappy parts

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 34 / 42
Date: September 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you liked Everquest, you will absolutely love this game. It is similar in premise, but better in execution. Like EQ, DAoC is a fantasy multiplayer role playing game with a huge world, plenty of interaction, lots of monsters, spells, quests and things to do. However, they obviously learned from EQ's mistakes. There is no twinking, no camping and a well developed pvp that you can choose to participate in or not as you wish. There are three distinct worlds, each with their own classes, spells, items, mobs, etc. that border on each other and compete against each other in pvp on the borderlands. And unlike Anarchy Online, this game actually works. All reports from beta are that the game runs smooth and lag free. You will not be disappointed in this one.

The Game That Will Kill All Other MMORPG's!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 16
Date: September 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've had the great honor to beta test this game for almost a year and I can't say anything else than WOW! This game is so amazing! The RPG feeling is extreme! The game has all the wanted aspects.
The game is based on three different realms, Albion, Midgard and my personal favorite, Hibernia. All different realms has their own races and classes. There is really too much to write in here! I just give you the simple advice to BUY THIS GAME! And buy it quick! It rocks so much! ....

Looks good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 17
Date: September 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

a multiuser online game, in the mode of Everquest, based on the Arthurian legends. Players can join the Albion, Hiburnia or Midgard realms. The realms war on each other for territory, with player vs player fighting simulating the dark age war for control of Britain by Briton, Irish and Viking tribes. A wide range of races and classes available, including warriors, wizards, thieves, druids, bards and clerics.

The BEST MMORPG!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Let's see... the only game possible to compare this to would be Everquest.
While I'm not a big fan of EQ (I play AC mostly) I find that DoaC has taken all the good parts of EQ - and then improved them dramatically!
In addition, whilst I've not yet been able to actually take part in PvP - it is increasingly clear that there is no better PvP game on the market or in the near future market!! Choose a realm: Hibernia, Albion or Midgard, then defend it from attackers, or try to gain territory by attacking the enemy.
With a somewhat standard number of races to choose from, each with their own weaknesses and strenghts, and a varying degree of classes - everyone can enjoy this game
Throw in a easy to use grouping system that makes finding a group seem like childsplay. In fact, it's so easy that it only took me about 10 - 15 minutes to learn nearly every function available to me at a low level (us testers don't have much of a manual). If you're completely new to the online gaming market it may be a bit more difficult and require a few minutes in the manual that will be shipped with the game.
So far this game has the right direction, speed and curve to come out on top!

If you play EQ, your EQ days are over.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 53
Date: September 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

As an avid EQ player, I must say DAoC blows it out of the water. The graphics are phenomenal, the quests are a blast, very user friendly, the PvP has been well thought and controlled, I can go on and on. This is a definite game to buy!

The Beta has been awesome for months!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 71 / 80
Date: September 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Unlike the last several MMOGs to come out, this one actually works and works well. I've been in the beta and it has been rock solid for months. The game is beautiful, the 3 realms couldn't be more different from each other, the number of choices you have for your characters is huge.

Hibernia is a 'magical' realm, most of the races have pointy-ears and the feel is a bit "irish" While it's my least favorite of the 3 realms it's still fun to play. Most classes were fun but I'd avoid playing a Hero, choose the Champion and get a few spells instead. The enchanter is also a pretty nifty class that gets overlooked a bit.

Albion is the human land and while it's areas and classes are some of the best it still sits second with me. They've got a good mix of aspects but I'd avoid some of the support classes until you've tried something else. Both magic and melee classes work well but perhaps the Scout, an archer is the best. I'd again avoid a pure melee class and go with one that has a few spell add ons (or at least the highest possible armor if you're going pure melee)

Midgard is easily my favorite realm. I love it's stark land and all the lakes that you come across. The players are the most visualy distinctive with just one human race, 2 small races (blue kobolds and little dwarves...and I have to say those litttle dwarf girls are cute!) and one giant race of trolls (the look very little like 'standard' fantasy trolls more like big rocks.) Each has it's advantages. I've played several troll melees and just love the way they look and move. Here I'd avoid the Berzerker and go with the very flexible hybrid fighters. I'd also avoid healers for Shaman. The healer is just a bit to easy to kill and even in realm combat the less group oriented shaman is needed because he's just a bit more likely to be around at the end of an attack. While billed as the darkest of the realms I actually find that Midgard players tend to be friendly and ready to help out new players even more often than the other realms. Hibernia seems to attract the 'power players' who's main goal selfish advancement. A bad strategy when they enter realm wars and find that solo tactics lose to the better coordinated teams.

This is easily the most fun I've had playing computer games in my life. This is a must have game if there ever was one!

BOOYAH!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 50 / 61
Date: September 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've been BETA testing this game for a month now and I have got to say it's been extremely stable and very playable. My friends just got into the BETA last week and we have been in groups every night since. How good is it? I just pre-ordered it. I'm definitly going to play this game. My EQ guild is wondering where I am. Spectactular graphics, great gameplay. They say that they are concentrating more on RvR than on PvE, but man, PvE is very nice. There won't be any 'grief players' in RvR because you won't know who is who in RvR.

Camping? No! There is no reason to camp specific mobs. Everyone doing the same quest and needs the same mob. Group up, everyone gets the quest item on the kill. Quest items and loot items are on seperate tables. THAT ROCKS. You can do low level quests that you haven't done, that you have found and still be able to complete them even if you are too high for the level intended.

Rain? Sure it rains, but it's not all fog and can't see, heck there are even breaks in the clouds.

There is so much I can say about this game I would definitly run out of room. But this game, look at all these reviews, this game ROCKS.

Camelot...history is rewritten.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 39
Date: September 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Whether playing the heroic Albions, the warfaring Midgardians, or the magical Hibernians, this game is sure to please all MMORPG players. From realm vs. realm combat to dungeon crawls, to relic theft and infiltration of enemy castles this game appeals to all types. There's a little bit for everybody. I rate it 5 stars. Check it out!

Unexciting

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 24
Date: October 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

DAoC does indeed have nice graphics, and the game is at least stable. But what it gains in development, it loses in concept. The game is unexciting and geared towards making it possible for anyone to win regardless of skill. If you get beaten too often in other games and can't figure out why it's not changing, DAoC is a great place to get back some self-esteem.

Deyth Valkyrre
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