What’s more, you can customise your armour and weapons with various dyes to create personal look. The whole game exemplifies the latest work in online RPGs with fully 3D rendered characters and mobs. Thankfully, the developers have gone a bit further than just pe-creating EverQuest (although the Similarities are too many to ignore well get on to that later). The Realm of Hibernia (Ireland) and The Realm of Midgard (Scandinavia) are mapped in a similar fashion.I But having some mock trappings If mythology doesn’t a good game make. The land is mapped on the British Isles although they have also included the mythical land of Lyonesse, which, according to legend, connected Cornwall to the Scilly Isles. For example, if you play as the Britons, you will find names such as Cornwall, Salisbury Plain and Hadrian’s Wall. So for once, rather than having some horrific fantasy names, the developers have actually opened an atlas and a history book.
The Norse are large barbarians fron the lands to the north. The Celts are from the wild and magical western island of Hibernia. The Britons hail from the former kingdom of Albion, once ruled by King Arthur. You choose to be members of one of the three Realm: striving for supremacy: The Britons the Celts, or the Norse. Mock Mythologyīased around British, Norwegian and Celtic folklore, Dark Age Of Camelot (DAoC) is set in the Kingdom of Albion, immediately following the death of King Arthur.You enter a chaotic land, in which peace has been shattered and dark forces threaten the Kingdom. Sad people, who really should get out more, but who have a habit of congregating in online RPGs.
Every game has its rare items (or ph4t 133t, as they say) and strutting about in your high level (hard as hell to find - so don’t even ask) suit of armour, listening to the 'ohhhhs’ and 'ahhhs’ from low-level players (or nOObs), gives some people a kick. While that may seem a bit cynical, that is the basic gist of almost all on-line RPGs. Gain experience, become an Uber Pimp and turn the game into a fashion show. Create a character, chooseyour race/class/sex, assign attributes such as skill, dexterity and charisma, and roam around the land looking for creatures (Mobs) to kill and quests to fulfil. Initially it feels like your standard RPG fare. And while it does havethe new EverQuest: Shadows of Luclin shipping in the next month or so, Dark Age Of Camelot is just B a wee bit different. The battle for the online crown, despite valiant efforts by Asherons Call and Anarchy Online, has sat firmly on the head of Verant with EverQuest.