Category: The Herald News

Producer's Letter 2017

Greetings all, We’re already a month and a half into what will be an exciting 2017! We’ve been busy discussing, planning, and working on what’s coming this year as there are a LOT of things on our plate. In this letter, I’ll be giving our take on where things stand currently, addressing much of your…

A Matter of the Heart

Love is in the air as we celebrate the return of our Valentine’s Day event!   This event will run from Monday, February 13th through Friday, February 17th and brings the following quests:    A Matter of the Heart: This quest will give players of all realms the chance find the imp, Russel, located mainland side of Castle…

Hot Fix Changes – 2/2/17

Class Changes Animist Creeping Mastery (Creeping specialization) Shroom of Life has changed as follows: Is no longer a ground target spell. It is now single target. It still heals all allies around itself. The pet is now level 50. The pet is now immune to mesmerization effects (can be stunned, confused). Bainshee Spectral Guard (Spectral…

Changes – 1/17/17

The following changes are now live! General Instruments should now lose their durability much less frequently as before. There was an issue causing instruments to lose durability much faster in conjunction with running several songs at once. The new weapon from Jack Frost, the Ice Shard, has had its slow duration reduced to 3 seconds.…

MLK Day Weekend RvR Bonuses

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s day, the following bonuses are now up for you! Happy long-weekend, folks! Bonuses   On Ywain: 100% bonus to RP gain in all NF zones (including the Labyrinth) 100% bonus to RP gain in all battlegrounds 100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic and shrouded isles…

1.122B Hot Fix #5

One last Hot Fix before the holidays. Stay safe and enjoy the holidays!   Class Changes Cabalist The Amber Simulacrum pet’s style damage has been reduced very slightly. Enchanter The Underhill Stalker pet’s style damage has been reduced very slightly. Friar The instant taunt line of spells once again interrupts enemy players properly. Necromancer The…

Twelve Days of Midwinter

The 21st of December is here which means that Midwinter is truly upon us. Celebrate the holiday spirit with our Twelve Days of Midwinter give-a-way event! On the first day of Midwinter, Broadsword gave to me…   Login to the game and visit the following NPCs to receive a special reward each day! Albion: Santa…

1.122B Hot Fix #4

A few more tweaks and bug fixes to announce this fine Tuesday. Thank you all for the excellent feedback on the patch!   World The difficulty of the Frozen Caverns’ challenge mode has been reduced. The mechanics of the encounter remain the same but some of Jack Frost’s damage has been toned down slightly. Class…

Podcast Video: Year in Review

Our Knight Podcast last Sunday took a look back over the past year’s changes as well as looked forward to what’s coming in 2017. Knights Luvly, Maceric, and Cyrric were joined by DAoC Producer John Thornhill during the podcast, which is now available on our official YouTube channel! Watch it below! Source: The Herald

Midwinter has come

In celebration of the Midwinter Festival, we have the following notes for you: The Frozen Medal of Honor and Frozen Cloaks of Midwinter are once again available! Battleground Presents are there to be gathered! The Traveling Merchants have their winterly return to the realms! A new challenging instance awaits those willing to brave the cold!…