Hello everyone,

Our website was down briefly, and so is the next grab bag for everyone to enjoy:

1. Will group/camp bonus be fixed?

Since the shutdown we have invested in internal systems which allow us to assign "camps" rather than basing camp bonus off of an individual mob. As a result, you should see "camps" around. While we've made a pass at some of the more common areas, the game is very large and we will continue converting the camps even after launch.


2. Will power leveling be possible?

We have loosened restrictions to more closely match live based on research that is appropriate to the time period. These enhancements took effect shortly before Uthgard went down and we have refined them further since then. It is important to notice here that we still won't allow people to log in multiple accounts which will in some way limit the ability to powerlevel compared to live.


3. Will pets / mobs follow players when they stealth?

All monsters will behave as they did prior to the stealth fixes in 1.87 - they will follow relentlessly.


4. Will Uthgard have Random Object Generation (ROG?)

Yes. Randomly generated items were introduced with the RvR dungeons on live, and were a major part of both PvE and end-game spellcraft suits in DAOC. They also factored heavily into available loot for Shrouded Isles. We recognize their importance and are pleased to announce that after significant research we have created a system that will drop random objects in the frontiers, RVR dungeons, and Shrouded Isles (when it opens).


5. Will Evern, Green knight and Glacier giant still drop the megalodon loot?

No, they will not. Uthgard will feature items available up to our target patch level, 1.65. Items introduced after this time will not be available. Megalodon items were added even after the introduction of New Frontiers (1.70+)


Have any questions for our next Grab Bag? Please share by either sending a private message to Trishin or posting here in our grab bag question submissions thread. All questions are saved and may be used in a later Grab Bag post.

Sincerely,
the Uthgard staff

thanks for this grab bag!

Trishin wrote: we have created a system that will drop random objects in the frontiers

****** yes. The lack of gear loot was a big problem whenever I would level out in the frontiers.

thanks for the bag, even pets will follow relentlessly

Cool. Thanks a Lot for your effort.

My next question would be: Are there horserouts in the frontier?

Hehe.

Thanks

Trishin wrote:4. Will Uthgard have Random Object Generation (ROG?)

Yes. Randomly generated items were introduced with the RvR dungeons on live, and were a major part of both PvE and end-game spellcraft suits in DAOC. They also factored heavily into available loot for Shrouded Isles. We recognize their importance and are pleased to announce that after significant research we have created a system that will drop random objects in the frontiers, RVR dungeons, and Shrouded Isles (when it opens).

Wasn't this ROG stuff generally introduced with SI at patch 1.56. Or did I miss something?

powerlvl a friend he come later to the server or new guy in guild with no multiacc will not work for you ?

silenced wrote:
Wasn't this ROG stuff generally introduced with SI at patch 1.56. Or did I miss something?

from the 1.53 patch notes that introduced the rvr dungeons -

WORLD NOTES

New Dungeons

Adventurers in all three realms are complaining of increased sightings of undead in their frontiers. There has been word that a new group has risen to power whose only interest is the complete and total domination of the three realms. By using their powerful magic, they have managed to carve a maze of dungeons beneath the frontier allowing them to enter and leave each realm's frontier at will. They have also amassed an army of undead big enough to wage a three-front war.

- We have found an entrance to Marfach Caverns in the Hibernian frontier of Breifine.

- In the Jamtland Mountains of the Midgard frontier, we have located the entrance to Gruva av Dod.

- The entrance to the Hall of the Corrupt has been located in the Pennine Mountains of Albion.

Item note: Common monsters in the RvR dungeons have been itemized with magic item drops under the new "Uniquely Generated Object" system explained in further detail below.

edit: also, from 1.61 -

- Frontier monsters are now itemized using new class specific random object generator templates.

If the server were a kit car...

...Would you say you have mostly a car right now, or more of a box of parts?

Wasn't this a stable server that was up for a number of years? How did it get broke and why can't you put it back up?

My guess is that they are making good progress and improving the sever. As soon as the server is up, 90% of time is dealing with player QQs etc.

Trishin wrote: Will power leveling be possible?

We have loosened restrictions to more closely match live based on research that is appropriate to the time period. These enhancements took effect shortly before Uthgard went down and we have refined them further since then. It is important to notice here that we still won't allow people to log in multiple accounts which will in some way limit the ability to powerlevel compared to live.

To clarify this means a lvl 50 cabby will be able to PL someone from 5-50?

So when do you start posting some news?

Trishin wrote:Hello everyone,

2. Will power leveling be possible?

We have loosened restrictions to more closely match live based on research that is appropriate to the time period. These enhancements took effect shortly before Uthgard went down and we have refined them further since then. It is important to notice here that we still won't allow people to log in multiple accounts which will in some way limit the ability to powerlevel compared to live.

i smell hundreds of illegal dual-logs in the near future ...