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More fun than a Mongolian cluster... nevermind.

This week's edition of the DAoC Herald focuses on a flurry of questions regarding the upcoming server reclustering announced this week:

Q: (Insert question on clustering and timers here)

A: I deliberately skipped the most popular set of questions this week, because there are a number of things still under discussion in terms of limits, timers (as you saw from the poll), accessing your characters in different realms on the same cluster, grandfather clauses, and creating new characters on the clusters. I also don't have a new implementation schedule for the proposed new clusters yet. The information I have on the Herald from earlier this year is outdated and incorrect.

Have a DAoC question you'd like answered in the most minimal, roundabout way possible? Details on how to get your submission its negative two seconds of fame, as well as the rest of this article, here!

Joust, eat with your hands and act like a pompous fool.
Mythic Entertainment is inviting past Dark Age of Camelot players to come back for free. It is with no certainty at all that we assume, probably wrongly that King Arthur once wrote this:

"FAIRFAX, VA - July 14, 2005 - Mythic Entertainment, developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online games including "Dark Age of Camelot" and the recently announced "Warhammer" MMO, today announced the "Come Back to Camelot" Campaign, which invites past "Dark Age of Camelot" players to experience the game's upgrades and additions free of charge for ten days. From July 14th through the 24th, anyone with a retired account can log into the game, and their character will be waiting for them, just as they left it.
"The war between the Realms is still raging, and past players' characters await - now is the time to get back into the game, and experience a new 'Dark Age of Camelot,'" said Jeff Hickman, executive producer for "Dark Age of Camelot." "Frequent upgrades, additions and response to community feedback mean that the game has been constantly improving. Plus, the addition of new 'Classic' servers lets players experience the rush of Realm vs. RealmTM combat without having to complete the 'Trials of Atlantis' to be competitive.""

You can read the entire Mythic Entertainment - Play Dark Age of Camelot for free press release at GamesIndustry.
 

All patched up.
The Camelot Herald has the details of the latest Dark Age of Camelot patch. Our calls to Buckingham Palace to confirm that Prince Charles wiggled his

ears and raised his eyebrows almost imperceptibly upon hearing the
following were
left unreturned:

"As our players know, the community in any online game is of paramount importance to enjoyable gameplay. The backbone of that community is contained in the player guilds and alliances in the game. As such, after discussions with our community, we have focused this patch on improvements and revisions to our player guild system. We also know that artifact durability and the availablity of single line respecs are a concern for our players. We have listened to your feedback on these issues and present new systems in these areas in this patch."

You can read the entire Dark Age of Camelot Patch Notes at The Camelot Herald.

Alternative rules. It sure does.
Dark Age of Camelot is going to deploy a new server type that has an "alternative" ruleset. Oh, we're pretty sure they wrote this:

"We are very pleased to announce our plan for the next server type for Dark Age of Camelot. We've made this decision based on your feedback from our polls and Herald feedback forms – thank you all for your passionate and detailed feedback on these issues.  "

You can read the entire Dark Age of Camelot New Server Type Article at The Official Site.