Game Story
It is
the time just after the death of King Arthur. His kingdom of Albion
sorely misses his firm leadership, for the ancient land is under
constant threat of invasion by the wild magical Celts from the western
island of Hibernia as well as from the wild and uncivilized Norse from
the icy lands of Midgard, far to the north. At stake is each Realm’s
Relics - rare and extremely powerful talismen that must be kept safe in
special keeps in the Realm, lest enemy raiders come and steal them.
Building upon the foundation laid by such great games as EverQuest,
Asheron’s Call, and Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot features
3D-accelerated graphics with movable camera, multiple class and race
combinations, and has built in and balanced team Player vs. Player (PvP).
Unlike its predecessors, in Dark Age of Camelot, PvP conflict is an
integral part of a player’s experience in the world, not an
afterthought.
Players of this massively multiplayer online roleplaying game will
assume the guise of a character from one of the three Realms: Albion,
Midgard, or Hibernia. Each Realm has its own unique classes and races to
choose from - as well as different abilities in combat and magic. Every
character in a player’s Realm is his friend - and everyone in an
opposing Realm is an enemy that can be attacked on sight. The overriding
goal of the game is to make sure that your Realm’s Relics are safe in
their keep - and to go on raids to enemy territory to try and steal
their Relics and bring them home to your territory.
Each class in the game is specially created to perform a specific task -
players can choose from fighters, rogues, magicians, clerics, and
hybrids of both fighters and spellcasters. Each Realm’s class and race
choices come straight from the pages of the history and legends of that
area of the world. Albion character classes and races come from
Arthurian legends. Hibernians are taken from Celtic lore and legends.
The Norse are familiar to anyone with even a cursory knowledge of
Scandinavian mythology.
Dark Age of Camelot is designed to provide players with a general
roleplaying experience while their characters are low and mid-level.
However, upon achieving the higher levels in the game - just when other
games get stale and players run out of things to do - characters in Dark
Age of Camelot will embark on their player vs. player careers by
participating in Realm invasions and by protecting their Realm’s
Relics from enemy thieves. This almost guarantees that the game will
never become boring, even for long-time players.