Dark Age of Camelot Expansion: Shrouded Isles Review

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I've played DAoC since the day of it's release and I have tested the Shrouded Isles expansion extensively. I've logged over 2000 hours playtime and am a serious gamer. However bear in mind that the few following points are one writers opinion.
When choosing a game you must see it in relation to the other games available. Because this is a mmorpg, there are only a few competitors, and soon to be more. Do some research first, you will be putting your precious time into the game you choose.
Advantages of DAoC over other mmorpgs:
1. The company listens to the player base. This is genuninely unique in this game genre.
2. There are 40+ classes to play. Each class can be built in a variety of ways.
3. You have three realms to choose from. There is so much to see.
4. It looks great, and with Shrouded coming out, nothing else really compares.
5. The engine is very stable, and speedy.
6. Customer service is extensive and far superior to that available in competing titles of the same genre.
7. Changes are frequently made, and oft sweeping. You can combat changes if you are vocal, organized and back it with data. I have made changes in how things work in this world, you can too.
8. I don't know why this is, but the player base is more nice in general than in any other game I've played. It's my #1 reason for playing so much. You won't find this kind of quality playerbase in any other game.Especially on the roleplay servers.
9. Mythic takes risks. I like to reward ingenuity and risktaking in business. It keeps changes coming to us, the players.
10. The game is well designed, feature rich, fun and a blast too.
Disadvantages:
1. Mythic is small, though growing. They can only accomplish so much at once.
(This first comment is double edged. While small, the company does it's own bidding. There is no Sony or MS giant pulling puppet strings.)
2. Sometimes the vocal playerbase has forced changes that were not in the best interests of 'balance'.Balance and fairness among classes can be trying and difficult. Waves upon the beach.
Remember: 40+ class each building 3+ ways. Balancing 120 builds in PvE and RvR both is no small task. I wouldn't wish it upon an enemy.
3. Hibernia was rushed out in production last september and the realm lacks. However in SI Hibernia is gorgeous. They made up to us.
4. If you just want to RvR, levelling is slow to get to 50.
5. At level 50 (consider 250-500 hours to get here!!!) those who like PvE or have become accustomed to it may be bored by RvR. RvR is why I play however, and leveling is a chore for me.
6. Some classes are superior to others, and it can be frustrating dying repeatedly, or being so often victorious due to a given ability. Changes do come however.
The game is considerably more humane to your time than any other current mmorpg. I love humane companies.
The game is fun and well designed. There are many quests. Player crafted armor etc is fully viable.PvE is extensive and fun for a variety of levels. RvR is fun - but it is much too fast.
All in all I give this game a 7 of 10. As a mmorpg I give this game a 10 of 10. It's hands down the best mmorpg out there. Best company, best customer service. And it's a small company that broke into a market by doing cool things their big competitors didn't care to do, like giving us a role-play server.
The company continually adds new changes that are better for the player. Speeding up leveling, etc. /applaud.
Additionally, I'd like to add:
It can be very trying playing a game when it is first released. They are all buggy and difficult. DAoC launched MUCH more smoothly than any other 1st person mmorpg I've played, and I've played them all at launch.
More than a year into it's life, DAoC is feature rich, well built and kind.Many changes still need to be made and there are still buggy things (interrupt coding for casters) that need work. Some of these things deeply bite into fun.All in all, the company has proved itself over this past year.They have shown they have courage, they listen, the continue to strive to better the world.They have shown outstanding customer service in all of my interactions (let me tell you 'Godsend'!) with them.
It's not a perfect experience. It's not a perfect game. But if you look at the competition, it's no competition.Some of the upcoming mmorpgs may be better than DAoC, but they will all be bug ridden beta launches for 6 months. That's just the nature of the industry, and the complexity of creating an online pc mmorpg.
All in all. Dark Age of Camelot and more superiorly Shrouded Isles, is the best game I have had the privelege of particpating in. This is largely due as well to the many, many fine people I have met and come to know in Hibernia, Percival.
Enjoy! You really can't go wrong with this buy.
~Davina of the Percival Server

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Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles is an a new expansion pack that introduces an all-new set of adventures as you fight for the Kingdoms!

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