Mythic Entertainment, developer and publisher of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game "Dark Age of Camelot," announced "Dark Age of Camelot: New Frontiers," a free downloadable expansion that reinvents the game's unique Realm vs. Realm combat system, where player characters from the game's three different Realms engage in life and death struggles across numerous battlegrounds, keeps and through the expansive frontier areas.
The Realm vs. Realm system was recognized upon the game's original release by players and reviewers alike as one of the many features which truly distinguished Dark Age of Camelot from other MMORPGs. New Frontiers will make battles more accessible to players, deepen the tactical possibilities and diversity of warfare styles, and establish a concrete rewards system for Realm vs. Realm combat. Mythic plans to make New Frontiers available in Q2 2004.
Mythic is working closely with the Dark Age of Camelot community in the development of New Frontiers through open beta testing and frequent communication of design philosophy, goals, specific features and implementation to its members, inviting their comments and feedback.
New Frontiers, restructures the MMORPGs Realm vs. Realm combat system, where players from the game's three different Realms vie for supremacy by sieging keeps, invading enemy lands, and fighting one another in pitched battles. The expansion will make it easier to locate battles, add more tactics and diversity to combat, and integrate more concrete bonuses and abilities as rewards for RvR combat. The design and testing process of New Frontiers is open to comment from the Dark Age of Camelot community and the final version will reflect fans' input.
New Frontiers will also revamp both the geography of the Realm frontiers, and Realm abilities. In addition, there is a new travel system including boats and the ability for players to teleport directly to a friendly keep. The expansion also revamps the game's Realm Ability system to further balance characters, as well as offers newly redesigned keeps and geography for more strategic battles. For more information about the expansion, follow the download tab above.
