Darkness Rising press release

[Terina/Sinaroc]

MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS FEATURES AND IMAGES FOR DARK AGE OF CAMELOT(R): DARKNESS RISING ™
Expansion Begins a New Chapter in Epic Online Game

FAIRFAX, VA -August 9, 2005 - Mythic Entertainment, developer and publisher of massively-multiplayer online role playing games, today released details and first screenshots for Darkness Rising, the sixth expansion to the epic fantasy MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot.

In Darkness Rising, an evil uprising threatens the land and the mightiest heroes in the Realms are called into service. For the first time in Dark Age of Camelot, players will be able to earn the right to be called a Champion of the Realm. Players become Champions by exploring new zones and revisiting altered lands while investigating the mysterious uprising to discover its sinister underpinnings. By performing this service for their Realm, players achieve new levels of advancement and gain the ability to wield class-specific Champion Weapons. Darkness Rising also introduces majestic player-controlled horses and other more fantastic steeds which can be ridden into conflict in the war between the Realms.

Champion of the Realm Details:
# Champion Weapons are available for all Champions of the Realms. Each class in the game has their own specific weapon, uniquely tailored to that profession.
# Advanced mounts are available to Champions of level 45 and above. Mounts include Nightmare, Unicorn, Warhorse, and the Undead Phantom steed, among others. Advanced mounts can be used in PvE and in Realm vs. Realm™ zones, given a unique name, and customized by adding saddlebags, armor, and barding.
# Champion Levels allow players to gain new skills and learn abilities from other classes ("sub-classing") - for example, a fighter can learn mage spells by sub-classing.

The Darkness Rising expansion pack will be available in North America for $19.99 via digital download this October directly from Mythic Entertainment. Darkness Rising requires the original Dark Age of Camelot and Catacombs expansion pack to play.

To download screenshots and more information about Darkness Rising, please visit www.kohnkecomm.com/dl/mythic/darkness_rising_screens.zip

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About Darkness Rising

Darkness Rising begins a new chapter in the epic saga of Dark Age of Camelot. Years of strife and conflict have taken their toll upon the peoples of Albion, Midgard and Hibernia. Increasing occurrences of rebel uprisings threaten to plunge the Realms into turmoil and chaos, and in this desperate hour, a call for help has gone out. Only a true champion of the Realm can stem the tides of revolt and save their Realm from destruction from within. Answering this call, the player must embark on a quest to crush the rebels seeking to depose the Realm's self-anointed ruler. However, all is not as it seems. Behind the uprisings, dark powers are seeking to exploit the three Realms during their time of need. From the halls of the infamous dungeon, Darkness Falls, these sinister forces are massing a mighty invasion force to subjugate all the Realms and establish a nightmarish new order on Earth. New foes have emerged to challenge the might of Albion, Midgard and Hibernia. A new darkness is rising in the lands. The courage and might of a champion is all that stands between the forces of evil and total domination.

[Mackenzie]

I like the "Realm vs. Realm™"

Cracks me up.

[Earl]

Interesting how everyone is taking horses lightly does everyone remember the difference in UO ? This is the best news for fighters since plate armor. Imagine your Warhose adding 3 damagae attacks to your 1 or possibly 2, imagine damage being devided equally between you and your Warhorse, now for the real deathblow "speed" muhahahah robies run for the hills but the truth is only the ministral will make it. The day of hand waving in your bathrobe is over.... the day of the Knight has begun. Dust off your Armsmen the fun is about to begin.

Did someone yell "CHARGE"

Earl

[Cabs]

So what your trying to say is I'd better have a horse if I'm gonna bring my bathrobe? Haven't read the write up, will we be able to fight from horses? Or just transportation purposes...(This horse is too tall to ride). I can imagine a Full Group Cavalry in NF, my comp will be grinding beans for hours

TTFN

(hic)

[Terina/Sinaroc]

I remember reading that horses wont be able to be used in combat. Warhorses apparently just fancy outfits in NF

If you get in combat you get kicked off the horse is what I remember seeing.

Speed/song classes will still be faster then horses.

[Earl]

well if fighters cann't fight from horses I would say this would be the most utterly useless expansion ever concieved why horses why not apaches with a full load of hellfire missles that don't work..... looks like this could be really good or really bad, adding horses just to add horses seems really silly to me I say Naaaaaaay to that.

The Hopful Horseman
Earl

[Jayden]

I personally think its way cool and cant wait. Those horsies look bad $#% and kinda neat there doing a digital d/l this time for the expansion instead, saves me a trip to the store lol

[Allaard]

I think horses will still be a good thing. Instead of long arsee trips on horse we can cut thru most of the map to get where we want. Same in NF. As for fighting on horseback, i think it will unbalance things. Those with uber comps will be the only ones able to fight on them. But to re-balance things, make only albion realm tanks and hybrids able to fight from horseback