So anxious for live launch.. - Phoenix Freeshard

That I actually logged into my savage on Uthgard. It reminded me of how exciting and fun Uthgard was when it launched, like 4k people a year ago. I logged, was almost 400 people on.. but no chance for a casualish player to find a fight. Thought about leveling my sb, but naw.. that would take a month to get temped.

Finally landed back on.. Man Jan 14th can't come soon enough. IMO, this is like the last legit opportunity that the daoc classic loyalist fanbase has to capture the best part of this game on a server with a healthy population. Phoenix staff is the antithesis to what Uthgard staff was and this fills me with hope and joy. I have no inclination to hop on to the i50, I don't like that plug n play style Eden stuff.. but I'm happy the server is being stressed tests with hack n slash RvR with it.

When I'm on such a long daoc hiatus, I actually look FORWARD to the xp grind! As much as we all obviously love RvR, you can't tell me that grouping for XP with a solid core of players isn't part of the fun sometimes

Anyway, I truly can't wait for the live launch .. just dropping in to say hello and start a conversation to show the hype and anticipation from those of us who 100% plan to no-life it hard (use some vacation days) the moment Phoenix goes live

A big thank you to staff, and everyone putting in the effort to continue testing things in the i50 phase

Wed 21 Nov 2018 5:17 PM by Doiri

Snoogy wrote: ↑
Wed 21 Nov 2018 4:03 PM
That I actually logged into my savage on Uthgard. It reminded me of how exciting and fun Uthgard was when it launched, like 4k people a year ago. I logged, was almost 400 people on.. but no chance for a casualish player to find a fight. Thought about leveling my sb, but naw.. that would take a month to get temped.

Finally landed back on.. Man Jan 14th can't come soon enough. IMO, this is like the last legit opportunity that the daoc classic loyalist fanbase has to capture the best part of this game on a server with a healthy population. Phoenix staff is the antithesis to what Uthgard staff was and this fills me with hope and joy. I have no inclination to hop on to the i50, I don't like that plug n play style Eden stuff.. but I'm happy the server is being stressed tests with hack n slash RvR with it.

When I'm on such a long daoc hiatus, I actually look FORWARD to the xp grind! As much as we all obviously love RvR, you can't tell me that grouping for XP with a solid core of players isn't part of the fun sometimes

Anyway, I truly can't wait for the live launch .. just dropping in to say hello and start a conversation to show the hype and anticipation from those of us who 100% plan to no-life it hard (use some vacation days) the moment Phoenix goes live

A big thank you to staff, and everyone putting in the effort to continue testing things in the i50 phase

amen

Wed 21 Nov 2018 11:04 PM by Shamus777

Snoogy wrote: ↑
Wed 21 Nov 2018 4:03 PM
That I actually logged into my savage on Uthgard. It reminded me of how exciting and fun Uthgard was when it launched, like 4k people a year ago. I logged, was almost 400 people on.. but no chance for a casualish player to find a fight. Thought about leveling my sb, but naw.. that would take a month to get temped.

Finally landed back on.. Man Jan 14th can't come soon enough. IMO, this is like the last legit opportunity that the daoc classic loyalist fanbase has to capture the best part of this game on a server with a healthy population. Phoenix staff is the antithesis to what Uthgard staff was and this fills me with hope and joy. I have no inclination to hop on to the i50, I don't like that plug n play style Eden stuff.. but I'm happy the server is being stressed tests with hack n slash RvR with it.

When I'm on such a long daoc hiatus, I actually look FORWARD to the xp grind! As much as we all obviously love RvR, you can't tell me that grouping for XP with a solid core of players isn't part of the fun sometimes

Anyway, I truly can't wait for the live launch .. just dropping in to say hello and start a conversation to show the hype and anticipation from those of us who 100% plan to no-life it hard (use some vacation days) the moment Phoenix goes live

A big thank you to staff, and everyone putting in the effort to continue testing things in the i50 phase

I feel the same way man. I feel like the staff actually cares here. It's showing already and the game hasn't even officially started yet.

Sat 24 Nov 2018 6:55 AM by Maxim

Thank you for the kind words <3

I think I can speak for the rest of the staff when I say we are just as anxious for launch as you are. It's been a long journey for a lot of us but we are almost there! Even then there will be A LOT of work to do but it will be major milestone for all of us.

Sat 24 Nov 2018 3:54 PM by Word

Honestly, I wouldn't wait another 6 weeks, interest will wane. Strike while the iron is hot!

Sat 24 Nov 2018 9:42 PM by relvinian

I'm still not sure which realm or class I will play.

I want to just make one toon and stick with it to the end game

Sun 25 Nov 2018 4:31 PM by Naturedruid

anyone think phoenix will hit the same numbers as uthgard two years ago with 4k ppl online primetime?

Sun 25 Nov 2018 4:45 PM by astean

Same....as of right now in thinking:
Menty
Zerk
Merc
Love the zerk hammer styles...not loving no slam though.

Mon 26 Nov 2018 8:58 AM by Ceen

Naturedruid wrote: ↑
Sun 25 Nov 2018 4:31 PM
anyone think phoenix will hit the same numbers as uthgard two years ago with 4k ppl online primetime?

Gonna have a spike and an even faster decay than Uthgard, prove me wrong

Mon 26 Nov 2018 1:20 PM by Kaosfury

I myself am very much looking forward to the classic making some friends, making the guild, grinding some exp, hanging out, BSN with friends after work, rolling over loot all of that good stuff all of the EXP grind all of it.

Cannot wait for January 12th I am so excited in fact I don't even know how many days till Christmas but I know exactly how many days until Phoenix release

That being said I won't log into the game to do any more of that stupid emain macha crap.

I agree the staff has done an excellent job well done folks.

I also agree the player base has done miserable. So many selfish conceded people more concerned about stabbing people out of effing gate then getting out and testing the appropriate things to move us into a wonderful release.

Well done player base you guys are awesome.... and I'm talking to the 15 people in this game the rest of you?

Meh....

Mon 26 Nov 2018 3:12 PM by Naturedruid

Ceen wrote: ↑
Mon 26 Nov 2018 8:58 AM
Naturedruid wrote: ↑
Sun 25 Nov 2018 4:31 PM
anyone think phoenix will hit the same numbers as uthgard two years ago with 4k ppl online primetime?

Gonna have a spike and an even faster decay than Uthgard, prove me wrong

You think so ? Wasn't one of the main reasons why Uth's pop declined that it wasn't very casual friendly and leveling alts was a pain in the ass? I would imagine that that is easier here and so more people would be interested in playing longer on Phoenix ..

Mon 26 Nov 2018 7:26 PM by Sepplord

Naturedruid wrote: ↑
Mon 26 Nov 2018 3:12 PM
Ceen wrote: ↑
Mon 26 Nov 2018 8:58 AM
Naturedruid wrote: ↑
Sun 25 Nov 2018 4:31 PM
anyone think phoenix will hit the same numbers as uthgard two years ago with 4k ppl online primetime?

Gonna have a spike and an even faster decay than Uthgard, prove me wrong

You think so ? Wasn't one of the main reasons why Uth's pop declined that it wasn't very casual friendly and leveling alts was a pain in the ass? I would imagine that that is easier here and so more people would be interested in playing longer on Phoenix ..

hopefully that will be the case, although alt leveling will only be fine as long as there are enough people to build groups...otherwise leveling is going to be painfully slow according to the current XP-threads

Mon 26 Nov 2018 11:36 PM by MadmanLugos

Sepplord wrote: ↑
Mon 26 Nov 2018 7:26 PM
Naturedruid wrote: ↑
Mon 26 Nov 2018 3:12 PM
Ceen wrote: ↑
Mon 26 Nov 2018 8:58 AM

Gonna have a spike and an even faster decay than Uthgard, prove me wrong

You think so ? Wasn't one of the main reasons why Uth's pop declined that it wasn't very casual friendly and leveling alts was a pain in the ass? I would imagine that that is easier here and so more people would be interested in playing longer on Phoenix ..

hopefully that will be the case, although alt leveling will only be fine as long as there are enough people to build groups...otherwise leveling is going to be painfully slow according to the current XP-threads

Uthgard's lack of groups was a direct result of its excruciating XP that kept people from leveling alts. I wanted to level up multiple characters in different realms for that sweet nostalgia and would've played for years if that was the case, however after barely making it to 50 on a single char, I wasn't going to waste my time with another. Once people stopped playing alts the only players left were mostly 50's leaving no one to group with at the lower levels. Since its not the case here I see a ton of longevity for this server.

Tue 27 Nov 2018 3:00 AM by Sepplord

i am telling myself the same, and I really hope it holds true

I would love playing doc again for a few years

Tue 27 Nov 2018 3:24 AM by Cadebrennus

Here's the thing....

It's all about getting the word out. Most people that used to play live (and no freeshards) or are new and curious to the game still check http://www.postcount.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?27-Community-Board

While I'm not saying you SHOULD I'm also not saying that you SHOULDN'T go to postcount.net and let people know about Phoenix. The live developers (Broadsword) are aware of how precarious their situation is population-wise (probably due to some dude named John) so they will shut down threads and responses about freeshards pretty quickly.

That being said, there's nothing stopping anyone talking about flaming birds as long as it's not by name, or about the capital of Arizona.

While I am being a bit cheeky on this post I can say with all seriousness that newbies and returnees alike are quite confused when poking around postcount. Sadly they jump on to a dying server and have an all-around bad experience (PvE, RvR, etc.) and promptly quit. A friendly nudge in the direction of the warmth of a flaming bird might be helpful.

Tue 27 Nov 2018 4:29 AM by Gnarrg

Yeah I agree, people really need to promote this server through all channels, message old friends to get the hype up.

A short promotional video on youtube explaining what Phoenix is could do wonders as well.

Tue 27 Nov 2018 7:26 AM by Naturedruid

We definitely need to promote this server. It does have more to offer than Uthgard.

- It is more casual friendly
- It is more alt friendly
- Leveling is much more fun due to several qol features (/train, better xp etc.)
- PvE is more exciting, because of SI and the feather system
- Website is better, also has a working herald from the get-go

It does offer more longevity in my opinion. What matters now, is, spreading the word and getting people interested in playing here!

Tue 27 Nov 2018 12:21 PM by Kaosfury

Well.... I stream the game 10 hours a day, and go to post count, and other social media sites like Twitter announcing the server.

Would be nice if more people helped out

Tue 27 Nov 2018 1:16 PM by Druth

Kaosfury wrote: ↑
Tue 27 Nov 2018 12:21 PM
Well.... I stream the game 10 hours a day, and go to post count, and other social media sites like Twitter announcing the server.

Would be nice if more people helped out

Thanks, now I have a guilty concience the rest of the day

Think wine and chokolate will make it better...

Tue 27 Nov 2018 1:26 PM by Kaosfury

Flex.... you are a true member of Dark Age of Camelot, I'm sure you do stuff every day, in game and outside of game to help the server.

You are one of the few players I actually appreciate, respect.

Tue 27 Nov 2018 1:29 PM by Druth

Kaosfury wrote: ↑
Tue 27 Nov 2018 1:26 PM
Flex.... you are a true member of Dark Age of Camelot, I'm sure you do stuff every day, in game and outside of game to help the server.

You are one of the few players I actually appreciate, respect.

Thanks, but will do the wine/choko anyway, just in case I feel sadness later.

Tue 27 Nov 2018 8:05 PM by Sepplord

no need to feel bad, the most important time to advertise the server will be shortly before and the first week during launch.

people that hear about something and are interested don't want to wait months to try it out, they will lose interest and forget again (unless they are addicted junkies like we are). Spreading the word during launch (plus minus a few days) might be the most important

Thu 29 Nov 2018 6:03 PM by Snoogy

Like the feedback.

I think the QoL differences here, the XP item drop quests (if still around?) The /train command .. Porters.. Hasteners and SI. Don't sleep on how SIGNIFICANT these differences are between phoenix and Ugh/other freeshards. You can solo nearly any class and grind at a decent xp rate. That is HUGE and fun. These QoL features unique go Phoenix by no means phase out the XP grind most of us enjoy, it expedites it in a way that is still fun and necessary without at all feeling like i50. You are going to have to put in a time commitment to get to 50, but it won't take literally a month so these reduces the boredom factor preventing other classes/players from reaching end game fun.

One personal note, I would love to see more active BGs. BGs were always so much fun and a great breakup of the grind monotony, especially to get XP. Also. The dynamic of low level rvr is almost charmingly fun in that "wtf are we doing even" way.

Again, the quicker XP the ability to solo some XP with eggs and xp item drops allow the ability to hop on of you've only got an hour and get a few bubs or more. For those of us without much time (for me barely during the week) I don't always have the time commitment to find a group- especially I'm a proactive type that will FORM a group instead of spam /lfg for an hour.. But if I don't have seen several hours those sessions aren't worth grouping and instead I can solo a bit. The QoL features of Uthgard of porters, quicker XP and /train are HUGE
. HUUGE factors when I consider the potential success of Phoenix. Those features, for me personally, already make Phoenix a better frreshard.

Thu 29 Nov 2018 7:06 PM by Cadebrennus

Agreed. More BGs at various levels also means less twinks specific BGs.

Fri 30 Nov 2018 8:31 PM by Doiri

Naturedruid wrote: ↑
Tue 27 Nov 2018 7:26 AM
We definitely need to promote this server. It does have more to offer than Uthgard.

- It is more casual friendly
- It is more alt friendly
- Leveling is much more fun due to several qol features (/train, better xp etc.)
- PvE is more exciting, because of SI and the feather system
- Website is better, also has a working herald from the get-go

It does offer more longevity in my opinion. What matters now, is, spreading the word and getting people interested in playing here!

promoting it in the world chat of BDO during weekends has worked amazingly. every time i post my ad in the chat i get 1-2 sends back and usually there's a huge spike in guests that visit the forum for a short time.