Camelot Unchained

[Regolyth]

Well, the game is funded. In three-ish years, we'll have DAoC2 (minus PvE... kinda). Yay!

[Morreion]

Excellent!

[Laethaka]

yayyyyyyy

[dotty]

I'm still staring at the warrior forever one, but my wallet just wont allow it. Ah well, I'm still in as a backer and will get some goodies. I hope to see some of you in beta!

[Morreion]

This definitely looks like a game to try!





Camelot Unchained makes 11 promises to consumers (Massively)

The promises include being responsive to players, fighting gold sellers, having the team play the game regularly, eliminating the need for copy protection, protecting player privacy, rewarding players for finding bugs, and never lying to consumers. Most interestingly, Jacobs vows that if Camelot Unchained is ever shut down, then the studio will release the compiled server code to the gamers.

Building the perfect fortress in Camelot Unchained [Updated] (Massively)

How possible will it be for a small guild or even an individual to build cells? Is there a limited number within each "zone"? Must groups formally agree to attach their cells together, or can a loner unilaterally place his cell near someone else's land?

Individuals can build cells and then use them to build structures. You wouldn't need a guild to build cells or small structures. Groups will be able to cooperate both on structures and the sharing of their plots of land. We don't know the dimension of plots yet (of course), but the biggest will be large enough to allow more than a single player to build on one.

More details revealed for Camelot Unchained's world-building systems (Massively)

Blueprints, which can be traded, are a way to speed up the building process -- or rebuilding, if enemies have destroyed your structure in RvR. Players with the appropriate skills can create blueprints of an already finished structure or through the architect's interface as a plan for a future structure. Through RvR, players can claim buildings built by others, either by deconstructing the entire thing or just capturing it; those structures can then be repaired or rebuilt by the new owners.

Camelot Unchained reveals building system demo (Massively)

Today's update goes into detail on the game's building system, including a video demo with programmer Tim Mills showing a quick prototype of what you can expect in the game.

Camelot Unchained explains stealth (Massively)

The idea revolves around the concept of the Veil, which in simple terms is another dimension that exists alongside our own. Players can become VeilWalkers, moving in and out of the Veil and traversing over and through objects undetected by most players. But VeilWalking comes with consequences of its own in the form of VeilStalkers, players who cannot enter the Veil but can pull Walkers out of it by using skills and placing traps.

Camelot Unchained unveils new video, Mark Jacobs visits Reddit for AMA (Massively)

The video is a half-hour-long affair in which Jacobs provides fans (and prospective Kickstarter pledgers) with an in-depth look at the lore of Camelot Unchained and the myriad features that the game is bringing to the table.

Massively exclusive: Jacobs on Camelot Unchained's Kickstarter home stretch (Massively)

As anyone who has participated in or even seen our tech demos can attest, we've come a long way in only a month or so. We've had hundreds of players running around and fighting in a small area, plus particle effects, and have consistently run at more than 200 (well, not to be boastful but we peaked at over 1200) frames per second, all the while playing with other users around the world.

Camelot Unchained meets Kickstarter goal (Massively)

Woohoo!

Camelot Unchained secures an additional $3 million in funding [Updated] (Massively)

Last night, Camelot Unchained surpassed its $2 million Kickstarter goal, but if you've been following the Kickstarter for the last month, you know that reaching $2 million means a lot more than reaching $2 million. As originally promised when the Kickstarter launched, the game will now receive an additional $3 million in funding, $2 million of which comes from City State co-founder and MMO industry veteran Mark Jacobs. The remainder comes courtesy of unnamed investors.

[Regolyth]

Something you don't see much is the addition of CU stretch goals.

Camelot Unchained Stretch Goals

CSE recently added the stretch goals to the kickstarter they just successfully funded. For those of you new to kickstarter many publishers once they meet the original goal decide what extra benefits to give their backers for additional funds.

These stretch goals for CU are:

$2,100,000------->Archers and one new race per realm.
$2,250,000------->CU Version of Herald/Armory.
$2,500,000------->The Depths and one new race per realm.

They reached the first two at least. Although, I find it weird a company would make a fantasy MMO and not include archer classes (not to mention they're always my favorite, and first, class).

[Morreion]

yeah, archers/rangers are pretty much a standard class now- but I'm glad to see CU shaping up into an interesting effort!

[Regolyth]

Let's just hope, or at least I am, that they don't make archers useless for the first four years of the game (like they did in DAoC).

[Regolyth]

So in the latest update from Camelot Unchained, they revealed a new class to play: The Bean Sidhe (Banshee). I'll skip the back story and post about the abilities they're thinking of having for the class. I thought it was really cool.

Possible Racial Boons/Abilities

Head’s up! – Allows the Bean Sidhe to use its head as a ranged attack and/or advance scout. While doing so, body is immobilized and can no longer attack and defend. Duration and range of head increase with skill. While flying the head can take damage and if destroyed, the body will die as well.

Scream of fear – An unearthly scream will emanate from head and cast an AOE fear debuff. Effect of debuff increases with skill.

Ouch, that hurts! – The Bean Sidhe emits a scream that acts as a physical attack with possible knockback. Strength of attack increases with skill.

Shatter! – The Bean Sidhe emits a high-pitched scream that can shatter glass and other materials instantly. Strength of scream increases with skill.

What the hell is that thing? – Anyone who is with XX range of Bean Sidhe’s flying head has to make a saving throw or have a startle debuff placed on them. Resistance versus the flying head increases with skill.

Wait till they get a look at me – Bean Sidhe can choose to shift their form and become incorporeal. Any attacking entity will have to make a saving throw versus a startle effect. Resistance to debuff increases with skill. Duration of shifting increases with skill. Bean Sidhe must remain in this form for a certain amount of time and cannot shift back until a timer is reached. Forced duration in this form decreases with skill. Please read the section on being incorporeal for a full breakdown of what happens during this type of form shift.

Possible Racial Banes

Memories are painful – All Bean Sidhe’s must take at least one bane of this type that acts as a permanent attack debuff when a member of that race attacks the Bean Sidhe. This is due to a bit of twisted racial memory, which associates that race with the one whose actions led them to becoming Bean Sidhe.

Fire is death – Any attack made with fire against a Bean Sidhe has a +X% chance of striking and when it does so, has a chance to place a limited, non-stackable, fear debuff on the Bean Sidhe. Resistance to the fear debuff increases with skill [Note: this Bane is also used for other races].

Being incorporeal has its drawbacks – While incorporeal, certain magic spells will do +X% damage to the Bean Sidhe. Additional if the Bean Sidhe is incorporeal when a Veilstorm strikes, the Bean Sidhe has a +X% chance of being forced out of the form and will have a stun debuff placed on them from the forced change.

Sometimes I even scare myself – Going incorporeal too often can lead to the Bean Sidhe losing track of their own identity and sanity. When this happens the Bean Sidhe’s shifts will become increasingly difficult and the duration of those shifts will increase. At some point, the Bean Sidhe will not be able to go incorporeal for X days.

You think you get sore throats – Overuse and/or overcharging of the Bean Sidhe’s racial attacks can lead to a temporary debuff placed on the character that will weaken their strength. The debuff can’t be removed by other players and only goes away after a certain period of non-use of these attacks.

[Morreion]

I wish this game had PvE!