At Gamerspulse, you can find another preview of Dark Age of Camelot, now in beta stage. It#s quite detailed and well worth a look, as this snippit shows:
Of course, DAoC would not be very amusing if there were a mere four classes per realm. So, at level five, a given character can take on an advanced class. The advanced class is a more focused version of the base class, providing the character with some new abilities and oftentimes a gift. However, some of the advanced classes have racial restrictions beyond that of the base class. Looking at an example, the first character I created was a Firbolg Naturalist named Banien. At level five I could follow the Path of Essence (to become a Warden), Harmony (Druid), or Focus (Warden). However, had Banien initially followed the Way of Arms (starting as a Guardian rather than a Naturalist) his race would have restricted his advanced class choices. At level five he would be able to follow the Path of Harmony (becoming a Blademaster) or Focus (Hero), but would be unable to follow the Path of Essence (to become a Champion).
Things work similarly but not identically on other realms. Each has several starting classes that largely boil down to warrior, rogue, priest, or wizard (though it's not always so cut and dry). In Albion an advanced class is simply a guild membership. In Midgard it is a devotion to a particular god. When the time comes to take up a position as a member of one of the advanced classes, certain things happen. First, you have to find a trainer of the new class, leaving behind the old trainer. |
One more DAoC preview
