Dark Age of Camelot News & Events & Guides

Midgard is based on Norse mythology and its landscape includes misty fjords and pine forests. Somewhere between Albion and Hibernia in its mix of Norse historical figures and mythology, and inventions of Mythic Entertainment. The adherence of the architecture to the forms and design of medieval and pre-medieval Norse architecture is notable.

The races in the game are:

Albion: Avalonian, Briton, Half-Ogre, Highlander, Inconnu, Saracen, and the Korazh(DAOC Platinum).

Hibernia: Celt, Elf, Firbolg, Lurikeen, Shar, Sylvan, and the Graoch.

Midgard: Dwarf, Frostalf, Kobold, Norseman, Troll, Valkyn, and the Deifrang.

When DAOC first launched, the subscriber base quickly rose up to almost 250,000 subscribers by July, 2002 and then started to fall off to about 210,000 subscribers by January 2003 where "Shrouded Isles" expansion was released and populations climbed back up slightly, then in november of 2003 populations once again rose to 250,000 with release of the "Trials of Atlantis" expansion and remained at that level until october 2004 when market competition caused these numbers to gradually decrease over time. As of January 2008, the estimated number of subscribers was 50,000DAOC Plat.