Welcome back to Dark Age of Camelot: State of the Game! Your weekly breakdown of events, stats, and community insights across Ywain and Gaheris.
This episode dives into the ongoing Ellan Vannin “Blood for the Key” PvP event, the return of Dark Crystals, and the state of DAoC’s often ignored midgame experience for new and returning players.

🔥 EVENT UPDATES
• Magic Orbs & Enemy Heads continue dropping from player kills
• Trophy Hunting quest active across all realms
• 50% bonuses remain on Ywain & Gaheris
• EV stays a full-time PvP zone during the event
• “Blood for the Key” quests auto-complete & auto-renew
• Player kills can spawn the Mournful King; defeating him grants keys
• Dark Crystals and Nevermore Pony camps active with RP + key drops

🎙️ TALES BY TORCHLIGHT — The Lost Midgame of DAoC
Special guest Seahole joins us to explore:
• Why players hit a wall after level 50
• How systems like Artifacts, Champion Levels, Master Levels, Bounty Crafting, and templating create a huge knowledge gap
• How tribal knowledge impacts player retention
• What the community says needs to change

📊 WEEKLY STATS (Ending Nov 16, 2025)
• Top 10 RPs (All-Time & Weekly)
• Top Kills
• Top Deathblows
• Top Solo Kills
• Top Deaths
• Top Guilds (All-Time & Weekly)

🛡️ GAHERIS HIGHLIGHTS
• 43 characters now sit at the max 2,147,483,647 RP cap
• Weekly RP leaders & guild standings included

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