Blackthorn is a classic old frontiers freeshard at its core, preserving the experience that made classic DAoC memorable and immersive. At the same time, we recognize the common pain points and limitations of traditional classic servers, and have carefully implemented quality-of-life improvements to address those shortcomings while staying true to the spirit of the classic game.
On Blackthorn, you will enjoy a classic experience with:
- Autotrain points granted automatically
- Improved game-wide nighttime brightness
- Teleporters
- Hasteners
/traincommand
- Self cast buffs apply to the entire group
/buffcommand
- Improved experience rates
- Harps
- No mana penalty under 50%
- Pets do not steal XP
- Smart item delve window (shows you a stats-comparison of how an item in your inventory compares to your currently equipped item in that slot)
- Personal bind stones
- Realm and region-wide chat channels
- Crafting and salvaging commands
- Crafting skills are shared on all characters on the same realm
- Common sense class and realm ability tweaks to make all classes viable
- Useable speed gems