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
- Inventory Management window to bulk salvage and bulk sell
- 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
/digcommand (kill a mob and then type /dig to search the mob’s remains to learn about the loot table in that area)
- Doublebind and Backupstyle and Weapon Set systems to make in-game combat more convenient without the need for third party tools.
- Realm Loyalty perks for committing to one realm.
- Exchange your DF seals for other seal types using an exchange rate
- Tinderboxes that provide regeneration bonuses and scaling damage adds for nearby players
- Loot Rolls to optimize raid loot distribution