<s>
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
released	O
in	O
October	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
January	O
2002	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
period	O
after	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
's	O
death	O
,	O
when	O
his	O
kingdom	O
has	O
split	O
into	O
three	O
realms	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
constant	O
state	O
of	O
war	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
includes	O
both	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
(	O
PvE	O
)	O
and	O
realm	B-Protocol
versus	I-Protocol
realm	I-Protocol
(	O
RvR	O
)	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
transferred	O
from	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
Broadsword	O
Online	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
newly	O
established	O
studio	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
subsequently	O
took	O
over	O
development	O
of	O
Mythic	O
's	O
other	O
MMO	O
game	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
classes	O
are	O
balanced	O
at	O
the	O
RvR	O
level	O
instead	O
of	O
in	O
direct	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
realms	O
 '	O
equivalent	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
classes	O
are	O
very	O
rigid	O
with	O
specific	O
roles	O
,	O
play	O
styles	O
,	O
and	O
specialization	O
point	O
allocations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realm	B-Protocol
versus	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
revolves	O
around	O
what	O
happens	O
after	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
and	O
the	O
fragmentation	O
of	O
his	O
former	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
has	O
three	O
realms	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
unique	O
dynamic	O
of	O
RvRvR	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Areas	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
Albion	O
include	O
Avalon	B-Language
Marsh	O
and	O
Stonehenge	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Salisbury	O
Plains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camelot	B-Application
is	O
Albion	O
's	O
capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tir	B-Application
Na	I-Application
Nog	I-Application
is	O
Hibernia	O
's	O
capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Atlantis	I-Protocol
The	O
ruins	O
of	O
Atlantis	O
have	O
been	O
discovered	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
another	O
Plane	O
where	O
the	O
ancient	O
Atlanteans	O
underwent	O
their	O
trials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
was	O
made	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
originally	O
being	O
conceived	O
of	O
as	O
a	O
graphical	O
MUD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DS	B-Language
Max	I-Language
and	O
Character	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
were	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
all	O
models	O
and	O
animations	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
prime	O
,	O
Mythic	O
operated	O
120	O
dual-processor	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
servers	O
running	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Broadsword	O
Games	O
announced	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
:	O
Endless	O
Conquest	O
,	O
a	O
non-subscription	O
style	O
game	O
account	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
restrictions	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
characters	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
have	O
,	O
character	O
classes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
services	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythic	O
has	O
produced	O
seven	O
expansions	O
(	O
which	O
originally	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
bought	O
separately	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
now	O
free	O
downloads	O
)	O
for	O
DAoC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trials	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Atlantis	I-Protocol
(	O
ToA	O
,	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
then	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2004	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
Added	O
3	O
new	O
races	O
(	O
Half-Ogre	O
,	O
Frostalf	O
,	O
Shar	O
)	O
and	O
high	O
level	O
content	O
and	O
zones	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
for	O
each	O
realm	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
includes	O
new	O
terrain	O
graphics	O
for	O
all	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
including	O
trees	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkness	O
Rising	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
paid	O
expansion	O
to	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
able	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introducing	O
the	O
largest	O
RVR	O
dungeon	O
in	O
Camelot	B-Application
history	O
(	O
Labyrinth	O
)	O
with	O
access	O
by	O
all	O
three	O
realms	O
located	O
on	O
Agramon	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
,	O
Mythic	O
Entertainment	O
forecast	O
"	O
30,000	O
players	O
on	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
remained	O
at	O
#1	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
but	O
fell	O
to	O
third	O
and	O
fifth	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
,	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
had	O
sold	O
115,894	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Age	O
of	O
Camelots	B-Application
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
reached	O
300,000	O
copies	O
,	O
for	O
revenues	O
of	O
$10.4	O
million	O
,	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
franchise	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
totaled	O
sales	O
of	O
780,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
develop	O
Camelot	B-Protocol
Unchained	I-Protocol
came	O
about	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Mark	O
Jacobs	O
.	O
</s>
