Trials of Atlantis Review
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Trials of Atlantis is a mainly successful expansion to a highly popular MMORPG, adding innovative features such as intelligent questing and raids, magical artifacts, and Master Levels, along with improved graphical quality and new player races. The sheer scope of the expansion is impressive as the development team desired to not only add new areas and items, but to change and update the way DAoC itself can be played. However, the huge emphasis on grouping will turn a number of players off as it can be frustrating when there are no groups to be found or no groups working on a particular part of a Trial a player requires. Those who enjoy grouping are in for a treat, however, especially since strategy and puzzle solving are now just as important as the sheer number of high level characters in a raiding party.
Many of those who have played DAoC for awhile and fear that it is becoming stale may not need to go any further than Trials of Atlantis to see that the game will be alive and kicking for quite some time to come. While the expansion is meant primarily for those already playing DAoC, it should make those who are considering picking up the game for the first time feel at ease in knowing that the game stays viable and immersive well through the 50th level, just as long as he or she has no problem with large groups and challenging quests.
