Information AboutGothador |
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Player Character s start the game at a Random location in the primary realm of Gothador, weak, naked and without purpose. A simple grid - three by three - shows the character's location and adjacent eight squares. You can move in any direction, providing the square contains no obstruction, at which point the screen refreshes and re-centres the Map around your character. Self-improvement involves the accumulation of experience and equipment, acquired through combat or the completion of quests - scattered throughout the many realms. As well as moving around the world, you can also interact with other players by chatting, fighting and trading. Characters can access many different realms freely through a series of warp gates; other realms have stairs, portals or other forms of egress, some of which require a key, which might be a physical object or involve attainment of a certain level of experience. A character 'levels-up' by accumulating enough experience to pass a specific threshold. Having gained enough points, a player can then choose to apply level-up points to improve the base stats of their character. These represent the character's abilities in combat - Attack, Defence, Armour Points , Damage; magic - Magic Points; and general survival - Health Points, Speed and Action Points. Characters can also advance by concentrating on a specific role - as a Warrior, Mage or Miner - and specialising in an advanced character class, such as Vampire , Monk , Demon and Angel . Specialising in this way provides many useful skills, ability adjustments and spells, as well as several different character Avatar s. Characters can also "evolve"- by advancing into specific tiers, which gives them to new powers and abilities. Gothador has a very strong community and an IRC chat room, both usually full of helpful players. There are also teams called 'cults' for the subscribing members. These groups interact and help each other in many different ways. It is a very good way to get to the higher levels and make new friends at the same time. So all I can say is give it a try and see what you think! HISTORY OF THE GAME Details: The game itself was publicly released on April 26, 2004. It was mostly spread by word of mouth through another gaming community. There was initially a Yahoo Group dedicated to discussing the game. It ranged from game mechanics to suggestions for the game creator, and even dabbled in some character role play. Other groups were also formed, such as a map group dedicated to gathering information on the game and its landscape. Later the Guild of Wisdom became the most useful compendium of knowledge dealing with the game. On May 19, 2004, a more manageable forum was put in place of the old Yahoo Group. The forum is now a part of the game, as you are automatically given a Username and Password to the forum to match your Character in the game itself. The game was simple and crude, and the absolute best way to gain footing was to bring in other players via a link specific to your character, and you could earn bonus experience points (XP). New creatures were introduced daily, and very rapidly there were new locations and new quests to accomplish. The game's creator had trouble keeping the game running on the original server, so a subscription system was put into place. A subscription to game allows you access to more than just the main Gothador realm. Also, it allows you to gain a character class and subclass, as these are only accessible in supporter realms. The introduction of subscriptions allowed for a better server to be purchased, and the game ran much more smoothly. EXTERNAL LINKS Official websites Useful resources |
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