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Have several level 50 toons, and got this expansion because as many have said it's a "must have" in order to survive in RvR - the main/only "end-game" to DAoC.

Main reason I don't use it anymore is they enormously sacrificed performance for eye candy. Using a 3Ghz, 1M, Nvidia system it's still a totally porked out lag-fest. Just try walking through Camp forest without looking at the ground and you'll probably lag all the way to Sauvage before you rubber-band back.

I only load ToA to assist guildy's with their quests, then go back to the much more fun and much faster SI engine for regular game play.

I'd only recommend this xpack to well developed characters. New players don't need it and would cause more frustration than fun. If your new to the game, get SI and have a blast. When you're 50, get ToA to do the quests, then go back to SI to enjoy the game again.

Great graphics, artifacts and new armor. This is a great expansion if you have a level 40 plus character. It had some bugs on release but Mythic has fixed the bugs. I recommend this expansion if you enjoy DAOC.

The launch of DAoC was beyond words. They seemed to know what a player base wanted... until they released Trials of Atlantis.

Pros: The ideas behind this expansion were great. And the graphics they implemented are awesome. Five new zones to explore, and areas more driven to the players who have been around for a long long time.

Cons: The concepts that actually made it into this were horribly done. The time it takes to complete any one thing is at least 1 - 5 hours. ( Some take multiple days of that much time. ) Those who are new to DAoC, will find this expansion completely useless until they have reached their highest levels.

All in all, I've been playing this since it's release - and ToA is far more frustrating then fun. There is a reason a great deal of the fan base has moved on to other games.

If you enjoy months of killing critters over and over - to get to the highest level - to find 29 other people who are willing to help you do something they've probably done 6 or 7 times already - just so you can have a chance at competeing - then this is definately for you. Otherwise, I would suggest looking elsewhere.