Asheron's Call Darktide history

Darktide was the one world in Asheron's Call where every character was a player killer from the moment it was rolled, and every death cost you items. This is the history of that server, 1999 to 2005, rebuilt from what the web archives kept: the PK Hunter ladder, TreeStats, the Darktide News Network, the guild sites and the boards, told from where Og's Band of Thugs stood, which was usually in somebody else's town.

What was Darktide in Asheron's Call?

Darktide was the player-versus-player server of Asheron's Call, the game Turbine released on November 2, 1999. Every character on it was a player killer from the moment it was rolled, and every death cost items, which the rest of the game regarded as a design flaw and Darktide regarded as the point.

When did Darktide shut down?

Darktide ran until Asheron's Call shut down on January 31, 2017. Throne of Destiny, in July 2005, marks the start of its later years.

What was PK Hunter on Darktide?

PK Hunter was the plugin and ladder that logged Darktide's kills and deaths and rated its player killers from 2002 to 2005. acdarktide.com/ladder rebuilds it from the archived pages, one record per character.

Which monarchies ruled Darktide?

The big allegiances were Blood and the Keepers of Chaos, GEN, TLS, Art of War, Black Rose and NWA, and the small one that took the TreeStats front page from all of them in December 2003 was Og's Band of Thugs. acdarktide.com/monarchies has their sizes, leaders and history.

Where can I find Darktide screenshots and video?

acdarktide.com/media collects Darktide screenshots and kill shots from the guild sites and boards of the time, Subedei's Fight Night movie, Snappy's Le Boner and the surviving videos.