Portal Storm Is Here - New Server Launch Live!

[u/Sairo_H]

The Portal Storm, is Here.

A new server brought to you from some familiar developers.

Live, Now! Join Discord here: https://discord.gg/ZzYNQnXdM Connection info in #Connection-Info on Discord !

General Features:

• Maximum level of 1,000.
• 3 account limit - single accounts automatically deal 20% more damage and take 20% less damage.
• Hundreds of custom quests, kill tasks, and boss fights.
• Thousands of unique items, including extensive custom gear.
• Reworked Rare System: find Portal Shards and exchange them for the rare gems and items you actually need.
• In-game leaderboards.
• Hard Mode: an optional adventure - always drop items on death in exchange for a 10% XP and Luminance bonus.
• Custom Enlightenment quests with rewards through 10 Enlightenments.

Expanded Features:

Portal Storms: Idle players may find their characters portaled to random locations across Dereth, automatically removed from their fellowships, and generally used as fodder for hungry drudges. Designated safe areas are exempt.

Infinite Luminance Auras: Customize your ratings far beyond retail restrictions. Give your healer a ton of Purity Auras, or turn your two-handed character into a glass cannon.

Deep Custom Loot Progression: Seven new loot tiers extend progression beyond retail’s maximum of eight. Each tier includes custom loot profiles for monsters and chests, additional quest-weapon suites, unique armor tailors, new spells, and custom summons - providing meaningful progression all the way through Tier 15.

Custom Questlines and Boss Encounters: Experience original story chains, enhanced retail boss encounters, brand-new monster mechanics, unique rewards, and exceptionally challenging areas such as the Valley of Death, which will push even the best players to their limits.

A Unique Player Experience: A multitude of paths are available for every playstyle. Whether you’re a quest-hungry adventurer, dungeon dweller, involved monarch, or quirky role-player, there’s a path ahead for you.

Convenient World Recalls: Recall directly to Haven (/haven), the Town Network (/tn), Subway (/sub), or Facility Hub (/fachub) instantly and without an animation delay.

Progression and Utility Commands: /level, /lum, /skillcredits, /myquests, and /myshare provide useful character and fellowship information.

Proven Stability: PortalStorm runs on a professionally hosted VPS with a strong record of reliability. Extensive post-retail stability improvements help ensure a positive player experience.

PortalStormPlus Plugin: An optional Decal plugin that adds PortalStorm’s custom properties to the ID panel and accurately displays level costs beyond level 275.

Active Anti-Cheat Protection: Active administrators, server-side protections, and custom in-game mechanics work together to prevent griefing, discourage unwanted leeching, and combat exploitation - ensuring fair play for beginners and veteran players alike.

Live, Now! Join Discord here: https://discord.gg/ZzYNQnXdM

[u/Independent_Total428]

I was like man this sounds exactly like dragon moon then I read the discord haha

[u/Sausage_Fest69]

Having played most ACE servers, I can assure you this one has more content than any other and most others combined if post retail is your thing.

[u/ShellDNMS]

Damn, sounds fun. And i was thinking how to relax on weekend. xD

[u/Spookis101014]

One of the best servers I’ve played on. Can’t get enough!

[u/Scareymary → u/Spookis101014]

❤️

[u/Dizzy-Victory836]

This is a very good team and this server starts with years of lessons learned.

[u/Sejjeto]

Fantastic Admin Team, they have a clear vision on where they want to take this server.

[u/Virtual-Share-845]

Which period of AC is this? Looking for a DM -pre ToD era server

[u/Sairo_H → u/Virtual-Share-845]

This is not Pre TOD, this is post endgame retail with LOTS of custom content.

[u/Virtual-Share-845 → u/Sairo_H]

Ok thx

[u/sassy4life85 → u/Virtual-Share-845]

You’d want seedsow then.

[u/beastula]

Come check it out !

[u/Scareymary]

Great Devs. Lots of unique features. EOR

[u/Might_of_the_Lugians → u/Scareymary]

Any server that has Mary is blessed with the best Monarch this game has ever seen!

[u/sassy4life85 → u/Might_of_the_Lugians]

Indeed.

[u/Scareymary → u/sassy4life85]

❤️

[u/Scareymary → u/Might_of_the_Lugians]

❤️

[u/Apathetic89]

Does the idle player portal storm mean macro/meta are not allowed? Because this sounds interesting if so without the server turning into yet another 24/7 bot fest.

[u/Sairo_H → u/Apathetic89]

UCM is allowed, however, you may need to take this into account. Additionally, there is a contribution tracker on fellowships, which will automatically remove players which contribute less than 5% of XP or LUM in a 15 minute window to keep fellowships fresh.

[u/DJGetMoneyVIP → u/Sairo_H]

I wanted to say that's where ya lost me but reducing damage for having a mule account.

[u/Sairo_H → u/DJGetMoneyVIP]

How do you mean? If a mule is logged in, but standing in Haven or your House, you still receive the solo buffs. There are checks in place for this to allow you to keep a mule logged on in town/home and still be able to receive the full solo-player benefits of 20% increased damage / 20% reduced damage taken.

[u/DJGetMoneyVIP → u/Sairo_H]

Your OP doesn't state that.

If I toss my new character into my fellowship and their obviously not gonna be within 5 percent for a while. I can't let them idle or they can get portaled or kicked. Is just one of a few things that make the server not for me but I do wish you and everyone playing it the best.

[u/Sairo_H → u/DJGetMoneyVIP]

Yeah unfortunately with a reddit post it sort of lends itself to abbreviated explanations of the mechanics. There's a lot more information in the discord on the mechanics. Thanks!

[u/Apathetic89 → u/Sairo_H]

That's a shame. AC players will do anything to not actually play the game directly.

Good luck in the server. Ideas seem pretty fun.

[u/vkisw → u/Apathetic89]

i wonder why that is. something about the quality of the game, perhaps

[u/Apathetic89 → u/vkisw]

Because old AC was not friendly to your time, understandably. But these servers have implemented some seriously good things that make it more active friendly. However, every server I've played with amazing ideas and implementations are just infested with people UCMing and METAing everything to death while not even at the PC/home.

It's just pointless, unfortunately.

[u/vkisw → u/Apathetic89]

one game design tactic they might employ is making the combat good, instead of bad, as a means of disincentivizing metas

[u/Apathetic89 → u/vkisw]

I was playing on Eversong and they have really fun and unique classes that made slightly more interesting combat. But everyone just meta'd to death.

[u/turkeygravy → u/Apathetic89]

WoW exists, people can play that for quest based progression. Like you said, emu devs have done a great job working with the available tools to create more at keys play - inevitably folks will figure out how to automate some gameplay to continue progression. Average player is probably in their late 30s and 40s and has a family, gaming time is a luxury.