I stayed away from Darkfall for a long time because of all the bad press it got. I recently subbed for the first time, and my only regret is that I didn't do it sooner. The game is not for everyone, but If you are interested in this type of game, then don't hesitate to give it a try. The people who hate it, hate it precisely because it was not made for them, not because Darkfall fails to accomplish what it set out to do.
Exactly. All these people complaining about the state of Darkfall FAIL at trolling lol. And you fail at Fanboying. Workng for AV? Darkfall is a great game if its the type of game your looking for. IMO there is no MMO out right now that even comes close, hell I can't even get into single player rpgs because they dont compare to the emmersion Darkfall offers. And if there would be a game. DF would be so damn dead. DF survives only because they got a monopoly on full loot game. Everytime I log in I never know what to expect, whether its simply pveing with some clanmates or out hunting reds for regs/loot. I never know whats in store for me when I log into Darkfall, most of the time leading to an epic night of unexpected events. Grind, Grind, Grind, Skill gain and some time wasting pvp where you get doomrolled by a vet. So true you never know what does you have to expect.
For those people who only care about being the best asap, your bound to get burnt out and hate Darkfall. But the truth is their all missing out on the experience which is Darkfall. The journey makes the game great. To be honest I'm happy that the complainers are slowing leaving because it lets the newer players move up the foodchain so I can't complain. Which new players? I played about 5 months ago and play now and it gets even worser except vets doing nothing besides seiging as they dont need to after 1 1/2 year... The only newbs i see are trials and yes some of them sub but ive seen already some sad pandas realising what they have to grind to get "viable". And by viable i mean to have a chance against PKs. There is simply no content for newbs except grinding and the statment of AV that you can do anything at day 1 doesnt help there. Yeah you could do, but no one will support you to do as it would be a waste of resources to give "armors, ships or mounts".
So heres some advice to you all you hates and Darkfall trolls: Get into a good clan and make some friends, play the game the way its supposed to be played and stop looking at your stats/skills everyday...Your missing out on a great expierence. For me, I'll remember my journey in Agon for a long long time. I've been playing almost 5months now, and my quest has only just begun :-)
And thats why you going to stay at the bottom of the food chain. Vast majority of gamers want to have fun. In Darkfall is pvp = fun. Rest is just the rocky, painfull way to get there. There is simply no sand in the box. There is no content for newbs except grind. There are so many things missing and i bet even Xsyon would get more sucessfull if they manage to get everything inside in the game they want (feature list). And its not focusing on pvp ...
If you like the game, dont try to behave like a blue eyed fanboy. No one will believe you. I know several people who just like myself skip if they see a post by Xipher. Its simply aint worth to read, as your opinion doesnt count and he is in right doesnt matter what. Be honest! This game got its flaws. Yeah it can be fun, but you have to grind your way to fun there is right now other way to reach it.
So far i just managed to get 1 additional player to the game and i warned him what does he has to expect. He is playing and having his fun after 4 month of grind. Now he got most fun and is participating seiges and enjoys the game , but there are so many ppl who i couldnt get on board as this game is such a pain for newbs (new players).
Thats your opition...lol You trying to tell me the way I should feel about Darkfall?
I could care less whatca think about Darkfall, I do agree it needs some work but so does every MMO, not to mention DFO is only 1 year old...give AV a chance to add content for F sakes. Perhaps all you haters need a break from Agon or better yet MMOs in general. Stop trying to make Darkfall sound like a horrible game because it isnt. The player behind the keyboard makes Darkfall a bad game, if you make it a grind it'll burn you out.
All this trash talking of Darkfall does nothing for me because I've played it and I know it needs work. But it no where near as bad as most people make it out to be.
Thats your opition...lol You trying to tell me the way I should feel about Darkfall?
I could care less whatca think about Darkfall, I do agree it needs some work but so does every MMO, not to mention DFO is only 1 year old...give AV a chance to add content for F sakes. Perhaps all you haters need a break from Agon or better yet MMOs in general. Stop trying to make Darkfall sound like a horrible game because it isnt. The player behind the keyboard makes Darkfall a bad game, if you make it a grind it'll burn you out.
All this trash talking of Darkfall does nothing for me because I've played it and I know it needs work. But it no where near as bad as most people make it out to be. Me thinks your all just cry babies with nothing better to do then think about video games rofl
If you like slow progress and grind? Go play asia grinder and stop ruining a great for so many people. No one would care if "grind lovers" would "die out" like rare animals. MMO industry would simply only profit through it.
1 1/2 years old and they had already 2 content patches (expansions) and one of them were completly bullocks (sea expansion).
Thats your opition...lol You trying to tell me the way I should feel about Darkfall?
I could care less whatca think about Darkfall, I do agree it needs some work but so does every MMO, not to mention DFO is only 1 year old...give AV a chance to add content for F sakes. Perhaps all you haters need a break from Agon or better yet MMOs in general. Stop trying to make Darkfall sound like a horrible game because it isnt. The player behind the keyboard makes Darkfall a bad game, if you make it a grind it'll burn you out.
All this trash talking of Darkfall does nothing for me because I've played it and I know it needs work. But it no where near as bad as most people make it out to be. Me thinks your all just cry babies with nothing better to do then think about video games rofl
I have to agree. It took a lot of time for Aventurine to begin to understand what it's community wants and they're not entirely there yet but it's a work in progress with the Developer Feedback thing.
Grind definitively is an issue, I can play several hours a week (over 50.....I'm considered "Hardcore") but because you can't do much until you have grinded for 2-4 months, you feel the need to grind. How many times have you heard "Join a Clan, that's where it's fun"? When in reality, a new player joining a clan will only bring more trouble because of important issues such as the War Dec' system or the inability for the new player to deal decent damage (A new player will hit 5-10 damage against an enemy player based on his armor) and will die very quickly (the HP Balance patch will fix this to some extent)
Enough with the "You don't have to grind", yes in fact, you do. DarkFall is a PvP game and unless you want to get rolled for 12 months, which happens on a hourly basis in certain regions of Agon (Human Lands especially), you HAVE to grind. No other way to survive. I'm not saying remove all grind, but I think Mortal Online got the grind right (and it's probably one of the very few things MO got right.....that says a lot)
And this is just an exemple, so many features would need repair yet I don't think Aventurine will be able to fully fix them based on the path they chose. At least the Prestige Class might* help create variety in player's builds, but we won't see Prestige Class until Q4.
As mentionned in another thread, I wish they'd release small patch on a monthly basis than a large patch twice a year. It takes too much time to fix key issues with DarkFall.
Oh and to Ethian. Please don't use the "DFO is only 1 year old" argument......it's worse than "It's still in Beta". DarkFall was launched last year, and it's exactly because it's 1 year old that there should be more content and fix for key features in DarkFall.
Two free weeks to see what has changed is nice but I don't think a 9+ gig download is worth the effort yet.
I know they've made some genuinely good changes - some guildies play and report these things on - but my biggest beef doesn't seem to have been addressed:
Open pvp is fine - I prefer it that way. Full player looting I could live with, especially with the changes to loot tables but...
An alignment system which means you're more likely to be 'griefed' by same faction players than enemy ones, and all the many and varied ways to completely get around the alignment system...
It makes the game less about real pvp and more about who can best exploit a borked ruleset. I'm sure lawyers would love it, but the rest of us.....?
I just found it tiresome.
There's definitely a good core game in there. But covered in layers of crap like this, it's difficult to enjoy.
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Thats your opition...lol You trying to tell me the way I should feel about Darkfall?
I could care less whatca think about Darkfall, I do agree it needs some work but so does every MMO, not to mention DFO is only 1 year old...give AV a chance to add content for F sakes. Perhaps all you haters need a break from Agon or better yet MMOs in general. Stop trying to make Darkfall sound like a horrible game because it isnt. The player behind the keyboard makes Darkfall a bad game, if you make it a grind it'll burn you out.
All this trash talking of Darkfall does nothing for me because I've played it and I know it needs work. But it no where near as bad as most people make it out to be.
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"I play Tera for the gameplay"
If you like slow progress and grind? Go play asia grinder and stop ruining a great for so many people. No one would care if "grind lovers" would "die out" like rare animals. MMO industry would simply only profit through it.
1 1/2 years old and they had already 2 content patches (expansions) and one of them were completly bullocks (sea expansion).
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I have to agree. It took a lot of time for Aventurine to begin to understand what it's community wants and they're not entirely there yet but it's a work in progress with the Developer Feedback thing.
Grind definitively is an issue, I can play several hours a week (over 50.....I'm considered "Hardcore") but because you can't do much until you have grinded for 2-4 months, you feel the need to grind. How many times have you heard "Join a Clan, that's where it's fun"? When in reality, a new player joining a clan will only bring more trouble because of important issues such as the War Dec' system or the inability for the new player to deal decent damage (A new player will hit 5-10 damage against an enemy player based on his armor) and will die very quickly (the HP Balance patch will fix this to some extent)
Enough with the "You don't have to grind", yes in fact, you do. DarkFall is a PvP game and unless you want to get rolled for 12 months, which happens on a hourly basis in certain regions of Agon (Human Lands especially), you HAVE to grind. No other way to survive. I'm not saying remove all grind, but I think Mortal Online got the grind right (and it's probably one of the very few things MO got right.....that says a lot)
And this is just an exemple, so many features would need repair yet I don't think Aventurine will be able to fully fix them based on the path they chose. At least the Prestige Class might* help create variety in player's builds, but we won't see Prestige Class until Q4.
As mentionned in another thread, I wish they'd release small patch on a monthly basis than a large patch twice a year. It takes too much time to fix key issues with DarkFall.
Oh and to Ethian. Please don't use the "DFO is only 1 year old" argument......it's worse than "It's still in Beta". DarkFall was launched last year, and it's exactly because it's 1 year old that there should be more content and fix for key features in DarkFall.
Two free weeks to see what has changed is nice but I don't think a 9+ gig download is worth the effort yet.
I know they've made some genuinely good changes - some guildies play and report these things on - but my biggest beef doesn't seem to have been addressed:
http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=244524
alignment is still %^&$ed
Open pvp is fine - I prefer it that way. Full player looting I could live with, especially with the changes to loot tables but...
An alignment system which means you're more likely to be 'griefed' by same faction players than enemy ones, and all the many and varied ways to completely get around the alignment system...
It makes the game less about real pvp and more about who can best exploit a borked ruleset. I'm sure lawyers would love it, but the rest of us.....?
I just found it tiresome.
There's definitely a good core game in there. But covered in layers of crap like this, it's difficult to enjoy.