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Darkfall FREE weekend + fast skill progression + Phat loot

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  • popinjaypopinjay Member Posts: 6,539


    Originally posted by Cecropia

    Originally posted by popinjay
     
    Yeah, played it for one month.

    So the notion of "coming back" for three days as an underpowered guy who'll immediately get robbed of all the "Goblin drops and ore/wood/mounts" doesn't appeal to me at all.
    Which is pretty much the point. If you can get 'phat loot' in two days and have it taken away in the third day... I fail to understand the activity.
    Just bank your shit, it's really not a big deal.
     


    Nah, I'm not into all the running back/forth and peeking around. It's kind of why I left the game in the first place (that and the bugs).


    I think DF is good for people already vested, but for someone looking to start they'd have to be a masochist to want to do three days.

    The game has done much better than I expected it would when it launched, which says a lot for the company fixing things. But some things can't be fixed.

    When you are behind the curve in a game like WoW or Rift, not a big deal. You'll catch up eventually. When you are behind the curve in a game like DF... you're pretty much always going to be behind it unless you can stay online 24/7.

  • snapfusionsnapfusion Member Posts: 954

    Originally posted by jadedlevir

    I hope they plan to take all inactive characters out of storage prior to the free time, or this weekend will be full of fail. Considering it's av...they won't, and it will be.

    Lol I bet they dont, its AV, so most people wont even have a charcter to play when they log in/

  • lennpelllennpell Member UncommonPosts: 111

    I really enjoyed playing this game I loved the skill progression and I didn't mind the graphics, but the getting killed by random reds every two seconds really turned me off to the game, they didn't even camp the high level spawns with tons of loot they just camped the ones with noobs that had like 40 arrows. Could never fight a troll or goblin shammy without getting wrecked. I even made 125k in a chaos chest too...

  • jahgreenjahgreen Member UncommonPosts: 39

    The game is doing good. Past few patches have made some huge changes brought back people and made pvp hot spots. Villages are awesome now and a spot to find ppl. I am glad AV is doing a lil mini marketing. Keep it up AV.

  • MoriteMorite Member UncommonPosts: 36

    Darkfall is an awesome game with a bad community and a developer with serious communication problems.

    Allthough I am not playing anymore I look forward to try it out once again for the free weekend. Should be fun if lots of other reactivators run around.  They ll be gone after the free weekend if AV doesnt give a reason to stay untill DF 2.

    Whats the point in quick skilling when your character might get wiped?

     

  • deathshrouddeathshroud Member Posts: 1,366

    Originally posted by Morite

    Darkfall is an awesome game with a bad community and a developer with serious communication problems.

    Allthough I am not playing anymore I look forward to try it out once again for the free weekend. Should be fun if lots of other reactivators run around.  They ll be gone after the free weekend if AV doesnt give a reason to stay untill DF 2.

    Whats the point in quick skilling when your character might get wiped?

     

     agree completely, i really wanna play darkfall but ill wait for 2.0

    there are 2 types of mmo, imitators and innovaters.

  • MavacarMavacar Member Posts: 328
    Completely agree with the last posts. Loved Darkfall bit won't come back until the wipe question has been answered
  • SnoepieSnoepie Member UncommonPosts: 485

    do not understand why people are bashing the game.. the game is great..

    darkfall is unique in this combat.. it have nothing to compare with..

     

    I do agree with tha fact that's its being runned  by a fcked up comany..

     

    the community is very very tired of this..

     

    There is no communication @ all with there customers..

     

    Game is great!!! // company is fcked up

    Once you turn darkfall is no return..

     

    As for the community.. Av made the community like this by telling lies and promises all the time..

     

    My predection for this free weekend:

    - loads of buggs or half implented

    - postponed to next week.

  • Saxx0nSaxx0n PR/Brand Manager BitBox Ltd.Member UncommonPosts: 999

    Public transportation workers are on strike in Greece and we can't get to work so it will be the next weekend, oh and then we might have an issue with staff illness, Tasos has the sniffles. Almost forgot we are going to Asia to talk to people so it might not be then either.

     

    -edit: Also we haven't used the food poisoning excuse this year so expect that soon too. We will try to tie this in with the returning from the asian trip. Crappy asian resturants.

     

    Sooo don't hold your breath on the free weekend but we will spotlight some kick ass concept art for sure.

  • popinjaypopinjay Member Posts: 6,539


    Originally posted by Saxx0n
    Public transportation workers are on strike in Greece and we can't get to work so it will be the next weekend, oh and then we might have an issue with staff illness, Tasos has the sniffles. Almost forgot we are going to Asia to talk to people so it might not be then either.
     

    The funny (or ironic) thing about Greece and Darkfall is that unless they sort out their problems with that economy, Greece might start to resemble Darkfall in real life. Then people can just get on a plane and go to Greece to "play Darkfall" in the streets.

    Which strangely enough, looks like a better game to play.

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  • CaldrinCaldrin Member UncommonPosts: 4,505

    Darkfall is really good fun.. its not a solo game tho you need to join a caln to get the most out of Darkfall.

     

    I think this free weekend is mainly aimed at long time players that have recently left to do other things, so giving them two free days and maybe some access to better loot might actually get them back in game.

     

    I dont think this free weekend is designed to get new people into the game or people woh only played a month and then quit, 2 days is not long enough for these people to get back into the game.

     

    As for Darkfall and starting out as a brand new character. Things are no much better now, skills gains are super fast + you get offline meditation. So basically you play the game normally make some cash or whatever then just before you goto bed/work/school you chuck some spare cash into meditation and log out. When you come back your character has gained some skills points in whatever you where meditating.. 5k in meditation will last you from aronud midnight to 6.30 ish the next day so basically a nice full day of meditation :) its simple to make 5k even as a new character..

     

    The main thing is Darkfall is not solo friendly at all really, so join a clan, group up and most of all have fun..

    If you never had fun in Darkfall because you dont like to loose all your stuff, you dont liek to group up with others, or you didnt like the general style of the game... then shock and horror Darkfall is not the game for you..

  • KostKost Member CommonPosts: 1,975

    Sweet, can't wait to get on my Ork and crush some skulls.

     

  • Saxx0nSaxx0n PR/Brand Manager BitBox Ltd.Member UncommonPosts: 999

    Originally posted by popinjay

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    New melee weapons and armor preview. (Notice the zerg in the backround)

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    New blood splatter effects

     

  • popinjaypopinjay Member Posts: 6,539


    Originally posted by Saxx0n

    Originally posted by popinjay

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    New melee weapons and armor preview. (Notice the zerg in the backround)
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    New blood splatter effects
     


    OT a bit:

    That guy is the epitome of cool.

    He's yelling at the top of his lungs in a riot, while casually holding his cig. He's like the young version of The World's Most Interesting Man from those beer commercials.


    "Stay vicious my friend, stay vicious."

  • trashburnintrashburnin Member Posts: 223

    Originally posted by forest-nl

    Originally posted by Pocahinha

    Nobody cares man,  a few years old failed game, with the slowest development team ever, with poor comunication skills, and a game full of problems that exist since day one is never gonna get up.

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with Darkfall as a game, its you and so many gamers who wanne play Darkfall themepark style and with savezones and holdhands.

    Darkfall was for hardcore but it seems these days only ezmode fluff horny gamers left who cry whole day when there pked/ganked in a game that i suppose to pk/gank.

    You gamers have destroyed this genre not AV.

    quoted for truth.

    DF wasn't meant for wussies and the wussies are mad about that and so they try to make DF sound like shit any way they can but usualy only end up demonstrating their own ignorance about the game. 

     

  • Saxx0nSaxx0n PR/Brand Manager BitBox Ltd.Member UncommonPosts: 999

    DF wasn't meant for wussies and the wussies are mad about that and so they try to make DF sound like shit any way they can but usualy only end up demonstrating their own ignorance about the game. 

     

    Darkfall is a broken, exploited(unattended macroing to max skills)  and full of hacks(radar, lag switchers) piece of garbage. I have 2 accounts and have played since launch. Unispiring gameplay (hybrid only) pvp and you need to grind/med to top levels. The knockups and bunnyhop problem are epic fail and only fanbois are left  that have exploited all I outlined above.

    2.0 is the only thing that "might" possibly save this crap game but AV are to incompetent to code and release it.

  • jahgreenjahgreen Member UncommonPosts: 39

    Originally posted by Saxx0n

    DF wasn't meant for wussies and the wussies are mad about that and so they try to make DF sound like shit any way they can but usualy only end up demonstrating their own ignorance about the game. 

     

    Darkfall is a broken, exploited(unattended macroing to max skills)  and full of hacks(radar, lag switchers) piece of garbage. I have 2 accounts and have played since launch. Unispiring gameplay (hybrid only) pvp and you need to grind/med to top levels. The knockups and bunnyhop problem are epic fail and only fanbois are left  that have exploited all I outlined above.

    2.0 is the only thing that "might" possibly save this crap game but AV are to incompetent to code and release it.

    full hacks is  a complete lie. In the begining sure but for the last 1.5 yrs AV bans fairly quick on those who use hacks. Second you say the pvp is unispiring, this is the only game i know off that gives such an adrenline rush in its pvp. Macroing is not a huge issue due to meditation. All you reasons are filled with lack of information and complete BS. Maybe if you actually played the game you would know.

  • jahgreenjahgreen Member UncommonPosts: 39

    Show me a recent thread on their about hacks, second not a fan boy. I do enjoy the game just becuase there is nothing better out for the style of combat and pvp. [Mod Edit]


  • Originally posted by Saxx0nDarkfall is a broken, exploited(unattended macroing to max skills)  and full of hacks(radar, lag switchers) piece of garbage. I have 2 accounts and have played since launch. Unispiring gameplay (hybrid only) pvp and you need to grind/med to top levels. The knockups and bunnyhop problem are epic fail and only fanbois are left  that have exploited all I outlined above.
    2.0 is the only thing that "might" possibly save this crap game but AV are to incompetent to code and release it.

    Yes the hybrid issue is a serious matter, at least for me too. I dislike magic but to be competitive you have to train it because the game is builded around melee + archery + magic + buffs. Crafting is linked too thanks to maintenance skill but not mandatory.

    The problem is the lack of roles and different build from hybrids, in consequence of this the game seems a grindfest because of the large numbers of skills you have to train.

    Hope that Av learn this error like they claim and repair the "no skills cap" in 2.0 with a deep soecialization system. This is the last change they have to save the game until the next-gen mmorpgs come out in 2012.

  • Saxx0nSaxx0n PR/Brand Manager BitBox Ltd.Member UncommonPosts: 999

    Originally posted by jahgreen

    Show me a recent thread on their about hacks, second not a fan boy. I do enjoy the game just becuase there is nothing better out for the style of combat and pvp. [Mod Edit]

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=303368

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=302893

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=301840

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=301918

    Is that enough or do I need to find more?

    Also note these are all recent threads.

  • Sid_ViciousSid_Vicious Member RarePosts: 2,177

    Originally posted by TigerDriver

    Broken game does not equal = " for the hardcore"

    Shooting in to the sky for skillgains

    Shooting AFK players againsts a wall for skillgains

    Shooting stationary mobs

    Shooting mobs agro'd on unreachable mounts for skillgains (still currently being used 24/7)

    Shooting mobs stuck/spwn'd in or on geometry for skillgains (still currently being used 24/7)

    Macro'ing againsts a trial account (still currently being used 24/7)

     

    Nobody does that crap anymore that I have seen at all. Shooting in the sky for skillgains was fixed over 2 years ago . ..


    Originally posted by Saxx0n

    Originally posted by jahgreen

    Show me a recent thread on their about hacks, second not a fan boy. I do enjoy the game just becuase there is nothing better out for the style of combat and pvp. [Mod Edit]

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=303368

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=302893

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=301840

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=301918

    Is that enough or do I need to find more?

    Also note these are all recent threads.

    It doesn't matter how many people open threads about fake illusions . .. they are still still fake. Three of those threads are posted by the same guy! I wouldn't go off what one guy says because he is probably just mad from losing some leet gear to a good player. Developed players don't want to risk using radar after the ban waves and speed hacks pretty much don't exist anymore. Pixel detection trigger release doesn't exist . .. and someone dumb enough to set up a macro to detect when health or stam is low to autocast appropriate conversion spell is going to die to a good player who is not interrupted by his own macros. Even when people used to use aimbot sometimes it didn't really make them a better player because they would stand still like an idiot and make an easy target.

     

    Lag switching is real but I have yet to die because someone was doing it. On the rare occasions that I saw lag switching was when someone was almost dead and was running but still died anyways. I've dueled some lag-switchers and know that it can be very annoying but its far from game killing because well it might help someone get away its not going to make them a better player.

     

    In my experience from playing since the beginning I think that AV does a great job in banning hackers.

     

     

    The free weekend should be great fun regardless of your players skill because there will probably be people at noob spawns as well! yay

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  • TigerDriverTigerDriver Member Posts: 43

    Originally posted by Sid_Vicious

    Originally posted by TigerDriver



    Broken game does not equal = " for the hardcore"

    Shooting in to the sky for skillgains

    Shooting AFK players againsts a wall for skillgains

    Shooting stationary mobs

    Shooting mobs agro'd on unreachable mounts for skillgains (still currently being used 24/7)

    Shooting mobs stuck/spwn'd in or on geometry for skillgains (still currently being used 24/7)

    Macro'ing againsts a trial account (still currently being used 24/7)

     

    Nobody does that crap anymore that I have seen at all. Shooting in the sky for skillgains was fixed over 2 years ago . ..


    Originally posted by Saxx0n


    Originally posted by jahgreen

    Show me a recent thread on their about hacks, second not a fan boy. I do enjoy the game just becuase there is nothing better out for the style of combat and pvp. [Mod Edit]

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=303368

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=302893

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=301840

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=301918

    Is that enough or do I need to find more?

    Also note these are all recent threads.

    It doesn't matter how many people open threads about fake illusions . .. they are still still fake. Three of those threads are posted by the same guy! I wouldn't go off what one guy says because he is probably just mad from losing some leet gear to a good player. Developed players don't want to risk using radar after the ban waves and speed hacks pretty much don't exist anymore. Pixel detection trigger release doesn't exist . .. and someone dumb enough to set up a macro to detect when health or stam is low to autocast appropriate conversion spell is going to die to a good player who is not interrupted by his own macros. Even when people used to use aimbot sometimes it didn't really make them a better player because they would stand still like an idiot and make an easy target.

     

    Lag switching is real but I have yet to die because someone was doing it. On the rare occasions that I saw lag switching was when someone was almost dead and was running but still died anyways. I've dueled some lag-switchers and know that it can be very annoying but its far from game killing because well it might help someone get away its not going to make them a better player.

     

    In my experience from playing since the beginning I think that AV does a great job in banning hackers.

     

     

    The free weekend should be great fun regardless of your players skill because there will probably be people at noob spawns as well! yay

    "pixel detection trigger release doesnt exist" lol. yes it does and you can probably find it in your nearest NPC city with two people macro'ing (last place I saw it)

    when rays had no global CD you could really machine gun people down with them and people still used them to this day for rays. 

    Horrible game run by a horrible company. The just got around to ban'ing the juice FFS, AV is easily the worst MMO company to enforce their own rules and go after hackers.

  • Sid_ViciousSid_Vicious Member RarePosts: 2,177

    Originally posted by TigerDriver

    Originally posted by Sid_Vicious


    Originally posted by TigerDriver



    Broken game does not equal = " for the hardcore"

    Shooting in to the sky for skillgains

    Shooting AFK players againsts a wall for skillgains

    Shooting stationary mobs

    Shooting mobs agro'd on unreachable mounts for skillgains (still currently being used 24/7)

    Shooting mobs stuck/spwn'd in or on geometry for skillgains (still currently being used 24/7)

    Macro'ing againsts a trial account (still currently being used 24/7)

     

    Nobody does that crap anymore that I have seen at all. Shooting in the sky for skillgains was fixed over 2 years ago . ..


    Originally posted by Saxx0n


    Originally posted by jahgreen

    Show me a recent thread on their about hacks, second not a fan boy. I do enjoy the game just becuase there is nothing better out for the style of combat and pvp. [Mod Edit]

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=303368

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=302893

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=301840

    http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=301918

    Is that enough or do I need to find more?

    Also note these are all recent threads.

    It doesn't matter how many people open threads about fake illusions . .. they are still still fake. Three of those threads are posted by the same guy! I wouldn't go off what one guy says because he is probably just mad from losing some leet gear to a good player. Developed players don't want to risk using radar after the ban waves and speed hacks pretty much don't exist anymore. Pixel detection trigger release doesn't exist . .. and someone dumb enough to set up a macro to detect when health or stam is low to autocast appropriate conversion spell is going to die to a good player who is not interrupted by his own macros. Even when people used to use aimbot sometimes it didn't really make them a better player because they would stand still like an idiot and make an easy target.

     

    Lag switching is real but I have yet to die because someone was doing it. On the rare occasions that I saw lag switching was when someone was almost dead and was running but still died anyways. I've dueled some lag-switchers and know that it can be very annoying but its far from game killing because well it might help someone get away its not going to make them a better player.

     

    In my experience from playing since the beginning I think that AV does a great job in banning hackers.

     

     

    The free weekend should be great fun regardless of your players skill because there will probably be people at noob spawns as well! yay

    "pixel detection trigger release doesnt exist" lol. yes it does and you can probably find it in your nearest NPC city with two people macro'ing (last place I saw it)

    when rays had no global CD you could really machine gun people down with them and people still used them to this day for rays. 

    Horrible game run by a horrible company. The just got around to ban'ing the juice FFS, AV is easily the worst MMO company to enforce their own rules and go after hackers.

    I am talking about the claim that theres one that presses rays when over an enemy and heals when over an ally . .. lol

    People have had macros to cycle through a few rays with the press of one button while someone is caught in a WOF but it messes them up a lot of the time so not really worth using but they did not involve pixel detection unless they were AFK.

     

    Nearest NPC has a very small chance to find someone macroing these days but yes some have used pixel detection effectively for AFK activity. I never denied that but nobody is going to win a fight against you because of a pixel detection macro was what I was trying to say.

     

    Watch some videos of top dogs and see how often they miss their rays and stuff if you don't believe me . ..

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  • DarthRaidenDarthRaiden Member UncommonPosts: 4,333

    Free weekend and fast loot - probably - postponed.

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  • Saxx0nSaxx0n PR/Brand Manager BitBox Ltd.Member UncommonPosts: 999

    As stated "Epic Fail"

    quotes from the new blog from today.

    "so there’s a small chance we might need to  postpone the fast skilling weekend by one week. In any case we’ll let you know this by the middle of next week."

    For more comedy relief here is the link to their blog http://www.darkfallonline.com/blog/update-november-11th-2011/

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