Wouldn't it be funny, and at this point; even possible if the devs just allow the release date to pass without any new information at all being brought up?
First half of January 2009 Hopefully sooner, but since Aventurine works in mysterious ways, I'm guessing #2. They claimed OB would be very short (mostly for server stress testing). We'll see, it will be Soon™ anyways...
not hey didnt they said public beta/open beta will be a few weeks there doing everything possible to make sure it doesnt go longer than that
Originally posted by Adam1902 But if they don't have a game that is publicly playable by Jan. 22nd, I'm going to stop checking up on the game daily. And I think a hell of alot of other people will too.
You are very right. The most un-professional thing Aventurine does is set dedlines, that are absolutely set in stone, and then completely miss them and think nothing of it.
They better be damn sure it's the 22nd of January because otherwise theres no reason they couldn't of just said late January or even Q1 of 2009 to just cover their asses. That way if it releases early, great. If it's a couple weeks late? who cares, because you never gave a set date.
Good point actually, why would they set an actual, exact day if they aren't pretty damn sure the game will be playable by then.
Good point.
_________ Currently playing: Black Desert Korea (Waiting for EU)
Always hating on instances in MMOs! Open worlds, open PvP, territory control and housing please. More persistence, more fun.
It should be soon if the release is to be January 22 . Another thing..It should go gold around the 15th of January. I'm also wondering about how long it will take the game to hit the US. Right now I'm pondering on either a x-box 360 or just waiting for this game to release.
15 January? Are you kidding? To print boxes and distribute DFO, this thing had to have gone gold in NOVEMBER. There is ZERO way that anything but a digital download release can happen on the 22nd if they go gold on the 15th. Unless of course the game has already gone gold and no mention of it was ever made.
Fear not fanbois, we are not trolls, let's take off your tin foil hat and learn what VAPORWARE is:
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."
They could release darkfall today and make a load of cash like other unnamed mmos who have rushed release. I'd happily wait another 2 years for darkfall if they can deliver what they promise. It's nice to have atleast one mmo push the envelope and try to accomplish something extraordinary. That's how games in general used to be. Games nowadays are like formulaic commercial movies. Trying to take in the most cash with the least risk. Darkfall is taking risks. It's evident that Adventurine is taking pride in their product.
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
They could release darkfall today and make a load of cash like other unnamed mmos who have rushed release. I'd happily wait another 2 years for darkfall if they can deliver what they promise. It's nice to have atleast one mmo push the envelope and try to accomplish something extraordinary. That's how games in general used to be. Games nowadays are like formulaic commercial movies. Trying to take in the most cash with the least risk. Darkfall is taking risks. It's evident that Adventurine is taking pride in their product.
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
Out of curiosity, what would you go to there official web page for?
They could release darkfall today and make a load of cash like other unnamed mmos who have rushed release. I'd happily wait another 2 years for darkfall if they can deliver what they promise. It's nice to have atleast one mmo push the envelope and try to accomplish something extraordinary. That's how games in general used to be. Games nowadays are like formulaic commercial movies. Trying to take in the most cash with the least risk. Darkfall is taking risks. It's evident that Adventurine is taking pride in their product.
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
Out of curiosity, what would you go to there official web page for?
For me, or for a new person looking at DarkFall for the first time?
Lastly I check out: forums.darkfallonline.com/ to see if there is anything that I missed from all those other official places to post information. Sadly, even with just 5 weeks until official release... that still seems to be the case. Oh well, I'm sure they will change their ways once the game releases.
For a new person looking at Darkfall for the first time... not sure how far they would venture past the home page and news section there. I suppose it depends on how appealing that first look is to them, or what they find I would guess.
I would love to see an open beta, however, I don't think Darkfall has any intention of releasing OB. As Tasos has stated, the game is ready for release now in comparison with other MMOs at this stage in the game. For this reason I don't see them actually needing an OB, unless of course they feel that it will stimulate additional popularity for the game oppose to hurting sales. Often times people use OB as a test for themselves and end up not liking the game because due to bugs or something else that should be somewhat expected in an OB. For this reason I doubt DF goes with the OB. This is just speculation on my part, however.
Now what I hope happens is an OB announcement the week of Christmas:)
Honestly I have no idea, bit dissapointed in the fact that early december has come and gone and open beta hasn't even begun yet. I will however live lol. At this point we may not even see open beta till Jan. 2009 but who knows. An anouncement of some kind would be nice but I won't hold my breath. I still believe we will see an open beta, just not going to speculate as to when.
it will be a short open beta, we knew this all along; a 2 week beta at the most. January 1st is a good estimate, early december if we get REEAAALLLY lucky but I doubt it. It will probably be after Januray 1st though, maybe exactly 2 weeks before Jan. 22, or maybe 1 week before.
EDIT: at squitty, Aventurine technically only missed 1 release date(03), estimating and having actual release dates are 2 different things.
The only way for an early December finish or start for OB right now is if there were a global time machine of sorts. 15 days left of december, 16 have passed, early December has come and gone. I will simply assume you meant mid-late December.
As far as the length of the beta, yes we have known this all along. So I am not sure why you quoted me lol. I said I was a bit dissapointed that they missed the OB date. They set the end for early December, which has come and gone already. Again I am mildly dissapointed but I am not heart broken lol.
Well we/and they also thought the release would be inside 08 but they pushed it back like a month so I'm guessing beta will be pushed back a month, meaning it will be done by early JANUARY.
and yeah lol, i meant that we will get lucky if beta's in LATE december... early december's already over my bad :P
I think the 19th will bring us good news, and open beta's date will be announced before the end of the year and possibly started by the end of the year, if not... first week of Jan for sure.
They could release darkfall today and make a load of cash like other unnamed mmos who have rushed release. I'd happily wait another 2 years for darkfall if they can deliver what they promise. It's nice to have atleast one mmo push the envelope and try to accomplish something extraordinary. That's how games in general used to be. Games nowadays are like formulaic commercial movies. Trying to take in the most cash with the least risk. Darkfall is taking risks. It's evident that Adventurine is taking pride in their product.
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
Out of curiosity, what would you go to there official web page for?
For me, or for a new person looking at DarkFall for the first time?
Lastly I check out: forums.darkfallonline.com/ to see if there is anything that I missed from all those other official places to post information. Sadly, even with just 5 weeks until official release... that still seems to be the case. Oh well, I'm sure they will change their ways once the game releases.
For a new person looking at Darkfall for the first time... not sure how far they would venture past the home page and news section there. I suppose it depends on how appealing that first look is to them, or what they find I would guess.
Ok as a new person looking at DarkFall, how did you hear about it?
And yes the answer to this question determines how I respond lol.
i realy do hope darkfall will release on its date with no open beta so the game can fail as big as i hoped it would cause it will
And why what have Darkfall or devs done to you?
Why you hate it so much to come here tell us you hope it fail?
If the game is succes for hardcore sandbox pvp why is that such a problem?
Games played:AC1-Darktide'99-2000-AC2-Darktide/dawnsong2003-2005,Lineage2-2005-2006 and now Darkfall-2009..... In between WoW few months AoC few months and some f2p also all very short few weeks.
Btw i think no OB becouse of the way they develop and progress through years, i realy doub a OB comes.
But would be nice around hollidays hehe.
Games played:AC1-Darktide'99-2000-AC2-Darktide/dawnsong2003-2005,Lineage2-2005-2006 and now Darkfall-2009..... In between WoW few months AoC few months and some f2p also all very short few weeks.
I would love to see an open beta, however, I don't think Darkfall has any intention of releasing OB. As Tasos has stated, the game is ready for release now in comparison with other MMOs at this stage in the game. For this reason I don't see them actually needing an OB, unless of course they feel that it will stimulate additional popularity for the game oppose to hurting sales. Often times people use OB as a test for themselves and end up not liking the game because due to bugs or something else that should be somewhat expected in an OB. For this reason I doubt DF goes with the OB. This is just speculation on my part, however. Now what I hope happens is an OB announcement the week of Christmas:)
I'm sorry but OB is needed to test servers / game engine / with large amounts of people who have different types of connections and computer spec's.
You cannot find the answers to these questions playing the game in a controlled enviroment that does not come close to the population that it will see in OB / launch.
Velika: City of Wheels: Among the mortal races, the humans were the only one that never built cities or great empires; a curse laid upon them by their creator, Gidd, forced them to wander as nomads for twenty centuries...
They could release darkfall today and make a load of cash like other unnamed mmos who have rushed release. I'd happily wait another 2 years for darkfall if they can deliver what they promise. It's nice to have atleast one mmo push the envelope and try to accomplish something extraordinary. That's how games in general used to be. Games nowadays are like formulaic commercial movies. Trying to take in the most cash with the least risk. Darkfall is taking risks. It's evident that Adventurine is taking pride in their product.
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
Out of curiosity, what would you go to there official web page for?
For me, or for a new person looking at DarkFall for the first time?
Lastly I check out: forums.darkfallonline.com/ to see if there is anything that I missed from all those other official places to post information. Sadly, even with just 5 weeks until official release... that still seems to be the case. Oh well, I'm sure they will change their ways once the game releases.
For a new person looking at Darkfall for the first time... not sure how far they would venture past the home page and news section there. I suppose it depends on how appealing that first look is to them, or what they find I would guess.
Ok as a new person looking at DarkFall, how did you hear about it?
And yes the answer to this question determines how I respond lol.
I actually first heard about it from off of WarCry's interviews & Dev. Journals with Claus and then Tasos, way back when.
Here's a blast from the past for those that remember:
That day he will reveal to me when the open Beta will begin.
So as soon as I get back from Greece, I will post the date on this very forum.
So stay tuned.
Ok now you can finally sleep at night and you can even enjoy the festivities...........I hope
But what if something happens to your plane on the way back from Greece?
I think you are leaving too much to Fate to wait until you get back from Greece to post the date!
The least you could do is post it from your BlackBerry/Laptop from Tasos' bathroom or somewhere the minute he tells you. Anything less would just be plain selfishness on your part.
I dont think there will be an open beta like other games have had where everyone is invited. I think that they may open it up by dropping the NDA a couple of weeks before release however. I also dont recall them ever saying anything about a beta being "open" since I have been following the game (may).
I dont think there will be an open beta like other games have had where everyone is invited. I think that they may open it up by dropping the NDA a couple of weeks before release however. I also dont recall them ever saying anything about a beta being "open" since I have been following the game (may).
Except for Tasos' statement of:
"The announcement during ADW was that the open beta phase is scheduled to end early in December." Tasos - Oct. 31, 2008
I dont think there will be an open beta like other games have had where everyone is invited. I think that they may open it up by dropping the NDA a couple of weeks before release however. I also dont recall them ever saying anything about a beta being "open" since I have been following the game (may).
Except for Tasos' statement of:
"The announcement during ADW was that the open beta phase is scheduled to end early in December." Tasos - Oct. 31, 2008
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."
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wont happen
not hey didnt they said public beta/open beta will be a few weeks there doing everything possible to make sure it doesnt go longer than that
You are very right. The most un-professional thing Aventurine does is set dedlines, that are absolutely set in stone, and then completely miss them and think nothing of it.
They better be damn sure it's the 22nd of January because otherwise theres no reason they couldn't of just said late January or even Q1 of 2009 to just cover their asses. That way if it releases early, great. If it's a couple weeks late? who cares, because you never gave a set date.
Good point actually, why would they set an actual, exact day if they aren't pretty damn sure the game will be playable by then.
Good point.
_________
Currently playing: Black Desert Korea (Waiting for EU)
Always hating on instances in MMOs! Open worlds, open PvP, territory control and housing please. More persistence, more fun.
15 January? Are you kidding? To print boxes and distribute DFO, this thing had to have gone gold in NOVEMBER. There is ZERO way that anything but a digital download release can happen on the 22nd if they go gold on the 15th. Unless of course the game has already gone gold and no mention of it was ever made.
Fear not fanbois, we are not trolls, let's take off your tin foil hat and learn what VAPORWARE is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
Out of curiosity, what would you go to there official web page for?
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
Out of curiosity, what would you go to there official web page for?
For me, or for a new person looking at DarkFall for the first time?
For me:
I go to www.darkfallonline.com/ to check out if there are any updates on the homepage.
Then I check the news at: www.darkfallonline.com/news/
Then I see if they've added any new screenshots at: www.darkfallonline.com/gallery/visuals
I also check www.darkfallonline.com/features/ to see if there are any updates on the features of the game.
Lastly I check out: forums.darkfallonline.com/ to see if there is anything that I missed from all those other official places to post information. Sadly, even with just 5 weeks until official release... that still seems to be the case. Oh well, I'm sure they will change their ways once the game releases.
For a new person looking at Darkfall for the first time... not sure how far they would venture past the home page and news section there. I suppose it depends on how appealing that first look is to them, or what they find I would guess.
I would love to see an open beta, however, I don't think Darkfall has any intention of releasing OB. As Tasos has stated, the game is ready for release now in comparison with other MMOs at this stage in the game. For this reason I don't see them actually needing an OB, unless of course they feel that it will stimulate additional popularity for the game oppose to hurting sales. Often times people use OB as a test for themselves and end up not liking the game because due to bugs or something else that should be somewhat expected in an OB. For this reason I doubt DF goes with the OB. This is just speculation on my part, however.
Now what I hope happens is an OB announcement the week of Christmas:)
it will be a short open beta, we knew this all along; a 2 week beta at the most. January 1st is a good estimate, early december if we get REEAAALLLY lucky but I doubt it. It will probably be after Januray 1st though, maybe exactly 2 weeks before Jan. 22, or maybe 1 week before.
EDIT: at squitty, Aventurine technically only missed 1 release date(03), estimating and having actual release dates are 2 different things.
The only way for an early December finish or start for OB right now is if there were a global time machine of sorts. 15 days left of december, 16 have passed, early December has come and gone. I will simply assume you meant mid-late December.
As far as the length of the beta, yes we have known this all along. So I am not sure why you quoted me lol. I said I was a bit dissapointed that they missed the OB date. They set the end for early December, which has come and gone already. Again I am mildly dissapointed but I am not heart broken lol.
Well we/and they also thought the release would be inside 08 but they pushed it back like a month so I'm guessing beta will be pushed back a month, meaning it will be done by early JANUARY.
and yeah lol, i meant that we will get lucky if beta's in LATE december... early december's already over my bad :P
When I'm energetic I'm:
the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.
When I'm at default I'm:
WHITE/BLUE
Lol according to this I'm bipolar :O
Calling something ready for release "IN COMPARISON TO OTHER MMOs" is about as meaningful as calling your earwax the BEST TASTING EARWAX EVER.
I think the 19th will bring us good news, and open beta's date will be announced before the end of the year and possibly started by the end of the year, if not... first week of Jan for sure.
I HOPE.
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It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
Out of curiosity, what would you go to there official web page for?
For me, or for a new person looking at DarkFall for the first time?
For me:
I go to www.darkfallonline.com/ to check out if there are any updates on the homepage.
Then I check the news at: www.darkfallonline.com/news/
Then I see if they've added any new screenshots at: www.darkfallonline.com/gallery/visuals
I also check www.darkfallonline.com/features/ to see if there are any updates on the features of the game.
Lastly I check out: forums.darkfallonline.com/ to see if there is anything that I missed from all those other official places to post information. Sadly, even with just 5 weeks until official release... that still seems to be the case. Oh well, I'm sure they will change their ways once the game releases.
For a new person looking at Darkfall for the first time... not sure how far they would venture past the home page and news section there. I suppose it depends on how appealing that first look is to them, or what they find I would guess.
Ok as a new person looking at DarkFall, how did you hear about it?
And yes the answer to this question determines how I respond lol.
my guess is fall of 2009, tasos will again accept df open beta applications...
I am guesing the trolls have nothing better to do today...
DARKFALL 09!
Apparently 08 didn't make it
Sorros of Forumfall.
i realy do hope darkfall will release on its date with no open beta so the game can fail as big as i hoped it would cause it will
And why what have Darkfall or devs done to you?
Why you hate it so much to come here tell us you hope it fail?
If the game is succes for hardcore sandbox pvp why is that such a problem?
Games played:AC1-Darktide'99-2000-AC2-Darktide/dawnsong2003-2005,Lineage2-2005-2006 and now Darkfall-2009.....
In between WoW few months AoC few months and some f2p also all very short few weeks.
Btw i think no OB becouse of the way they develop and progress through years, i realy doub a OB comes.
But would be nice around hollidays hehe.
Games played:AC1-Darktide'99-2000-AC2-Darktide/dawnsong2003-2005,Lineage2-2005-2006 and now Darkfall-2009.....
In between WoW few months AoC few months and some f2p also all very short few weeks.
I'm sorry but OB is needed to test servers / game engine / with large amounts of people who have different types of connections and computer spec's.
You cannot find the answers to these questions playing the game in a controlled enviroment that does not come close to the population that it will see in OB / launch.
Velika: City of Wheels: Among the mortal races, the humans were the only one that never built cities or great empires; a curse laid upon them by their creator, Gidd, forced them to wander as nomads for twenty centuries...
ugh, they said they would have open beta already, of course they have to have one.
In october they said they planned to have open beta early december, release shortly following. It seems thats been delayed by a month.
When I'm energetic I'm:
the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.
When I'm at default I'm:
WHITE/BLUE
Lol according to this I'm bipolar :O
It's too bad they don't have the same pride for their Official web-page!
Out of curiosity, what would you go to there official web page for?
For me, or for a new person looking at DarkFall for the first time?
For me:
I go to www.darkfallonline.com/ to check out if there are any updates on the homepage.
Then I check the news at: www.darkfallonline.com/news/
Then I see if they've added any new screenshots at: www.darkfallonline.com/gallery/visuals
I also check www.darkfallonline.com/features/ to see if there are any updates on the features of the game.
Lastly I check out: forums.darkfallonline.com/ to see if there is anything that I missed from all those other official places to post information. Sadly, even with just 5 weeks until official release... that still seems to be the case. Oh well, I'm sure they will change their ways once the game releases.
For a new person looking at Darkfall for the first time... not sure how far they would venture past the home page and news section there. I suppose it depends on how appealing that first look is to them, or what they find I would guess.
Ok as a new person looking at DarkFall, how did you hear about it?
And yes the answer to this question determines how I respond lol.
I actually first heard about it from off of WarCry's interviews & Dev. Journals with Claus and then Tasos, way back when.
Here's a blast from the past for those that remember:
web.archive.org/web/20010922034702/http://www.darkfallonline.com/
I am going to have Xmas dinner with Tasos.
That day he will reveal to me when the open Beta will begin.
So as soon as I get back from Greece, I will post the date on this very forum.
So stay tuned.
Ok now you can finally sleep at night and you can even enjoy the festivities...........I hope
But what if something happens to your plane on the way back from Greece?
I think you are leaving too much to Fate to wait until you get back from Greece to post the date!
The least you could do is post it from your BlackBerry/Laptop from Tasos' bathroom or somewhere the minute he tells you. Anything less would just be plain selfishness on your part.
I dont think there will be an open beta like other games have had where everyone is invited. I think that they may open it up by dropping the NDA a couple of weeks before release however. I also dont recall them ever saying anything about a beta being "open" since I have been following the game (may).
Darkfall
Except for Tasos' statement of:
"The announcement during ADW was that the open beta phase is scheduled to end early in December." Tasos - Oct. 31, 2008
From this link: forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php
But yeah, other than that... they haven't said anything about OPEN Beta... which has kinda been the problem.
Except for Tasos' statement of:
"The announcement during ADW was that the open beta phase is scheduled to end early in December." Tasos - Oct. 31, 2008
From this link: forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php
But yeah, other than that... they haven't said anything about OPEN Beta... which has kinda been the problem.
I have it from a good source that Tasos misquoted himself on October 31. Details on Friday.
Fear not fanbois, we are not trolls, let's take off your tin foil hat and learn what VAPORWARE is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporware
"Vaporware is a term used to describe a software or hardware product that is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge after having well exceeded the period of development time that was initially claimed or would normally be expected for the development cycle of a similar product."