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I'm guessing Darkfall sank...
Or has it? i've been out of the loop in a rutt with games the last few weeks. I went back to UO for a little while and it's made me despise all the levelling grinder games out there (95% of the market). I still enjoy Age of Conan, but i'm wondering.. is Darkfall any good? And please.. don't just say "yes, it rocks" or "no, it sucks". I'd love a UO-style experience, but more recent. I've also looked at Mortal online, quite franjly i'm torn between the two.
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Its currently in what many people are calling "paid" beta.
Fail? Some would say yes, some would say no.
The game itself is feature incomplete, however those who like what its offering will find it satisfying.
It offers a free loot open pvp envrioment with a large scale world to explorer and conquer.
Most people who play it play it for the political social interaction from what I'm gathering.
what he said. also, if you want to play it, good luck, they are only selling a few copies at a time.
Everything creates huge amounts of negativity on the internet, that's what the internet is for: Negativity, porn and lolcats.
Similar to AoC...Darkfall was released about 6 months too early (perhaps more)
The game is playable, and aventurine is working to eliminate bugs and patch new content. It will take some time.
Torrential: DAOC (Pendragon)
Awned: World of Warcraft (Lothar)
Torren: Warhammer Online (Praag)
Darkfall is still alive and kicking. It's a niche game with some die hard fans. It's still in "limited" release so rather difficult to get. But if FFA PVP with full loot is your thing, there isn't many games out there for you.
Yeah, too much talk from Aventurine and not enough game. 1 server, 8k-9k players and declining interest makes for an unstable business and will most likely close it doors within a few months.
To many, it's their first co-op game with roaming tactics they have ever played, so their all jacked up to play it.
But once these rookies realize they are paying $15/month and other games offer they same thing, but with superior gameplay. They will realize DFO for what it was and move one to real FPS games. They'll understand that Aventurine's formula of 50% of a bad MMORPG + 50% of a bad FPS game, doesn't equal 100% of a good game.
They are many that will argue otherwise, but if you look at their post history, you will see they really aren't being objective with any negative comments. And in the truest sense, fanbois! Typical shills you find on any forum within any game.
Yeah I don'tknow if it's just me but I'm not down to do the paid beta thing and it's not hard to see this stuff coming from a mile away.
but yeah, to call this game Fantastic is like calling Twilight the Godfather of vampire movies....
There's already a thread going asking the same question.
But to summerize.
It's a crappy fps game and a shallow mmo.
It's nothing like UO.
There are no levels, but it's still a massive grind.
All I am saying is, I have played for a month and I like it.
Except that AoC is both playable and fun.....
"This may hurt a little, but it's something you'll get used to. Relax....."
As I have been labled a fanboi by some on these forums, take what I say with a grain of salt, I suppose.
I have played since launch.
What you can do, in Darkfall:
1. Melee combat
2. Ranged combat (Archery)
3. Magic (various types)
4. Mounted Combat
You can play any combination of these styles you wish.
There are no specific character levels, instead each skill levels independently, depending on use.
You can play as a gatherer and/or as a crafter, some of the skills are:
1. Armor crafting
3. Weapon crafting
4. Enchanting
5. Tailoring
6. Herbalism
7. Alchemy
8. Jewel crafting
9. Taming
Indeed, you can play as a trader, if you like.
You can play solo, in small groups, or as part of a large clan and alliance.
The world is uninstanced and pretty nicely done, so there are some nice exploration aspects to the game.
When working with clans, you can be part of all the politics that goes with that, as well as things like:
1. City building
2. Siege and defense
3. Ships and naval warfare
There are dungeons and various types of monsters for PVE, as well as a growing number of quest chains, for this style of game play.
Darkfall has no safe zones, other than the relatively safe racial cities, so any player can attack you at will, pretty much everywhere and anywhere.
Of course it is a full loot game, so when you die you lose whatever it is you are carrying and wearing.
It can be stressful, for a video game, but that is part of the reason I like it.
The closest game I can compare it to currently is EVE, but more brutal, set in a fantasy setting, FPS combat style, no real equivalent to Empire space and a significantly nerfed version of CONCORD in those limited areas where there is some protection (racial cities). This is not saying that Darkfall is anywhere near as matured as EVE has become given that EVE is a 5+ year old game.
Anyway, that's what I think.
well it's still sold out, 2 months after release, albeit they released with only 1 server.
number of subs appears to be in the 20-40K range, all playing on that 1 server.
i've been playing it since launch, and i think it's great, the best PVP MMO around atm by a long way, with lots of small group, clan-v-clan and big sieges going on every night.
I heard Tasos was looking for his compulsion.
I think I found it.
There's a dif. between sold out and not available for sale.
Sold out means all of the stock available has been sold.
Darkfall only allows a few people to buy when they need more testers.
I heard Tasos was looking for his compulsion.
I think I found it.
There's a dif. between sold out and not available for sale.
Sold out means all of the stock available has been sold.
Darkfall only allows a few people to buy when they need more testers.
you know people are really getting desperate when they try to argue that selling all available character slots for the server is not sold out. lmao.
{ Mod Edit }
After an hour or so in the game last night (yes my FIRST hour) These following things stood out to me.
Hope this helps someone, somehow.
nekrow, prepared to be flamed for saying the music is good.
The problem with comparing UO and EVE to darkfall is the pace. The realtime element may sound like a small "feature", but it makes all the difference. Both UO and EVE are point and click. So it does not matter how good you are there. In DF its FPS skill that matter.
I actually agree.
The music is pretty good. It does an excellent job of setting mood and ambiance in game.
The sky is also well done.
At least untill I notice the odd way the moon's are renedered. I can't explain it, you gotta watch it.
Daylight however is pretty good. The sun looks excellent coming through the clouds and you can actually see what should be storm clouds rolling across the sky untill they reach you and things get a little darker.
Rest of the game is crap though.
you know people are really getting desperate when they try to argue that selling all available character slots for the server is not sold out. lmao.{ Mod Edit }
You derail every thread you enter here, resort to insults, and blatantly lie about the game, and I'm the troll?
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I heard Tasos was looking for his compulsion.
I think I found it.
There's a dif. between sold out and not available for sale.
Sold out means all of the stock available has been sold.
Darkfall only allows a few people to buy when they need more testers.
you know people are really getting desperate when they try to argue that selling all available character slots for the server is not sold out. lmao.{ Mod Edit }
According to you they can sell 50K accounts for a server that holds 6-10k. Obviously if they have 20-40k subscribers, another completely bullshit number you made up by the way, they can't possibly be sold out. I'd give you a clue but you'd need another to know what to do with it.
lmao! owned
In response to the OP's thread title.
Yes, Darkfall sank and failed in every aspect that it said it delivered on.
He who keeps his cool best wins.
I disagree and I'm justifying my opinion with as many arguments as you did.
k.
Who's Darkfall forum alt is this? Man up and grow some balls.
its a no brainer because MO won't be out for ages.
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I heard Tasos was looking for his compulsion.
I think I found it.
There's a dif. between sold out and not available for sale.
Sold out means all of the stock available has been sold.
Darkfall only allows a few people to buy when they need more testers.
you know people are really getting desperate when they try to argue that selling all available character slots for the server is not sold out. lmao.
{ Mod Edit }
How would you know that? You dont, once again you are pulling things out of your hat. Oh...LMMFAO!
Thanks for the observations!