One Character per Account?

Avanah · December 2012

Hmm...Found this on their FAQ:

Q:

What do I get with a monthly subscription?

A:

A subscription to Darkfall Unholy Wars means 30 days of unlimited game time. It also gives you the option to create one character on the North American and one character on the European servers. Each time you login to your account you can decide the server you wish to use for your gaming session.

Is this true? And any word on Try before buying? TY

VassagoMael · December 2012

Yeah, [mod edit], every character can learn every skill to maximum. So there is no need for more than one character.

Kalafax · December 2012

Very good idea, so the reputation you build for yourself your stuck with unless you completly reroll.

Holophonist · December 2012

Originally posted by VassagoMael
Yeah, [mod edit], every character can learn every skill to maximum. So there is no need for more than one character.

I thought with the role system that wasn't true. Like if you have a warrior, you can pick 2 of the 4 warrior schools, but you can't pick any schools from the other roles (elementalist, primalist, skirmisher).

dunemeerlin · December 2012

Originally posted by Ivylena
Hmm...Found this on their FAQ:

Q:
What do I get with a monthly subscription?

A:
A subscription to Darkfall Unholy Wars means 30 days of unlimited game time. It also gives you the option to create one character on the North American and one character on the European servers. Each time you login to your account you can decide the server you wish to use for your gaming session.

Is this true? And any word on Try before buying? TY

From my understanding one character can be every class in the game, just not at once. So alts really aren't needed from a class pov.

You have to level up each class. So if you want to be class A, you have to level it up. If you want to play class B, you switch over to that and level that up. There is a cooldown on switching.

I believe each class has primary and secondary abilities. You get 5 Primary and 5 Secondary abilties. You can be two classes at once, in the same school. You get the primary and secondary abilites of your primary class and the secondary abilties of your secondary class.

One character does suck tho, if it's true. I like to try different races, sexes and looks.

Kaminaxius · December 2012

Yes this is true, and there is no reason you would ever want a 2nd character.

muffins89 · December 2012

Originally posted by JeremyBowyer
Originally posted by VassagoMael
Yeah, [mod edit], every character can learn every skill to maximum. So there is no need for more than one character.

I thought with the role system that wasn't true. Like if you have a warrior, you can pick 2 of the 4 warrior schools, but you can't pick any schools from the other roles (elementalist, primalist, skirmisher).

you can switch roles. so you can learn all the skills just not use them all at once.

Kyleran · December 2012

Originally posted by Kalafax

Very good idea, so the reputation you build for yourself your stuck with unless you completly reroll.

Somewhat true, but people have short memories and one can always claim to have recently purchased the account from someone.

VassagoMael · December 2012

Originally posted by JeremyBowyer
Originally posted by VassagoMael
Yeah, [mod edit], every character can learn every skill to maximum. So there is no need for more than one character.

I thought with the role system that wasn't true. Like if you have a warrior, you can pick 2 of the 4 warrior schools, but you can't pick any schools from the other roles (elementalist, primalist, skirmisher).

You just just only have certain ones active at any given time. You can still train for all of those roles, but when you swap between the roles there are some type of restrictions placed on the character. Maybe now that people will be playing the beta we will find out how the actual mechanics of it. I played the first game, and there was a fabeled "soft cap" on skills, but that was nonsense.

You can literally train every skill to 100. Every type of melee, archery, magic, crafting, EVERYTHING on one character.

ewlinitis · December 2012

How shallow minded are we ? If you're given the opportunity to switch roles "with a due timer ofcorase" , then whats the big deal in having more than 1 toon ? Makes no sense. Darkfall is not about copying everyone else and this idea i like , mainly because i normally stick to one character anyway. This game is about reputation and high political power, so being known by 1 name is all that matters.

VassagoMael · December 2012

Originally posted by VassagoMael
Originally posted by JeremyBowyer
Originally posted by VassagoMael
Yeah, [mod edit], every character can learn every skill to maximum. So there is no need for more than one character.

I thought with the role system that wasn't true. Like if you have a warrior, you can pick 2 of the 4 warrior schools, but you can't pick any schools from the other roles (elementalist, primalist, skirmisher).

You just just only have certain ones active at any given time. You can still train for all of those roles, but when you swap between the roles there are some type of restrictions placed on the character. Maybe now that people will be playing the beta we will find out how the actual mechanics of it. I played the first game, and there was a fabeled "soft cap" on skills, but that was nonsense.

You can literally train every skill to 100. Every type of melee, archery, magic, crafting, EVERYTHING on one character.

And it isn't like the EVE system where you can train every skill but it would take your entire life to accomplish. In Darkfall you can max out everything you want in a relatively short period of time. A matter of months if you are crazy like many of the players are. I played EU until NA launch, and then I played for several months following the NA launch and was evenly matched with my peers. I had to take a break for work reasons and when I came back a month later and the game was insanely ridiculous. I tried to duel someone and the guy had cast like 40 buffs on himself and just spammed me with every debuff while I pretty much stood there dumbfounded and blind while I died.

Holophonist · December 2012

Originally posted by muffins89
Originally posted by JeremyBowyer
Originally posted by VassagoMael
Yeah, [mod edit], every character can learn every skill to maximum. So there is no need for more than one character.

I thought with the role system that wasn't true. Like if you have a warrior, you can pick 2 of the 4 warrior schools, but you can't pick any schools from the other roles (elementalist, primalist, skirmisher).

you can switch roles. so you can learn all the skills just not use them all at once.

Source? I read something vague like "go from mighty mage to powerful warrior blah blah blah" but I thought you could only switch within the role you've chosen.

Avanah · December 2012

Thanks for the replies all. Makes perfect sense to only have one character that can do whatever you want.:)

I will try to craft my butt off ingame if/when I decide to play it.

Sevenstar61 · December 2012

Originally posted by Ivylena
Thanks for the replies all. Makes perfect sense to only have one character that can do whatever you want.:)

I will try to craft my butt off ingame if/when I decide to play it.

What if you want to have male and female characters? Or characters with different look? Limiting player just to one character is... well... dumb.

Avanah · December 2012

Originally posted by Sevenstar61
Originally posted by Ivylena
Thanks for the replies all. Makes perfect sense to only have one character that can do whatever you want.:)

I will try to craft my butt off ingame if/when I decide to play it.

What if you want to have male and female characters? Or characters with different look? Limiting player just to one character is... well... dumb.

I guess we have to spend time to get that perfect look we want of how we want to be portrayed ingame.

I have no problem with taking an hour or two and get lost in character creation.

the420kid · December 2012

in a game where you can change roles / jobs and max every class / ability on 1 char I see no reason for mutliple chars. I didnt make more chars in ff11 either just changed jobs as necessary.

Sevenstar61 · December 2012

Originally posted by Ivylena
Originally posted by Sevenstar61
Originally posted by Ivylena
Thanks for the replies all. Makes perfect sense to only have one character that can do whatever you want.:)

I will try to craft my butt off ingame if/when I decide to play it.

What if you want to have male and female characters? Or characters with different look? Limiting player just to one character is... well... dumb.

I guess we have to spend time to get that perfect look we want of how we want to be portrayed ingame.

I have no problem with taking an hour or two and get lost in character creation.

I always do it anyway... but I like to have many characters... seems like this is not a game for altoholics /grin.

ewlinitis · December 2012

Nope , otherwise it'll just be "another clone MMO" , this is not Darkfall's intentions. So you might be trying the wrong game. People will be playing this game for the PvP not for the looks of the toon. Clan politics and warfare , land control and domination, power over all , fear , suspense.... Millions play Call of Duty , yet they all look the same. All about the gameplay mate , the rest can wait.

Alber_gamer · December 2012

I was going to try Darkfall, then I read this thread. Thanks for bringing it up!

marcust · December 2012

Let me spell it out for you.

With multiple characters on one account it would be way too easy to swap sides during a fight and leech information.

Of course you can still do that now, but its more difficult (buy multiple accounts, spy on peoples mumble etc).

DOGMA1138 · December 2012

Originally posted by ewlinitis
Nope , otherwise it'll just be "another clone MMO" , this is not Darkfall's intentions. So you might be trying the wrong game. People will be playing this game for the PvP not for the looks of the toon. Clan politics and warfare , land control and domination, power over all , fear , suspense.... Millions play Call of Duty , yet they all look the same. All about the gameplay mate , the rest can wait.

CoD is not an RPG, DF is, limiting people to a single char is quite dumb, and if any one is thinking that they wont be selling additional char slots is high.

Avanah · December 2012

Originally posted by marcust
Let me spell it out for you.

With multiple characters on one account it would be way too easy to swap sides during a fight and leech information.

Of course you can still do that now, but its more difficult (buy multiple accounts, spy on peoples mumble etc).

Good point.

On another note: Your Sig is incorrect. You can't be playing DFUW yet. How is that possible?

Melkrow · December 2012

Single character per server is one of the best FEATURES of Darkfall.

In Darkfall, reputation is a valuable commodity. Be it good or bad, you will be known for your deeds. And thos of you that are saying something about people having short term memory, the only response I can give you is that you have not played Darkfall. We never forget.

People that did shady shit for example when game launced in EU are still called out on it to this day, in this new game. Trust me, you will find out soon enough that reputation is everything in Darkfall, just read Darkfall forums, and you will quickly become to realize this. Alliances and clans have been crashed and raised to hights because of their bad/good reputations. Single character per server reinforces that.

Aside from reputation, there's a whole other issue with spying and multi-guilding, scamming etc.

Jupsto · December 2012

Originally posted by Melkrow

Single character per server is one of the best FEATURES of Darkfall.

QFT

also a feature which would be nullified if the game went f2p.

Raxeon · December 2012

Originally posted by VassagoMael
Yeah, [mod edit], every character can learn every skill to maximum. So there is no need for more than one character.

that skill systme is no more for th emost part at least as in usable skills

gchris7 · December 2012

This

Originally posted by marcust Let me spell it out for you. With multiple characters on one account it would be way too easy to swap sides during a fight and leech information. Of course you can still do that now, but its more difficult (buy multiple accounts, spy on peoples mumble etc).

And this.

Originally posted by Melkrow Single character per server is one of the best FEATURES of Darkfall. In Darkfall, reputation is a valuable commodity. Be it good or bad, you will be known for your deeds. And thos of you that are saying something about people having short term memory, the only response I can give you is that you have not played Darkfall. We never forget. People that did shady shit for example when game launced in EU are still called out on it to this day, in this new game. Trust me, you will find out soon enough that reputation is everything in Darkfall, just read Darkfall forums, and you will quickly become to realize this. Alliances and clans have been crashed and raised to hights because of their bad/good reputations. Single character per server reinforces that. Aside from reputation, there's a whole other issue with spying and multi-guilding, scamming etc.

Having multiple chars in Darkfall simply doesnt work. Its not that kind of game.

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