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Another E3 article about DF

KhaelSUNKhaelSUN Member Posts: 394
in Darkfall
This one by some dude from The Combine guild:

http://www.the-combine.net/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleNo=322

Good article... with some new stuff...


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  • lysandinglysanding Member Posts: 154

    "They had a standalone version of the game with them (they're not in beta yet) and they came armed with plenty of Fraps movies."

    this just sounds really concerning.

  • OldManFunkOldManFunk Member Posts: 894
    That's great. Not only did RW make it to E3, RW put on a great show and got a ton of press out of the trip.

    I'm going to go check Amazon to see if I can preorder.




  • DecimatusDecimatus Member Posts: 41
    The devs just hooked up with distributers and hosting companies so I would expect to see the game available for order any time soon. 

    We still have a whole beta to undertake. 


    The house of peace is built on the foundation of war.

    You must conquer the land before you build you house and live in peace.

  • OldManFunkOldManFunk Member Posts: 894
    But Darkfall has been in a fully playable beta since 2003. A leading developer said so.

    It's 2006. That's 3 years of beta. How long does beta usually take?

    I've never heard of a 3 year beta before.


  • The-NitThe-Nit Member Posts: 32


    Originally posted by lysanding

    "They had a standalone version of the game with them (they're not in beta yet) and they came armed with plenty of Fraps movies."
    this just sounds really concerning.

    "They had a standalone version of the game with them (they're not in beta yet) and they came armed with plenty of Fraps movies."

    this just sounds really concerning.

    Im not sure i understand why its concerning.

    It reassuring if its anything, it means they are almost ready for beta. <-- And yes, that means they havent been in beta for 3 years, like some idiot said.

  • DecimatusDecimatus Member Posts: 41
    The developers started serious construction of Darkfall in 2003. 

    They are still in alpha.  It isn't beta until people outside of the developers and a handful of other people get to play it. 


    The house of peace is built on the foundation of war.

    You must conquer the land before you build you house and live in peace.

  • OldManFunkOldManFunk Member Posts: 894

    Originally posted by The-Nit


    Originally posted by lysanding

    "They had a standalone version of the game with them (they're not in beta yet) and they came armed with plenty of Fraps movies."
    this just sounds really concerning.

    "They had a standalone version of the game with them (they're not in beta yet) and they came armed with plenty of Fraps movies."
    this just sounds really concerning.

    Im not sure i understand why its concerning.

    It reassuring if its anything, it means they are almost ready for beta. <-- And yes, that means they havent been in beta for 3 years, like some idiot said.

    The "idiot" who said that Darkfall was in beta is Claus Grovdal, Darkfall's lead designer.



    http://www.gamebanshee.com/interviews/darkfall2-1.php  08 - 03 - 2003

    It's been quite some time since we last checked in on Razorwax to see
    how progress is coming along on Darkfall Online, so last week we sent
    off a batch of questions for the game's lead designer, Claus Grovdal.
    Here's what he had to say:

    GB: It's been nearly two years since we talked
    to you last, so can you give us a quick summary of where you stand in
    the development of Darkfall?

    Claus: We have come a long way since the first
    Gamebanshee interview. Back then we had the four guys in a basement,
    now we have a team of 20 people working hard on finishing the game. We
    also moved country,from a basement in Oslo, Norway to modern offices
    close to the Olympic stadium in Athens, Greece. We all have a nice tan
    now.


    Darkfall is entering closed beta testing in September this year.
    The closed beta is fully playable    , with most core features implemented.
    We will be adding features and content during closed beta, while we
    gear up for the next beta stages.

     
       2006
    -  2003
            3 Years of beta testing a fully playable game

    If this game was fully playable 3 years ago then it's going to have more freakin' polish than Paul Shaffer's head.

    I'm sure they're doing extended beta testing to make sure that the game has a smooth launch. I'm sure it's not easy to tweak a server that can handle 50,000 simultaneous players.
  • The-NitThe-Nit Member Posts: 32

    Eh.. youre pulling out a quote thats way too old.

    The closed beta never started.

    You should look for facts instead of estimations.

    Such as:

    "We entered closed beta last week and so far week gotten alot done."

  • The-NitThe-Nit Member Posts: 32

    Og and OldMan:

    Go check the official DF boards instead of hanging around these crap boards sucking on old quotes...

  • DecimatusDecimatus Member Posts: 41

    "Darkfall is entering closed beta testing in September this year"

    As in "Darkfall had not entered beta when the quote was made".

    Darkfall is not currently, nor has it ever reached a beta test stage.

    Once they bring in outside testers, then it has entered beta stage.

    The house of peace is built on the foundation of war.

    You must conquer the land before you build you house and live in peace.

  • KamadrionKamadrion Member Posts: 21
    jeez, guys. We're almost there, aren't we?

    I really dislike seeing people complain about waiting for a great game. Think of it this way. The longer you wait, the better the game they develop will be.

    You don't have any right to complain or did you invest money into this project and were promised it would be released sooner?

    I don't think so.


  • KroganKrogan Member UncommonPosts: 304
    Ok a little lesson in betas. There is closed beta and open beta. DFO has been in Closed Beta since 2003, from what the devs are telling us Open Beta is close, Open Beta means that the public like you and me will be able to apply and have a shot at helping them mostly make the game stable.

    So DFO has not entered Open Beta yet but soon.


  • KroganKrogan Member UncommonPosts: 304

    Originally posted by Kamadrion
    jeez, guys. We're almost there, aren't we?

    I really dislike seeing people complain about waiting for a great game. Think of it this way. The longer you wait, the better the game they develop will be.

    You don't have any right to complain or did you invest money into this project and were promised it would be released sooner?

    I don't think so.



    I could not agree more, I've stated this many times on the df forums myself. Them spending all their time and money building our dream game really dosent mean that they owe us shit, if anything you owe it to yourself to stick with them and give them all the support you possibly can. I would pre order today even if I wasnt sure I'd ever get the game, simply because this is a far more worth while cause to me then to buy a lotto ticket hopping to win.

    Nah I owe myself and them to stand behind them and support them in anyway I can, if only so they can show the people backing them with money that they will get their money back when it comes to release. The more we support them the longer they have until they are forced to release or even worse cancel.
  • DecimatusDecimatus Member Posts: 41

    Originally posted by Krogan
    Ok a little lesson in betas. There is closed beta and open beta. DFO has been in Closed Beta since 2003, from what the devs are telling us Open Beta is close, Open Beta means that the public like you and me will be able to apply and have a shot at helping them mostly make the game stable.

    So DFO has not entered Open Beta yet but soon.



    A closed beta contains a limited number of outside players  I have tested several games in their closed beta stages.  An open beta includes a large number of players, usually in the hundreds to thousands. 

    No outside players are currently testing this game.  Until the devs open up and pull other people in, it will continue to be in alpha stage. 

    But this is all rediculous semantics and I don't really care if you are too stupid to understand how this all really works. 

    The house of peace is built on the foundation of war.

    You must conquer the land before you build you house and live in peace.

  • mordekaimordekai Member Posts: 15
    yes, there is a handful of outsiders in a closed beta.

  • TurtlepowerTurtlepower Member Posts: 7

    C'mon, all the name-calling makes us sound like a bunch of Comic Book Guys from the Simpsons.  Pompous dorks who take fantasy a little too seriously.

    Err, whoops, I guess that's kind of name-calling on my part.  Damn!

    "Them spending all their time and money building our dream game really dosent mean that they owe us shit, if anything you owe it to yourself to stick with them and give them all the support you possibly can. I would pre order today even if I wasnt sure I'd ever get the game, simply because this is a far more worth while cause to me then to buy a lotto ticket hopping to win."

    Couldn't have said it better myself.  If you're dreaming of this game, stick around... if you've already written it off, then why not take a hike?

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