Darkfall

(This is a VERY LONG POST! Do not read it if you're a negative person who gets emotional upset over Video Games and the internet. As an adult gamer, I have no empathy for you. Im sorry. If youre interested in Darkfall at all, continue on, im sure you would love another read about DF while on the clock. ;) )

Long nerdrage to follow-

Ive played so many MMOs.. I feel like a cheap date when it comes to MMOs.. I get into bed with them with little research for most of them, then I start cheating on them or leave them altogether after a couple of monthes. Its like I found true love in Ultima Online and havent been able to get that feeling back.

I read it alot, people cannot grasp the nature of a meaningful PvP game. "Its all about the thrill of the fight!".

No.. Its not. Its all about feeling like the battle meant something. The fun comes with that. They dont understand because there hasnt been a game to capture the glory of UO and back then the industry was just a baby.

Alot of gamers cannot grasp the enjoyment of a looting enviroment. They think its griefing and everyone who plays it just wants to annoy people. Its because they havent played it, plain and simply.

Im not a griefer, im a PvPer. I want each encounter to mean something. Im tired of 'rubberband PvP' which consists of continiously fighting until someone gets bored and wanders away. I want each PvP fight to have closure.

I think too many people are scared of losing anything in MMOs nowadays. This is due to spending weeks/monthes/years to obtain phat loots. Heck I cant lie, I like phat loots as much as the next guy.. But phat loots doesnt have to cost you so much time. Looting would only work in a system where loot is easily obtainable.. They think there is no phat loot or everybody runs around with a vanilla short sword and wooden buckler.

Darkfall will have plenty of great items, both from NPCs and players. Heck some these items may in fact take up to a week to get, but the great thing about a game like DF is that the bonus to using these items is why you use them.

You wont run around with an item because it looks cool.. You wont always be using the same stuff, guarenteed. Also you wont always have the good loot sitting in your bank rotting. Its a common misconception that you wont ever use it for fear of losing it. Most wont understand until they play it. There is a risk and reward balance.. And majority of it is controlled by each individual. You could easily play through this game with the bare minimal, if you wanted.

DF is coming into the market at a vital time, people are tired of meaningless PvP or fighting 'For the horde'.. Alot of games think youll fight for the glory of your side, just for the heck of it. A game like Darkfall will reall instill people with a sense of immersion. You will fight for what you believe and you will fight for yourself. You will find factions in a game like Darkfall, eventhough there is no factions. The communities will split and shift, constantly. There will be simple game morale choices throughout your time in the game. Its like one of those Fable/KOTOR type things, only there is no 'NPC 2 is in trouble, let them die or help them.'.. Alot of these decisions will present themselves as players. Run by see a corpse.. Loot it , gaining an enemy, or rez the guy and help him get back on his feet, gaining a friend.

Eventually how you decide to treat other players, will reflect your alignment. Do you care about the community or do you just want their loot? So many people will play differently. Majority will mix the two heavily.

There is no reason to fear loot and the community it is 'supose' to bring. Its a game where you will have a real reputation. You wont gain it from killing some boss.. You will gain it from interacting with the community.

Are you the guy who sells cheap armor constantly? The guy who kills people by the first dungeon? The guy who helps those in need? The guy who sticks around town and becomes a well known merchant? The guy who runs a huge player city? The guy who explores the corners of the game universe and sells its secrets? The guy finds good housing plots and becomes a realitor? The guy who sells his services to the highest bidder? The guy who gathers wood? The guy who buys and sells goods for profit? The options are endless.

Most MMOs there is a structure.. You must follow it.. level level level, now this is unlocked! Crafting requires certain levels. Everything revolves around 'What level you are!' for what you can do. There is also little reason to go to areas youve 'completed' due to no reason to PvP or no extras to accomplish.

Embrace a game like Darkfall even if you are wary of the nature of it. You will never have such a bond with your virtual characters and never have such a sense of community, and your place in it.

Darkfall wont be a 'die and start over' game by any means and I think thats what some people are scared of. It isnt the end of the world when you die and lose your things. There are more things and such things are not 1400 gold because some no-lifers control the market. Its a simple game at its core, its complexity is in its customization and openess.

I cannot wait for Darkfall and anyone who shys away from it because they are scared of the "looming penalities" is a fool and doing themselves a great injustice.

I also see people get bitter about this game.. Those people usually LOVE THE GAME.. But have that personality flaw that doesnt have any empathy or patience.

It will come and if we dont support the potential we see in it, we slow it down even more.

Ive been following it for 4 years and I know a little of the going ons with the guys.. They havent had all the means to make DF, heck might still not completely.. The more excitement we PATIENTLY have, the more support they get from interested investors.

If you're a mature gamer who knows potential when you see it, you would support this game or get off its nuts.

Patience is a virtue.
 

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This board is pretty much dead for Darkfall information. If you're reading this, you probably have some interest in Darkfall.

Just wanted to first say- Where are we? wink

Seriously though, this is an affiliate site for Darkfall, some would be silly enough to not have checked

http://forums.darkfallonline.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

Which is a stem of the official forums. Surely folks would understand such a back breaking development as Darkfall, wouldnt permit enough wasted effort reaching every corner of the internet that google deems informative.

That being said, the game is very much alive. Ive followed it for 4 years, before that I briefly checked in on its progress. What angst filled teenagers don't understand, is the variables involved in this game's creation...

Heck I dont know these guys.. Wikipedia isnt always 100% accurate, but whats listed here is alot of truth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkfall

I know, who isnt tired of reading my eye bashing bibles by now.. But let me nutshell it:

A couple of dudes said 'Lets make the best game ever.' and started to do so on a 'Out of a basement' level. Dedicated as they were, an MMORPG takes serious effort.. And cash. So they found 5 other dudes who thought it was a good idea. They merged companies and moved to a central office, in Greece.

The game starts getting fleshed out.. But oh no, the industries technologies are advancing at leaps and bounds. So its back to square one on some of the major areas of the game- Namely graphics.

Funding is tight and without a publisher they struggle with the ideal of self-publishing. This probably would have been financial suicide, if not impossible for regular smoes. Still the hype and following of the game brought new attention and finally a publisher ended the stalemate.

The game is closing in on completion. 10 people did not throw their lives away for 7 years, to see it crumble with dust. It isnt some bored individuals sick trick on the internet.

It is a real game being made by nobodys. They will make mistakes and heck they will keep their game tighter then a nun's rectum.

But it will launch, there is no doubt in my very educated mind. As someone who has been in the industry since its birth, I can tell you these guys would simply SAVE money and their minds, by publically pulling the plug if they thought it not obtainable.

They will not and for no good reason should they.

Its said the game will launch in 2008, but I have a strong belief it will be closer to summer 09.

Dont miss out cause some assclown showed his impatience by turning his frustration into anger. Instead of being a logical human being. Most of these people will have their posts read [Removed Due To TOS], of some form.. If not you wont hear them because they're banned from official forums for being a douche of the bag.

Cya in the game.

VIVA LA DARKFALL!!

~Chubby

Also if you want to go right to a meaty spot for Darkfall, use this thread-

http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=43318

That should get you started salivating.

Hey cool, this is the post from DF forums, I liked it when i read it there, and i like it here too! GJ

Sad thing is, games with difficulty or risk vs reward, don't make as much money. Much more satisfiying game, but it takes a little more patience. But I agree with you totally, long live Darkfall, whenever it comes out.

(in before the vaportrolls)

Originally posted by SignusM

Sad thing is, games with difficulty or risk vs reward, don't make as much money. Much more satisfiying game, but it takes a little more patience. But I agree with you totally, long live Darkfall, whenever it comes out.

 

(in before the vaportrolls)

Sure ill reference all types of things from many eras.

But as the theme of the threads goes- Most dont understand the industry. Its thriving right now and its prime time to chisel away at the swelling number of newage MMORPGers.

Sure it doesnt get the attention of a muscled breast grabbing barbarian or a morphed table top MMO.. But the market is ripe for the plucking.. Its obvious people will give many different games a whirl, look at the filth flooding the market.

"Oh this game is free! Oh let me just buy an animal that loots for me.. Heck throw in an XP doubler.. Crap gimme those health pots too! On noes, im ready for the big leauge RPG games now!"

And ready they are. Ready alot are, for meaningful PvP.

Chubby you have just reinstalled my hope for this game! i was really doubting it gain but after your heartfelt post i am going to sit and be patient agin and watch this space. makes a change to see a worthwhile post about darkfall!

Originally posted by shukes33

Chubby you have just reinstalled my hope for this game! i was really doubting it gain but after your heartfelt post i am going to sit and be patient agin and watch this space. makes a change to see a worthwhile post about darkfall!

Glad to hear it Shuke, I recommend heading to the official forums for any information youre seeking. Some think its tainted with lies, but unless it starts requiring a credit card to post.. Im taking it for what it is.

Its where im most likely to see any authentic information.

Im the type who would head butt a store window if I liked what I saw too much. Its simple on the internet though.. People simply wanted to play the game the moment they first laid eyes on it.

Over the years.. Im sure many of them had to get a friggen life while waiting for Darkfall.. Do they thank them? ;)

Really though its not a frozen pizza.. Somebody has to knead the doh and slice the pepperoni.. Its easy to get to know their situation a little bit and apply common sense.

Most will come in here with tears streaming.. Ripping me to shreds, slamming away at the hypothetical balloon knot of the game itself, and try to convince others (but really themselves, Dr Phil interjected) that they didnt get to play it right now.. So its poopware and fit only for poops.

Meanwhile plenty of us embrace the life given to us by a plague of uncontrolable setbacks by the game that brings back meaning in MMORPGs.

And no im not 7 feet tall, its a soapbox. ;)

I just read this post on the DF forums a few minutes ago as well, good work Chubby!

This game will come  im sure of it, i promote it for longtime now here on mmorpg.com  for years.

 But its a fact majority nomatter how hard you try explain full open pvp and full loot is not for all and i respect that, you can,t say they miss something or misslead its just not for them.

Some like apples others orange.

Some like rap some like hardrock.

Some like controlled save pvp in battlegrounds/arena's/pve.

Some like free for all pvp with full loot.

The latter one will always be for nich market, its for those who dont care to die in pvp and lose stuff who dont mind play a game without any guidance by game.

Some like sandbox

Majority like themepark this will always be case.

I realy hope darkfall will get at least 200k players becouse it deserves it.

Sandbox games like darkfall are new hope for mmo'market not to save it but for showing that a game like this can also be alot of fun and can have a life next to the big ones like wow.