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Originally posted by Triaxe Yeah, I think it will be around december, a little bfore christmas... 15 december is my bet.. on 2015 ... 12 / 15 / 2015 |
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Originally posted by Domenicus Yeah, I think it will be around december, a little bfore christmas... 15 december is my bet.. on 2015 ... 12 / 15 / 2015
The same day WoW gets some decent and difficult content. |
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i realy want this game, but don't realy still belive on the launch =/
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Well is is almost christmas and we have no proof the beta has started |
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Originally posted by Fodfod
except for....all that proof we have that beta has started ~~ Darkfall Recap of everything that has happened the last 3 months: http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/213296 "The monsters are tough. I was looking for a challenge, but these things are just too damn smart." -DF Beta Tester "If people were dismissing it, then they wouldn't be talking about it. The well-meaning gamers root for efforts that try to raise the bar. So who's left? It's so easy being a skeptic." -Tasos |
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Originally posted by Fodfod
You was one of those who thought DF hides the UI because there is no game.. You of no credibility.. -----MY-TERMS-OF-USE-------------------------------------------------- Everyone who logs into NGE destroys a bit of the SW Universe. No SWG Pre-Cu, No money to the $OE suckers , simple and fair. DON't agree to $OE 's EULA. They change the gameplay without respect your investement. "There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE) |
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DF has been in closed beta for what, 5 years now? Jeez they are testing the hell out of it. Tried: LotR, CoH, AoC, WAR, Jumpgate Classic |
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Originally posted by Abrahmm
Right, game got better and better over time and over the last years.. -----MY-TERMS-OF-USE-------------------------------------------------- Everyone who logs into NGE destroys a bit of the SW Universe. No SWG Pre-Cu, No money to the $OE suckers , simple and fair. DON't agree to $OE 's EULA. They change the gameplay without respect your investement. "There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE) |
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stayontarget
Novice Member
Joined: 10/04/08
Girlfriends come and go but Epic battles are Soulbound |
Originally posted by DarthRaiden
Right, game got better and better over time and over the last years..
And you base that on...what ? Years I think not Guess again for a better answer. |
Originally posted by sandboxy
Im not sure if anyone knows anybody that got in.......... Now watch there will be an open beta that lasts only a week and will only allow players to see certain parts of the world...... Sorry but if most of us dont get in open beta this game will fail miserably.......And no Im not paying some website like fileplanet to play open beta either....... |
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TheHoweller
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Joined: 7/16/08
Grinding is the worst idea ever integrated into a game... I would much rather have fun. |
This is pathetic. A month prior to "release" and nothing... Aventurine's either on vacation, stupid, or both. There really should be a shitload of information for me, each time I log on weekly. I'm honestly glad I stopped frequenting these forums, it's all so depressing. Think about it people...The most information we have gotten about this game in the last four months, is a 10-minute gameplay video that showcases no more than goblins. Something's hidden. That, or their PR is the absolute worst I've ever seen, which I doubt. Any company making something that they are hoping to cash in on, "will" publicize it feverently. The fact that Aventurine's not, means Darkfall is likely in shitty shape. But, I could be wrong and in a month's time Europe will have one of the greatest games in history... ~laugh~ ------------------------------- |
Originally posted by TheHoweller
The first bit I kind of agree with... the second bit? Pretty sure you just made that word up. :p I really hope they're doing this whole "mysterious" thing on purpose - not setting expectations too high and what not. Could be a perfectly viable strategy: keep expectations low and exceed them, then build a loyal fanbase by mostly word of mouth. Less expensive marketing, anyway. We shall see...
|The problem with the youth of today is that one is no longer part of it. -Salvador Dali| |
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Originally posted by Bekkr
The first bit I kind of agree with... the second bit? Pretty sure you just made that word up. :p I really hope they're doing this whole "mysterious" thing on purpose - not setting expectations too high and what not. Could be a perfectly viable strategy: keep expectations low and exceed them, then build a loyal fanbase by mostly word of mouth. Less expensive marketing, anyway. We shall see...
No, he just had a typo while writing "fervently". |
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Originally posted by TheHoweller
Or...
They know they don't have the infrastructure to handle more than 10-40k players at launch. So, they have decided to just focus on a localized European launch and won't reach out to a broader subscription base until they have the hardware and/or support staff to be able to handle them.
At this point it's really only those two options:
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With some of the leaks I've seen from Beta Testers, I'm leaning towards #2. If someone can think of a #3 that isn't a Troll or Fanboy option... I'm all ears. |
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Originally posted by xzyax I agree, it's definitely #2. i think they always planned to start small and grow; they are no EA or Activision and have the resources to start with 100 servers and a massive hype campaign.
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Originally posted by xzyax
Or...
They know they don't have the infrastructure to handle more than 10-40k players at launch. So, they have decided to just focus on a localized European launch and won't reach out to a broader subscription base until they have the hardware and/or support staff to be able to handle them.
At this point it's really only those two options:
or
With some of the leaks I've seen from Beta Testers, I'm leaning towards #2. If someone can think of a #3 that isn't a Troll or Fanboy option... I'm all ears.
I've followed DF a little and watch all the videos ect and I think it number 2 as well. Each server is going to support only 10k people and since they are a very small company just breaking in they probably dont have the money and staff to watch more than 5-10 severs. |
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Originally posted by xzyax
#2 does not make any sense at all. They are an unknown group of developers and are probably 100% funded from investors. If they can show there is a need for better hardware and more staff, then investors will give them it. Note: Need means the game will be more profitable
#1 is the only plausible answer in this case. |
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3) They really have no idea how to support a game like this on the anticipated scale of release and want very much to have plausible deniability as to why it doesn't work as well as it should. |
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26th of January and still no info |
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The correct answer is: They are still stress testing queue times, patching, connections, pings, mobs, assorted AI, bugs/glitches/exploits, and a few other things. Hence, closed beta for the features they are still implementing and fixing. DARKFALL 09! Apparently 08 didn't make it :( Sorros of Forumfall. |
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Originally posted by pewtpewt
Stress testing with less then 5K players and probably less then 2K? That is no stress test. V:SoH had over 10K beta testers and never had more then 800 or so on at any one time. I am sure that this POS is the same or worse and there is no way that a few hundred or thousand people could test "The largest world ever in an MMORPG" We saw what a few thousand were able to test with DnL which actually was the largest world ever in an MMORPG and it turned out so good. So I have to go with #1, it is a pile of crap that they are trying to hide. |
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They can not stress test there server(s) (??) with 5K players. They said cap is 10K for simultaneous players on a server. How can you stress test it with less than 5K (?) players ? Something is not right. Since we dont know the exact numbers of testers, nothing too much to say. |
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Darkfall's current status is: COMPLETE BLOODY MESS Playing: Eve, Fallen Earth, Entropia. Trying D&D Online |
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Originally posted by xzyax
Or...
They know they don't have the infrastructure to handle more than 10-40k players at launch. So, they have decided to just focus on a localized European launch and won't reach out to a broader subscription base until they have the hardware and/or support staff to be able to handle them.
At this point it's really only those two options:
or
With some of the leaks I've seen from Beta Testers, I'm leaning towards #2. If someone can think of a #3 that isn't a Troll or Fanboy option... I'm all ears. With the announcement that Tasos made on Jan. 15th, we now know that Aventurine's official stance is that they were in the position of #2 from above.
The reason I worded it to say that is Aventurine's official stance is because... the jury is still out on how true #1 is.
Aventurine could quell many doubts by dropping the NDA. As long as the NDA stays up... that means that even Aventurine themselves is not ready to let the game speak for itself.
Hopefully a few more months in development will allow them to put all the pieces together to give them the best opportunity to have a successful launch. They need to make sure it's ready no later than the end of this year. Any later than that and their window of opportunity will have past them by. There are a number of other MMOs with similar feature sets now approaching release.
If DarkFall doesn't get their stuff together soon... |
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NDA is now gone: http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?p=2720030#post2720030 .Thread un-stickied. |
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