I under stand that they didint expect to succeed. But still, the launch of Darkfall has set a new low. I will still likely buy the game. I will still play the game with an open mind. But there are just red flags ..red flags I know I should be paying more attention to. I just cant stand the thought of going back to WoW that I am willing to take a risk.

Still, I have this deja vu ....its like when I didnt do my high school book report...and I frantically spent all day Sunday working on it

None of you can play yet?  I thought it was to launch today.

Darkfall? Oh, that game is vaporware. Didn't you get the memo?

Originally posted by Turnell

I under stand that they didint expect to succeed. But still, the launch of Darkfall has set a new low. I will still likely buy the game. I will still play the game with an open mind. But there are just red flags ..red flags I know I should be paying more attention to. I just cant stand the thought of going back to WoW that I am willing to take a risk.

 

Still, I have this deja vu ....its like when I didnt do my high school book report...and I frantically spent all day Sunday working on it

I think a slight delay is to be expected. Remember they are not old hands at this, IE, Mythic etc. According to the beta testers the game is good to go, so the issues all seem to be specific to billing etc, and DLing patches/client etc.

Why would you go back to WOW? Lol, no doubt it will open soon. If you accept the game as it is you will be happy, if you bring "baggage"...expectations the game cannot fufill then perhaps you wont enjoy it.

Regarding red flags, every game has issues, but in the end they are just that, a game. If you cannot enjoy it move on to something else. Frankly since I cancelled my WAR account and decided I wouldnt go back to DAOC, or err play DF(client side hacking seems to easy), I have taken up some RL hobbies to fill my free time. My yard for example looks much better nowdays.

Originally posted by Teala

None of you can play yet?  I thought it was to launch today.

i thought the game was supposed to launch today also

 not sure about the beta tests you were reading, but i have seen far more beta people saying that this game isn't worth it than i have seen people saying it is worth even trying.

Originally posted by bluefooted

 not sure about the beta tests you were reading, but i have seen far more beta people saying that this game isn't worth it than i have seen people saying it is worth even trying.

If that was directed to me, im referring to client stability, not to anything else. I am not, nor have I ever been mistaken for a fanboy of DF...I am a discriminating customer seeking to get the best value for my time, and subscription fee. I am also looking at Earthrise now, looks HOT BABIE! Just kidding lol dont know enough about it yet.

 okay, i was getting worried about what you thought good to go was.

Have you checked out spellborn?

Originally posted by bluefooted

 okay, i was getting worried about what you thought good to go was.

 

Have you checked out spellborn?

 LOL!

Oh gawd now that was funny   

I was in beta and I saw multitudes more people who enjoyed it and wanted to purchase for launch than I did who hated it and wanted to quit playing.

Don't get me wrong, there were people who didn't like the game for different reasons but most who were in beta really liked it.

I think the average MMORPG player who likes the standard game and is attached to a WoW like game and atmosphere wouldn't like Darkfall or would hate it.    Its very very different.

Originally posted by GoodBadUgly

I was in beta and I saw multitudes more people who enjoyed it and wanted to purchase for launch than I did who hated it and wanted to quit playing.

Don't get me wrong, there were people who didn't like the game for different reasons but most who were in beta really liked it.

I think the average MMORPG player who likes the standard game and is attached to a WoW like game and atmosphere wouldn't like Darkfall or would hate it.    Its very very different.

Yet I saw the exact opposite in beta. Go figure.

Tasos: So what you are telling me is that we have only 1000 pre-orders? And if we can't generate hype by making pre hype tonight you are pulling the plug? 

AV Bean counters: You betcha bucko.

Ahahahahahahahahahha

Originally posted by Seytan

Originally posted by bluefooted

 not sure about the beta tests you were reading, but i have seen far more beta people saying that this game isn't worth it than i have seen people saying it is worth even trying.

 

If that was directed to me, im referring to client stability, not to anything else. I am not, nor have I ever been mistaken for a fanboy of DF...I am a discriminating customer seeking to get the best value for my time, and subscription fee. I am also looking at Earthrise now, looks HOT BABIE! Just kidding lol dont know enough about it yet.

They are giving those that pre-ordered an additional 3 days to their first free months.

OP thinks this launch is a new low?  Well, it definitely is a setback but it doesn't mean it sets the record for the worst launch ever.  People like the OP are so dramatic and forget how, for years, ALL new mmorpgs had bad launches.  Of course its not as common these days because people launching new mmorpgs have much more experience (Turbine, mythic, funcom) then when they were launching their first mmorpg.

Originally posted by bluefooted

 okay, i was getting worried about what you thought good to go was.

 

Have you checked out spellborn?

Nope lol, you setting me up here? The next guy to post laughed...im guessing you are making me the "butt" of some joke

Originally posted by Leucent

Originally posted by GoodBadUgly

I was in beta and I saw multitudes more people who enjoyed it and wanted to purchase for launch than I did who hated it and wanted to quit playing.

Don't get me wrong, there were people who didn't like the game for different reasons but most who were in beta really liked it.

I think the average MMORPG player who likes the standard game and is attached to a WoW like game and atmosphere wouldn't like Darkfall or would hate it.    Its very very different.

 

Yet I saw the exact opposite in beta. Go figure.

weird because 10's of thousands of people would disagree...

so would the like 30 threads on how beta people were pissed the could not get preorders...

doesnt the game have to launch first and allow people to play it before its considered any type of launch to begin with?

Originally posted by lornj

doesnt the game have to launch first and allow people to play it before its considered any type of launch to begin with?

^^^^ THIS

Originally posted by lornj

doesnt the game have to launch first and allow people to play it before its considered any type of launch to begin with?

QFT

Originally posted by Seytan

Originally posted by bluefooted

 okay, i was getting worried about what you thought good to go was.

 

Have you checked out spellborn?

 

Nope lol, you setting me up here? The next guy to post laughed...im guessing you are making me the "butt" of some joke

not sure why he laughed. I played the free trial from europe, by doing a proxy site, and i loved the game. Combat was very well done. While it isn't full loot or even pvp centered, i personally had a blast just fighting mobs. They act like a real team of players would, maybe better. I'm personally waiting for it, and i was going to try darkfall if they let me do it for free. 

And to the other people talking about the 10s of people that pre-ordered, realize that many people are looking for something that isn't wow, and sadly there isn't much options out there. From all the combat and world vidoes i have seen from players in this game, i can't imagine why people would like it.

BTW, did they ever fix movement or do you still fall asleep walking across town.

Originally posted by Seytan

I think a slight delay is to be expected. Remember they are not old hands at this, IE, Mythic etc. According to the beta testers the game is good to go, so the issues all seem to be specific to billing etc, and DLing patches/client etc.

Why would you go back to WOW? Lol, no doubt it will open soon. If you accept the game as it is you will be happy, if you bring "baggage"...expectations the game cannot fufill then perhaps you wont enjoy it.

Regarding red flags, every game has issues, but in the end they are just that, a game. If you cannot enjoy it move on to something else. Frankly since I cancelled my WAR account and decided I wouldnt go back to DAOC, or err play DF(client side hacking seems to easy), I have taken up some RL hobbies to fill my free time. My yard for example looks much better nowdays.

You do realize DAoC released relatively clean as Mythics first major game release when they were small. Ironic you would use them as an example.

 you know... turbine actually always had a smooth release. AC2 has exploits, but was stable. Asherons call, the first one, released very cleanly. Hell i played open beta and it was great. Then they said, "we are going live" and i signed up and bamn, i was playing.

SWG had a fairly smooth launch if i remember correctly.

Horizons which is now dead had a great launch. Stable servers, not much to exploit, very well done game, and ery fun. Died to wow. 

Come to think of it, over the past 10 years or so, i think there has been more smooth launches than not smooth. Although for not smooth,  i think AO takes the cake with a launch that crashed every 30 minutes or so.