Hey, I was looking foward to Darkfall for about 2 years, came out in a rough way, turned me off, figured I'd wait.. and here I am. Just wanna know if it is what I imagined it to be.

Does it have that one place where all the players on the server generally hang out and show off stuff and trade, talk, duel, socialize?

When you enter the game, do you feel like you have a 'to-do list' to progress?

Can you get lost?

If I wanted to stealth around with a bow+arrow and pick off people, can I do that?

Joining a guild easy? And is the PvP badass or is it still naked people?

Thats it for now, probably more to come, but I imagine my Darkfall character running through the woods stealth mode with a bow and arrow shooting people and stalking people while playing a nice roleplay theme through my head for kicks.

Originally posted by Murdus

Hey, I was looking foward to Darkfall for about 2 years, came out in a rough way, turned me off, figured I'd wait.. and here I am. Just wanna know if it is what I imagined it to be.

Does it have that one place where all the players on the server generally hang out and show off stuff and trade, talk, duel, socialize?

No, No, No, No, and No.   I have never seen a single person post that there are such spots, but that doesn't mean you couldn't try to start one if you decided to try the game out.   All I can say is " Good Luck "

When you enter the game, do you feel like you have a 'to-do list' to progress?

The only item on the " to-do list " that I have seen players post is join a guild, and do the early quests to earn some cash and get used to the game.

Can you get lost?

I haven't seen anyone say they got lost.

If I wanted to stealth around with a bow+arrow and pick off people, can I do that?

You will get owned by magic, but there is nothing stopping you from doing that.

Joining a guild easy? And is the PvP badass or is it still naked people?

Yes, I don't know if its still rampant, but my guess is it did not disappear.  At least no one has mentioned that naked zerging is fixed.

Originally posted by thinktank001

Originally posted by Murdus

Hey, I was looking foward to Darkfall for about 2 years, came out in a rough way, turned me off, figured I'd wait.. and here I am. Just wanna know if it is what I imagined it to be.

Does it have that one place where all the players on the server generally hang out and show off stuff and trade, talk, duel, socialize?

No, No, No, No, and No.   I have never seen a single person post that there are such spots, but that doesn't mean you couldn't try to start one if you decided to try the game out.   All I can say is " Good Luck "

When you enter the game, do you feel like you have a 'to-do list' to progress?

The only item on the " to-do list " that I have seen players post is join a guild, and do the early quests to earn some cash and get used to the game.

Can you get lost?

I haven't seen anyone say they got lost.

If I wanted to stealth around with a bow+arrow and pick off people, can I do that?

You will get owned by magic, but there is nothing stopping you from doing that.

Joining a guild easy? And is the PvP badass or is it still naked people?

Yes, I don't know if its still rampant, but my guess is it did not disappear.  At least no one has mentioned that naked zerging is fixed.

 

LoL why you bother to answer  if  you don't play or haven't played in months.

A new large patch is coming out late this month which you may want to wait for, for an even better first experience.

Originally posted by Murdus

Hey, I was looking foward to Darkfall for about 2 years, came out in a rough way, turned me off, figured I'd wait.. and here I am. Just wanna know if it is what I imagined it to be.

Does it have that one place where all the players on the server generally hang out and show off stuff and trade, talk, duel, socialize?

Players are spread out in clan cities and you will find most of them in the amount depending of the size of the alliance holding such a city.  NPC citys holds mostly new players and they don't trust much starngers i guess for wild duells and trades etc. ;)  You will find a lot of "vocal"  talk on voice chat servers of clans/alliances. 

When you enter the game, do you feel like you have a 'to-do list' to progress?

No one will tell you what to do, is a sandbox afterall, just grab the first suggested welcome mission  for your first game session tho.

Can you get lost?

You could for a small timespan, although there are  tools like a zoomable map , minimap and compass to prevent you from it.

If I wanted to stealth around with a bow+arrow and pick off people, can I do that?

Don't fight or use magic while approach someone, go in from his back and use terrain and line of sight, do last steps crouching  and you have good chances to catch someone offguard especially if he is gathering materials. 

Joining a guild easy? And is the PvP badass or is it still naked people?

 

Joining a clan (guild isn't "darkfally")  is easy , pick a good one , take your time talking to recruiters to find out if the clan fits to you / read  up the recruitement mesage in chats / forums. 

Naked people are cannonfooder.

Thats it for now, probably more to come, but I imagine my Darkfall character running through the woods stealth mode with a bow and arrow shooting people and stalking people while playing a nice roleplay theme through my head for kicks.

As someone mostly intrested in PvP you might will have great fun in Darkfall IMO.

 Joining a guild is easy. You cant get lost due to there being a map and minimap. There is no social hub and chat outside of clan/alliance is very quiet. The naked people are still there but the pvp can be fun. When you first start you have a to do list but after joining a clan its more or less go out in a group and whack mobs to raise your skills. 

I always get lost because i never keep focus on were im going : (

Magic only owns everything in Sieges. Out in the wild you can crush a magic user if you're stealthy and get the drop on him with a bow. I've been killed 95% of the time with melee/archery over magic.

I think magic is overpowered at the high end for sure, but for the majority of the server it's something to run from, like a dragon, and not something to fight. If you see a dragon and stick an arrow in him and he starts shooting walls of fire, followed by sheets of acid at you and your arrow barely touched him, you might want to run. The same goes for certain high level characters.

Thanks for the posts, I like what I'm seeing even though magic during sieges being OP is kind of lame, but in terms what what it actually is (supernatural powers) it makes sense in an RP fashion at least. Which brings me to another question :

During sieges, is it instanced?

Also during sieges, is it possible to sneak around as a group of 4 (similar to my other question) and basically pick off the casters in the back with bows without being seen?

One more: Are there queues to get into the server?

Originally posted by Murdus

Thanks for the posts, I like what I'm seeing even though magic during sieges being OP is kind of lame, but in terms what what it actually is (supernatural powers) it makes sense in an RP fashion at least. Which brings me to another question :

During sieges, is it instanced?

Also during sieges, is it possible to sneak around as a group of 4 (similar to my other question) and basically pick off the casters in the back with bows without being seen?

One more: Are there queues to get into the server?

No, no, no

If you haven't figured it out yet the answers to most questions that relate to other games will always be no with DF. It has nothing to offer so there can't be a yes answer.

And yes Darth, I have played since back in beta. I quit a couple months ago due to the massive boredom so don't even try going there.

LOL phrank you are the last big Darkfall hater on the boards, and there has been so so many. Good for you to keep it up tho.

Originally posted by Murdus

Thanks for the posts, I like what I'm seeing even though magic during sieges being OP is kind of lame, but in terms what what it actually is (supernatural powers) it makes sense in an RP fashion at least. Which brings me to another question :

During sieges, is it instanced?

Also during sieges, is it possible to sneak around as a group of 4 (similar to my other question) and basically pick off the casters in the back with bows without being seen?

One more: Are there queues to get into the server?

Nothing in DF is instanced, from housing to dungeons to sieges. If its there everyone can see it and join in.

Yes you can sneak around in small groups and try to kill people, I tried it personally and it works till the main group finds you and you get steamrolled.

There are no queues.

ohhh Phranky boyyyy! You need to move on man. You hate the game (got it), you think it's a POS (check), and you think any supporters are failbots (right). Cool.

Nobody needs to be reminded of your feelings over and over again. You remind me of those political campaign TV commercials. Instead of speaking of what they can and will do, they attack their competitors and rip them a new one.

Stop playing the Phool and go and enjoy a damn game already.

Remember we know about your feelings already.

Originally posted by tensspotting

Nothing in DF is instanced, from housing to dungeons to sieges. If its there everyone can see it and join in.

 

Yes you can sneak around in small groups and try to kill people, I tried it personally and it works till the main group finds you and you get steamrolled.

 

There are no queues.

Nice, I'll take it...

I think I'll pick it up once I'm done with a load of school work. Thanks for your help guys.

and phrank I dont even know you but your posts arent constructive and are kinda lame,  pce.

Originally posted by Murdus

Originally posted by tensspotting

Nothing in DF is instanced, from housing to dungeons to sieges. If its there everyone can see it and join in.

 

Yes you can sneak around in small groups and try to kill people, I tried it personally and it works till the main group finds you and you get steamrolled.

 

There are no queues.

 

Nice, I'll take it...

I think I'll pick it up once I'm done with a load of school work. Thanks for your help guys.

 

and phrank I dont even know you but your posts arent constructive and are kinda lame,  pce.

The thing that sucks is there is no trial so you kind of just have to jump in on faith.  My first couple of days on darkfall I was like "Wtf?" because it really isn't like a modern day run of the mill mmorpg.  It's as if EQ and UO had a bastard child that no one knew about so I had to relearn the old ways which was refreshing.  It's an acquired taste but it pays off imo.

I'm really enjoying Darkfall so much more than i expected too.

But to be completely honest (as I've said in another thread) if I didn't have a background with EVE, I most likely would have quit already. EVE has made me incapable of enjoying "themepark" style games.

Originally posted by Cecropia

I'm really enjoying Darkfall so much more than i expected too.

But to be completely honest (as I've said in another thread) if I didn't have a background with EVE, I most likely would have quit already. EVE has made me incapable of enjoying "themepark" style games.

Haha yup.  It's a working class game.

Does it have that one place where all the players on the server generally hang out and show off stuff and trade, talk, duel, socialize?

Most clans own a city, which is where they all usually hang out.

When you enter the game, do you feel like you have a 'to-do list' to progress?

I always seem to log in with something i want to do but usually end up fight off raider or raiding lol

Can you get lost?

Theres a mini and world map, but i guess you could get lost.

If I wanted to stealth around with a bow+arrow and pick off people, can I do that?

Theres no true stealth but you can be sneaky, climbing on building and stuff. there is a large patch coming at the end of october that is giving some love to archery.

Joining a guild easy? And is the PvP badass or is it still naked people?

You can find a clan pretty quickly by watching chat or going on the forums, the pvp is the best in any mmo without a doubt. There are still nakeds but those are the people who dont want pvp, if you want pvp just jump over a clan city wall and start firing =D

Originally posted by phrank

 

No, no, no

If you haven't figured it out yet the answers to most questions that relate to other games will always be no with DF. It has nothing to offer so there can't be a yes answer.

And yes Darth, I have played since back in beta. I quit a couple months ago due to the massive boredom so don't even try going there.

Oh yeah ! (such dedication needs a love song lol)

Some people say my love cannot be true
please believe me, my love, and I'll show you
I will give you those things you thought unreal
The sun, the moon, the stars all bear my seal

Oh yeah!

Follow me now and you will not regret
leaving the life you led before we met
You are the first to have this love of mine
forever with me 'till the end of time

Your love for me has just got to be real
before you know the way I'm going to feel
I'm going to feel
I'm going to feel

Oh yeah!

Now I have you with me, under my power
Our love grows stronger now with every hour
Look into my eyes, you will see who I am
my name is Darkfall, please take my hand

Oh yeah!

 I havn't fought or killed a naked in probably a month, unless they were harvesting or macroing or just respawned (which accounts for a very small percentage of my kills).  But out and about in the wild?  Nope.  

Originally posted by APEist

 I havn't fought or killed a naked in probably a month, unless they were harvesting or macroing or just respawned (which accounts for a very small percentage of my kills).  But out and about in the wild?  Nope.  

So just how many people have you even seen out in the wilds? Oh thats right probably a handful since they all hang out in their guild cities, what all 5 thousand subs? ROFLMAO

Yep I hate the game after following it for over 8 years. Yep I hate being lied to by a charlatin like Tacos. Yep I think it is a POS and guess what failbots? The market agrees with me.

Let me know how it is going in oh say another 6 months. Hell DnL lasted that long.......

Originally posted by phrank

Originally posted by APEist

 I havn't fought or killed a naked in probably a month, unless they were harvesting or macroing or just respawned (which accounts for a very small percentage of my kills).  But out and about in the wild?  Nope.  

 

So just how many people have you even seen out in the wilds? Oh thats right probably a handful since they all hang out in their guild cities, what all 5 thousand subs? ROFLMAO

Yep I hate the game after following it for over 8 years. Yep I hate being lied to by a charlatin like Tacos. Yep I think it is a POS and guess what failbots? The market agrees with me.

Let me know how it is going in oh say another 6 months. Hell DnL lasted that long.......

Your pathetic. Its a niche game. They can care less how many subs they have aslong as theres enough to enjoy the game, which there is. Your just another themepark-tard who thinks a game is measured by subs.

Originally posted by demonic87

Originally posted by phrank

Originally posted by APEist

 I havn't fought or killed a naked in probably a month, unless they were harvesting or macroing or just respawned (which accounts for a very small percentage of my kills).  But out and about in the wild?  Nope.  

 

So just how many people have you even seen out in the wilds? Oh thats right probably a handful since they all hang out in their guild cities, what all 5 thousand subs? ROFLMAO

Yep I hate the game after following it for over 8 years. Yep I hate being lied to by a charlatin like Tacos. Yep I think it is a POS and guess what failbots? The market agrees with me.

Let me know how it is going in oh say another 6 months. Hell DnL lasted that long.......

 

Your pathetic. Its a niche game. They can care less how many subs they have aslong as theres enough to enjoy the game, which there is. Your just another themepark-tard who thinks a game is measured by subs.

Yup that's why after all they invested.....what is it now ?? almost 20 mil. in this game ???? They never expected to actually make their money back or even *gasp* make a profit out of it and even more a large one for that matter........ they're above money and beyond materialism.

They're not like those big "bad" corps that are only interested in your money, that would lie to you about the state of the game just to squeeze another month's sub out of you, that, that would double charge you just to play on a different server, that would ask you to pay to beta test the game while claiming that the game is "feature complete" [add your own thing "that big corps would do for money but AV wouldn't " here ]........no,no,no Aventurine is nothing like that ;they're a small indie company with a niche game....they're the "good" guys

I mean it's not like they have bills to pay or anything.............you know......

Oh btw there's someone knocking at your door that you really should go and meet.........it will change your entire way of seeing things

Originally posted by egotrip

Originally posted by demonic87

Originally posted by phrank

Originally posted by APEist

 I havn't fought or killed a naked in probably a month, unless they were harvesting or macroing or just respawned (which accounts for a very small percentage of my kills).  But out and about in the wild?  Nope.  

 

So just how many people have you even seen out in the wilds? Oh thats right probably a handful since they all hang out in their guild cities, what all 5 thousand subs? ROFLMAO

Yep I hate the game after following it for over 8 years. Yep I hate being lied to by a charlatin like Tacos. Yep I think it is a POS and guess what failbots? The market agrees with me.

Let me know how it is going in oh say another 6 months. Hell DnL lasted that long.......

 

Your pathetic. Its a niche game. They can care less how many subs they have aslong as theres enough to enjoy the game, which there is. Your just another themepark-tard who thinks a game is measured by subs.

Yup that's why after all they invested.....what is it now ?? almost 20 mil. in this game ???? They never expected to actually make their money back or even *gasp* make a profit out of it and even more a large one for that matter........ they're above money and beyond materialism.

They're not like those big "bad" corps that are only interested in your money, that would lie to you about the state of the game just to squeeze another month's sub out of you, that, that would double charge you just to play on a different server, that would ask you to pay to beta test the game while claiming that the game is "feature complete" [add your own thing "that big corps would do for money but AV wouldn't " here ]........no,no,no Aventurine is nothing like that ;they're a small indie company with a niche game....they're the "good" guys

I mean it's not like they have bills to pay or anything.............you know......

 

Oh btw there's someone knocking at your door that you really should go and meet.........it will change your entire way of seeing things

 

The whole development cost was 10 million. It was said that in a greek interview before release, so its probably one of the cheapest if not the cheapest MMO to produce that came out in the last few years.

Originally posted by tensspotting

 

The whole development cost was 10 million. It was said that in a greek interview before release, so its probably one of the cheapest if not the cheapest MMO to produce that came out in the last few years.

Umm, if you don't know what you are talking about...

Here are some REAL facts for those that are interested in such things:

www.warcry.com/articles/view/editorials/3222-Surlys-Column-State-of-the-Game-Darkfall-Razorwax-and-Aventurine-Heres-the-Rub

"Razorwax, mostly unknown to the general public, had a silent partner in Intermedia Invest AS[6], a seed investment capital company headed by Managing Director Trond Heier, at the behest of some Chinese fish barons by the name of Yuen[7]. "

"As early as mid-December, 2002, Razorwax had closed a deal with a Greek publisher that we would all later know as Aventurine[9]. Within months, and by February 2003, Razorwax had cut its ties with Intermedia Invest and planned on moving its locale to Greece.

Trond Heier had a few choice words to say of the exchange, wishing Razorwax well in their endeavors, and lamenting only slightly the 3million kronor loss he accrued from the investment in an interview with VG.no[10]. "

"With the latest news to be uncovered, it appears Aventurine has procured a 20 million Euro convertible bond ($27.5m USD) loan with Marfin Bank[27] at the behest of Proton Investment Bank of Greece[28]. "

Please do a bit of research first before stating inaccurate information. 

Thanks. 

egotrip, Xzyax, and Phranky boy. I would genuinely like to know what the hell you guys are doing in this forum so many months after release?

I've been burned by my share of games that I had been following that I never subbed to. Never would you find me on the internet campaigning against them for months on end, or trying to stop people from playing it. Why would I care?

I've been coming to mmorpg.com for a long time, much longer than my registered join date states. Most of the people who stood against this game no longer post. So why do you guys still care to such a degree?

Please tell me it's not for attention, because that would be so sad.

Whether you would or not, some people who play the game want to discuss it.