Go human or alfar, as of yet being a Ork, Mahirim, or Dwarf only give you the advantage of being a huge target.

Start training lesser magic / archery / melee right away. You will want to hit 100 lesser, 50 greater, and then for melee you will want to hit 75, buy the melee mastery of your weapon, and get that to 50. For archery you will also want to get that to 75, and then get all of it's upgrades including sharp shooter, and get those to 50.

Buy the essentials when you reach the magic req: Mana to Stam, Stam to Health, Health to Mana, Launch, etc.

Once you hit 50 greater, I would suggest going for witchcraft first and getting that to 75, however.. if you want to be a "mage" type player which the upcoming expansion will be creating a diversity.. "Class" type roles for players to chose, I would suggest getting Fire Magic to 100. Still, witchcraft to 75 is a must for almost all characters I feel.
 

Remember the above will take a few months, I'm just laying out a good set of goals.

The new expansion will be fixing a lot of bugs, misshaps (combat), and other things as well as adding to the seas and things you can do at water, so if you want to be a "pirate" I suggest you craft yourself a raft and get exploring.

Originally posted by daywalker27

Go human or alfar, as of yet being a Ork, Mahirim, or Dwarf only give you the advantage of being a huge target.

 

Start training lesser magic / archery / melee right away. You will want to hit 100 lesser, 50 greater, and then for melee you will want to hit 75, buy the melee mastery of your weapon, and get that to 50. For archery you will also want to get that to 75, and then get all of it's upgrades including sharp shooter, and get those to 50.

Buy the essentials when you reach the magic req: Mana to Stam, Stam to Health, Health to Mana, Launch, etc.

 

Once you hit 50 greater, I would suggest going for witchcraft first and getting that to 75, however.. if you want to be a "mage" type player which the upcoming expansion will be creating a diversity.. "Class" type roles for players to chose, I would suggest getting Fire Magic to 100. Still, witchcraft to 75 is a must for almost all characters I feel.
 

 

Remember the above will take a few months, I'm just laying out a good set of goals.

 

The new expansion will be fixing a lot of bugs, misshaps (combat), and other things as well as adding to the seas and things you can do at water, so if you want to be a "pirate" I suggest you craft yourself a raft and get exploring.

you can buy witchcraft at 25 greater magic. 50 is for elemental schools.

 So I broke down and decided to try the game. Would be nice if I could connect, or when I do connect it would actually stay connected. Every 10-15 min I'm getting a "Lost Connection to Server (2)" error. I've gone through all the steps their tech support has provided, except for downloading a third party application to "Sync my clock". This issues started as soon as I entered the game for the first time, I have been unable to play more than a few hours. I have talked to their tech support and requested a refund, I have filed a dispute with paypal for a refund. I'm starting to think I'm just going to be out 50 bucks on a game that does not perform as it should. I should not have to change a million settings just for one program to run on my computer while every other MMO works flawlessly. Good luck with your time in DFO I hope it's better than mine has been. 

Originally posted by MaxisDB

 So I broke down and decided to try the game. Would be nice if I could connect, or when I do connect it would actually stay connected. Every 10-15 min I'm getting a "Lost Connection to Server (2)" error. I've gone through all the steps their tech support has provided, except for downloading a third party application to "Sync my clock". This issues started as soon as I entered the game for the first time, I have been unable to play more than a few hours. I have talked to their tech support and requested a refund, I have filed a dispute with paypal for a refund. I'm starting to think I'm just going to be out 50 bucks on a game that does not perform as it should. I should not have to change a million settings just for one program to run on my computer while every other MMO works flawlessly. Good luck with your time in DFO I hope it's better than mine has been. 

Sorry to hear that, so far I had a little trouble with the purchase but the site was helpfull and that was sorted out. It probably won't be until tomorrow that I can play this game as my download speed has dropped to about 100 kb/s now :(. However I'm gravitating towards the Alfar race and am happy to read there are no levels floating over players heads (a bit like the old days for me).

I don't mind being someones bitch for the first month or three in a game as what goes around comes around and revenge is so much fun. Also justifies me riding every noob and his mother later on in the game :) I only hope that DFO keeps me interested that long!

Originally posted by MaxisDB

 So I broke down and decided to try the game. Would be nice if I could connect, or when I do connect it would actually stay connected. Every 10-15 min I'm getting a "Lost Connection to Server (2)" error. I've gone through all the steps their tech support has provided, except for downloading a third party application to "Sync my clock". This issues started as soon as I entered the game for the first time, I have been unable to play more than a few hours. I have talked to their tech support and requested a refund, I have filed a dispute with paypal for a refund. I'm starting to think I'm just going to be out 50 bucks on a game that does not perform as it should. I should not have to change a million settings just for one program to run on my computer while every other MMO works flawlessly. Good luck with your time in DFO I hope it's better than mine has been. 

that really sucks dude. I had simular problems and was in same situation at release so I didn't play for ages. but was just my shitty ISP I had at the time. works fine with past two ISP's I have been on. still if other mmo's work fine then its probably something else. I have bought other MMO/game's only to have them not work at all but never as expensive as darkfall so I feel for you.

I'll be looking forward to reading your DFO report after your first few days of playing the game. I was THIS close to buying it last night. All I had to do was click the buy button, but I backed out. I'm interested to see what your first impression will be.

You should know, though, that alfar is the most overcrowded race of them all

Oh, and read the latest news, there's a few more hints on the racial skills. 

Originally posted by Gadzy

You should know, though, that alfar is the most overcrowded race of them all

Oh, and read the latest news, there's a few more hints on the racial skills. 

I think I'll go with orc in that case.

First thing you should do in Darkfall is join a good clan. It's not like other mmos where you find your feet for a bit and learn the game before you make a choice on the clan you join. You will need the support of your clan to learn how to play the game and for them to support you if you are having a tough time with PvP. If you are on NA server a clan called NEW is designed for new players to spend their first month in their player city and learn the game together before moving on to another clan.

Originally posted by Altairs

Originally posted by Agricola1

Originally posted by daarco

It should happen automatically.

 

Thanks, and how long do the servers usually stay down for maintenance?

 

1 hour

....if you where the imba assa killing ppl in khesata

if you ruled the 3*3 arenas

if you love open world pvp

if you have previous oblivion, morrowind , asherons call or ultima online experience

 

...then welcome to darkfall

i strongly advise the rest not to try it at home alone :)

I didnt like morrowind, but liked oblivion. I never played Asheron call, ultima online or any sandbox open world pvp with full loot, but still like darkfall a lot. Only reason why i left the 1st time was because of the grind and i heard they got reed of it now so its cool.

In beta, 3 days of grind and i got only 25 2 hand sword skills. Today, i heard that someone got in one day around 50 2 hand weapon skill. Thats so great.

I like all about darkfall, but the magic spam is what i hate since i like melee over anything so thats why im waiting for the next expansion and while i wait, i dont even play any other mmorpg's, but i play competitive multiplayer games at the moment.

Originally posted by Realbigdeal

Originally posted by Altairs

Originally posted by Agricola1

Originally posted by daarco

It should happen automatically.

 

Thanks, and how long do the servers usually stay down for maintenance?

 

1 hour

....if you where the imba assa killing ppl in khesata

if you ruled the 3*3 arenas

if you love open world pvp

if you have previous oblivion, morrowind , asherons call or ultima online experience

 

...then welcome to darkfall

i strongly advise the rest not to try it at home alone :)

 

I didnt like morrowind, but liked oblivion. I never played Asheron call, ultima online or any sandbox open world pvp with full loot, but still like darkfall a lot. Only reason why i left the 1st time was because of the grind and i heard they got reed of it now so its cool.

In beta, 3 days of grind and i got only 25 2 hand sword skills. Today, i heard that someone got in one day around 50 2 hand weapon skill. Thats so great.

I like all about darkfall, but the magic spam is what i hate since i like melee over anything so thats why im waiting for the next expansion and while i wait, i dont even play any other mmorpg's, but i play competitive multiplayer games at the moment.

Your prayers may be answered soon, checkout the spotlight section on the DF forums, there is a thread there about incoming specialization skills and much needed love to melee and archery. That's the end of magic golden era. Time to start a witch hunt ! 

Originally posted by Agricola1

OK first I'd like to apologize for slagging off Aventurine also I'd like to apologize to Tasos for anything I said about him and his mother. I'm not sure if Downtoearth is still posting here but he was right (eventually) and this game was released. I have held back from purchasing this game due to waiting for other games (that have been pushed back) and that I was sure DFO would have shut down by now and Aventurine gone into bankruptcy. However DFO is still here and still offering open world PvP and sandbox play.

I'm not into fantasy games as much as sci fi but it seems DFO is offering alot in a large open world. Since this year has been a total loss for MMORPGs and next year will also and I haven't played an MMORPG since AoC last year I need my fix! So are there any tips apart from not buying DFO?

Listen mate.
Darkfall needs many more features added............but even as it is, it is still the best MMO out there.

Darkfall is a world not a game, if you like politics, backstabbing, PKing, drama then Darkfall is for you.
I have to say that with the new NA server up both the servers (EU1 and NA1) looks a bit empty but that was obvious, since they split the player base in 2.
With the new expansion DF will bring many new players and the game will pick up yet again.

The world is complete and awesome, it just need to be populated, many places are still missing the mobs.
But AV is adding slowly all the feature missing, and I have to say Tasos and Co had a vision and they are sticking with it.
They don't care what people says, they keep doing the game they said they would.
Tasos always said DF is a niche game and he meant it.
This game is one of those cult games that start slowly but grows with time (like EvE)

Darkfall is the best game at the moment if you can stomach losing all your belongings more than once, that is.................

Honestly, I spent 50 Dollars for Aion, I say that Darkfall deserve "wasting" those 50 Dollars more than Aion.
If you are from America NA1 is a pretty damn place to be.

PS: Oh.................... and do join a Clan, you will have much more fun

I'm thinking about doing this as well. I however will not have my gaming computer since some loved ones are buying me some super parts for Christmas lol. My buddy has just purchased the game. Money isn't really a huge issue.

Keep in mind I don't really care as long as I get around 20 fps with stuff turned down, will this game run on a laptop with a:

Intel 2.0ghz Dual Core and a 8600 GeForce card, with 4gb of DDR2 RAM?

   I am jumping in also (Patching as i type this) Im an old UO player had a 10 year vet account on Atlantic and was looking forward to Darkfall for a longtime but was put off at its launch , figured i would wait a bit and see how it develops .. Seems the time is now , with so much positive stuff coming from many sources...

                Cyas in Game :)

Jesus, what's going on.

Oki a small warning, DF is not like your normal mmo. When I started I got the WTF is wrong with the GUI, but you will get use to it after a few hours. The learning curve is also pretty hard, and your first week will be slow. After a while you'll have enough money and gear to relax.

Join the NEW clan, and I'll see if I can bump the advice we gave a while ago.

I'm thinking of starting as well. After playing WoW and LotRO for the last 4+ years combined, I dont think I can stomach another questing theme park MMO (I was going to play Aion and even pre-ordered via Steam, but doubt I will play it now). I have been taking a break from gaming for most of 2009 and ready to start-up again considering its the dark/depressing/cold season now haha.

My first MMO was AC1 back in 99 and I have fond memories of skill based gaming. I just hope I can get passed the lack of polish I keep hearing DF has.

Almost done building my latest gaming rig, so I might as well wait until this supposed holy grail patch is released ;)

Lol - don't tell people they can go to Walmart and pick up one of those money credit cards or whatever. Walmart won't approve purchases that are made overseas in the middle of no where - they'll just decline the transaction.

Simon Mall sevices off american express preloaded credit cards.

Originally posted by xpiher

Simon Mall sevices off american express preloaded credit cards.

Actually - I take that back - I believe it's on Aventurines end, not Walmart's. Guess they don't want money?

 I was thinking of maybe trying it out once more after the expansion. Don't forget to post! I want to know how it goes.