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Vesavius
 Old School
Joined: 3/08/04
Players come for the game, but they stay for the people- Most Devs have forgotten this. |
1 beta key generates as much interest for this game as 1000 as far as I can see. Maybe even more, due to the haters not being able to resist using the fact to fuel flamethrowers. What it does show though is it that DF is ready to show itself to journalists, and therefore us. This means it is at least in some kind of release state. This is a good good thing. I don't need to be in beta to enjoy this game, and especially not a few weeks before launch when all the testing has been done. This press weekend will obviously generate enough information to base my descision to buy on. So... 1 or 1,000,000 it dosent matter. I'm not sure why anyone thinks it does. |
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12/22/08 2:17:01 PM#2
The problem with the 1 Beta key is that it compounds people's already growing fear that there are too few people playing the Beta. This close to release they really need to start thinking about stress tests. I'm not talking 20-30 people or a few dozen AI bots, I mean real stresses to address the issues that are going to occur when hundreds or thousands of people log in. The game might be 'feature complete' as Tasos put it, but what use is that if the server grinds to a halt on January the 22nd?
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12/22/08 2:19:25 PM#3
I agree with Zayne, and that's putting it lightly. The fact they are keeping the actual gameplay secret from the mass public is not very reassuring. And this is comming from someone who has high hopes in Darkfall. |
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Briansho
 Apprentice Member
Joined: 3/05/06
Functionless Art is Simply Tolerated Vandalism...We Are The Vandals. |
12/22/08 2:30:48 PM#4
I agree with Zayne as well. Why wouldn't they release some keys to other websites and have a banner on the front page of MMORPG with a contest or give away?? Something just doesn't seem right. Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL! |
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Deathstrike2
 Novice Member
Joined: 2/04/06
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King, Jr. |
12/22/08 2:37:37 PM#5
Originally posted by Briansho
That just about sums up this game for me.
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12/22/08 2:42:23 PM#6
Originally posted by Deathstrike2
That just about sums up this game for me.
Nothing about DF has ever felt right. |
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12/22/08 2:44:30 PM#7
Only 1 beta key is clear evidence that this game is poorly funded and is being made on a shoe string budget. Anybody who seriously thinks Darkfall is going to be a successful AAA title has got rocks in their head. Its going to be a buggy craptastic niche game. Hope I am wrong but I doubt it.
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12/22/08 2:48:20 PM#8
Originally posted by Dirty_Fish Why do you think this? It obviously is not clear evidence as I don't understand your point. |
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12/22/08 2:49:07 PM#9
I am just trying to figure out what the hell they were thinking releasing the 1 key. This is PR at it's finest I tell you. They have taken a situation that was 50/50 split and now tilted it more towards the negative.
This kinda news does not go over well with gamers. Just like the 6 people that have already posted here, they all think the same thing, something is just not right.
It is true something isn't right with this situation. Now even the fan will have ?'s in their heads....
Wasn't a smart move.
You have a Jan 22, 2009 release date, exactly 1 month away, and you giving away 1 beta key.
To test servers designed for thousands..... Yeah that's smart. |
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12/22/08 2:52:48 PM#10
Please explain how the amount of beta keys given away has any relation to the budget of the game? However, while it is true 1 key (in this case) gives as much pr as 1000, it needs to be considered why that is. If this were just another release e.g. TCoS which recently did so, then 1 beta key would not only go completely unoticed it would also make the game a laughing stock with those that were actually interested enough in the first place to be aware of such a pointless promo. Personally I find it difficult to understand why this was done at all. These devs have before shown themselves to be clueless when it comes to advertising their game, but in this case it goes far, far beyond that. I would not be surprised if this was just a joke, they must have been aware of the joke this would become. Other than that maybe the mods (of mmorpg.it) were given a small number of keys for themselves and asked the devs if they could give 1 as a competition. Even then it shows poor judgment. ----- |
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Vesavius
Old School
Joined: 3/08/04
Players come for the game, but they stay for the people- Most Devs have forgotten this. |
Originally posted by Briansho
I actually understand why you guys ask this, honestly, but you know what? Having personally never sat at the helm of a MMORPG dev team, having personally never launched a game of this complexity, having very little idea personally of the technology Aventurine are using to test the server, having no hard facts as to how many are in beta already, and, assuming that Aventurine are more experienced and knowledgeable, and have a lot more to lose, then me in all this, I'm gonna trust them until I read the facts on the game and not worry too much about things not being 'right'.
Like I say, journalists will be in the game before your are, and they will report. NDA will be lifted for this, so testers will report. Noone is gonna take money off you before you read up on the game and make your own mind up based on a variety of sources. I'm not sure what dosent seem 'right', or why people are so worried about it not seeming 'right'. Noone is trying to sell you a pre-order or a pioneer account or whatever after all. You will see if it's 'right' in plenty of time, so no need for paranoia :P My point is that they don't need to let 10,000 people in to generate hype, when 1 does the job as well. They just need the journalists. Anyhow, this may just be the first of the competitions that will be happening, who knows? Like I say, the fact they are letting the press see the game is a great sign and shows the launch is real. This to me is brilliant news. I am gonna assume the Aventurine know the state of their game better then us right? ;)
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12/22/08 2:54:04 PM#12
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Vesavius
Old School
Joined: 3/08/04
Players come for the game, but they stay for the people- Most Devs have forgotten this. |
Originally posted by ste2000
Lol who the fuck ever said that?
This is true. |
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12/22/08 2:59:12 PM#14
Originally posted by vesavius
This is true.
AAA title or not, 1 beta would be funny if it weren't true. ----- |
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Vesavius
Old School
Joined: 3/08/04
Players come for the game, but they stay for the people- Most Devs have forgotten this. |
Originally posted by gamerman98
Why do you post made up suppostitions as 'facts'? How does it even come close to meaning this? Except in your head? Lord, you people... |
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Deathstrike2
Novice Member
Joined: 2/04/06
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King, Jr. |
12/22/08 3:03:40 PM#16
I can't imagine anyone actually believing that everything is normal and good with the development of this game. This is especially true for anyone who's been around MMOs for any real length of time. We could go back and forth all day long, but what's the point? Factual information will be coming out soon enough, and there will probably be more than a few "I told you so's" flying around regardless of whether this game is all it's cracked up to be or not. On a side note, a recent study concluded that fanboys are 6 times more likely to step in dog shit than the average gamer. It seems they don't recognize shit when they see it. Haha, just kidding guys. I'm just having a little bit of fun.
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12/22/08 3:04:04 PM#17
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12/22/08 3:04:41 PM#18
what it realy means is failure 
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Vesavius
Old School
Joined: 3/08/04
Players come for the game, but they stay for the people- Most Devs have forgotten this. |
Originally posted by gamerman98
No, if it had been presented as a theory it would have been qualified as such by a 'I think..' or whatever before it. What you posted was presented as a fact. I have highlighted in your post where you made a statement, presented as a fact. Well done for going so quickly to the ole 'Fanboy' last resort insult though. I think I will block you now. |
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12/22/08 3:09:14 PM#20
Gamerman, I will be here on the 23rd of January for the RE- release date party.
My guess would be April 16th 2009.
Anyway I will bring the hats and you can bring those little spinner things that make noise.
Then we can plan the next party for April 17th 2009 where we get to do it all again, except this time I will bring the spinny things and you bring the hats. |
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