I'm actually really f'ing impressed... I mocked this game for the last few years along with everyone else, but I take back everything now.

The graphics are actually pretty damn amazing with everything cranked up, not even LoTRO's DX10 shadows are this good. (Of course the water sucks as only DX9 water can, sadly)

The game play is pretty easy to get down, controls are pretty good once you get the hang of it.

Gear is so easy to come by, even with the griefing.

The company has bungled the ever living shit out of the release, you can't even try to deny that. But the game is self is pretty damn amazing and certainly worth the money if you're sick of the standard MMO clones and want something with a bit more grit to it. PvE will never be as dynamic as PvP.

what race did you play as? was the world pretty barren or did you see alot of mobs/players run around? how was the performance and what kind of specs did you have? if you are in the usa what was your ping and did it lag at all? just curious im trying to get some info on the game so i can see if its worth checking out or not

It's amazing how little these reviews tell us.

Well, seems like the trolls are still trying the game and taking their words back, while DFO pre-orders are sold out too.

We will see what this game can do :)

Originally posted by xbellx777

what race did you play as? was the world pretty barren or did you see alot of mobs/players run around? how was the performance and what kind of specs did you have? if you are in the usa what was your ping and did it lag at all? just curious im trying to get some info on the game so i can see if its worth checking out or not

Human and elf

The world really isn't that barren. Especially when there's other players around. The respawn on goblins int he human city is overwhelming if you're the only one there.

Im in the US, no lag at all. Like 150 or less ms ping time.

Originally posted by kelarcanus

The graphics are actually pretty damn amazing with everything cranked up, not even LoTRO's DX10 shadows are this good. (Of course the water sucks as only DX9 water can, sadly)

 

Ok

1. You have obviously not played the game, have bad eye sight or really really low standards.
2. Theres no difference between DX9 and DX10 water, the only difference is DX10 is meant to be faster, increasing framerate.

why this unbelievable hype? this must be a sneaky marketing trick! i have seen tons of HD videos on youtube... sorry, the game looks just an early beta. awful soundeffects included! 

some people have been waiting for 5+ years for this game. It's hard to admit that it's mediocre at best in its current state.

Originally posted by John.A.Zoid

Originally posted by kelarcanus

The graphics are actually pretty damn amazing with everything cranked up, not even LoTRO's DX10 shadows are this good. (Of course the water sucks as only DX9 water can, sadly)

 

 

 

Ok

1. You have obviously not played the game, have bad eye sight or really really low standards.
2. Theres no difference between DX9 and DX10 water, the only difference is DX10 is meant to be faster, increasing framerate.

1. I've played the newest and best games graphically and don't find DFO's to be that bad.

2.  You just typed there was no difference, then in the same sentence gave us the difference. 

Originally posted by kelarcanus

I'm actually really f'ing impressed... I mocked this game for the last few years along with everyone else, but I take back everything now.

 

The graphics are actually pretty damn amazing with everything cranked up, not even LoTRO's DX10 shadows are this good. (Of course the water sucks as only DX9 water can, sadly)

The game play is pretty easy to get down, controls are pretty good once you get the hang of it.

Gear is so easy to come by, even with the griefing.

 

 

The company has bungled the ever living shit out of the release, you can't even try to deny that. But the game is self is pretty damn amazing and certainly worth the money if you're sick of the standard MMO clones and want something with a bit more grit to it. PvE will never be as dynamic as PvP.

Screenshot(s), or it didn't happen.

Originally posted by John.A.Zoid

Originally posted by kelarcanus

The graphics are actually pretty damn amazing with everything cranked up, not even LoTRO's DX10 shadows are this good. (Of course the water sucks as only DX9 water can, sadly)

 

 

 

Ok

1. You have obviously not played the game, have bad eye sight or really really low standards.
2. Theres no difference between DX9 and DX10 water, the only difference is DX10 is meant to be faster, increasing framerate.

Are you completely uninformed? How did you pull that statement our of your arse? Water is one of the top features Microsoft was showing off when introducing DX10.

EDIT: I feel an edit is nessesary. I have no opinion about DF's graphics. All I am saying is that Water simulation is one of the features of DX10.

Originally posted by kelarcanus

I'm actually really f'ing impressed... I mocked this game for the last few years along with everyone else, but I take back everything now.

Funny I don't seem to recall your name around here mocking this game. Who are you ?

Am I the only one that checked his previous posts to see he "somewhat" mocked the game twice...and they were both I believe in the past month?

To better justify...

He posted the following messages regarding DF..

Originally posted by kelarcanus

You know... normally I just brush off Darkfall troll posts and say "eh, can't be that bad.. it isn't for everyone" but in the 30 seconds I was just on their official forums I saw no less than 5 threads get deleted because they weren't brown nosingly positive.

Sorry, but I just can't trust a company that tries to hide the flaws with its game so badly. Their boards are a flat out lie as to the representation of Darkfall.

AND

Originally posted by kelarcanus

If they didn't have something as simple as mousewheel zoom in before, it really scares me to think what else they're missing as far as controls go...

It doesn't matter how nice or innovative a game is - if the control system sucks people will not play it.

Not a personal attack on you OP, but you can't "convince" people of something you say unless they can actually believe it with proof.

Originally posted by stayontarget

Originally posted by kelarcanus

I'm actually really f'ing impressed... I mocked this game for the last few years along with everyone else, but I take back everything now.

Funny I don't seem to recall your name around here mocking this game. Who are you ?

maybe he was mocking the game in his head

Originally posted by Trinitarian

Screenshot(s), or it didn't happen.

Exact;y with everything maxed it looks just like Hexen to me (except those ugly black lines round everything). To compare it to LOTRO (for example) is just <lolz and spits food everywhere>.  There goes any credibility.

Originally posted by kelarcanus

 The graphics are actually pretty damn amazing with everything cranked up, not even LoTRO's DX10 shadows are this good.

rofl

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Originally posted by kelarcanus
2. Theres no difference between DX9 and DX10 water, the only difference is DX10 is meant to be faster, increasing framerate.

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You have absolutely ZERO clue what you are talking about...

DX10 vs DX9 Water

Everything else you say is from here on deemed to be an utter lie.

Originally posted by Andurin

Originally posted by John.A.Zoid

Originally posted by kelarcanus

The graphics are actually pretty damn amazing with everything cranked up, not even LoTRO's DX10 shadows are this good. (Of course the water sucks as only DX9 water can, sadly)

 

 

Ok

1. You have obviously not played the game, have bad eye sight or really really low standards.
2. Theres no difference between DX9 and DX10 water, the only difference is DX10 is meant to be faster, increasing framerate.

 

1. I've played the newest and best games graphically and don't find DFO's to be that bad.

2.  You just typed there was no difference, then in the same sentence gave us the difference. 

LOL. Seriously. Since when is FPS increase equal to graphics improvements. Get a clue. But still water looks a lot more realistic in DX10. So John is wrong on that part.

But to come to the point of the original OP:

Except some of the scenery in Vanguard and Age of Conan, nothing comes really close to LOTRO environments.

I am not here to troll against Darkfall. But saying Darkfall's graphics are on par with LOTRO is just plain silly!

I have now seen plenty of highres screenshots of Darkfall and while some of the graphic scenery isn't all that bad, still it doesn't even come close to the quality of textures and detail LOTRO provides.

Originally posted by Guillermo197

Originally posted by Andurin

Originally posted by John.A.Zoid

Originally posted by kelarcanus

The graphics are actually pretty damn amazing with everything cranked up, not even LoTRO's DX10 shadows are this good. (Of course the water sucks as only DX9 water can, sadly)

 

 

Ok

1. You have obviously not played the game, have bad eye sight or really really low standards.
2. Theres no difference between DX9 and DX10 water, the only difference is DX10 is meant to be faster, increasing framerate.

 

1. I've played the newest and best games graphically and don't find DFO's to be that bad.

2.  You just typed there was no difference, then in the same sentence gave us the difference. 

 

LOL. Seriously. Since when is FPS increase equal to graphics improvements. Get a clue. But still water looks a lot more realistic in DX10. So John is wrong on that part.

 

But to come to the point of the original OP:

Except some of the scenery in Vanguard and Age of Conan, nothing comes really close to LOTRO environments.

I am not here to troll against Darkfall. But saying Darkfall's graphics are on par with LOTRO is just plain silly!

I have now seen plenty of highres screenshots of Darkfall and while some of the graphic scenery isn't all that bad, still it doesn't even come close to the quality of textures and detail LOTRO provides.

Play both, then come post your apology here.