Originally posted by HoldMe

If you live in the United States and don't know what an All Points Bulletin is or how it relates to this games theme you really need to get out of the woods or at least watch some modern day movies that deal with law enforcement.

This.

I mean seriously, what, should they have called it Cops & Robbers instead?

Originally posted by xbellx777

everyone run away the trolls have taken over if you like the game dont even post in here, you'll get shot down for following something that interests you and not what the trolls like

Oh no, people are sharing their opinions and partaking in back-and-forth discussion on a forum. Close the boards before somebody gets hurt.

Originally posted by LukePlumber

Originally posted by IdesofMarch

Originally posted by LukePlumber

Originally posted by Mrbloodworth

He sounds anything but professional. I can’t wait for something to go wrong, and watch what comes out of his mouth.

 Tasos was completely right. Why do you people WANT a game to fail? Why don't you want to increase the bar for MMORPGs and hope for the standart to get better? We can probably all agree the last years haven't been exactly the best MMORPGs in general have seen so don't you think it's time for a succesful release now?

It's not that people want the game to fail.

sorry, but  "I can’t wait for something to go wrong" really doesn't sound all that friendly and hoping to me

The comment wasn't aimed directly at him, otherwise I would have said he and not people. I certainly don't know Mrbloodworth's history so I can't speak for him in the least.

Originally posted by LukePlumber

Originally posted by Mrbloodworth

He sounds anything but professional. I can’t wait for something to go wrong, and watch what comes out of his mouth.

 Tasos was completely right. Why do you people WANT a game to fail? Why don't you want to increase the bar for MMORPGs and hope for the standart to get better? We can probably all agree the last years haven't been exactly the best MMORPGs in general have seen so don't you think it's time for a succesful release now?

It's not that people want the game to fail. It's just that some are very realistic with their expectations and for them, the writing has seemingly been on the Darkfall wall for quite some time. I'd like to see Darkfall deliver and be successful, but with everything I've seen and read and heard, I'm ready for when the game finally drops and this forum erupts upon discovering that the finished product is a far cry from what has been promised all along. I'd love to be proved wrong but the past speaks for itself with regards to indie MMO's and it hasn't been pretty.

And time after time those of us who are skeptical have been waiting for the Darkfall ship to turn around and show true promise, not just a lot of hot air and smoke up our asses. This interview was more of the same as far as I'm concerned.

Originally posted by Stradden

Originally posted by Isane
 

The guy(Tasos)  is spot on he has given as good as he gets, the mmorpg question were all negative as if the owners of this site are becoming more and more like the troll fest that inhabits this site. No interest in games just in point scoring.

Better sites for DFO info and MMO info than this exist, lucky IMHO that Tasos even bothered to give them a few sound bytes. The trash talkers here just don't deserve it.

Is it that long since i posted here!!!!

Well done Aventuring and well done Tasos you made the interviewer look a little pathetic. stand your corner and what you believe in for these reasons DFO will be great.

And well said Kal'Theo

 

How were those questions all negative? They were perfectly legitimate questions that many people have been asking about the game for quite some time and I thought that Tasos did a fine job of answering them.

We are INCREDIBLY interested in Darkfall(and all new MMOs for that matter). Not to sound rude, I eman you';re entitled to your opinion, but would you have preferred I ask what his favorite color was?

I hope it's blue.

Originally posted by LukePlumber

Oh and the questions were really... biased...

The length of time that this game has been in development have led some to speculate that this game is vapourware, can you speak to that point?

 

What do they think he'd answer? They should ask him questions about the game and stop badmouthing. If they don't believe the game's going to come out - fine, then don't bother interviewing.

How in the world is that badmouthing? It's not bias, it's called a legitimate question that many want answered.

That'd be like someone claiming they're slandering George W. Bush when asking him direct questions about some of the questionable decisions he's made in office the last eight years.

Sword Of The New World would definitely get my vote. Not only is it graphically more pleasant on the eyes than the other games listed, but the architecture and scenery I got to see through the early levels were really well done.

Originally posted by popinjay

 

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Have you ever argued with an addict about his favourite drug, try telling them that it is crap or his drug is not the funky-est that yours is etc.

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 Can't say that I have. I don't think I know any drug addicts lol. I am sure I've have met some but I don't think we had some arguments about their favorite drug, and I'm sure they would'nt be defending a drug, just their right to use it as personal choice. I usually stay away from those sort of folks cause usually, the cops aren't too far behind them.

I think troll/fanboism is just a combination of two things that humans have:

1. Curiosity. We love to see the crash. Don't believe it? Drive down any road and see an accident or where something has happened. Very few people will keep on driving by without even taking a PEEK (go ahead, say you did.) and sometimes they cause another crash or event just due to the rubbernecking going on. It's this way with games people pop in to see what's going on and how bad the crash was and who got hurt. If we hear some fool is gonna try and jump over this/that, swim this/that fight this/that, well, we are all ears to see it. We take sides and we bet. That's all. Which leads to:

2. Winners. People want to be on the side of a winner. The "I told you so" factor is too great an inducement. The fact that you pin your hopes and dreams on this game, and I bet against it is a battle all in itself. The more you defend what I think is worthless, the more I attack it. It's a form of PvP all in itself without the bugs and server population problems. Plenty of people to play and gawk/spectate. Down the line when your game fails, well, "I told you so and I'm smarter than you". When my game succeeds against all odds and captures a world market, well, "You sure don't know what you are talking about huh? It's the WORLD thats blind, not you". This goes on forever because of curiosity and the need to be right.

I don't know much about drugs, but I think it has way less to do with any drugs than human nature.

I agree with the above. It's personalities and human/social nature.

And to add on top of that, in the world of the internet where we can all sit anonymously behind a username and avatar, there's not much holding us back from saying exactly what's on our minds or taking an argumentative approach to a conversation with another faceless name. The number of outspoken people online is astronomical. You take it out in the real world, however, and that number is greatly diminished.

Anonymousness is empowering. If it wasn't, we wouldn't be discussing this topic.

Congratulations are in order and all, but....

3. Vanguard - I don't have a strong #3 but this was one I had been looking forward to and was let down by.

2. ArchLord - I was a total newb to the genre back in early-mid 06 so I got caught up in the interest for this and went so far as to become a moderator over on the Codemasters board for the game. And then beta came. And then I was underwhelmed. And uninterested. And well, rather disappointed. But, in the end I only have myself to blame for this one.

1. Seed - Who knows how successful the game could have been if it released with everything the developers wanted, but the premise alone was just so intriguing. Players trapped in a large colony/ship stranded on a planet not yet habitable. There were no NPC enemies to fight. Everything relied on training skills related to improving living situations and social interaction, and the choices we would make as a whole would eventually influence the direction the developers would take in changing the world. Would we look to make the planet habitable in some fashion, or would we instead look for a means of communication back to Earth so we could someday leave? Sadly, it was released as a mess of an unfinished game due to heavy financial restraints and Runestone had hoped that they would find a publisher after launch to keep them afloat. That publisher never came however, and they canceled it within the first six months. I remember not even being able to really play it during the time I got the chance to in beta because it was so broken and laggy. I still hope that someday a developer will come up with something like this, perhaps not removing combat as a whole, but giving the community the reigns to change the future on a planet in both small and large ways.

The link says "read more here" but goes to the main Wicked Interactive page where I can't find the article. Also, in the article it says for more information on the game go to their PT2 site at pt2.subagames.com, yet the site is still empty with regards to any information and only contains the same little CG trailer with horrible voice acting.

Needless to say, I'm not exactly impressed with their organization skills.

Yeah, it's new to Aeria but certainly not "new" as I remember trying it back in mid-2006.

Originally posted by Meridion

For non-roleplayers, customization like cosmetic clothing, face arrangement etc are pretty pointless since those players just seek to get "cool looking gear" for the online-pride-contest. I'd not want decals and colors for my EvE ships either, just not the focus of the game.

That is a rather wide generalization of non-roleplayers. I've roleplayed very little in the MMO's I've played but I love character customization in every form. When I can change all those small things some consider insignificant, it makes me feel like I'm playing something that I created as opposed to simply choosing Template B with Face C and Hair E. It's bothersome to me playing a character that visually doesn't stand out in any way, shape, or form. I don't need to change every little facial feature to be satisfied, but the options (which is the key word in all of this) to really dig in if I want to, along with those things like color customization for clothing/armor, are a big plus in my book.

Well, there's no vaportrolls because the game is currently in open beta in Korea and does exist. We know NHN has the rights to the North American distribution and they had that press release back in the summer stating that they are planning on releasing it via their ijji.com game portal. The question is when, and to that, there has yet to be any form of a concrete answer.

The title Huxley is derived right from the backstory of the game, in the same fashion that hundreds of other games are. APB not only fits the theme of the game, but is one of the gameplay mechanics that players will encounter. I think most people will be able to figure it out just fine and/or read about the game first.

The only game in the current development section you could make a real argument for not belonging is SUN, but hey, maybe it gets a lot more hits than I would give it credit for.

But anyways, just bookmark the forum sections for the games you're following. I started doing that quite some time ago and it makes it a lot easier to browse through everything.

Originally posted by lightjak13

So will this game ever come out for the US?? It looks like a very good game but it would be more fun if it was all in english.

Yup, that's the plan. End of this year or beginning of next through the ijji.com portal run by NHN USA.

Ha, well as it's from the official site I don't think they'd be putting anything up there that would pose a threat to your computer. You're definitely safe.

Both Filefront and Megaupload are respectable file hosting sites so it would all depend on what you're trying to download and what source you're getting the link(s) from.

Yeah, just about every beta I've been in allowed me to connect to the patch server before the game was opened for play, which is why I personally was caught off guard by the whole thing until a friend cleared things up.