Any idea if the devs have given this any consideration?  I've heard the EU servers are a bit more active than the NA servers.  I'd love to see just one server as in Eve Online for Darkfall. 

Great article.  Darkfall is a very unforgiving game...ruthless to the core...but it's all worth it when you get the jump on someone. 

"At the end of the day, it is better to be the star rather than the fluffer." - so true;0

Thanks for the read.

Joining the group?  What level are you?  We are only lvl 15 or so atm.  We've been looking for a tank.  I have a DK but he's lvl 22.  We should be starting back up again here in the next few weeks.  Let us know if you'd like to join.   

Thanks for the info!  I found the rocks I needed just after my original post.  I hadn't noticed some of the rocks looked a bit different than the others.  I'll take a look at those maps.  Thanks again!

Has anyone found an updated map to use in Darkfall?  I'm mainly looking for a map that shows the location of resources(or is that really needed?)  Thanks!

I agree with the OP.  Darkfall has come a long way.  I just returned a few days ago and enjoy the game much more now than I did 9-12 months ago.  Hopefully, this game will continue moving forward.  Darkfall appears to have a bright future. 

Originally posted by Mardy

 

So can people actually name some things that they should take from Vanguard that other games aren't doing already?

What first attracts me to a mmo is the various classes.  How many classes are there?  Are they fairly balanced?  I want more races and more classes than what WOW offers and many more than Rift offers.  It seems that many of the new mmos really don't have the 19 class choises offered by Vanguard...rather the "next gen" of mmos offer somewhere in the range of 6-10. 

Second, I want a huge, open world.  Darkfall is close to what I'm looking for when it comes to large worlds. 

Third, I look for content.  Content, content, content.  Even without updates, VG has a ton of content.

Fourth...and I'm not alone...I thought diplomacy was great. 

Crafting is great in VG.  It's not easy, so there are fewer crafters out there to make various items.  I'd even go further.  Make crafting elite.  Make the payoff greater. 

Bottom line, I look forward to EQ Next. 

VG is very different from Rift.  The depth isn't present when it comes to Rift.  VG is an incredibly deep while Rift has some areas of depth but fails to show similar depth in most aspects.  Rift should never have been compared to VG.  I'm not sure I've even seen/heard of a game with similar depth as VG releasing in 2011.  Hopefully I'm wrong but EQ Next could be the "next" VG. 

A small group of us started playing a few months ago.  Just on Tuesday nights as a group (we're starting again in a few weeks as we decided on a 3 week break for the holidays).  I think it's safe to say that our group has had a great time playing VG.   Certain areas in VG still have a decent population.  The game seems to be on the path to nowhere(unless they go F2P).  Sadly, F2P would require devs and an investment from SOE.  VG is not and never was SOE's "baby"...ie EQ2.  Sad Sad Sad. 

I'd like to say I'll stay away from future SOE games(as I was also burned in SWG)...but I do enjoy the SOE style of game such as Vanguard or EQ2 so I'll be looking at EQ Next.  Come join us if you need a group!  Epimetheus is my Shamans name.

I'm excited to see what SOE plans to do with EQ Next.  I'm still subscribed to Vanguard and love the game.  I also liked EQ2.  I've played the so called  "next generation of mmo's" and have been disapointed to this point.  Bring on another "old school" game.  Looking forward to it. 

I've seen several post about Rift being the next Vanguard type of game.  Though I did enjoy Rift for the short period I was able to play, there are very few similarities between the two games.  As stated before, Rift is playing it safe...and why wouldn't you as a game company "play it safe"?  It's a shame that more companies out there aren't willing or daring enough to create games with the same depth as VG.  I hate to see a game as great as VG wither and die...but that's up to SOE and it would appear, as great as the game is, VG is toast.  I'd also agree with a previous poster, give VG a shot.  I came back to VG as time filler before Rift came out...now that I've played Rift(very limited exposure) and hearing that Rift is the next gen of MMO's..which I really hope isn't true for sake of the genre...I'm sticking with VG until the "end".  ;)

I think Aly just hit 15.  I believe CZ and I are still at 14 or so. 

Good times tonight!  See you guys next week!

Of the titles I've played...EVE has the "best" pvp...but that all depends on which side of the battle you ended up on...:)  It is also the most unforgiving pvp game out there as you can lose everything in one battle.

Warhammer Online, with their RvR, was a lot of fun...for a while.  In the end, nothing too stellar.

Darkfall...lots of potential with this game and exciting pvp moments from time to time...that is...if you can find someone to fight.  Hopefully Darkfall can keep progressing and bring back some of the excitement and enthusiasm that once surrounded it. 

WOW.  Just kidding;)  Though, I have had some good times in that game..but I wouldn't say the pvp in WOW is fantastic. 

I've had the most fun with EVE.  If you can handle losing a ship that took you weeks to get into (and you will lose one or three sooner or later) take a shot at EVE.  Large scale battles in EVE can be epic. 

Our group that plays on Tuesdays is right around lvl 13 or 14.  It shouldn't take us much longer to get to your Monks level.  8:30 e/t on Tuesday is when we will all be on again.  Add me to your buddy list:  Epimetheus (shaman)
.  Also, I play a bit with my former bank toon:  Dump Truck (Cleric).  See you around!

I'm on with Epimetheus from time to time.  Hit me up whenever

I will be back this Tuesday.  Been out of the country for a wedding this past week.  See you all at 8:30!

I think Epi is only lvl 12 or 13 now.  I'm not sure what level the rest of the group is at this point as I missed last week.  

I have never heard of that before.  I know you can't use the 30 days (code included with retail game) on an active account but instead only with an account that is still in trial status or a brand new account.  You can only add the prepaid SOE cards to an active account.  Active meaning an account that has already established a billing cycle. 

Running a bit late tonight.  Be on about 9 or so

8:30 PM E/T every Tuesday.  I'll be on.  Epimetheus. 

Sorry to hear that, Mmoman.  Take care and we'll see you when you get back.