Originally posted by ilives
Warrior = easy mode

this but I worry it might put off new players since mele in this game isnt exactly the most exciting style of combat.

Originally posted by ilives

Originally posted by Deerhunter71

100% gains at 0 Prowess
50% gains at 7.1k Prowess
10% gains at 500k and greater

So much for being PvP viable in a short amount of time.

I dont think you understand what you quoted mate. ;p this means the opposite.

if it is the smoothest mmo launch its largely because there isnt that many players compared to those other mmo launches ;)

but yeah I was expecting issues, but nothing.

Excellent move by AV

and yeah AV have always had amazing programming skills, making games from scratch with capabilities big budget studios would say are impossible. 10k concurrent fps in one map.

they can be lacking in pretty much everything else tho; design, balance, accessibility, advertising, content etc.

but the game works, you cannot mock the tech. alot of  other over-ambitious indie projects simply do not even work (mortal online).

well im going skirm but partly because it will be less costly to switch to leveling warrior. they both need bow and str/dex.

personally think that warrior will be the funnest siege class, I prefered playing heavy infantry in df1 sieges. but I like skirmisher for roaming pvp.

PS: anyway Id rather see the game be 50% warriors than 90% mages ala darkfall 1.

Originally posted by MikeJezZ

I know that it is impossible not to get slain. I guess the game is a pain in the ass when someone with better gear come's at you, smack your ass, and you are left naked. What to do then?

its not like that, full loot games never have the same gear system as wow etc. you can get best gear easily but u cannot afford to use it all the time. but decent gear will be very easy to get hold of. you wont ever have to be naked.

there is very legit reasons to be on the fence for this game. but full loot should not be one of them unless you really are a complete wuss.

its true that melee combat in darkfall by itself is very shallow, but its wrong to assume that its the whole combat experience. df1 actually had alot of stratergy and depth aswell as the twitch skill, it wasn't just counterstrike, you had alot of abilities to manage and tactics, otherwise I would have been alot better at the game.

unholywars.. well we'll see it only has half the planned abilities in game atm. 

Originally posted by dekon
 But why does this game get so much shit from the MMO community?

Because most the MMO community want auto attack combat you can play with 1 hand, and pvp that is a contest of of time investment, not actual skill.

even if they say they want something different to wow, they dont. if they did they would buy this game despite its many flaws.

another correction: crafting skills still do

but yeah read that link above for info.

Originally posted by wrekognize

Originally posted by birdycephon
Sounds to me like somone ran out of development funds.

 

Did Blizzard run out of funds because Diablo 3 still does not have PVP and was released...6 months ago?

good point but doesn't make birdy wrong. 

Originally posted by thebeach99
I can repost it as I have it saved on my guild forums :)

most the stuff on your "list" is completely unimportant, sometimes a good thing that its gone. often replaced with something better, ie feats instead of quests, whirlwind/knockback are now warrior skills.

Don't get me wrong, there are some things missing from UW that are a HUGE deal. enchanting, dungeons, elf/alfar npc towns, missing schools, mobs.

but your thread is pathetic and stupid.

best: pokemmo / guild wars 1

worst: darkfall (its a love hate thing tho)

Originally posted by taus01

 

I am baffled...

Great post! really interesting read. I find it quite impressive how he managed to pull it off with zero experience in such little time.  I mean I was pretty skeptical about greed monger, but I still thought it had potential.

Only a matter of time until someone exploited kickstarter. luckily this wasn't such a big amount as others.

my 2p:

In a bold move aventurine has announced unholy wars will be released in less than 2 weeks. The NDA hasn't been lifted yet, but this thing isn't nearly content complete yet. They are strangely going to fix wobble a week before release but there are other issues besides incompletion.

So i'm fairly sure darkfall 2 will go the way of darkfall 1, I highly doubt the population will last long post release. So my advice ironically is to buy this non-complete game because it will be most fun at release, and once the EU server population dwindles it just wont be fun anymore. And you'll never get that true darkfall experience again.

No macroing really is useless in darkfall now, its great. it used to be required to play the game, now there is next to no viable use of macros. maybe you can bot for resources, but thats the same in any game.

The new character development system is a joy to play, but game still has a LONG way to go.