All Posts by Fukkfase

Haha, that really is funny =)

What everyone should realise, is that catizone, kairarr and killerxion are really (a) developer(s).

Originally posted by Catizone

Are these guys biased too?

http://www.cracked.com/article_16152_p2.html

"After countless delays, the developers of the game claim to currently be in "private beta testing." We're not sure why it has to be private, but the situation is starting to call to mind that friend who always claims to have a girlfriend which nobody has ever seen.  After seven years of waiting we're beginning to suspect Darkfall either doesn't exist or if it does, it's a real dog. "

Polarization you make great points, I think you've zeroed in on the most likely explanation anyone can make with the available information.

Originally posted by Catizone

 

Originally posted by Fukkfase

 

Originally posted by Catizone

I think the REAL question is --- how many games are still in Alpha after 7 years?

Missed two simple bi-weekly dev journals back to back?

Pretty abvious they're folding or should I say crumbling under the public pressure and rightfully so since this big mouth Tasos likes running around constantly hyping this shit to high heaven with his words and nothing to back any of it up...

and than he has the guts to not do two dev journals in a row..

completely fucken pathetic.

They're crumbling under the public pressure?

 

Being critical towards this game and its developers is logical. Your arguments, however, are never.

Never are? really? Or maybe you're just a slow thinker?

So I suppose you don't consider having your project publically called a joke and called into question in a big article writeup hosted at one of the largest mmo sites online to be pressure?

I know you're a Darkflop fanboy but at least try and hide it better.

Your posts are very biased. So is the article you're referring to, which by the way was written by an AoC supporter. It's even called "Age of Conan Editorial: Piercing the Darkness". That in itself does of course not mean the text will be biased, but upon reading it, it's a little obvious. If I was developing something, I don't see how what people said would make me "crumble under pressure", much less something written by a bigot. Here's an excerpt from that "article":

"To run from one end to another at regular running speed could take more than eight hours."

Originally posted by Catizone

I think the REAL question is --- how many games are still in Alpha after 7 years?

Missed two simple bi-weekly dev journals back to back?

Pretty abvious they're folding or should I say crumbling under the public pressure and rightfully so since this big mouth Tasos likes running around constantly hyping this shit to high heaven with his words and nothing to back any of it up...

and than he has the guts to not do two dev journals in a row..

completely fucken pathetic.

Being critical towards this game and its developers is logical. Your arguments, however, are never. You're a troll.

Originally posted by Catizone

So I found out who the person was that saw Darkfall at E3 2006 inside their hotel room on that laptop. It was the old Senior editor here at mmorpg.com , Dana. He's now over at Warcry.

I asked him what he saw in the hotel room. This was what he said.

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what did you see?

lepidus:  20-25 minutes of raw footage, not an actual game, I admit. However, bluntly, if they were faking that, they were faking it with bugs and everything one would expect.

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So here we have some actual proof that they did not show up to E3 with an actual game.... and it may be very likely that they did not even have a functioning game back home in 2006 to show anyone...

Huh? I don't see what you're trying to get at. That doesn't prove anything else than that whatever the guy saw, had bugs. Could be taken either way. And that's pretty funny, because it's excactly what people will do with this post (like you did yourself). Just wait and see.

Originally posted by Roin

 

Originally posted by Fukkfase

You don't make sense. There is no reason for them to prove anything until release or open beta. Considering they don't have a marketing department, they are probably making as much publicity as possible with as little work as possible the way they are doing things right now. I don't think its the right thing to do, but it sure beats the shameless marketing some other MMOs have had.

 

What does having a marketing department have to do with anything? So you really believe anytime one of the more credible gaming sites on the net.  Does a hands-on preview of a game it's because the developer or even the publisher paid for it?  Not all trips as those are paid for by the developer/publisher.   Sometimes it is out of pocket expenses.

Do you really expect people to believe for even a moment.  Considering ALL the features that Darkfall promises to bring to the table.  That if they contacted a creditable gaming site/gaming mag.  Saying we'd be more then happy to show you the current build of our game.  That their response would be "Sure, but only if you are paying for our travel cost?" Alot of the more creditable sites even have over-sea's affiliates.  That they could send in their place, just to keep the cost down.

Very good point, I have to agree with you.

I will make a speculation though: In the long run, being so dubious might have gotten them more publicity than if they were 100% credible from the start.

I don't actually think that's true, and if it was true, I don't think it's true anymore. If they did what you're proposing, and got good reviews, the hype would explode I think.

And another thing:  "Considering they don't have a marketing department, they are probably making as much publicity as possible with as little work as possible the way they are doing things right now" actually seems much more accurate if we assume they don't have a game they will ever be able to release in a proper condition. I don't see what the point of that is, but still :D

You don't make sense. There is no reason for them to prove anything until release or open beta. Considering they don't have a marketing department, they are probably making as much publicity as possible with as little work as possible the way they are doing things right now. I don't think its the right thing to do, but it sure beats the shameless marketing some other MMOs have had.

"No you did not say that, you said that the game is not going to look as on the screenshots. And stop trying to change the parameters of your arguments as time goes.

But anyway I pretty shure that the game will be looking as on the screenshots when I play it, Im also pretty shure that in reference to the looks of the game I won't be disappointed. As I know that the things shown in the screenshot (in general) is not something impossible.

That was what I replied to, I did not reply to something saying that if your don't have spec for it computerwise it will not look as on the screenshots. The game looks in videos and screenshot, these screenshots, really beautiful. There is no reason to believe that it won't look as good."

What? Did you really think my original post was meant to say the screenshots arn't "real", and that the graphics are unobtainable? That's what I'm getting from your post, correct me if I'm wrong. If that is the case, wow. I never meant that, nor did I say it. Read my post again. Take it for what it is, not like someone is out to get you. That you replied to something I didn't say is your mistake, not mine. rvjones10 has the right idea. But you are right in one thing, there is no reason to believe the game won't look that good (if you have the necessary specs). Who said there was though? Me? No. But there is reason to believe you wont be playing with the game looking like that.

As for whoever said something about the quotes from the reviews being selective, of course they are selective. What else in those reviews do you think I should have included? Both quotes clearly state the graphics look very good. Both quotes clearly question the performance. What did I miss? If I failed to include something relevant to the graphics or their performance, please tell me what.

And Player-X: I'm not a tard, and I didn't highjack the thread. Backup your claim please. Someone posted screenshots, I replied regarding the screenshots.

Now, stop it please. Who wants this

Originally posted by Iijs

 

Originally posted by Fukkfase

If you think youre going to play with the game looking like that, you'll be dissappointed.

 

Fukkfase, if you think anyone is going to try playing a major siege with everything turned to max, you're nuts. But, Fukkfase, when NOT in a major siege, why not turn everything up?

What you don't understand, Fukkfase, is that people are quite used to turning down settings for the big battles. Most games are like that, Fukkfase.

Btw, Fukkfase, I like you're name. Hope I didn't spell Fukkfase wrong. :)

And  thanks for the compliment. Your post made me lol

Fattynopants and Orphes: I said nothing that justified you insulting me. Save me the fanboyism and try some objectiveness. I have this game preordered by the way.

"The game has some pretty challenging performance issues, and while the graphics are really good, the number of pauses and skips as the game loads this stuff up can get really irritating. From the talk of other players in the chat, feeding Conan super-fast CPUs, gobs of RAM, and dual $500 video card setups helps somewhat, but it won't eliminate the issue. I hope that these issues can be ironed out for release, and in the case of MMO launches, this has happened in the past as debug code has been turned off and final optimizations went into place." http://www.atomicgamer.com/article.php?id=554

"The graphics are definitely high end and in my opinion the best “realistic” graphics currently available in a mmorpg. As for their performance it’s sadly what I expected. The game is a big fat resource hog and my PC is having trouble providing me with a decent looking and playable experience to my personal requirements. Your mileage may vary but here are my specs which should give you an idea of where your performance will be:

Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512mb
Display Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz) *NOTE: Lowering to 1440×900 had better results. See Part 2.

The game has three options for default settings: Low/Med/High and a lot of customizable options for scaling. I am able to run it on Med with tweaks to AAx2, AFx4, shadows completely off, draw distance <1000, and textures on medium and bloom OFF. On average I am able to pull 25-40fps (and yes, it fluctuates regularly giving it the illusion of hitching or being skippy) when I’m not in PvP. When I get into PvP my FPS drops under 20 and drops below 5 in huge fights with spell effects. It’s completely unacceptable performance for pseudo-twich pvp and I hope that the problem will be rectified before release." http://www.keenandgraev.com/?p=982

There are several reviews stating similar things. I certainly hope the issues are gone by release as well. The thing is, no matter what they do, I doubt it will be playable with "screenshot settings" in big-scale PVP without framerate issues etc. unless your computer is COMPLETELY off the hook. Most people don't have that. So to repeat myself: If you think you're going to play with the game looking like that, you'll be disappointed.

If you think youre going to play with the game looking like that, you'll be dissappointed.

Thanks for the great replies, I will definitely try this game. Not being solo-friendly isn't that much of a drawback when I think of it.

Is PVP balanced between classes or whatever?

Do I have to play 10 hours a day to ever be able to reach the highest level?

Is good gear important, and if it is, is it very time-consuming or hard to get?

Is the players skill important in PVP?

Do I have to be in a guild to enjoy it, or to even be viable at anything?

I'd really appreciate it if someone could answer these questions

I havn't read all the posts in this thread, so sorry if I'm repeating something.

If combat in Darkfall will be as good as they claim, here's my take on why:

FPS games mainly rely on positioning, aim, reactions (twitch) and choosing the right abilities in the right situation. Assuming conditions are equal for both players/teams, and that the game isn't buggy or a random piece of shit, the player/team that played the best will come out on top. (Please don't say that when there's a team involved, tactics come more into play. Of course they do, but that's already covered in positioning; the players of a team working together with their positioning).

Games like Pokemon (anyone ever played on IRC or NetBattle? :P) are 100% turn-based. The players who have built their team the best; choosing the right species, the right species combination, and the right combination of abilities and stats on their species considering the whole team, and than utilizing that team in the best possible way, will mostly come out on top (they won't always because of critical hits and some teams countering others). Fast reactions and positioning are entirely absent.

WoW takes a little of both these game-types (not going to take the arena into consideration). It is dependent on you building your character; you have to choose a combination of gear and talents that work (discount the fact that nearly all classes have one talent-build and one gear-set that trumphs everything else). To utilize the character you have built, you have a certain degree of positioning, you do have to react fast, use the right abilities at the right time, but you have no such thing as aim. The guy doing all this the best would always come out on top if you discount levels, and some classes countering others (and of course WoW's infamous class imbalance)

Now, if Darkfall is what I hope, it won't take a little of each gametype. It will take EVERYTHING. You will need to build a character with a viable combination of skills and gear. You will need positioning, aim, fast reactions, twitch, and you will have to use the right abilities at the right time. Randomness will be as absent as possible. Imbalances will be as absent as possible.

Now, obviously Darkfall will take more skill to excel in.

Working together as a team will be awesome I think, with all those factors involved. Not discriminating between enemy and friendly targets, plus the collision control, will REALLY reward skilled players working together (Think "The 300").

On top of everything else, advancing your character won't be a grind-fest. Skill > being a geek and playing all the goddamn time. The dimwit with EPIX won't succeed at anything.

I really hope Aventurine can pull it off.

The game will either be released, or it won't. If it is released, it will be good or it won't. These matters have been discussed, speculated on, trolled and flamed to death, with either side having no proof. Apart from the occasional updates on the games' status, there's really nothing worth discussing. I don't see the point in insulting people who don't have any hopes for Darkfall, and vice versa. Why do people give a damn.

Originally posted by Mazuma

http://www.hideinshadows.com/2008/04/blog-post.html

busy playing virtual crayon games... and making videos showing off the accomplishments of other companies... rather than making videos showing off some of their own accomplishments for a change....

on a side note though.... that crayon game does look pretty cool.

I gotta say , that hide in shadows is a pretty fitting name considering that's about all this project has been doing for who knows how many years.

Why are you putting "dev" in plural? Your link is from the blog of ONE of the developers.

Your post states the developers are busy playing crayon gameS. To nitpick a little more, it is ONE crayon game. Anyways, admiring a game and making a simple video of it is hardly enough to suggest someone is generally busy with said activity. It doesn't even imply it. That doesn't really matter though, the developers of Darkfall should obviously be developing 24/7, not allowing themselves any free time at all, much less sleep. To think of it, Darkfall is a scam and has no real developers, so why am I posting this.

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