One of the key things i really wanted and looked forward to was the UI Revamp specific for the chat system and overall.. aditionaly to that was the enviromental sounds and that shadows and lighting system for the best possible imersion.

about 8 months ago they said that it going to be in the game very soon like the next week or so...i had my 6month sub but i never loged in again until 2 month ago and nothing of the above was in game yet...  So i wonder if have they implent those things yet or not? cause i made a deal with myself that i will come back only when these gonna be in.

Adiotionaly to the above some of the things that made me unsub the game was the constant griefing the lack of players playing and the epeen guys that they were skilled enough to destroy me but even if that was the case they used cheats/hacks or other things to risk less..one of the worst things was the "lagswitch" what about it nowdays??

i read somewhere about an overhaul of the rogue/red/blue changes...are those in action enough for players to be or not to be griefers specialy for no real reason just cause they are bored and they like to kill something??......

Population better or worse than 6 months ago?

I too have been hearing those things being implemented yet they when I reactivated my account 3-4 months ago they were still not in. To be honest I am wondering if they ever will be...

As for epeening unfourtunately you will always have it in games like this. Not sure why but I think there are always people who will try to make up for their lack of success in RL by compensating in virtual lives.

Environmental sounds were supposed to be last expansion, they were not added. Little did we know at the time that they were going to redo the entire world, the landscapes, cities, ect from scratch. So if you think about doing all the work to add environmental sounds to the current surroundings would of been a waste of time.

For the new GUI and interface those have always been promised for this upcoming expansion, supposingly Q2 this year. I think it'll come a little later however.

Hacks aren't a problem with DF, they're banned quickly and all known hacks are 'detected'. You'll find no hack crys on the forums reguarding sieges or general pvp like you did in the old days. AV truely nailed that one.

The new alignment system which is still being built on has reduced noob griefing by quiet a bit, it's now extremely difficult and time consuming to regain alingment unlike before where you could do it within 5 minutes.

Population is better than 6 months ago but don't expect a full world, wait until this upcoming expansion and relaunch of the game for that.

they have way more important stuff to do they the ui and sounds atm..

Besides the fact that everyone disables most sounds and visual effects to get more fps so there is no point in this

Darkfall is the game to play to me atm.. as this game is one of its kind and once you played it there is no turning back to other mmo's

you want the best pvp experience?  this is your game and you will kinda forget the clumpsy ui or whatever

AV don't have much money as it is a small company..

Av wants to get bigger: they should start by making the game more noob friendly..

 - better ingame tut

 - directions to where to start

etc..

There are some players trying the free trial but like 10% orso will continue by subbing to the game

The game have a hard learning curve

Main issue's on darkfall atm:

 - Siege mechenic is failing everyone is selfsieging atm

 - Some ping issue randomly ( increasing ping then disconnects)

me thinks its still the same server as launch but this is just speculation..

All i wanted was sounds and a UI revamp.  Im not going to turn people to this game after my last attempt.  All i heard was "bro are you kidding me?" 

That said i like the game, i just wish they would add things to make it more acceptable to the player that expects the polish of a 1980's game.  Despite the rough edges it is the best pvp mmo out.  Course if they redo the world like there talking and make it smaller (WTF) i might change my view. 

They are not making the world smaller, they are just centralizing the holdings and points of interest, so you wont have to travel as far to attack someone's city.

Originally posted by sunny_lifton

They are not making the world smalled, they are just centralizing the holdings and points of interest, so you wont have to travel as far to attack someone's city.

 Good!  im not much of a PvPer and like that i can avoid others.  The world is awesome, and huge, i like that very much.

Do some reading up on whats coming in this upcoming expansion.

Prestiege classes

Armour specc system

Completely redone world and cities

New epic mobs on each continent

Lots of new quests

New dungeons and dungeon mechanics such as traps

Starter city more protected, everyone started in capital with better new player gameplay

MORE MORE AND MORE

Originally posted by Snoepie

they have way more important stuff to do they the ui and sounds atm..

 Besides the fact that everyone disables most sounds and visual effects to get more fps so there is no point in this

 Darkfall is the game to play to me atm.. as this game is one of its kind and once you played it there is no turning back to other mmo's

 you want the best pvp experience?  this is your game and you will kinda forget the clumpsy ui or whatever

 AV don't have much money as it is a small company..

 Av wants to get bigger: they should start by making the game more noob friendly..

  - better ingame tut

 - directions to where to start

etc..

 There are some players trying the free trial but like 10% orso will continue by subbing to the game

The game have a hard learning curve

Main issue's on darkfall atm:

  - Siege mechenic is failing everyone is selfsieging atm

  - Some ping issue randomly ( increasing ping then disconnects)

 me thinks its still the same server as launch but this is just speculation..

UI is much more important than most of the other gameplay mechanics that need to be changed.   A proper UI could eliminate the need to macro key binds and lower the skills needed to be competitive.  It could also foster the players to create unique skill builds and change combat to be more tactical.  DF would start to look like the game that many of its followers had hoped it would become.

Originally posted by thinktank001

Originally posted by Snoepie

they have way more important stuff to do they the ui and sounds atm..

 Besides the fact that everyone disables most sounds and visual effects to get more fps so there is no point in this

 Darkfall is the game to play to me atm.. as this game is one of its kind and once you played it there is no turning back to other mmo's

 you want the best pvp experience?  this is your game and you will kinda forget the clumpsy ui or whatever

 AV don't have much money as it is a small company..

 Av wants to get bigger: they should start by making the game more noob friendly..

  - better ingame tut

 - directions to where to start

etc..

 There are some players trying the free trial but like 10% orso will continue by subbing to the game

The game have a hard learning curve

Main issue's on darkfall atm:

  - Siege mechenic is failing everyone is selfsieging atm

  - Some ping issue randomly ( increasing ping then disconnects)

 me thinks its still the same server as launch but this is just speculation..

 

UI is much more important than most of the other gameplay mechanics that need to be changed.   A proper UI could eliminate the need to macro key binds and lower the skills needed to be competitive.  It could also foster the players to create unique skill builds and change combat to be more tactical.  DF would start to look like the game that many of its followers had hoped it would become.

lower the skills needed to be competitive?  darkfall is player skilled so it depends on the player and not the marco's or bindings or scripts.

Like I said incoming, Prestiege classes, armour specalisation system, new UI, new map interface. IT'S ALL COMING.

They are talking about adding lawful and lawless areas.  So you will get an alignment hit if you kill a blue player in a lawful area, but lawless areas are anything goes.  They also plan removing the multiple starter towns and have just one capital for each race, so newer players will be grouped up more so they can help each other.  They are talking about making the towers much more powerful to help protect new players better.

Originally posted by sodade21

One of the key things i really wanted and looked forward to was the UI Revamp specific for the chat system and overall.. aditionaly to that was the enviromental sounds and that shadows and lighting system for the best possible imersion.

about 8 months ago they said that it going to be in the game very soon like the next week or so..

They never said that. DF2010 never had a release date, just an internal working title and a vague ETA. The only thing that was supposed to come soon was the environmental sounds, which were lumped into the Arena expansion because Arena is moving everything in the world around, and you can't set up the sound system and then have all the sound nodes get scrambled like that.

Yes, population is higher than it has been 6 months ago.

Originally posted by Garvon3

Originally posted by sodade21

One of the key things i really wanted and looked forward to was the UI Revamp specific for the chat system and overall.. aditionaly to that was the enviromental sounds and that shadows and lighting system for the best possible imersion.

about 8 months ago they said that it going to be in the game very soon like the next week or so..

They never said that. DF2010 never had a release date, just an internal working title and a vague ETA. The only thing that was supposed to come soon was the environmental sounds, which were lumped into the Arena expansion because Arena is moving everything in the world around, and you can't set up the sound system and then have all the sound nodes get scrambled like that.

Yes, population is higher than it has been 6 months ago.

well actually they did say soon..on the next weeks...or at 1 or 2 months...or at the next expantion wich will be come soon after the frst expantion that is not the so called DF2010 wich that was only a code name for the core of the expantion  (that is but is not but maybe it is but maybe u got it wrong or maybe we did give wrong impresion about it)...... guess what now its almost 1 year after and the same soonish promishes pop up here and there.....until they start somethig new to promise so they postpone or quit the first promise all together...

Btw prestige classes? i thought they said that wont going to happen after all..instead they gonna give the cheap "wear" robe to cast or plate to block casting or something lol....

anyway seems its on the same state...core "promished" elements" still misiing and new promises are on the horizon. thanks for all of your replies.

Actually, Prestige classes are still in, if you read Tasos' last blog posting (which unfortunately you can't do at the moment).  They just said they're still testing them and cant' say more.

i was trying to access the darkfall site/forums and blog but seems to be down atm..i will do a little research..

DF2010 wont come out until the expansion Hellfreeze is over.

The UI is easy to overcome.

Contact me and I am happy to show you how to play the funnest MMORPG with macros to assist with your UI.

Its worth it.

The population is better than 6 months ago too btw but not by much.

i think i have the proper macro sets and everything but it would be nice for the new players..and ofc a new or improved UI would be awesome for everyone ;)

I am eagerly awaiting the release of DF2010.  I hope it comes witha  fresh server and publicity blitz.

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I know the DF 2010 sounds much more encompassing on paper.. but as they say.. one in the hand is worth two in the bush.  I hoipe one of these expansions pans out.

i'm also eager to see that xpansion going live so i can re-sub once more. 

i have promised to myself that i will not otherwise...and this time i will be more patient.