2.0 update

Update, September 2
September 02, 2011 Tasos Flambouras 2 Comments

We noticed that there was some anticipation building up to the end of last month having to do with an ETA for Darkfall’s relaunch. We had previously mentioned that we would know more around this time. We’re in a better position to estimate but we haven’t concluded our discussions with our partners yet. Also, there are positive developments after the GDC which need a lot of consideration. Our goal is to have a smooth launch without problems for our players. Having learned from Darkfall’s first launch, we know there are numerous factors to consider. We’ll keep you updated on all our developments.

As far as the wipe or no wipe debate within the community, we are looking at ways to satisfy both sides. We respect our playerbase and our long-time active players and our relaunch is not meant to destroy the current game, but extend it. In the meanwhile, if it’s any indication, we’ve been investing heavily in the current game with the siege expansion.

Regarding the Siege expansion, we’re still working on it. As we’ve explained previously this is a system we’re bringing back from the new version of the game and it’s a complete rewrite. We “trashed” the old system and did something new. We created a system to create siege systems that is completely configurable. This has been a lot of work. We had to develop it, test, configure the system, test everything, reconfigure, test, merge it with the current game which has been very difficult, test again etc. It’s a huge undertaking and we wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t care about the state of the current game. At the moment it’s undergoing heavy final testing which, if all goes as planned, should be concluded early next week. We understand this is taking a long time but it also brings a lot to the game.

We have a video for you today. It’s important to understand that some things you see in these videos are from the new version, others are placeholders from the current functionality. Consider this something like an alpha version:

In this video you can see part of the new Niflheim dungeon. The dungeon will be inhabited by yetis among other things. You can also see one of the dynamic dungeon elements that we will be adding. These elements will make dungeon crawling a lot more interesting but also more dangerous. You can also catch a glimpse of the new blood spatter system that has been implemented.

The following bit is from our Lore team:

The locals refer to these icy depths as Frostbyte Lair. Among it’s numerous denizens hungering for the warmth of flesh one can find the ravenous yeti. While many roam above the caverns in the light of day, their main population has been driven below ground by their battles with the Vargashi. These lords of ice build cunning traps within their dungeon home to best prepare hapless adventurers into a hearty meal. Pictured below is Tenderizer Pass, a deadly bridge used to soften up their potential prey before meal-time!

We’ll keep you updated on any developments. After the siege expansion is out, we’ll be running down our development priorities and we’ll give you an activity report about that.

Thanks for reading

Amazing how little they can say with so many words

Originally posted by bongloads

Amazing how little they can say with so many words

+1 to Spot and Gather Information.

this is a complete page of nothing. all it says is 'we promised some answers around this time. our answer is, we are working on it.'

not dissing the game here or its players. it just must be quite frustrating to deal with a development team that issues statements like that.

Originally posted by chelan

Originally posted by bongloads

Amazing how little they can say with so many words

+1 to Spot and Gather Information.

this is a complete page of nothing. all it says is 'we promised some answers around this time. our answer is, we are working on it.'

not dissing the game here or its players. it just must be quite frustrating to deal with a development team that issues statements like that.

Yes typical political rhigmaro

It essense he is saying

(1) yes we know MO is slightly imperfect

(2) we are working on it, here are some ideals

(3) we will make sure everyone will be happy eventually

(4) we will provide more details eventually

(5) in the meantime take a look at this picture/video and trust us, all is well

Repeat 4 months later.

Hehehe.

It's a very, very typical post by Tasos. He's the master of turning "We have nothing new to tell you." into "There are exciting things coming up very soon!"

This is one of the reasons I never subbed to DF after playing beta for a few weeks. The level of communication and their development pace is just... well I don't want to try to describe it in civil words, so I'll just not describe it.

Frankly, I'll be surprised if this so called DF 2.0 will launch this year. Furthermore, when it launches, I'll be even more surprised if it offers more than 2 new things compared to the current game.

Originally posted by LisXia

Yes typical political rhigmaro

It essense he is saying

(1) yes we know MO is slightly imperfect

I think you lost track of which forum you're on.

Originally posted by bongloads

Amazing how little they can say with so many words

Couldn't have said it better :)

OP, nice resolution in your video. Are you playing on a matchbox, by any chance?

Its the same as any other MMO company. "We are working and so on"".

The game (2.0) will speak for itself. Last time everyone belived it to be vaporware, so i cant trust the disbelivers either!

me are long time darkfall player..

wanne say just couple of thinks..

Darkfall combat is just awesome there is nothing like it.!!

Only problem with darkfall is that is being runned by the most retarded company ever

There is really 0% communication between the customers and AV.

2.0 and all there promises.. will see what happends.. ( see darkfall post broken promises)

I say: they should sell there darkfall project to a company with some brains

Originally posted by Snoepie

me are long time darkfall player..

 

I say: they should sell there darkfall project to a company with some brains

What do you think will happen afterwards? You never heard about UO trammel when it got brought by EA?

Originally posted by Realbigdeal

Originally posted by Snoepie

me are long time darkfall player..

 

I say: they should sell there darkfall project to a company with some brains

What do you think will happen afterwards? You never heard about UO trammel when it got brought by EA?

He said a company with brains. How you came up with EA for that scenario I have no idea.

Originally posted by eyeswideopen

Originally posted by Realbigdeal

Originally posted by Snoepie

me are long time darkfall player..

 

I say: they should sell there darkfall project to a company with some brains

What do you think will happen afterwards? You never heard about UO trammel when it got brought by EA?

He said a company with brains. How you came up with EA for that scenario I have no idea.

What is a company with brains to you? If its nothing to do with cash cow, then i sense irony in your post.

Originally posted by daarco

Its the same as any other MMO company. "We are working and so on"".

The game (2.0) will speak for itself. Last time everyone belived it to be vaporware, so i cant trust the disbelivers either!

For years the trolls and disbelievers hated Darkfall and soon it runs 3 years hehe.

Majority wants insta uberness without doing anything for it. So they eather cheat, buy gold/items or whine untill game is dumb down so much its like a themepark.

After WoW launched there was no place anymore for hardcore free for all pvp mmo's and thats the main problem.