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• • Darkfall new info

  • Originally posted by Cabe2323
    

    Originally posted by Soundbyte
    

    look Cabe i respect quality over hype 100%. my criticism is less focused on War but more on the people who would bash Darkfall in one thread, then post unreasonably positive stuff about War in other posts.

     

    as for mythic, they only have 1 released game - DAOC.

    
     

    Once again you are posting untrue information.  If you are going to speak about a subject at least take the time to research it.  Don't just assume you are correct: (They have over 20 years of experience making games) 

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA_Mythic

    List of Games

    • Dragon's Gate (1985)
    • Tempest (1991)
    • Castles II Online (1996)
    • Rolemaster: Magestorm (1996)
    • Splatterball (1996)
    • Invasion Earth (1997)
    • Darkness Falls (1997)
    • Rolemaster: Bladelands (1997)
    • Aliens Online (1998)
    • Starship Troopers: Battlespace (1998)
    • Godzilla Online (1998)
    • Silent Death: Online (1999)
    • Darkness Falls: The Crusade (1999)
    • Darkstorm: The Well of Souls (1999)
    • Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict (1999)
    • Independence Day Online (2000)
    • Dark Age of Camelot (2001)
    • Imperator Online (Canceled 2005)
    • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (projected for 2008)
    • AO Game (coming soon)

     

    Sorry i should have said only successful game was DAOC. my bad.

  • Posted: 7/21/08 12:57 PM
    Darkfall
• • Darkfall new info

  • look Cabe i respect quality over hype 100%. my criticism is less focused on War but more on the people who would bash Darkfall in one thread, then post unreasonably positive stuff about War in other posts.

     

    as for mythic, they only have 1 released game - DAOC.

  • Posted: 7/21/08 12:46 PM
    Darkfall
• • Hyper,Meter

  • Originally posted by Ozmodan
    

    Oh?  and what exactly is the real Darkfall community? The way you seem to portray it, it is a bunch of seriously delusional people who think a small staffed MMO project can succeed with a MMO with a massive feature list.

    Just curious, how can you have a game that is highly hyped when no one has seen it played?

    Questioning the ridiculous statements on what some of these so called Darkfall advocates have posted is most certainly not trolling.  It is more likely questioning their sanity.

    There are a lot of us that would like to see a Darkfall succeed, but Tasos himself has cried wolf so many times in the past that most of us just don't believe a word he says anymore.  We can only hope that his staff ignores him to and actually produces something.

     

    So your proposal is that Darkfall is just some made-up figment of someone's imagination and you're questioning other people's sanity? *cough*

     

    of course, the alternative position - that Darkfall is a complicated game requiring many years of slow, dedicated progress - doesn't make any sense, does it...

  • Posted: 7/21/08 12:40 PM
    Darkfall
• • Hyper,Meter

  • Originally posted by Antikythera
    

    Originally posted by Soundbyte
    

    The truth is that Darkfall has a bunch of amazing videos backed up with amazing screenshots, has a distributor lined up, a release by date and regular developer updates every 2-3 weeks.

    You're definition of the "truth" is pretty fucked up and delusional my friend.

    The TRUTH is Darkfall does have a bunch of amazing videos or screenshots. It has a few outdated looking Alpha videos with next to nothing going on in them and some outdated looking screenshots with horrible modelling work , terrible texture work and all around 2002 graphics. All after 7 years of work no less. LOL

    The TRUTH is that they do have a distibutor. AudioVisual DID sign any kind of legal binding agreement to do anything for Aventurine or Darkfall.

    The TRUTH is they do have a release date. And even if they did name a date there is NO WAY that they would launch this game this year and they won't. That's just guranteed at this point.

    The TRUTH is they do have updates once every 2-3 weeks. If you consider Tasos making his usual bullshit vague posts as "news" then you deserve to be fed every lie that guy feeds to you.

    The TRUTH is Razorwax went Bankrupt in 2006 and were involved in illegal shareholder activities within the company and now Aventurine is being run by the very same people who ran Razorwax.

    Yes.. expect amazing things.  Not.  

    Troll ignorance sucks right?

     

    omg so... much... emo.... gonna... slit... wrists.... someone... hug me... please.... waaaaa........

     

    fact: AVE released an announcement to the Greek stock exchange stating they are partnering with Aventurine to distribute online games.

    fact: Tasos said they are partnering with AVE to distribute Darkfall.

    fact: Tasos provides a truthful, honest update every 2-3 weeks. MMOs take a long time to develop, get over it.

    fact: Darkfall is being released in 2008

    fact: Darkfall has amazing videos and screenshots demonstrating 90% of claimed glameplay.

    fact: there are no indictments nor convictions nor newspaper headlines concerning Aventurine or Razorwax

     

    the truth hurts? deal with it.

     

  • Posted: 7/21/08 12:32 PM
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• • Darkfall new info

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    Originally posted by Ozmodan

    Darkfall is optimized for both player versus player action and for massive battles.
    Lists like this really crack me up, since no one has even seen the game played, pretty good stretch to say it contains such content.

    
    Protect your home and expand your holdings as you build your empire. In Darkfall, clans struggle for supremacy and survival as they compete over land ownership, resources, and strategic objectives.
    We will see what the struggle about when we actually see a beta happen.

    
    Darkfall's combat system is well balanced and well thought out, and the action is real-time, fast paced, and exciting. You?re in the thick of the action, not merely observing it.
    Again, no one has even seen the combat system in action, really a huge stretch to state any of that.

    
    Apply strategy, tactics, logistics, and individual skill to defeat your opponents.
    Fancy words, be real curious how they actually implement such, again waiting on a beta to actually see how they plan to do this.

    Choose from a great variety of weapons, armors, hundreds of offensive and defensive spells, and special attacks.
    Usually the first thing to go when deadlines are constantly missed is itemization.  Be a real stretch to think a lot of this will make it in at release.

    
    Fight on horseback during a cavalry charge, participate in a naval battle, fight from vehicles and control siege and heavy weapons.
    This one is a real stretch.  Adding in mounts is a big deal, especially with their small staff and then letting you fight from mounts.  I think it is safe to say if mounts even make it into release, fighting from them won't. As to ships and naval battles, they will be very lucky to even get ship transport into the game let alone any fighting with them.  Remember they do have a very small staff for a MMO, adding content like mounts and ships is a real resource hog.  Maybe in the future, but highly doubtful at release.

    
    Your victories are documented for posterity and success is measurable, so you'll never have to wonder what really happened.
    Again, no one has any clue how this will work or if it will be in game, as no one has seen the game in action

    
    There are no safe zones in Darkfall. The only protection you can count on is your friends watching your back.
    If the ffa pvp is without consequence, I can assure you this game will be a flop.  No game company has succeed in implementing such a system and lived to profit from it.  The population that will put up with such a system is miniscule even from the pvp audience.
    So what we have is lots of wishes here and exactly zero substance.
    Here is hoping they can at least release a game with even half the features on their list in the near future and you can bet that it won't release this year, that is a fact you can take to the bank.
    

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    <Mod edit> all of the stuff mentioned in the FAQ is demonstrated in the released videos. maybe you should try watching them? combat, mounts, mounted combat, ships, and naval combat are all abundantly evident.
     
     

  • Posted: 7/21/08 12:21 PM
    Darkfall