Darkfall: Unholy Wars Articles
Darkfall: Unholy Wars Executive Producer 'Zad' has posted a short notice on the official forums to let players know that the game servers will be shut down effective immediately. Aventurine is hopeful that this is only a temporary service disruption but only time will tell.
According to a new post on the Darkfall: Unholy Wars site, Aventurine is exploring a pair of revenue models in exchange for the currently in place subscription model. The post begins with a discussion of the principle differences between a freemium and a free to play revenue structure.
The Darkfall: Unholy Wars team has posted a new "Open Thread" that seeks player feedback and questions about recent developments. Players are assured that Darkfall development continues despite "bumps in the road" and that they are focused on continuing and improving DF:UW.
The Darkfall: Unholy Wars forum has the patch notes from the latest update that the team is calling the 'largest in scope and importance' in the game's history. The 'expansion' is focused on economy and is said to give players a reason to go out into the world to collect resources and materials to upgrade items.
The latest Darkfall: Unholy Wars update has been deployed which brings big changes to several combat systems in the game. New ultimates have been added as well as movement changes to make combat feel more responsive and fluid.
Aventurine Studios has posted a new blot that reveals some of what the Darkfall: Unholy Wars team has been working on in preparation for the next major update to the game.
The Darkfall: Unholy Wars site has been updated with a preview of some of the features that will be arriving with the next patch currently scheduled to be released the last week in February. Among other things, the Clan Perks system will be introduced that is based on the Play Perks system.
The latest Darkfall: Unholy Wars patch notes have been posted on the official site. The most notable addition to the usual list of bug fixes and balance issues is the addition of the new Advisory System.
The latest Darkfall: Unholy Wars blog has been posted on the official forums and lays out the details about the Relic System said to be arriving in game in November. Players can pick retrieve any randomly spawned relic and return it to a clan church where it provides a global buff. As long as the relic stays in the clan's holding, the buff remains in place but it can be stolen by other players in order to receive the buff for their clan.
Players wanting to try out Darkfall: Unholy Wars can do so for free from October 3rd through October 6th when servers go down for maintenance. In addition, on Friday, October 3rd, the Darkfall: Unholy Wars team will be laying siege to an unnamed city on the European server and invite players to attempt to repel the siege.
The Earth School has opened in Darkfall: Unholy Wars thanks to the latest patch deployment. With the Earth School in place, Elementalists now have a new way of experiencing the world. In addition to the Earth School, players can also expect to see refinements in movement responsiveness, booster changes and more.
In a new post on the Darkfall: Unholy Wars forum, players have been informed that a new shop item called "D.U.E.L." has been added. Players can purchase D.U.E.L. with selentine gold and add thirty days' subscription time to their accounts.
The Darkfall: Unholy Wars team has taken to the official site in a new blog post to give players a heads up about forthcoming changes to the game. Among other things, it was announced that the economy is set for rebalancing and that players will have access to a fully customizable UI.
Aventurine has put out a second video to show players the opportunities they will have for custom roles in Darkfall: Unholy Wars. In addition, the team has put together a the first in a series of three of developer Q&As to reveal even more information.
The Darkfall: Unholy Wars team has released a new video to show off the recently announced "custom roles" feature that lifts restrictions off of skill acquisition. Check it out and let us know what you think.