Darkfall Online

[LordjOX]

Yet another prospective MMORPGs on the horizon threads...

Darkfall Online promises an open world, where the player can decide what he or she wants to do.

Want to take over a kingdom and build cities?
Want to be a hired sword and soldier of fortune, letting the wind take you to your next adventure?
Want to be an eccentric and filthy rich mercant, crafting exotic armor in a remote area of the world?
Want to be a humble farmer, growing herbs for sale on the local market?

Apparantely Darkfall promises all of this and much more.

Combat is said to be "skill based", translate that as you wish. Where you have to manually swing your weapon (that is- time the attacks), block blows and even dodge arrows. Ranged and magic combat is first person view, you have to aim manually with your bow and the same with casting spells. There is friendly fire, so if a friend is in the way of your arrow or in the area of an AOE attack, it will deal the same damage.

Over 6 years in development, will this game just be smoke and mirrors- vaporware? Or do you think it will deliver and be the next surprise in the mmo market?

Dicuss.

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Personally I've had an eye on this game for quite some time. Although I think the graphics are very EQ-like and apparantely the inventory management and GUI reminds of UO. That is, I don't like the graphics, but I like the ideas and concepts that this game promises to deliver. If it ever will.

This will no doubt draw many PK type players, alot of them will be griefers. If the community holds up and the game actually manages to ship, it's no doubt that this will be a must-try.
Because, never judge a book by its cover and all that

[Ctuchik]

friendly fire lol.. i can just imagine every griefer having a orgasm of joy reading that.... >.<

bad bad BAD idea to have.

[Faeldawn]

As if the market wasn't already saturated with mediocre fantasy mmorpg clones, another one wanders along with the begging bowl out.

Oh, how original! You can be a human, an orc, a dwarf, an elf and a choice of two semi-original other races, one the steriotypical furry-altetrnative race and the steriotypical odd-alternative race.

[WPKenny]

I am hoping this isn't "just another mmorpg" since it's come from the creator of UO.

I've been desperately hoping for another game to come along with the flexibility of the character creation in UO and hopefully this will be it.

[LordjOX]

Originally Posted by WPKenny

I am hoping this isn't "just another mmorpg" since it's come from the creator of UO.

I've been desperately hoping for another game to come along with the flexibility of the character creation in UO and hopefully this will be it.

Umm, as far as I know there are no creators of UO involved. It is highly influenced by the game, though.

[WPKenny]

Originally Posted by LordjOX

Umm, as far as I know there are no creators of UO involved. It is highly influenced by the game, though.

You're right. It was late. I just googled it and Richard Garriott is involved with Tabula Rasa, not Darkfall.

Darkfall does look good tho.

[pez]

Hasn't Darkfall been in development since before teh internets?

[Ctuchik]

well, one thing could be good about friendly fire. finally u CAN kill all those beggars and the generally annoying ppl

[LordjOX]

A new Darkfall Online video came out on friday after 1 year+ since the last one. Worth checking out, I still believe this is the last hope for sandbox model MMOs beside EVE Online. (try telling investors nowdays to put money on sandboxes when quest theme rides like WoW haul in so much cash)

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[svartalf]

It's full of ideas that seemed good 6 years ago. While I like the IDEA of some of those concepts, the prospect for griefing is way too high.

Get with the times, grandad!

[Tallen]

Have to say that does look rather nice, although if this is the best they have to show for 5+ years development (is it 7 now?) then I have to say it's not a good sign.

The whole thing smacks of Dragon Empires....I remember how that ended and god I hope this one doesn't go the same way.

Love the concept, always have, but the inception will have to be incredibly good or the whole thing could end up as a griefer-fest

[Aada]

Originally Posted by LordjOX

A new Darkfall Online video came out on friday after 1 year+ since the last one. Worth checking out, I still believe this is the last hope for sandbox model MMOs beside EVE Online. (try telling investors nowdays to put money on sandboxes when quest theme rides like WoW haul in so much cash)

Sites and Locations (114mb)

The problem with Darkfall though is it is never going to be released is it?

WoW is a success i wish bitter people would get over it and look at what the game has achieved since release.

I wish Darkfall would just fucking DIE to be fair.

[LordjOX]

Originally Posted by Aada

The problem with Darkfall though is it is never going to be released is it?

WoW is a success i wish bitter people would get over it and look at what the game has achieved since release.

I wish Darkfall would just fucking DIE to be fair.

Well, what I don't get then is why the company keep developing something that "is never going to be released". With this pace I doubt I will see it in my life time.

What I am advocating is the sandbox style MMO where you can do whatever you want, be whatever you want and have consequences to your actions. Like EVE Online has in the MMO segment and The Elder Scrolls series has in single player. Give the players the tools and toys and see what they do with them.

Hell yeah, WoW is a success and a great game. But certain players might feel that you have too many constraints on what you can do, thus looking after alternatives

[svartalf]

Originally Posted by Tallen

The whole thing smacks of Dragon Empires....

BINGO! I watched the video after posting and thought the same thing (but couldn't find any [edit] button

[Fafnir]

Was following this game until they said they where goin to have friendly fire. Will be to much griefing.