Darkfall MMORPG?

[BRP]

I sort of applied this forum as a clan to beta test it. Sorry if the real Blue Gartr wanted to do it... uh, yeah. Maybe we'll get lucky and get in, that'll be fun for a thread or two.

http://www.darkfallonline.com/cb/apply.php

Seems like Vanguard-like game, with bolder promises. The character models, like Vanguard, are fucking ugly. Will probably suck.

[Mysterio]

when you say "Vanguard-like" that should read "Everquest-like"

[BRP]

when you say "Vanguard-like" that should read "Everquest-like"

Vanguard is like Everquest yes, but it has some features that are completely different... like becoming a pirate. The entire game seems to be more about player interaction than not.

[Mysterio]

when you say "Vanguard-like" that should read "Everquest-like"

Vanguard is like Everquest yes, but it has some features that are completely different... like becoming a pirate. The entire game seems to be more about player interaction than not.

I see, I was basing my entirely on graphical comparison, the animations and everything are identical to EQ, lol.

Never bothered to play Vanguard.

[Nayr]

I was gonna play vanguard but I don't have the time to play as much as you need to to do something on a PvP server, and PvE FTFL.

[Gulkeeva]

I'm gonna checkout this game (thats free to play) when its in english >.>

http://www.neko-sentai.com/images/8d...451503b212.jpg

http://www.neko-sentai.com/images/2e...f9449d3bd0.jpg

http://www.neko-sentai.com/images/002.jpg

http://www.neko-sentai.com/images/zesika03.jpg

Has guild, raid system
PvE, PvP
Very large hair, eyebrow, eye, arm width, leg width, waist size, chest size, skin color, hair color, eyebrow color,beard color, mustashe color adjustment tool.

Lots of various emotes, you can even carry people (like some guy carry your girlfriend/wife) to a house you built ingame, or on a mount. Can also build a custom wedding dress apparently.

alot various ground, air mounts... or you can get various types wings to fly all over freely (at low level) you can also PvP in the air (mounts can fight also)

erm yeah wanted to try it out, but its in chinese (korean japanese etc) and english version of the game won't be availible till april (2008? or maybe 2007) it wasen't clear on that

[Maguspk]

This reminds me of that MMO that is supposed to be coming out, Angels VS Demons or something like that. Where you are either an Angel or a Demon and you have wings and shit.

[The Blackrose]

I have a guild on the side that has been waiting patiently for Darkfall for a long while now. We're already signed up for the guild beta, shortly after the team should be getting finished with their 25,021 iteration of the internal build.

We're going just for the PvP, hoping it's like the old school UO days. The forums, however, are filled with suck and I can't wait to kill half the people posting on it.

[Devek]

The only thing I like about darkfall is that it is a skill based game and not a level based one.

I've been a huge fan of skillbased rpgs but the last decent one I played was on GEnie over 2400 baud...

Everyone else in their dog uses levels.. I HATE levels. Though I guess that point is mostly moot since MMOs seem to be more combat related than not.. but in a real game with actual skillsets you find yourself wondering why killing 10 kobolds makes you better at mending broken bones, swimming, or acts of subterfuge..

[Syntex]

I think this topic needs to be revisited as more info has been released and there are a lot of people who play wow who will be going to this game, atleast to try it out.

The lack of a level system where everyone is able to do anything from the getgo is awesome.

You wanna use a big 2 handed axe? Sure.
And heal people? Sure.
Or you wanna cast spells like fireball? Sure.
And throw daggers with assassin like skill? Sure.

Anyone can learn any spell but to balance it they are making people who choose the bulky plate and mail armor have a harder time casting spells so the true casters have to wear light armor like cloth to be efficient, it adds a touch of realism.

And with the ability to learn any spell and use any weapon without the use of shitty quests or attuements or restrictions it seems very promising but the biggest thing is the ingame stealth aspect that EVERY class has access to which is that no players have names above their head so you cant see people and depending if you want to sneak up on someone or wear armor that blends into the backround you have a big element of surprise which is something that is lacking in a lot of MMO's with the big red names that say LOOK AT ME IM COMING FOR YOU.

This game has been 8 years in the making and I think it will carry some weight to it when its released as I know I will atleast try it as it seems like a wow-create-your-own-class-mmo and that just excites me :D

[Tradition]

They actually have a date for this now? A friend and I have a running joke that Darkfall is the Duke Nukem Forever of MMOs..

[Syntex]

Anyone else hear anything about this mmo? Or am I the only one?

[Kaylia]

Generic mmorpg #23492 is what I want to say when I look at the picture. Sure, the first (enhanced) picture posted by gulkeeva look nice, but everything else look bland.

I'm probably fed up with mmorpg genre in general, but I'm tired of seeing rehash of the same concept, with no attempt to improve it. A mmorpg wont get my attention unless it has a strong mythos behind it, and it need a solid world design as well. Both WoW and FFXI suceeded in creating environment that are unique and beautiful (most of the time), but other mmorpg I played always got old after 5-10h.

[Syntex]

How is it generic? Its the first MMO to my knowledge that has you start off at max level, not leveling up no questing to get better, your at the top of your game, no classes use all the spells you can find, a stealth mechanic that is universal across all classes and the world which is bigger then azerother+outland x8.

I might agree with you about the generic mmo part if it had a leveling system and something else that it does that just a rehashing of current systems in place but this game seems to be on a whole nother level and one that should atleast be looked into.

[Kaylia]

How is it generic? Its the first MMO to my knowledge that has you start off at max level, not leveling up no questing to get better, your at the top of your game, no classes use all the spells you can find, a stealth mechanic that is universal across all classes and the world which is bigger then azerother+outland x8.

I might agree with you about the generic mmo part if it had a leveling system and something else that it does that just a rehashing of current systems in place but this game seems to be on a whole nother level and one that should atleast be looked into.

I don't know about every details. Only thing I saw is gameplay videos and pictures. Not having to level is a nice twist, but there will be other kind of grinding. I doubt it will matter much in the end...gameplay itself, and what players do to spend their time is what matter.

Elderscroll for example is huge...but is it a good thing? Generic river #29, and ruin #17 look good when you get there for the first time, but they aren't memorable. You don't have the feeling you reached a special place.

I'm not saying it will be the case, maybe the environment is crafted beautifully, and every place look unique in their own way, but I'm under the impression it will be a huge and empty waste land that will lose its appeal quickly, after the first few "woah, nice scenary".

[Lebzile]

The pictures Gulk posted are from Perfect World. Which sucked major balls.

[Gulkeeva]

Yeah those pics i posted are back to 2007 if ya notice the psot date

but yeah I hear the game is kind of bad even if its free ;/

[Kaylia]

The pictures Gulk posted are from Perfect World. Which sucked major balls.

I thought the lack of wing in the video was weird too >_> Anyway, my comment still stand, generic mmorpg all look the same to me D:

[aznmajiktaru]

Actually the perfect world "closed beta" started on august 19th for engrish. They say closed but they're still giving out beta keys left and right so might as well be open. I got to uh lvl 10 before I just got fed up with it. Lag was pretty bad even outside of town and point and click system with no auto run was fail. Though I guess it's kinda fun to do front flips and shit in the air? >_>

[Shuemue]

I had no lag in the PW beta, but that didn't stop it fucking sucking.