Darkfall: Unholy War is due next month and the first video of the massive revamp/sequel is here, showing the warrior role. Each ‘role’ will have several schools associated with it and each character will be defined by two of those schools, one primary and one secondary. Each school has five abilities associated with it, the most powerful of which is only available if the school is in the primary slot. The chap in the video is a baresark and he can stomp on people. Well, it says ‘stomp’ on the screen but he actually does a strange disco move and strikes his foes with his pecs, sending them flying off cliffs and into rivers. That sounds exciting but the video was so underwhelming that it left my spirits lower than a worm’s willy.
Any Darkfall advocates out there who are left trembling with excitement after watching that?
I used to play alot with my friends the first Darkfall but stopped after playing it on / off for 2 years. Anyone that knows more of this? like do you need the 1st darkfall to play it or is it a new game/standalone and u start from 0?
All logic tells me this will be yet another in a long list of MMO's that fail to live up to expectations.
However I'm so hooked on chasing the holy grail of an MMO that will keep me entertained for as long as WoW once did, that I will be buying it anyway. Fingers crossed it's good! Darkfall was widely seen as a huge let down and a mess of a game. I was still playing WoW during it's release so when I saw the horrible reviews I didn't bother with it.
Fingers crossed DF:UW will be everythign DF 1.0 should of been!
The spell effect look like absolute shit in the videos. Beyond bad. Aside from the spell effects/animation the graphics are pretty ok. The combat looks ok, but it's hard to tell how it will feel in a video. The Key Features list reads like my perfect MMO Sandbox.
But seriously wtf is with the spell effects? Check the fire mage videos and archer videos n shit, it looks worse than game released 10 years ago.Don't get me wrong, gameplay>graphics, but jesus make some effort! lol
I haven't played the original and if I had to judge by this video, I would never pay for this game. However from what I've heard the sandbox gameplay seems interesting.
I played the original, if it weren't for the incompetence of the developers i would say it was one of my favourite games. I have so many memorable moments from the game, the sandbox FFA PvP nature of it lead to incredible fights and adrenaline pumping moments.
That being said, from what i've been following of this it does not at all look like a new improved version of the game. In many respects i would say it even looks far worse. In the end, i guess the actual game-play will be the deciding factor. If it succeeds in beating 1.0 in that regard, i don't doubt i'll be hooked again.
Guys. The reviews about darkfall was a mess.a guy made a review that the game was horrible And the devs bashed him cause he only played for 4 hours or something.personally i really enjoyed this game it needed skill and not just gear and loot was free.the only bad thing was the addiction i had with it.the first days i was married and after losing my job i used to play it from morning till late at night creating relationship problems and so on.its one of those addicting games that if u take a break from it ur actually happier.
I didn't notice this thread when I created my own. Ill just paste what I posted there over here instead:
Darkfall: Unholy Wars is a full loot, free PvP, first person, sandbox MMO currently in beta. It is a sequel/updated version of Darkfall Online which was released in 2009. The game could best be describes as Ultima Online played in an FPS-engine. Guilds form in the game, build cities and fleets, form alliances and siege each others cities. Almost all items in the game can be crafted and crafting/trading can be just as important and rewarding as PvP. Anyone who has played EVE-Online will be familiar with the overall politics and economy in the game. The game just entered beta a couple of days ago. If you preorder the game you will be able to play the beta. The game will probably be released in February, when it will also go live on steam.
If you browse through the clan system u can apply to join them and they will accept you! How sweet of them! they must be really nice and friendly.
Personally I run with a mount to Mar Sharlal or w/e their holding is called to join up with them. Arriving there I spoke with a clan member. gave some donations. like my mount, some gold, some mats or w/e (wasnt a big deal of stuff but hey its better than nothing. helping the guild aye).
Anyways when I ask if i could have clan bank access people tell me to join the TS server. the info is only for members to see and here comes the funny part. I didnt mind that I gave the donation, I would have made an app in the forums to get access and all that.
So talking with a guy named Dazed Sun he goes all aggresive, like you have slight chances of joining etc etc. talking like he is the gosu master.
Before our convo a guy from IKMC was in our holding slaughtering the GOSU sun members who were AFK mining/logging/herbing and what not. 1 vs 7 he killed all of us.
I still had hopes for this clan. Anyways as our convo goes. I ask that its no point if I make an app and i get a reply after 2 weeks then I shouldnt bother with it.
The results? Kick out of clan. 2 people jumping on me and kill me. FUNNY.
So ye the problem with SUN would be that some people in it (exoun kavalisei to kalami oso den paei) are really big faggots and others are nice people to talk with.
QQing out. /hoping to find a guild that hates SUN as much as I do now.
ps: To some SUN members i have nothing against and they are really friendly but ye your clan management SUCKS and u should get rid of faggots. just my 2 cents.
ps2: i posted this on the DF forums but it got deleted v.fast
Me and three friends went into Mar Shral and killed some of them yesterday as well. You would think that a clan with 124 members should be able to defend their capital against 5 attackers. Apparently not
With how the prowess/dominion points system works big clans will be very open to recruiting, so if you want a more friendly clan you should probably check them out more first
On December 24 2012 00:23 DrainX wrote: Me and three friends went into Mar Shral and killed some of them yesterday as well. You would think that a clan with 124 members should be able to defend their capital against 5 attackers. Apparently not
I think by what u just said im in love with you! got a clan or something going? me and a friend both vets wanna find a guild
On December 24 2012 00:23 DrainX wrote: Me and three friends went into Mar Shral and killed some of them yesterday as well. You would think that a clan with 124 members should be able to defend their capital against 5 attackers. Apparently not
I think by what u just said im in love with you! got a clan or something going? me and a friend both vets wanna find a guild
Sorry. I'm playing in a small clan with just some friends. We don't recruit There should be a lot of other clans looking for people right now though.
Ooooh! I remember seeing darkfall videos of big pvp battles and great looking skirmishes, alot of skill shots and looked quite fun. I've been thinking about that game abit, never tried it, never looked into it to much but always kinda interested.
Gonna read up about this might end up asking a bunch of questions here.
Hm, for you people who're playing it - how's the crafting and items? Is there any gear/crafting progression? If you lose everything on death is everything just standard items or are there valuable items you don't want to lose?
It's a great game, worth looking into. It is probably the best PvP game out there. It has quite the learning curve as well.
There's nothing like ambushing people that are doing PVE and taking all their stuff You need a lot of skill to be succesful in this game. You also need patience, you WILL die a lot.
As far as the post above, there's not really anything you'll miss when you die -- it isnt that hard to get everything you had back, but it is a setback.
I'm in beta and I've been actually enjoying myself even if the current beta build has a lot of item persistence bugs. I was crashing a lot but since last patch its been very stable.
On December 24 2012 11:32 zbedlam wrote: Few questions about this:
Last time I looked into this game, it seemed like it had a lot of grind, is that still the case?
Latency, for someone who will have a ping 250+, what roles will I be able to play without too much of a disadvantage?
This is a game where if you die, you lose everything. If you have a ping of 250+ then I doubt you should play this game. The grind isnt too bad or it shouldnt be considering that you die you lose everything. Atleast that how it was for part 1. The game revolves more around pvp and the pvp is really fun.
On December 24 2012 11:32 zbedlam wrote: Few questions about this:
Last time I looked into this game, it seemed like it had a lot of grind, is that still the case?
Latency, for someone who will have a ping 250+, what roles will I be able to play without too much of a disadvantage?
This is a game where if you die, you lose everything. If you have a ping of 250+ then I doubt you should play this game. The grind isnt too bad or it shouldnt be considering that you die you lose everything. Atleast that how it was for part 1. The game revolves more around pvp and the pvp is really fun.
Yeah i love PvP MMO's, played SB and DAoC for about 8-10 years between them.
But yeah, so no class in this game is latency friendly? I'm fairly skeptical of fps MMO's. Thanks for the feedback though.
On December 24 2012 11:32 zbedlam wrote: Few questions about this:
Last time I looked into this game, it seemed like it had a lot of grind, is that still the case?
Latency, for someone who will have a ping 250+, what roles will I be able to play without too much of a disadvantage?
It is very playable. You will be frustrated by your ping. There is also no other game like it, so if it is your type of game you will continue to play it regardless. Some roles will be much more suited to you, melee i find has always been a bit dicey in df1, magic with aoe is probably your safest bet. That said, they have switched up a lot of combat systems for dfuw so i could be wrong.
I picked this up randomly as Planetside 2 was such a disappointment for me. I wasn't expecting much but so far I've been having a lot of fun with it. My only issue (non-bug related) so far is that the protection extends so far out of the NPC towns. I could understand if there were roaming guards or something but watching people be mining completely invulnerable a km away from town "just because" is annoying. I could see this being a lot of fun with a good group/guild. A pseudo-UO / fantasy EVE online.
On December 24 2012 21:56 Aurra wrote: I picked this up randomly as Planetside 2 was such a disappointment for me. I wasn't expecting much but so far I've been having a lot of fun with it. My only issue (non-bug related) so far is that the protection extends so far out of the NPC towns. I could understand if there were roaming guards or something but watching people be mining completely invulnerable a km away from town "just because" is annoying. I could see this being a lot of fun with a good group/guild. A pseudo-UO / fantasy EVE online.
It was a mistake for them to designate the entire map block that a NPC city falls in as safe. Hopefully they realise and find a way to switch it to a radius, without incurring a large performance hit. Which i assume is one the the main reasons they did it the way they did.
As for fun, i highly recommend joining a clan. When launch happens the entire meta-game will revolve around sieges and politics, without a clan you miss out on the best parts of the game. I can honestly say joining a clan in df1 was the smartest thing i did for my game-play experience, not to mention all the great people i met and became friends with.
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There should be a lot of other clans looking for people right now though.
You need a lot of skill to be succesful in this game. You also need patience, you WILL die a lot.
