Interesting Darkfall Update

Inconsiderable · 10-13-2007, 04:10 PM

Lords of Death » Asp’s Darkfall full preview and Q&A!

Someone from LoD (pretty famous UP/SB pks who were popular in WoW too due to making the Setz & Plexx vids - first and best wow vids) visited the DF office in greece and was one of the first persons outside the team to testplay the game.
Most information isnt new (some nice details, thou), but... until now all we fans had were Devs telling us "Its fun, trust me!". Now we have an oldschool pk who testplayed it and tells us "Its true!"
Also all those vaporware claims have been proven false ;]

Nice read.

Dom Devore · 10-13-2007, 04:29 PM

I remember the Setz & Plexx Wow videos. Twas good stuff.

Judging from the article, it seems to have a similar take as UO and Eve.

Sinter1 · 10-13-2007, 04:29 PM

I was expecting the game has been cancelled, but this news is even better. However, if it comes out sometime within this decade I'll be impressed.

Nerion · 10-13-2007, 04:55 PM

I played with LoD for some time back in Shadowbane. Last episode of Grenade we got one of them to come on the show about this article. Some stuff I could not reveal on the air but it sounds like this game is actually not vaporware, contrary to everything I had thought for the last 5 years I knew about it. We are having another friend of mine from them coming on this week to talk about DF and the failures and shortcomings of MMORPGs so check us out. Grenade is at 7 pst/ 9 cst/ 10 est every Sunday at www.uberguildsradio.com.

Sinter1 · 10-13-2007, 05:50 PM

article gives me hope for the game.

Quineloe · 10-13-2007, 05:57 PM

Did you not tell me about Dorkfall more than 2 years ago in BLOODSHED? This game is taking forever to make progress, I'm afraid it will be Vaporware

WillzZz · 10-13-2007, 06:13 PM

They lost their publisher a year or two ago, and have been spinning their wheels trying to get picked back up. That's what I heard and considering the lack of news from them, I'm guessing it's true. I think I signed up for the beta for Darkfall in '01 or '02. Here's to hoping it comes out.

Hachima · 10-13-2007, 06:52 PM

Well it looks like their graphics engine is having a lot of problems right now. Darkfall on WarCry : Forums : DarkFall Dev Team Journals : Developer Journal #13: Development Update The concepts sound cool but it sounds like they are trying to please everyone at once. This always seems to lead to a bad game though. Crafting makes the best items bs etc. Instead of trying to please everyone they should pick an area to focus on and just please that group

3xodus · 10-13-2007, 07:28 PM

I was excited about this game around a year and a half ago, and the more I watched it, the more it became obvious that it was going to have trouble releasing. It seems like vaporware at this point. Rather unfortunate, to be honest.

Dzul · 10-13-2007, 09:55 PM

intresting sounds like just the game ive been waiting for, hopefully a smart publisher picks this up

tranceMiNuS · 10-13-2007, 11:07 PM

While the article is definitely uplifting, something really strikes me as odd that they could only let him use a build from last year.

Hearing that two dozen serious professionals were working on it when he came in at first struck me as "Wow, this really is going to happen." But then I started thinking: what do the offices of vaporware games look like? I imagine they, too, have development teams actually doing things up until the game is canceled.

Even the journal updates coming out of there have begun to get sketchy, although this I can sort of understand as after an eon of development and community discussions, there really isn't much left to say.

So all in all, even though this comes off initially as great news, I'm not sure it actually means anything.

Inconsiderable · 10-14-2007, 02:16 AM

What some of you still think as vaporware got 20 millions some weeks/months(?) ago. Dunno, do all vaporware projects get that much money? I also doubt someone would make an awesome playable demo, then just show it to 2-3 persons outside the office and finally make it vaporware.

Edit: They will be selfpublishing most likely. They stated several times that they have the money to do it and that they will do it, if no publisher that fits their wishes is found.

Vatoreus · 10-14-2007, 02:33 AM

I'm really pulling for this game to come through, because it is pretty much the only MMO that I am looking forward to for quite some time...

Quineloe · 10-14-2007, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inconsiderable

Edit: They will be selfpublishing most likely. They stated several times that they have the money to do it and that they will do it, if no publisher that fits their wishes is found.

Now this got my attention? They have announced any dates so far?

Neric · 10-14-2007, 03:44 AM

It always looked to me that Vanguard was massively stealing features like diplomacy and naval battle from Darkfall (which was announced in 2001). I hope that the much delayed "original" turns out better than the copy.

10-13-2007, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Inconsiderable the princess approves Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 623 -4 Internets	Interesting Darkfall Update Lords of Death » Asp’s Darkfall full preview and Q&A! Someone from LoD (pretty famous UP/SB pks who were popular in WoW too due to making the Setz & Plexx vids - first and best wow vids) visited the DF office in greece and was one of the first persons outside the team to testplay the game. Most information isnt new (some nice details, thou), but... until now all we fans had were Devs telling us "Its fun, trust me!". Now we have an oldschool pk who testplayed it and tells us "Its true!" Also all those vaporware claims have been proven false ;] Nice read.

10-13-2007, 04:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dom Devore Happy Trees! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Midkemia Posts: 572	I remember the Setz & Plexx Wow videos. Twas good stuff. Judging from the article, it seems to have a similar take as UO and Eve. __________________ Don't these talking Monkeys know that Eden has enough to go around?

10-13-2007, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sinter1 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 539 -1 Internets	I was expecting the game has been cancelled, but this news is even better. However, if it comes out sometime within this decade I'll be impressed. __________________ Sinter Huh?

10-13-2007, 05:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sinter1 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 539 -1 Internets	article gives me hope for the game. __________________ Sinter Huh?

10-13-2007, 06:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hachima Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,653	Well it looks like their graphics engine is having a lot of problems right now. Darkfall on WarCry : Forums : DarkFall Dev Team Journals : Developer Journal #13: Development Update The concepts sound cool but it sounds like they are trying to please everyone at once. This always seems to lead to a bad game though. Crafting makes the best items bs etc. Instead of trying to please everyone they should pick an area to focus on and just please that group Last edited by Hachima : 10-13-2007 at 07:03 PM.

10-13-2007, 04:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nerion likes to hear himself talk Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 367	I played with LoD for some time back in Shadowbane. Last episode of Grenade we got one of them to come on the show about this article. Some stuff I could not reveal on the air but it sounds like this game is actually not vaporware, contrary to everything I had thought for the last 5 years I knew about it. We are having another friend of mine from them coming on this week to talk about DF and the failures and shortcomings of MMORPGs so check us out. Grenade is at 7 pst/ 9 cst/ 10 est every Sunday at www.uberguildsradio.com.

10-13-2007, 05:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Quineloe Hard Rock Hallelujah Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,992 -24 Internets	Did you not tell me about Dorkfall more than 2 years ago in BLOODSHED? This game is taking forever to make progress, I'm afraid it will be Vaporware

10-13-2007, 06:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
WillzZz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 900 -4 Internets	They lost their publisher a year or two ago, and have been spinning their wheels trying to get picked back up. That's what I heard and considering the lack of news from them, I'm guessing it's true. I think I signed up for the beta for Darkfall in '01 or '02. Here's to hoping it comes out.

10-13-2007, 07:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
3xodus Lurk moar Join Date: May 2005 Location: LA Posts: 120 +1 Internets	I was excited about this game around a year and a half ago, and the more I watched it, the more it became obvious that it was going to have trouble releasing. It seems like vaporware at this point. Rather unfortunate, to be honest.

10-13-2007, 09:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dzul hay guyz look teh 16th chapel Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 363 -3 Internets	intresting sounds like just the game ive been waiting for, hopefully a smart publisher picks this up

10-13-2007, 11:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
tranceMiNuS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 61 -2 Internets	While the article is definitely uplifting, something really strikes me as odd that they could only let him use a build from last year. Hearing that two dozen serious professionals were working on it when he came in at first struck me as "Wow, this really is going to happen." But then I started thinking: what do the offices of vaporware games look like? I imagine they, too, have development teams actually doing things up until the game is canceled. Even the journal updates coming out of there have begun to get sketchy, although this I can sort of understand as after an eon of development and community discussions, there really isn't much left to say. So all in all, even though this comes off initially as great news, I'm not sure it actually means anything.

10-14-2007, 02:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
Inconsiderable the princess approves Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 623 -4 Internets	What some of you still think as vaporware got 20 millions some weeks/months(?) ago. Dunno, do all vaporware projects get that much money? I also doubt someone would make an awesome playable demo, then just show it to 2-3 persons outside the office and finally make it vaporware. Edit: They will be selfpublishing most likely. They stated several times that they have the money to do it and that they will do it, if no publisher that fits their wishes is found. Last edited by Inconsiderable : 10-14-2007 at 03:04 AM.

10-14-2007, 02:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
Vatoreus WAAAAAAAGH! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Aviano, Italy Posts: 3,113 -4 Internets	I'm really pulling for this game to come through, because it is pretty much the only MMO that I am looking forward to for quite some time...

10-14-2007, 03:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
Neric <insert funny comment here> Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,934 -2 Internets	It always looked to me that Vanguard was massively stealing features like diplomacy and naval battle from Darkfall (which was announced in 2001). I hope that the much delayed "original" turns out better than the copy. __________________ All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident - Arthur Schopenhauer

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