Comments on: Review: Darkfall Beta

By: Coy Meshyock

Coy Meshyock — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:46:39 +0000

I’ve been scoping for info on this for ever.

Nice site.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:13:08 +0000

I laugh so hard when people like “Felucca Born and Raised” say things like, “Let real men play real games.” Let me put it this way: Son, the only “real men” in this equation are those who go out to war, in real life, and fight there. At the end of the day, no matter how bad-ass you think you are, you’re still only playing a video game. No matter how superior you think you are to a WoW kiddie, or anyone else who couldn’t give a toss about PvP, you are still only playing a game yourself. You aren’t a “real” man because you PvP in a videogame. Get out there in real life and do something real.

By: The Tenth

The Tenth — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:59:45 +0000

Darkfall is an awesome game that is getting better every month. The devs are working hard to make it greater every patch. If you like framing, crafting and tons of PvP then this is the game you want!

Hooked on Darkfall with loads of other people.

By: Gareth

Gareth — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:30:52 +0000

Sounds like some people like the above get off on the thrill of potentially losing everything, if that is all the game has to offer it’s pretty bad since that’s the same sort of motivation that makes people had to splash out 4 hours of their earnings on some irrelevant sporting event just to make in interesting, sad.

What I did like the sound of though were mobs that think better, there seems to be a definite downward trend in NPC intelligence from EQ1 (which I’ve only seen and not played) to EQ2 (which still has some mobs teaming up) to WoW where they just stand around like a bunch of punch drunk dummies you can AoE down.

Saw this crummy gameplay on AoC too, it makes the game so much less immersive. If Darkfall brings back NPC AI as something that gets improved then I’m all for it, just pure PVP though bores me eventually, I want to play an MMO where you can interact and change the world, not lord it over someone else for kicks with me and 4 chummies attacking them at the same time to massage our epeen.

By: Felucca Born and Raised

Felucca Born and Raised — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:45:54 +0000

Gdavid and mark poyhonen

You are the type of care bear trash I used to mangle on a daily basis, or until Trammel came along… You whine and moan about your lack of skills and point the finger of blame to people with enough mental ability and sack to play “good” games.

You guys are most likely big time WoW players that MUST have gear and safe zones so you don’t have to spend your day sucking your thumbs

I suggest you stay on your little boy games where you are safe… Let real men play real games.

By: BenBenitrio

BenBenitrio — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:13:03 +0000

I have been playing darkfall for 3 weeks now and I’m totally hooked. It is the best game I have ever seen.

FPS style mmorpg. People say the graphics are bad but that is untrue, if you have a high end PC and you want to see the coolest world in MMO history you need this game.

Even if you are a “carebear” and you like to craft / trade and level this game will eventually be for you. The population is growing and when it gets full there will be lots of blues to band together with. (not that there aren’t any now)

I’ve tried WoW, Age of Conan, WarHammer, Ultima Online, and many many other mmorpgs, this is the best hands down. Buy it now NA is OPEN. Also it is supposed to be on shelves January 2010.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:54:28 +0000

@ Dobbs

True, but here’s the difference:

WoW: If I want to play a class with killer DPS and healing abilities, I have to play a paladin. What if I want to use a bow? Well, in that case I can play… Warrior, Rogue, and Hunter, but none of them can heal. Well, Hunters can heal their pets, but that’s not my point. What if I want to be a mage of some sort, but still have Melee capibility? Then… unless I play an Ele/Enh or Resto/Enh Shaman, I’m screwed.

Darkfall: Let’s see… Bow… magic ingredients… sword… Alright, I’m ready to go!

By: mark poyhonen

mark poyhonen — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:22:25 +0000

Remember ac2? this game is worse.
there is no penalty for killing players of same alignment. Everyone is your potential enemy and there is no way to tell if they will kill you until they loot your body.

PvP can be fun but this is ridiculous. Grinding and scurrying back to a city with raw materials is not fun.
It is worse if Everyone can kill you before you get home.
I do think you are safe once in your racial city but am not sure as the player killers had no change of alignment after killing my avatar. Why play?
I don’t find it fun to stab a guy in the back after he has won a battle vs NPCs just to kill him when he is weakened but if you like this sort of activity then go for it – darkfall is your baby! Or perhaps you can run down a character while mounted, knowing they are many skills beneath you – why should you grind when you can steal?

By: smelly

smelly — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:18:38 +0000

Very bad game, sold my account with in 2 days

By: Gdavid

Gdavid — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:34:55 +0000

This has to be by far one of the worst games Ive played – and Ive played nearly all of them. Within the first hour I was confused beyond belief and ready to punch my monitor. The GUI is ridiculously set up, in my opinion, at a cheap shot to be ‘original’ – however, it only comes off as poorly done. The chat interface is a disaster. The gameplay is so-so, the combat mechanism is interesting as it is a more ‘real-time’, however, the pvp aspect is comical. Not to mention the fact that if you die – rather it be from a monster or a player, the tombstone you leave CAN and most likely WILL be looted by anyone before youre able to return to it. This really disapointed me as it really defeats the whole purpose of a game, in my opinion. Why level up skills so as to obtain better gear and items, only to die in the process and have it all taken away by a newbie who just saw you die. Basically, there are a lot of ‘free’ games out there with better gameplay, a better story line and better GUI as well as better pvp – if thats what youre looking for. DEFINITELY not worth the $55 purchase price, as well as $11 per/mo. Pass this one up, you wont be sorry.