Darkfall

Before I start (or indeed the flamer's start) I have followed Darkfall for 8 years and still hope it will be want I(we)want.

So after so long this game still crop's up,I have followed it for a long time now and cant help but wonder if I am following this game now or just the idea..

I would love to play a sandbox title and DF alway's(and in some ways still does)but after soooo long in devolpment does it still fit the bill?....I think not tbh.

Not that the idea still isnt there but after so many year's I hear all DF fans scream "eat your words DF is here"

Well where is it?  After 8 years we have an ingame demo of around 10 mins and a promise of closed beta(chuckle)

So 8 years and a 10 min in game foutage later....what do we have again?..yeah we have what was promised every year for the last 8 year's.

I will still hope for DF but my doubt's grow more and more everyday and given the 8 year span I have but given up,this game could still be great but since the idea the industry has moved on and I dont think DF has.I guess we will wait and see but I think yet another game(if ever released)so near but yet so far,or indeed so much but way to late.

17min video to be a nit, but I definitely understand where you are comming from.

I have been following casually since 2003, but I have been told I have the patience of a saint so it has never really bothered me.

If DF doesn't come through, you do have games like Mortal Online that are promoting the same things as DF.  Earthrise is there too for ya.

I really can't imagine beta not happening this time, it just would not make any sense.  We have seen too many third party statements regarding the timeline of DF to really think that this thing isnt going to happen now.   We are all a little spoiled from how past MMO companies have given us info, so we forget that Aventurine is a small indy house and we cant expect them to market the same way while tryin to develop.  Also people forget that they dont owe us anything, just because other companies act differently (and fail sometimes for doing it)

I agree that a lot of people are primarily fans of the "idea" of Darkfall, but lets face it, it is a still an amazing idea and there's nothing on the horizon to fulfill it except this game.

Originally posted by imbant

I really can't imagine beta not happening this time, it just would not make any sense.  We have seen too many third party statements regarding the timeline of DF to really think that this thing isnt going to happen now.   We are all a little spoiled from how past MMO companies have given us info, so we forget that Aventurine is a small indy house and we cant expect them to market the same way while tryin to develop.  Also people forget that they dont owe us anything, just because other companies act differently (and fail sometimes for doing it)

Not giving any information to fans has nothing to with a company being indy or not.  We haven't been spoiled; we have been treated right.  If I am a fan from a game, I want news every now and then.  If you promise updates each Friday, then I want to see updates each Friday.  IT's not "oweing" (spelled incorreclty) me something, it's actually caring about the community (especially if they have been following the game for so long).  

If a game is in early development, then fine, I can be patient.  If a game only announces major updates, then fine, I can be patient.  If you are less than a year from release and promise beme Friday updates, then I expect updates every Friday.  I believe players should be treated well and rewarded (through new info/news articles) if they are fans (especially the longtime fans). 

Not giving promised news has nothing to do with PR, it just shows they don't care enough to do it.

P.S.  No game fails because they give too much news....PR?  mabye.  News?  No.

Cant wait to play this game,hope it will be as good as it seems.

Well tbh I think my and alot of mmo player's jumped out of there skin when they heard of DF..come on you know you did.

The simple fact is after so many year's and next to no info it does detract from the release.

I tend to find it is people who are just finding this game for the 1st time that are excited(pretty much the same way we were)

If this game does do a closed beta and starts to give more information I will too...maybe get excited again,until then I will be in the "ohh yeah darkfall I remeber that idea"

They have to be running out of money at this point. So the game will probably be released soon. The only question is what kind of shape it will be in.

Originally posted by daylight01

Before I start (or indeed the flamer's start) I have followed Darkfall for 8 years and still hope it will be want I(we)want.

So after so long this game still crop's up,I have followed it for a long time now and cant help but wonder if I am following this game now or just the idea..

I would love to play a sandbox title and DF alway's(and in some ways still does)but after soooo long in devolpment does it still fit the bill?....I think not tbh.

Not that the idea still isnt there but after so many year's I hear all DF fans scream "eat your words DF is here"

Well where is it?  After 8 years we have an ingame demo of around 10 mins and a promise of closed beta(chuckle)

So 8 years and a 10 min in game foutage later....what do we have again?..yeah we have what was promised every year for the last 8 year's.

I will still hope for DF but my doubt's grow more and more everyday and given the 8 year span I have but given up,this game could still be great but since the idea the industry has moved on and I dont think DF has.I guess we will wait and see but I think yet another game(if ever released)so near but yet so far,or indeed so much but way to late.

So you could have just said you think it is vaporware and it won't release right ? And you got the 8 year dev cycle in as well always a good point of contention.

Another pointless piece of text with no backing evidence and sweeping statements.

IF DFO Features do not fit the Bill , tell me of an MMO on the market today that delivers because I don't see one so it still has what it takes. A few quotes around all these broken promises please as delaying something in a development cycle which we all know it is in, is a different matter. 

(I must be bored replying to this trash)

Originally posted by ghoul31

They have to be running out of money at this point. So the game will probably be released soon. The only question is what kind of shape it will be in.

 

Sorry I hate to mock but ...LOL

You cant use the "ohh we ran out of cash" on this title..

They have never had backing and if the cash was the problem it would have been released year's ago.

People have gave them the time basically as they were a small company and wanted to do it "there way"

so after 8 years the "ohh we have no cash" wont work.