Darkfall

I've seen the hate on this game. I feel your pain. I've seen the last year for Warhammer go the same way. Warhammer and Darkfall are criticized for the same thing. All this applies to both games. People hate because it's different. They hate because it doesn't take advantage of the latest and greatest hardware and graphics. They hate because of graphics and animations. They hate because of spell effects and interface. They say that it's not coming out this year, or the next year, or ever. They hate because of the publisher, they hate because of the studio. They hate because they're 10 years old, they hate because they're 50 years old. They troll to see you defend your hopes of a great game. They say its not in beta, they say its vaporware.  They hate because its not WoW and they hate because its too much like WoW.

But when its all said and done, will it affect how good the game is for you? Not a chance. You'll like it if the developers held up all their promises and made the best game they could make.

This is how it was for Warhammer fans. Now you see we can boast about the current success of the game, and hopefully continue to laugh at the trolls in the future.

I just want to let you know that I am going to reserve my judgement until it is released, and there will be lots of others too. Because we know exactly what its like.

I hope Darkfall is a success, because ultimately any competition to any MMO will only bring about better MMO's. There is no reason there can't be multiple #1 MMO's for their given genre, be it Sci Fi or Fantasy or Super Hero. 

I may not play Darkfall, but I'll be playing the game I waited years for too, and thats all that matters, right?

hmm Warhammer isn't really different, its pretty mainstream RvR mmorpg, with the same combat mechanics that have been used in most mmorpgs since eq - tab targetting - heatseeking missiles, etc.

And it wasn't hated before launch, it had insane high hype rating here on mmorpg.com.

So I don't really understand how you can put it in same category as DF - DF is so fundamentally different from all the mainstream mmorpgs that it seems to be a whole other game...

But thanks for your concern.

Originally posted by Vindicoth

I've seen the hate on this game. I feel your pain. I've seen the last year for Warhammer go the same way. People hate because it's different. They hate because it doesn't take advantage of the latest and greatest hardware and graphics. They hate because of graphics and animations. They hate because of spell effects and interface. They say that it's not coming out this year, or the next year, or ever. They hate because of the publisher, they hate because of the studio. They hate because they're 10 years old, they hate because they're 50 years old. They troll to see you defend your hopes of a great game. They say its not in beta, they say its vaporware.  They hate because its not WoW and they hate because its too much like WoW.

But when its all said and done, will it affect how good the game is for you? Not a chance. You'll like it if the developers held up all their promises and made the best game they could make.

This is how it was for Warhammer fans. Now you see we can boast about the current success of the game, and hopefully continue to laugh at the trolls in the future.

I just want to let you know that I am going to reserve my judgement until it is released, and there will be lots of others too. Because we know exactly what its like.

I hope Darkfall is a success, because ultimately any competition to any MMO will only bring about better MMO's. There is no reason there can't be multiple #1 MMO's for their given genre, be it Sci Fi or Fantasy or Super Hero. 

I may not play Darkfall, but I'll be playing the game I waited years for too, and thats all that matters, right?

I personaly didn't enjoy Warhammer but I give it props. It went towards the Old School era as well.

Warhammer has a chance to bring back the DAoC style of gamming

DF has the chance to bring back the UO style of Gamming.

It will be nice for the future if both of these games do well for the simple fact that we may have more options in the future if we tire of our respective games. If the only MMORPG available if and when I ever tire of DF is WoW or a WoW type of MMORPG I'd nerd rage lol. After doing a 9 year stint with UO though I doubt I will tire of DF any time soon lol .

Originally posted by KhaelSan

hmm Warhammer wasn't really different, if any mmorpg was mainstream, Warhammer was it. And it wasn't hated either, it had insane high hype rating here on mmorpg.com.

So I don't really understand how you can put it in same category as DF - but thanks for your concern.

Warhammer went under the same scrutiny though. It continues to do so today. Thats the point I was trying to make.

Originally posted by Vindicoth

I've seen the hate on this game. I feel your pain. I've seen the last year for Warhammer go the same way. People hate because it's different.

Warhammer isn't different, that's what I "hate" about it.

I am hoping Darkfall is the game that I thought Warhammer would be.  WAR is OK but the whole RvR feels boxed up and with no real loss if you lose there doesnt seem to be any point.  Darkfall from what I read and see on the video looks like a proper RvR game with large areas to defend and attack.  I want to feel pain if you lose a territory and see the enemy circling around so when you fight back and win it means something. 

The minute the game is launched AoC and WAR will be so gone on my HDD

Originally posted by chryses

I am hoping Darkfall is the game that I thought Warhammer would be.  WAR is OK but the whole RvR feels boxed up and with no real loss if you lose there doesnt seem to be any point.  Darkfall from what I read and see on the video looks like a proper RvR game with large areas to defend and attack.  I want to feel pain if you lose a territory and see the enemy circling around so when you fight back and win it means something. 

The minute the game is launched AoC and WAR will be so gone on my HDD

darkfall isn't a RvR game and it's nothing like WAR lol

Originally posted by Betelguez

Originally posted by Vindicoth

I've seen the hate on this game. I feel your pain. I've seen the last year for Warhammer go the same way. People hate because it's different.

 

Warhammer isn't different, that's what I "hate" about it.

It really is different. There isn't an MMO out right now that has a player versus player conflict inter-woven throughout the game as much as WAR. It may not be to the extent that a lot of you are wanting it to be, but it is there.

Originally posted by Vindicoth

Originally posted by Betelguez

Originally posted by Vindicoth

I've seen the hate on this game. I feel your pain. I've seen the last year for Warhammer go the same way. People hate because it's different.

 

Warhammer isn't different, that's what I "hate" about it.

 

It really is different. There isn't an MMO out right now that has a player versus player conflict intervowen throughout the game as much as WAR. It may not be to the extent that a lot of you are wanting it to be, but it is there.

 

 WAR is very similar to WoW , LotrO and daoc (where RvR came from). I'm not flaming you, it's just that WAR isn't so "different" you made it sound like. It's quite mainstream actually

I came here to try to show my appreciation for what you guys are going through but you're really starting to make it difficult to like the community. The game may end up being good, but if you continue down the road to assholism you may very well pay for it if the game gets shut down due to lack of subscribers.

Don't judge the community based of 1 person