Comments on: MMOCrunch Darkfall Review

By: Stropp

Stropp — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:10:28 +0000

That was my first reaction too, not for the motion sickness though, but that I like to see my character in the world even when I’m not fighting.

The player driven economy is interesting and it works well for Eve. With full loot item loss it might be very viable. If you do attempt to try a dedicated crafter I’d be interested in seeing how it plays out on your blog.

By: Ysharros

Ysharros — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:33:54 +0000

My knee-jerk reaction to the (very good) review was “first person only? Yeeaarghh!” I understand why it’s done, and it fits the game, but I just can’t get used to it; aside from making me want to hurl in most games where I’ve tried it, I don’t like half my screen being ground texture and I don’t like the lack of peripheral vision. As I said on Wiqd’s post, till we get VR I probably won’t go FPS.

That said, the “entirely player-driven” economy, if true, intrigues me, and I too am getting that nostalgic AC thing, even though I never played on Darktide either. I may try it in a few months if a) the box isn’t too hugely expensive and b) there’s a free month (which is standard these days for most games).

If I do try it, I’ll be attempting to stretch the bounds of the game and find out if a dedicated crafter is not only possible but also viable, with the right friends. I have my doubts.

By: Stropp

Stropp — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:56:05 +0000

Nope, when UO came out in 98 — here in Oz — I foolishy scoffed at the idea of multiplayer only and remained playing my single player games. It wasn’t until 2000 when I purchased Asheron’s Call — because I couldn’t find EQ — and discovered the joys of MMO. I played on the non-PvP servers though so I didn’t experience the ‘fun’ of Dorktide, except for a brief foray into continual fist-through-the-monitor gankage.

I knew that UO did have the high impact PvP originally, I thought that towns were safe though.

When I did try UO around 2003 in a fit of GADD, it was on the sanitized server.

I’d like to not be too old for that stuff.

By: Pete S

Pete S — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:36:41 +0000

Did you play UO at launch, before they softened it up? You could get attacked anywhere back then, even in town (though if you yelled “Guards!” a guard would appear and kill your attacker). Outside of town anything was game, and you’d get stripped clean after they killed you.

It was intense and forced you to create tight bonds with your guild.

But it was also fist-through-the-monitor frustrating when the client would freeze or something, and you’d log in to find yourself a ghost and all your gear gone. Even without technical reasons it was pretty frustrating to be heading back to town with 3 trustworthy friends and run into a PK band of 20 people who’d kill all four of you and take everything you owned.

I think I’m just too old for that kind of stuff these days.