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Shawk
07/14/09

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I played the EU version.

It was a good game, it is not like any of the current MMOs out right now, this is more of a realistic version, when you die you lose ALL your equipment for example.

Anyone who started playing MMOs with Ultima Online or Everquest will most likely enjoy the game.. if your first MMO was WoW, stay far away.

And 50 bucks is nothing.. get a job you damn bums
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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
07/14/09

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Too high a cost for an under the rader game being released at a time when highly anticipated competitors like Champions Online and Aion are expected to be released in less them 2 months.

Cut the price by half, add a few more incentives, and then will talk.
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GlenTen
07/14/09

@TaggarT6: Its a bit of a Catch 22 for them: Offer a free or really low cost trial, and deal with the server congestion and headache related to a million people trying to play your game at once.

Or, charge a decent chunk of change to avoid the scenario described above and face the ire of would-be customers who balk at the price.

MMOs are definitely a lot trickier to manage from a business end than traditional games.
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RiotControl
07/14/09

@TaggarT6: 95% of the people going to play Champions Online or Aion probably aren't into a game like Darkfall.
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Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
07/14/09

@GlenTen: True but I would expect better for a game 8 years in the making. They've had plenty of time to organize a more attractive launch and better position their release.

If the business model is to only cater too a small group of hardcore fans then perhaps this is the best move. However, from my limited understanding of MMO marketing, the name of the game is enrollment and trying to get as many people as you can.
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07/14/09

@RiotControl: Whats your proof? Otherwise I can easily say: 95% of the people going to play Champions Online or Aion probably are into a game like Darkfall.

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BaloniMan
07/14/09

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if you're going to spend money on any MMO it should be Darkfall, especially if you are sick of what the major publishers have been pushing out, because it's all low risk garbage.

Darkfall gives players back the experience of good MMORPG games such as Asheron's Call and Ultima Online, where there was player consequence, and reward based on risk.

We've all spent money on a big name games getting significantly less features than promised ( AOC, WAR, and there are more )

not to mention the lack of innovation in those carbon copies. I think for something this unique its price point isn't that far off something similar in that genre.

I've been playing it for months , its come a long way now, and if your looking for an excellent competitive online game this is definitely not one to miss.
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NeVeRMoRe666
07/14/09

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I like the WOW model better. You can purchase a trial disc for what? like $2.99 and then they make you pay if you want to continue your character. The first hit's on the cheap and then you're hooked. It's like crack. I wonder how many drug-pushers they employ there.
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NeVeRMoRe666
07/14/09

@NeVeRMoRe666: Although, I guess a relatively new and much smaller company can't afford to risk that initial hit.
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Lincolnsbeard33
07/14/09

@NeVeRMoRe666:

yes but you still have to buy the expansions for WoW.
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NeVeRMoRe666
07/14/09

@tk.: True enough.

@Lincolnsbeard33: Yes, but that's after they had you hooked. Call it a a gateway drug where you work from that into the harder, more harmful stuff like E (xpansions) ;p
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Lincolnsbeard33
07/14/09

@NeVeRMoRe666:

yes but WoW didn't do this model until what 3 years after release?
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GarouDiams
07/14/09

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This game is not worth the time or effort. Essentially, it embraces a "doing more equals higher skill level" philosophy. The problem is that macroing has become a major issue in the game.

And last I hear, people will be able to import their characters from Europe to the US... so essentially in a world where PVP is king and you can be looted... you will be looted. A lot.
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Marker
07/14/09

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I like to support the work of new, young companies. I also like to support original IP's. However in this current economic climate I'm less likely to take the risk. I'd like to try before I buy.
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lolgreg
07/14/09

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No deal, Adventurine.
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MightyMonk
07/14/09

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I'm from England, and I was genuinely excited about the things this game offered; however, I absolutely refuse to pay what I worked out was going to be £35 for a game, as you say, by a relatively unknown company.

Their pricing system is too steep!
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AncientUnknown1
07/14/09

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Yeah, that's a bit much for me. Considering I don't know who this developer is and that I haven't heard much about this game. I would consider a free trial. Do they offer one?
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Bialia
07/14/09

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....I think that the screen shot is not helping convince me. Eeeeew.

Really, what they're asking is too much. Competiton is steep.
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InconspicuouslyConspicuous
07/14/09

@Bialia: It must be the brown...

and that isn't even being racist :/
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Nick Huber
07/14/09

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I played the EU "beta", the game is very fun, feels like Oblivion the MMO, it's not like WoW at all. Aim at a guy, he can move out of the way, simple as that. I love the mechanics, but the game has a lot of flaws. Monster spawns are too few and far between, basically you have a bunch of people killing eachother over a spawn point at a beach leveling up. Which is kinda chaotic and fun in a way, but there needs to be more mobs. It's worth a try though, specifically if you liked Asherons Call 1, or want to try an MMO that really is nothing like the WoW clones of late.
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