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Resfelm
10-15-2009, 04:16 PM
Over the years that Darkfall was in development, there was a lot of speculation about the people behind it. Apart from a handful of names that were out in the open, the rest of the team remained anonymous, and for some people, non existent.

With today's update to the Aventurine website (http://www.aventurine.gr/), the Darkfall Developer Credits (http://www.aventurine.gr/games/credits.html) are now posted, giving all those nameless developers, well... a name!
Kasmos
10-15-2009, 04:21 PM
Cool! But I have to point out that your "where" in your post should be a "were" ;)
coder1024
10-15-2009, 04:22 PM
nice! oh, and Kasmos, this is the internet, spelling doesn't count :)
Resfelm
10-15-2009, 04:24 PM
Cool! But I have to point out that your "where" in your post should be a "were" ;)

Thank you, corrected.
Kasmos
10-15-2009, 04:29 PM
nice! oh, and Kasmos, this is the internet, spelling doesn't count :)

Liieeeesss!!!!!!!!
ISVRaDa
10-15-2009, 04:37 PM
Nice website and finally we have all devs names and their jobs and professions :)
SynCaine
10-15-2009, 04:39 PM
Executive Team:

Jade El Mehdawi
Tasos Flambouras
Claus Grovdal
Kjetil Helland
Spiros Iordanis
Erik Johansen
Henning Ludvigsen
Ricki Sickenger


That reads more like a raid boss list than a dev team.

WTB badass name.
ScareCrow
10-15-2009, 04:52 PM
heh, 3 QA people... :ohno:
xerian
10-15-2009, 04:59 PM
Executive Team:

Jade El Mehdawi
Tasos Flambouras
Claus Grovdal
Kjetil Helland
Spiros Iordanis
Erik Johansen
Henning Ludvigsen
Ricki Sickenger


That reads more like a raid boss list than a dev team.

WTB badass name.

Looking at those names, a few of them seem like danish names. Would be nice to get confirmed if we had a few danes working on darkfall :)
Brother Justin
10-15-2009, 05:01 PM
Looking at those names, a few of them seem like danish names. Would be nice to get confirmed if we had a few danes working on darkfall :)

Razorwax was the original devteam name, when they were based in Norway.
So the entire core devteam are norwegians.

They just moved to Greece and merged into AV.
xerian
10-15-2009, 05:04 PM
Razorwax was the original devteam name, when they were based in Norway.
So the entire core devteam are norwegians.

They just moved to Greece and merged into AV.

Thanks :)
Arkh
10-15-2009, 05:07 PM
Executive Team:

Jade El Mehdawi
Tasos Flambouras
Claus Grovdal
Kjetil Helland
Spiros Iordanis
Erik Johansen
Henning Ludvigsen
Ricki Sickenger


That reads more like a raid boss list than a dev team.

WTB badass name.
This.
Plus Alexander Megalokonomos and Tassos Vourexakis . You don't want to meet guys named like that without a good ol' Vorpal sword.
ISVRaDa
10-15-2009, 05:08 PM
Entire core devteam are norwegians? i think they are a majority, but there are a lot of greeks devs too.
Brother Justin
10-15-2009, 05:10 PM
Entire core devteam are norwegians? i think they are a majority, but there are a lot of greeks devs too.

By core devteam, I mean the devs that worked on DF from 2000-02.

Before the merger with AV.
Negocromn
10-15-2009, 05:15 PM
Lead World Builders:
Vagelis Velegrakis
Bjorn Tore Oren


Worldbuilding;
George Ballas
Nick Kasolos
Sotiris Michas
Kosmas Papadopoulos
Natascha Roosli


Additional Worldbuilding:
Panagiotis Grigoropoulos
Giorgos Gyftopoulos

Always wanted to know who were the guys behind the amazing world we have.
Rivers27
10-15-2009, 05:21 PM
Razorwax was the original devteam name, when they were based in Norway.
So the entire core devteam are norwegians.

They just moved to Greece and merged into AV.

omg nutcup zerg qq

P.S.: The guy with the Lead World/World Lore job really needs to step his fucking game up.
Enderd
10-15-2009, 05:22 PM
Hehehe, nice so they are publically claiming responsibility. It could be dangerous.

In all seriousness, I love the game. It had its issues but it is getting very close to what was promised.
johnnyc3po
10-15-2009, 05:25 PM
Based on that list, AV should really invest in a few more programmers.
Elmi
10-15-2009, 05:32 PM
Based on that list, AV should really invest in a few more programmers.

I think that's hidden recruitment move :)


@AV, kudos for releasing game with THAT small team.
Naljeja
10-15-2009, 05:39 PM
see, the best game out there, and norwegians made it!
Yakamoz
10-15-2009, 05:40 PM
Based on that list, AV should really invest in a few more programmers.
Hehe agree, there is never enough good coders.
SkadisRevenge
10-15-2009, 05:51 PM
Senior Engine Programmer:
Rasmus Bording


This guy is keeping the dream alive ! best mmogame engine done besides AC which prolly was a fluke ;)
ZtyX
10-15-2009, 05:53 PM
This is so awesome..... :P

Big envy to the guys working for Aventurine. Wish it was me!
One day it will be me.
vanyok
10-15-2009, 06:12 PM
Some one check out Vanias Apergis ( DFO music composer) myspace page and tell me if his music is good. I can't listed at work. ( google ftw)
smcgrath
10-15-2009, 06:24 PM
wow love the racing, AV should get into motorbike racing thats were its at!
Kaol
10-15-2009, 06:24 PM
didnt eve recruit from its fanbase?

maybe DF should do that.
Allanon Farsyde
10-15-2009, 06:34 PM
Awesome...Have to say though, with that many people behind the game...Lil disappointed its at the state its in.
Necron Wraith
10-15-2009, 06:37 PM
Awesome...Have to say though, with that many people behind the game...Lil disappointed its at the state its in.

Voice actors don't really count. :\
Elmi
10-15-2009, 06:41 PM
Awesome...Have to say though, with that many people behind the game...Lil disappointed its at the state its in.

that many? you kidding? check blizard credits for comparisons :)
w0rm
10-15-2009, 06:45 PM
Nice to see names and new website revealed :cool:

Now we should get some expansion stuff revealed! :D
vanyok
10-15-2009, 06:47 PM
Voice actors don't really count. :\

"Help meh!" :D
kukimata
10-15-2009, 06:59 PM
Lead World Builders:
Vagelis Velegrakis
Bjorn Tore Oren


Worldbuilding;
George Ballas
Nick Kasolos
Sotiris Michas
Kosmas Papadopoulos
Natascha Roosli


Additional Worldbuilding:
Panagiotis Grigoropoulos
Giorgos Gyftopoulos

Always wanted to know who were the guys behind the amazing world we have.

/bow
KOS allgriefers
10-15-2009, 07:02 PM
heh, 3 QA people... :ohno:

I noticed that as well. That is some huge fail right there.
Dunmer
10-15-2009, 07:03 PM
I shat my pants when I saw this. Those names make "Brother Justin" seem nice.
ISVRaDa
10-15-2009, 07:07 PM
Some one check out Vanias Apergis ( DFO music composer) myspace page and tell me if his music is good. I can't listed at work. ( google ftw)

Songs are really peculiar.

I have a doubt. This composer is currently working for the music of DF at a future or worked in past? :rolleyes:
Ginger Magician
10-15-2009, 07:20 PM
Jade El Mehdawi

What does this person do?

Is she actually female?
Ausei
10-15-2009, 07:23 PM
Good to know whose giving us a great game.
Gortha
10-15-2009, 07:23 PM
KUDOS to the best Developer Team i´ve ever seen. They are doing changes which make sense, the community likes to see.They build worlds wich are working, with that much diversity at look, flora, mobs, i´ve never seen before.

Also the best Working Open-PvP, Full-Loot word i´ve ever seen.
Apart from the Balancing problem with magic(too strong AoEs) vs other types of combat, everytrhing works nearly perfect. I like the Melee, the mounted Combat and all the rest.

Make Sieges just a bit more versatile, involving more ships, warhulks, cannons - siege-equip and make the walls of many city to REAL walls, where u can not just run past ;)

Just awesome work!

Thank you very much!;)
Naljeja
10-15-2009, 08:12 PM
i think they should have gotten noble peace prize instead
stingerII
10-15-2009, 08:31 PM
"Help meh!" :D

rofl!!! Would be nice to hear more talking in DF. Like mobs spitting curses and the like
stingerII
10-15-2009, 08:33 PM
Songs are really peculiar.

I have a doubt. This composer is currently working for the music of DF at a future or worked in past? :rolleyes:

well those are a jazzy kind i guess
Leg enD
10-15-2009, 08:44 PM
didnt eve recruit from its fanbase?

maybe DF should do that.

runescape did the same.


and just look at that :S


btw, how is that game still going?!?!
lanigav
10-15-2009, 09:11 PM
WOW, looking at those names i just realized I have been in vent with a couple of them :) Pretty cool guys from my limited experiences.
gazarsgo
10-15-2009, 09:24 PM
Jade El Mehdawi

What does this person do?

Is she actually female?

even though you're a douchebag for asking if they're female, i was curious about the executive producer

executive producer == chipped in the most cash/funding

http://tinyurl.com/yzd224x
Keaven Holiday
10-15-2009, 09:38 PM
I have more appreciation for this game now that I see how small the team that built it is. For such a small team this is a phenomenal game still in the works.
Synik
10-15-2009, 09:58 PM
Just want to throw some Mad Props out to the Dev team. They are really small and AMAZINGLY talented to get such a huge project like this into the commercial stage!

with that said... HIRE MORE PEOPLE!
SethDrone-KoC
10-15-2009, 10:41 PM
Buncha vikings...
_Doom_
10-15-2009, 11:27 PM
Spiros...

New leading name for a son!

Also, good post.
TNoD
10-15-2009, 11:42 PM
KUDOS to the best Developer Team i´ve ever seen. They are doing changes which make sense, the community likes to see.They build worlds wich are working, with that much diversity at look, flora, mobs, i´ve never seen before.

Also the best Working Open-PvP, Full-Loot word i´ve ever seen.
Apart from the Balancing problem with magic(too strong AoEs) vs other types of combat, everytrhing works nearly perfect. I like the Melee, the mounted Combat and all the rest.

Make Sieges just a bit more versatile, involving more ships, warhulks, cannons - siege-equip and make the walls of many city to REAL walls, where u can not just run past ;)

Just awesome work!

Thank you very much!;)

Add a little color and you're totally Ztyx.

On the subject, it's nice to know a little bit about the people behind this awesome game.
raffraff
10-16-2009, 01:01 AM
The dev team is TINY for an mmo but I suspect there's also some uncredited art and QA outsourcing.
Slaker
10-16-2009, 01:29 AM
Claus <3
Tzacharu
10-16-2009, 01:29 AM
Yay! Now we know exactly who to blame when something goes wrong :)
Grekko
10-16-2009, 01:29 AM
Huah Devs!

You guys are doing a great job.
paxprobellum
10-16-2009, 01:30 AM
that many? you kidding? check blizard credits for comparisons :)

For WoW Classic Credits, go here:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/classic-credits.html

Just for fun, I've quoted just the people involved in QA/Game Testing:


Quality Assurance Manager
John Lagrave

Quality Assurance Assistant Managers
Sean McCrea
Mark Moser

QA Night Supervisor
Jonathan Mankin

QA Lead Testers
Robert Foote
Michael Murphy

QA Lead Assistant
Kelly Chun

QA Technical Engineers
Jason Fader
Evelyn Smith

QA Compatibility Testing
Omar Gonzalez
Danny Nguyen
Taylor Russ

QA Team Leads
Michele Marie Arko
Scott N. Army
Ben Brode
Shane S. Cargilo
Jamie Chang
Michael Chen
Steven Chow
Dennis Crabtree
Les W. Douglas
Michelle Elbert
Ron Frybarger
Ed Kang
Jin Kim
Ray Laubach
Chris Manprin
Justin K. Parker
Lee Sparks
Craig Steele
Stan Wang

Game Testers
Nicholas Betteker
Edward Bui
Jeff Chang
Jack Chen
James Cho
Aaron Contreras
Brandon Crumpler
Tim Daniels
Foster Michael Elmendorf
Mei Dean Francis
Jon Graves
Josh Hilborn
Timothy Ismay
Michael Maggard
Stuart Massie
Jeff McLean
Kurtis Paddock
RA Pearson
Nicholas M. Pisani
Anthony Reyes
Chuck Salzman
David Sanchez
Samuel Schrimsher
Michael Schwan
Anant Singh
Brian Stankowitz
Shawn Su
Michael Mooteh Sun
Alex Tsang
Joseph Vales
Brandan Vanderpool
Sean Wang
Geoffrey Yeh
Tengying Yu

Additional Game Testing
Zach Allen
Zebulon Batke
Josh Bertram
Zach Callanan
Wesley Campbell
Greg Cucchissi
Dustin Chang
Yuan Cheng
Jack Cheung
Joel Clift
Matt Coalson
Beni Elgueta
Dave Eliasberg
Brian Fattorini
Gary Gibson
Manuel Gonzales
Justin Hamilton
Jason Thor Hall
Patrick Henry
Lyno Hychong
Jeff Jones
Stephen Kim
Jason Liang
Richard Lin
Robert Lohaus
Brian Love
John Meyers
Brandon Norton
Haz Novoa
Wale Oyejide
David Potts
Emilio Segura
Kenneth Shaw
Steve Shin
Geordie Swainbank
Walter Takata
Joshua Tapley
Jeffrey Therrien
Christopher Van Der Westhuizen
David G. Wagner
Constance Wang
Ian Welke
Daniel Westmoreland


So, in conclusion, AV is getting it done with a skeleton crew. /impressed
Radeth
10-16-2009, 01:48 AM
WTB more Animators and Audio Engineer/Sound Designer ;)
ISVRaDa
10-16-2009, 03:50 PM
Claus <3

Now you can have a poster in your room :P

Claus --> http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/15034/669289-15594.jpg
Cathlin
10-16-2009, 04:14 PM
Tought there were a little team but not that tiny. Less people than in most of the projects i managed... Anyway, even without theses extra informations, i am really impress with AV job till the very beginning
For example, when they choosed to limit the number of players at first and slowly increase it to be able to handle was really a proof of a wise and long term developpement cycle. Another example was the "lack of communication". In fact they were just talking when they had something real to announce and not spending time in promising chitchat.
Well, that is said, kudo to you all, don't burn out and keep this good show !!
Thank you
chokke
10-16-2009, 05:04 PM
i think they should have gotten noble peace prize instead

True. Immagine all the wars I didn't start cause of DF.
Ginger Magician
10-16-2009, 09:09 PM
even though you're a douchebag for asking if they're female, i was curious about the executive producer

executive producer == chipped in the most cash/funding

http://tinyurl.com/yzd224x

I did a little checking on the web and apparently she is a married lady who is also something to do with the greek modern pentatholon committee or something.
I would surmise that this lady is the wife of one of the main darkfall investors who was given a seat on the board to keep an eye on his large investment.
MortalZero
10-18-2009, 08:55 PM
I did a little checking on the web and apparently she is a married lady who is also something to do with the greek modern pentatholon committee or something.
I would surmise that this lady is the wife of one of the main darkfall investors who was given a seat on the board to keep an eye on his large investment.

LoL you fail on research persons.
Alberton
10-20-2009, 01:36 PM
A lot of them have facebook accounts, now if I can only get them to accept friend invites and get some dirt on the expansion release date :)
Lando
10-21-2009, 12:24 AM
better job done already then most other mmo-teams,
your netcode have to be one of the best ones (remembering, Warhammer Online had problems in the beginning with 20vs20 ...).

Keep up!
-morph-
10-23-2009, 02:22 PM
Well I am not suprised they have decided to remain anonymous this long, after doing such a truly tragic job with launching this game.