A little update on Dynamic Lore

[Thraiax]

Not too long ago we announced Darkfall's Dynamic Lore system and kicked off with two small introductory events. For the most part we felt these went off quite well. At the end of the day, our main goal with these was for everyone involved to have a great time and hopefully some pvp fun. At the same time, however, they were also part of a learning process for us. We're quite excited about the Dynamic Lore system and want it to eventually be something both unique and consistently fun for everyone who gets involved. To this end we are developing a number of exciting ideas and you will be seeing the Ul'Tanneks and many of their friends (and foes) in the months to come. We're also working on a couple of pretty looking web pages where we will add and update the lore and story as it unfolds depending on what actions you yourselves choose! :) We're hoping to have these chronicle pages up before not too long.

As said the first two events were simply our little way to introduce some of the factions involved and story and pave the road ahead. They will be but the first of many and once Conquer the Seas is live we will begin to unfold the story lines that will eventually lead to what we hope will be some epically scaled dynamic events that will see both our sinister characters and players alike becoming, and indeed, shaping Darkfall's lore (while at the same time giving everyone a grand excuse for some indiscriminate large-scale slaughter..). We'd also like to note that we are developing some tools to help make these events a lot smoother and exciting and are discussing ways in which we can make some of these available to players who wish to plan their own events.

[Emolas]

:o

[Duek]

woot

[Cailian]

"Is that a small sewage plant you're carrying in your trousers, or do I detect you're a tad concerned?"

Haha good one.

Oh and nice update :)

[Virindii]

first after the post over me wooooot

[ScareCrow]

Sounds good, can we get a new ETA on the expansion? Mid-November is here...

[Emolas]

It doesn't take as long to write ':o' as it does to write '1st nice'.

Although though i didn't think the smiley would turn out to be a pink, flattered-something smiley ._.

[Liquid20]

Great, now give us an update on the expansion:rolleyes:

[mobojuju]

Sigh i feel more newbie than ive ever felt before :\

[Captain Kirk]

Awesome, nice with some updates

Would be great if we get the expansion this week, a lot of veteran players in the clan have almost given up waiting! :(

[Niburu]

wow if this means we see some player event tools it he future darkfalll will be the dream of all MMO players......but now give us the expasnion kk thx ^^

[chaOxz]

Well how about giving info of something we want:bang::bang:

[Lexxer]

I would like a little update on the expansion....pleeeaaaase?!

[Temko Firewing]

great, now give us an update on the expansion:rolleyes:

:d:d:d:d

[gold]

Well how about giving info of something we want:bang::bang:

this is something the game needs. I am glad to hear about it, and enjoyed taking part in both EU and NA events.


i once again thank the devs for making such an amazing game, and their dedicated work to improving it non stop, as all of us have seen since launch day, the massive improvements.

As well as listening to your player base.

I look forward to many fun times in DF

[Horlog]

yeah its a good news BUT we want expansion more info please !!!

[Solvito]

so..if the expansion going to go live??

coz u know...November 17th is kinda mid-november, getting close to end of november...

[Tengil]

Sounds good. Last time sucked horrible for me and my guild, because of an Ul'Tannek person. But I'm not going to sulk - I'll give next time an good try as well.

[Solvito]

sorry, the question was, is the expansion going live anytime soon?

[chaOxz]

this is something the game needs. I am glad to hear about it, and enjoyed taking part in both EU and NA events.


i once again thank the devs for making such an amazing game, and their dedicated work to improving it non stop, as all of us have seen since launch day, the massive improvements.

As well as listening to your player base.

I look forward to many fun times in DF

THis is something the game needs but atm the most important thing is the Expansion which they delayed for 1 month cuz of siege mechanics and they said it would be released mid november! Its now 17th and they didnt even wrote "Little Update" thing about the date of expansion. I guess Dynamic Lore is going to bring more players to Darkfall when comparing to the Expansion :bang:

GG

[Mightimus]

WTB expansion ETA

[thedrumchannell]

Great news, but please give us some information (ETA) on the CTS expansion. :)

[Blixa]

Sorry for the harsh words, but I don't give a shit about some lore mechanics. Can you rather elaborate on ship/warhulk combat in the exp, new melee/archery abilities or the damn date of the expansion? The first spotlights were really good, the latest sucked though.

[chaOxz]

Well ~ 90% of the posters on this thread were asking for ETA on Expansion:rolleyes:

*Whispering* I bet this means something AV *Whispering*:sly:

[Kasmos]

Sounds awesome. If you guys find a way to implement tools to help create player events that are available for players, you will officially have done one of the greatest things ever done in any MMO.

On the other hand though, please give us an update on the expansion. The fact that I find myself becoming impatient for the first time since Darkfall's launch is starting to scare me....

[Jasdemi Krontan]

:o

Emo is still around. :D

Hi darling.

[stingerII]

will NA and EU get seperate events that will get merged into one long story line, or will they run in parrallel?

I would rather they are merged, wouldnt like have two conflicting story lines

[MortalZero]

Nice to see the lore and event effort is long term base.

to those whine about xpac ETA, can you please carry that to another place.

[boxfetish]

Not too long ago we announced Darkfall's Dynamic Lore system and kicked off with two small introductory events. For the most part we felt these went off quite well. At the end of the day, our main goal with these was for everyone involved to have a great time and hopefully some pvp fun. At the same time, however, they were also part of a learning process for us. We're quite excited about the Dynamic Lore system and want it to eventually be something both unique and consistently fun for everyone who gets involved. To this end we are developing a number of exciting ideas and you will be seeing the Ul'Tanneks and many of their friends (and foes) in the months to come. We're also working on a couple of pretty looking web pages where we will add and update the lore and story as it unfolds depending on what actions you yourselves choose! :) We're hoping to have these chronicle pages up before not too long.

As said the first two events were simply our little way to introduce some of the factions involved and story and pave the road ahead. They will be but the first of many and once Conquer the Seas is live we will begin to unfold the story lines that will eventually lead to what we hope will be some epically scaled dynamic events that will see both our sinister characters and players alike becoming, and indeed, shaping Darkfall's lore (while at the same time giving everyone a grand excuse for some indiscriminate large-scale slaughter..). We'd also like to note that we are developing some tools to help make these events a lot smoother and exciting and are discussing ways in which we can make some of these available to players who wish to plan their own events.

Make ARAC clans perma red/gray. Your "lore" (dynamic or otherwise) will never be anything other than a ridiculous joke until you do this.

[Niburu]

Nice to see the lore and event effort is long term base.

to those whine about xpac ETA, can you please carry that to another place.

sorry but atm this is the thing what makes DF dead or alive......if the expasnion suck we dont need any dynamic lore because the game die's then....but you are right better say something than nothing.

[Kasmos]

Make ARAC clans perma red/gray. Your "lore" (dynamic or otherwise) will never be anything other than a ridiculous joke until you do this.

Although I agree with what you're trying to achieve, that is not the only way to accomplish it.

One way to make ARAC clans much less common is to add bonuses to clans that follow the racial alliances. This can be anywhere from a passive damage/resistance bonus to you name it. Since so many people are min-maxers in this game (unfortunately....), people will go out of their way to make clans follow the lore.

Oh, and expansion ETA anyone? :sly:

[lkx]

The "greens" are getting smarter.
This time they have been able to write two paragraphs whitout saying anything new calling it a "little update". :ninja:

[Solvito]

The "greens" are getting smarter.
This time they have been able to write two paragraphs whitout saying anything new calling it a "little update". :ninja:
watch out, for they might gather in groups and perform coordinated night attacks!!!:ninja::ninja:

[Brother Justin]

Discuss the topic guys.

Dont spam.

[Rigan Pere]

Guess this spotlight means no expansion info for today or tomorrow? :p

Anyhow, interesting read.

[Keno]

Discuss the topic guys.

Dont spam.

It's a good topic, and I appreciate the effort that the liaisons are putting forth. But, 99.9% of this community right now could really care less about any spotlight unless it's regarding to the actual expansion date, or notes. But to somewhat stay on topic, cool update and thanks!

[Ice Bull]

Goood News!

But have a ETA for the expansion? Today is 17/11 :(

[Bloodgloom]

We'd also like to note that we are developing some tools to help make these events a lot smoother and exciting and are discussing ways in which we can make some of these available to players who wish to plan their own events.

You can start with player vs. player tournaments, since these are the most popular and successful player run events.

[karatekas]

You can start with player vs. player tournaments, since these are the most popular and successful player run events.

Lets start An

ETA


Tournament....



No more COAL!!


(Is there a way to freeze our acc till the expansion?)

[schlock]

This is nice news.

Overheard in the office of Aventurine

Dude in charge: Hows the schedule Expac guys?

Expac guys: Eh? running behind.

Dude in charge: hrmmmmm. Hey AI guys, got any.....oh never mine, we used that last time. (taps head) Hey Dyn Lore guys, got anything new?

Dynamic Lore Guys: We were thinking of making a pretty website to show the progress of the dynamic lore events but..(get's interupted)

Dude in charge: Great! Make it a plan. Hey Liaison guys! Hear that?

Thraiax:Yes

Dude in charge: Write a little didy to placate the customers.

Thraiax: Yez boz

:)

[peertje]

sounds good again :)

[Signus]

Well how about giving info of something we want:bang::bang:

This is something we want. Don't be selfish, others enjoy lore information.

Also (and I am getting really sick of doing this in every single update) take your ARAC crusade out of the spotlight forum, it does not belong here.

[Sinjin Hagg]

Expansion = vaporware =p

[Kasmos]

Also (and I am getting really sick of doing this in every single update) take your ARAC crusade out of the spotlight forum, it does not belong here.

Well to be fair, I'm getting really sick and tired of all of these updates on Darkfall lore when racial alliances and races don't mean jack shit right now. How do you plan on expanding on the lore in a game where the 6 main races are worthless and should all be combined into one since racial alliances are a joke, there are no penalties for ARAC clans and/or bonuses for non-ARAC clans, and the alignment system is utterly flawed? (and yes, I know racial abilities are coming)

How about a spotlight on their stance on ARAC clans like they did for skill caps and local banking? A lot of people would calm down about the subject and wouldn't talk about it in so many threads if they did.

[neon sheild]

looks great! I am very excited for the expansion and the dynamic lore system :)

[Tibernicus]

Well to be fair, I'm getting really sick and tired of all of these updates on Darkfall lore when racial alliances and races don't mean jack shit right now. How do you plan on expanding on the lore in a game where the 6 main races are worthless and should all be combined into one since racial alliances are a joke, there are no penalties for ARAC clans and/or bonuses for non-ARAC clans, and the alignment system is utterly flawed? (and yes, I know racial abilities are coming)

How about a spotlight on their stance on ARAC clans like they did for skill caps and local banking? A lot of people would calm down about the subject and wouldn't talk about it in so many threads if they did.

They posted their stance on ARAC clans during development. It's a dead issue. Arac clans are not going to make all storyline and lore obsolete. Get your head out of your ass and stop being embroiled in your own jihad for ARAC penalties and you would be able to see this.

[Tenebrion]

we are discussing ways in which we can make some of these available to players who wish to plan their own events.


Woot

[Omegataco]

How did I know this would turn into an expansion ETA thread... hmm.....

[chaOxz]

How did I know this would turn into an expansion ETA thread... hmm.....

I know what you did there oO

[dirtknap]

These spotlight threads are frickin great, keep it up.

[Kasmos]

They posted their stance on ARAC clans during development. It's a dead issue. Arac clans are not going to make all storyline and lore obsolete. Get your head out of your ass and stop being embroiled in your own jihad for ARAC penalties and you would be able to see this.

You mean like this?

Clan composition
It's theoretically possible to have an all race clan. Most however, will opt for a race / alignment compatible composition for reasons of convenience and efficiency....

....Those who argue that Darkfall will be dominated by ARAC (all race all class) clans are confusing it with other games. First of all, there are no classes in Darkfall, only skills, and as unique as our races are, they are balanced. An all race clan compared to a race / alignment compatible one will only have management problems to overcome, without any benefits to speak of.

http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/732/732170p1.html



They fucked up hardcore by not making racial alliances mean anything which in turn makes the alignment system mean nothing. Seriously, if you go red should it really be as easy as killing random "non-racial-alliance" guildmates to go blue again?

Point is, I'm not on a "jihad" to make ARAC clans have penalties, but I am on a jihad to make racial alliances and the alignment system fucking mean something, and I would strongly support BONUSES for clans that follow racial alliances.