The New Darkfall Website

[Tasos]

Hello, and welcome to Darkfall's new website, please allow me to brief you on some of the changes from the old site:

The flash elements and animated gifs that we're using on the site were made with great care so that they wouldn't interfere with the fast loading of the information on the pages.

What you'll be looking at this week is the basic layout of the new Darkfall website. The website will be updated and improved on an almost daily basis starting immediately. All changes, additions, and updates will be posted on the Website forum and the major updates will also be posted in the News section.

You've probably noticed by now that all six of Darkfall's Races (http://www.darkfallonline.com/races/) are available on the site. The information on the races is broken up in six pages: Introduction, History, Society, Allies and Enemies, Religion and Magic, and Art and Architecture. The image at the bottom of the Introduction page is the racial banner. You can look forward to frequent visual updates on the racial pages.

The World Lore (http://www.darkfallonline.com/world_lore/) pages contain a lot of new information on Agon and its history. On these pages you'll also find a map of Agon. We'll have a higher resolution map available for you soon.

The Monsters (http://www.darkfallonline.com/monsters/) are only a small sample of the hundreds that we have ready. We will be updating the monster pages every week with new monsters.

There haven't been changes to the FAQ (http://www.darkfallonline.com/faq/general.html), but it's undergoing a major overhaul based on your frequently asked questions on the Darkfall community message boards.

On this site you can find screenshots (http://www.darkfallonline.com/gallery/visuals) from our latest build. Due to the fact that the build was late, the graphics, while enhanced, are not yet tweaked. We will update the screenshots often.

Finally, Devspeak will be used for frequent developer interaction, so check it often.

We hope that you enjoy the new Darkfall website.

PS there are a few minor issues with the site and we'll get them fixed tomorrow. We apologize for any problems.

[MooSeS]

SO COOL!

Thank you devs! You saved my day!

[itzkurt]

:D Thank you.. all I have time to say right now hehe.

[sowiho]

good job!!

[Saeren]

Props to the devs. Nice work. I know I'll be refreshing the site often :).

[Xkiller]

Great Site.. Thanks

[NewRage]

To busy scanning the website to say anything smart...thanks...

[aenimka]

where's beta?

[Darkmatter]

I love the site, i love the pictures. I love Darkfall Online.


I really like how you guys did "wooden" things, and metal parts on armor.. very impressive.

[PenDragon]

lub ya'll! ^^

[Jangang]

Nice... Keep up the good work.

[Phooey]

Awesome! I'm going to start reading through everything asap! Thanks to everyone on the team! I can't wait to play.

[demon-surge]

Still no orc porn?

[Shifty]

Woot! nice job devs and keep up the good work

[Ghost CoD]

Props on the website guys. The information is above par for a pre-beta game. Clan of Darkness is drooling with each and every new announcement.

[Yggdrasil]

Just finished reading the most of the new site now, and i have to say
"It looks greeeeat", the hole consept. Graphic is nice and lot of nice stuff to read.

Again you've done a great job devs ;)

[kROY]

Screenshots looks awesome. Best armor skins i've seen ever... That chain mail couldn't look any better.

[Atmos]

Good work
thanks :D

[Saeren]

Originally posted by kROY@Mar 29 2004, 02:23 PM
Screenshots looks awesome. Best armor skins i've seen ever... That chain mail couldn't look any better.
I agree. The chainmail really catches the eye - it's very nice.

[Roman]

world map doesnt seem to be working

[Goldarv]

You guys did a really good job. Your coming along quiet well now, great art, great design and the way the game looks from visuals looks like its gonna be really fun to play to. GJ and gluck on game, wish I had time to stay on web page and forums like most of the new members, most i get to do anymore is scroll through the topics and post once in a while if somin good comes up. Well its nice to see everyone and the darkfall team keep up the good work.

[Preston]

OMFG the website is so AWESOME!

Plus, everything that is said on there is EXACTLY what MMORPG gamers have been looking for their whole lives!

Thanks Razorwax!!!

[Elric[GoD]]

Very nice. Looks much better than the old one :D

[NewRage]

Anyone else having problems finding certain spots? It seems to me a lot of the information is only availabe through hyperlinks (such as map info)...

[Atticon]

The new website is awesome. The game really looks amazing.

[Goldarv]

Thier probably just using links temp. so they can get more page designs or somin.

[CAT]

Well well well, my my my the promised website arrived on this very Monday. I'm impressed! Its a great improvment. The old site looked more like a fansite. Somethings could be easier to find, but overall I am just happy you released it the day you said you would. SO WHENS THE NEXT UPDATE!!!?????

...J/K!! :lol:


~CAT

[Isophane]

Well, I suppose I'll take the first step. I'm disappointed.

The visuals seem to have degressed from the Alpha shots.

The layout of the site doesn't appeal to me much either. It seems like they went for a unique look, and thats all fine and dandy, but it comes across as jumbled and poorly organized to my eyes. Anyway, I hope to see improvement on such a great concept.

[BauB]

Yay finally. Looking decent. Hope the next build comes soon as the visuals and some models leave much to be desired. BTW: keep the happy version of the skeleton as a lower level mob plzplzplz. It's so awesome.

[Ikarus]

Even with broadband I've always prefered simple html layout sites. While I like the new information, I'd prefer an easier and cleaner site to navigate.

Getting to the forums is a bit of a headache now, and it no longer opens them in a new window for convenience.

The links on the frontpage are all over the place, it looks nice but it's not all that friendly, I'd like a master-list up top or to the side, a dropdown extension for the links along the top would help, you could add things like direct forum access and straight shots to the newest galeries.

I like the overall look, but I'm just more of a nasty basic html person.

[Erratic]

Overall i'm pretty pleased with the site. After all it is brand new...

In looking at the pics, i was pleased with the graphics as well. I was however trying to determine how dark night time would be from some of the pics but wasn't able to tell if the moon was out or not, becasue i noticed some parts of the armor and parts of trees slightly lit, so i couldn't tell...

Overall, looks good, i cant wait for a movie and of course beta apps. :D

[Trip]

Awesome, just awesome...I was sitting so close to the edge of my chair I actually almost fell out. B)

[Jaggid]

I happy you guys got it up, it looks nice and can't wait to read the new content.

I gotta wait til lunch, the boss is kinda funny about us surfing the net during work. :D

[Akoni Leieki]

GREAT website!!!!!!
To get to beta test Darkfall you will have to fill out an application. The applications will be reviewed and testers will be selected. People who are active in the Darkfall community, members of the press, and people operating and staffing Darkfall fan sites will have priority in our beta tester selection process. press ey??? school newspaper here i come ;)

[Mieszko]

*hugs tasos* gotta say devs great job with the site. Im sure everyone here is thrilled to see it up finally. But ya nice to see thr foumrs got 101 people on today :)...does this mean beta is soon? *starts hoping* hehe anyways glad to see u guz will be updating.

[Spawl]

I've taken my time to really look at everything before making any significant comment.

First of all, I have to say I like the visuals. The picture of that giant going to stomp on that guy was particularly cool. I am not really a visual guy though as I would play a game with stick figures if the gameplay was great.

I thought the layout was pretty cool. I am actually glad that it looks better, the old one was tired.

The one thing I was expecting more of was content about game specifics. I think that may have been an unreal expectation though since alot of things like that are worked out during beta testing. I would have liked to see more specifics about the trading/communication system, skills, spells, and racial statistics.

This is a good start. I read on one of the sections that information will be coming to the site more quickly and potentially daily. I definately look forward to that.

Thanks for the update Devs.

[mudge80]

I said that the wait would be worth and you guys did not dissapoint! The stories and history of these races and the world will get me obsessed in no time! Now how to decide which race to play when it comes out!

[Koschei]

The old one had a better layout and design. This one limits people to 1024x768 resolutions and looks retarded on anything higher. Most people when making a site like this center the content box, but you have aligned it left, which looks odd. Further, the screenshots are too dark (on an adobe gamma balanced monitor).

Visuals needs to stretch across the entire bottom. You have pointless 'white space' in the lower right corner. Add one more thumbnail and things should line up about right. [edited to add] The visuals thumbnails are not aligned with the rest of the text on the page.

The serif font is difficult to read because the letters are kerned so closely together (and it's a serif font) and the weight is too light.

That's just after 5 minutes of impressions.

[G.Struepp]

[quote][b]Darkfall

[Yuengling.OoB]

The new site looks pretty good. The embedded images are all really good looking.

The new visuals are good too. I have to agree that alot of the armor looks good. I hope to see more visuals of the Alfar and their structures.


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[Bacileios]

Great site ,I liked the new visuals a lot.Hope beta testing is near...

[Drake Whitewood]

Outstanding work! More then worth the wait.

Keep it coming, and I'll keep preaching the good word about the game. :D

Now I have something a lil more visually appealing to write a Darkfall section of our site with.

[monte]

I enjoyed looking through the new website. The new pics are great, the new site is filled with all kinds of new information. I went through about half of the new information and I am enjoying it. Over all, great work.

Thanks for the updates!

[Mieszko]

Might be my imagination but didnt the registered users go up by like 800 in the last week?

[zarbok]

New Website is very nice. The Screen shots were also Very nice. Rereading every thign on the website now =p

[Kin]

Good job on the site... Keep the new information coming...


:D

[Baragon]

Hmm, well I have to read it all yet, but I guess I was expecting a bit more info on the actual game as well, seems we just have the old stuff in a new format atm, about the actual gameplay.

It's good you guys say you'll be updating things regularly - I really want to find out more about the magic system. Visuals look quite nice, but as I've said before, the visuals aren't the deciding factor on a game for me.

Keep up the good work though, good to see things are coming along.

[Porthios]

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Goty]

Good stuff, good stuff. I was about as giggly as a 3 year old in Disney Land when I first saw the new page. :P

[Satan]

I checked the website alllll day, before i left to go to school, when i got to school, and before i left school. I was getting worried. So when i got home i figured it still be the same, but I hit refresh anyways and an hour later, here i am =p

The new site rocks, i love the layout and im glad for all the new finished, updated information. <3 you have been forgiven for all the delays. The site looks like a lot of time has been put into it and it turned out great. So devs, if your browsing over the comments about the new site and read this, good job =p.

[Vicar]

Thanks for the new site. Looks good. :)

[Kin]

Im eager for the Dev chats...

[ryan10230]

Looks great

[Paganizer]

Have to say you did a damn fine job on the new website... very creative and stylish and still easy to navigate.

[Ezuan]

You guys giving out autographs ;)

[Vyel]

Nice job.

[Mordeph]

It so pretty *drool*

[Ruim]

I think you guys did a nice job on the new site - it looks good, and you've given us a lot more information to chew on.

Just one small criticism: I think the race information would be better placed in the world lore section rather than features, as the race info details a lot about their histories and beliefs.

[jungl]

*drools*

Was beginning to give up on Darkfall, but this brought my attention back in full effect!

[Kin]

Dev Chats, Dev Chats, Dev Chats!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[NewRage]

I'm kind of wondering about how the magic is going to look. So far there are no SS of magic being used. Granted there are only 9 on the new website, and close to no SS of fighting on the old one, but it would be nice to see magic...

[Argonaut GR]

A big thanx for the update..... kewl new pics to see and loads of info (lore, etc) :D

However text quality is so poor... :(

I beg the devs for bigger layout/font size........damn....... we have lots of stuff to read for hours and still cannot lay back at chair and enjoy reading :angry:

Plz fix this before we all get blind hehe :blink:

[esion]

Sweet...I love the new visuals, looks like the game is coming along nicely!

[InZaNity]

I like the text quality...
pretty damn crisp on my screen. Just - saying this - so they don;t go and change it on account of one complaint... :rolleyes:

[NewRage]

Personally I like the text quality too. You know you can go and change it yourself (in your internet browser). Click on view then down to text size...

[Veilroth]

I am so happy now that I got it totally confirmed that there will be dwarven magesmiths...... :P

[Malhavok]

Well, I've got to admit it was not as much as I was hoping for. I guess I'm just greedy! The lore was a good read and will make it easier for those who intend on roleplaying to shape a background story. I wasn't impressed with the lay out or the lack of game information (aside from the lore, which in past MMORPGs has almost always been contradictory to the mechanics of the game). I really would have liked to see some information regarding city building/sieging, travel, prestige classes, a skills/spells list etc. The lore in and of itself was no small update, but what with all the hype and waiting I expected more than a few pages of Roman err I mean Chaldean history, racial lore, and a few screenshots.

The screenshots themselves are not bad. They are functional and clean, but not quite awe inspiring. Graphics have always taken the back seat in my book, so as long as the gameplay and engine are good I really could care less. Oh, and Alfar need hair! We look like ugly bats with red fly eyes. :ph34r:

[Blade]

Hehehe Malhavok, you Alfar are supposed to look really horrible! ;)

About the site, im really happy with it. I like the layout and I didnt have a problem navigating it and finding the info I wanted to find. One thing that I second from someone in the first pages of the thread: The races should go in the World Lore and not in the Features.

I love the screen shots, especially the detail of that chain armor! The screen with the green dragon is one of my favorites!

Great job in my oppinion, thnx for that site!

[Zeralith]

Nice update!
A lot of good information in the Features/FAQ Section.
The Lore is Awesome!

This looks to be the most Open-Ended and Customizable MMO EVER !!!

Once again, good job to the Devs and Webmasters!

[Vehementi]

My only comment is that there is no/not enough emphasis on city building, etc. While we may take it for granted and know it's there, it's still a big attracting factor to people browsing into the site to know they can make a castle and burn down somebody else's.

[Injection]

Thanks! :)

[Alistair]

Originally posted by Koschei@Mar 29 2004, 07:55 PM
The old one had a better layout and design.&nbsp; This one limits people to 1024x768 resolutions and looks retarded on anything higher.&nbsp; Most people when making a site like this center the content box, but you have aligned it left, which looks odd.&nbsp; Further, the screenshots are too dark (on an adobe gamma balanced monitor).

Visuals needs to stretch across the entire bottom.&nbsp; You have pointless 'white space' in the lower right corner.&nbsp; Add one more thumbnail and things should line up about right.&nbsp; [edited to add] The visuals thumbnails are not aligned with the rest of the text on the page.

The serif font is difficult to read because the letters are kerned so closely together (and it's a serif font) and the weight is too light.

That's just after 5 minutes of impressions.
I absolutely agree with everything Koschei said, except I DO like the new website concept but it still needs tweaking. The website really doesn't look right on a high resolution monitor right now. My monitor (1680x1050) is about 75% black space when i load the Darkfall website, and it is a little bit irritating to have to squint at the top left corner of my screen in order to look at the Darkfall website. I'm not a web designer, so i don't know about scaling the site, but even centering it would be a big help.

All the new info is great, but I was really hoping for something more concrete. Maybe that is in the near future? Right now it is still all just words and I have little better of an idea how the game is supposed to work on the level of actual game mechanics than I did yesterday.

I think the female human character models look great now. They are much more feminine and look much better generally than the last screens we saw of the female human. With that said, I would also agree with what someone else posted which is that the female characters of the other races need to be made more feminine, and not just be like a male model with breasts slapped on top. Personally, without knowing more about the actual game mechanics, it seems important to me that every race have a fairly attractive, feminine character model. Unless it is your intention to make some races far less populous than others based on that.

I think it would be nice if the racial descriptions linked to an assortment of screenshots of each of the races. As it is, I really only have a vague idea what most of the races will/currently look like. For that reason it is also difficult to comment on how the races look. I have to say I really very much prefer the character model from the pre-alpha dwarf screenshots to the ones pictured in the racial descriptions, but again it is hard to tell what they really look like just from that picture.

The screenshots look pretty good, great in some ways. I would say the backgrounds in the screenshots generally look better than the character models. The backgrounds look really great imo. But look at the screenshot of the Mahirim from behind (screenshot 5) -- his legs look weird, like folded paper, quite a bit distorted looking. Also, it is a little distracting the way the characters just hang their arms down at the side like they are mentally incompetent or something (see screenshot 5 again).

The monsters are looking really great, i especially like that green dragon in screenshot 2. As was said before, the metal skins, especially the chainmail, are also superb.

The crafting system sounds really awesome, I would love to learn more about how it actually works.

It looks like you guys are making good progress. Please give us more concrete info and media as soon as you can. At this point I don't really have any good reason to believe this game will actually happen, as much as I hope that it will, and in spite of the massive amount of time I have invested participating in the pre-game community. And if I have my doubts, then that is multiplied 10x for any casual observer.

Any ETA on player beta? Please, please, please don't keep it a secret once player beta starts...

--Alistair

p.s. Sorry if I come off as a hardass or something, I am just being totally honest because I really do care about the development of this game. A lot of brown nosers trying to get accepted into beta doesn't always provide realistic feedback... (not directed at anyone specifically)

[Ossidium]

i like the new site. Looks so much cleaner and sleek. :P

good job devs.

[Khael[SUN]]

Great job Razorwax. Site looks good, congratulations on this milestone ;)

I regreat I was almost loosing faith in you guys, but I've been let down before - so bear with me...

I'll leave you in peace for a while now, heh.

[troyforever]

OMG Im very happy today!!!!

The NEW Home PAge its so amazing!!!!

The new screensshots are breathtaking, im very happy about the progress of DF!!!!

LETS GO TO BETA DARKFALL!

[Luk'Rug]

Thank you for ruining my life.

[Demilich]

Very nice, didn't give away to much about the game mechanics(which I dont think you should at this point) But you gave alot of lore and all the other races we been waiting to look at, good job.

People will always want more, a guy wants to know the Magic System, to him I say, that prolly wont be known fully until your either in Beta or the NDA is lifted, thats how it should be.

(Applauds)

[Lilith7]

Excellent update. The site is quite nice, thank you.

[Afgar]

I was feeling pretty jaded towards Darkfall before today, but the new website has rekindled my desire. The screenshots are great and the layout is pretty impressive. Mainly it shows that Razorwax is still at it as strong as ever. I really hope the team can stick to their "updating almost daily" statement.

[Alienyouth4jc]

WHOAWHOO!!!!

thank you so so very much.

muah muah


thanx!

looks great too!

[Xentex]

Very nice Site I have been keeping a close watch on your website. I run guild of 30+ rpkers who are currently in SB and Lineage 2 beta. I am hoping we can get our whole guild in beta and if we can our whole guild will be completely leaving SB and Lineage 2 beta for Darkfall. I am in close contacts with about 200 other ppl in SB so if this beta turns out to be what I expect then I will see about bringing them to Dark fall as well. I will also look into creating a fan site for Dark Fall. I have heard a lot of about WoW but after your site I don't think it will be able to compare to what you will be offering. I look forward to further updates and keep up the great work.

Xentex
GM
Insanity's Demize

[Osirus]

Nice job on the website ... I look forward to the updates.


Cheers

[Roman]

Just a word ...

On the community section is a link to darkfallpvp.com. This leads to a pop-up hell and should be removed.

[Nitzel]

Very nice job on the site I like the way its set out very easy to navigate. Love the lore but damn those race pics make it very hard to choose betwen Orc or Mahirim :) Keep up the great work

[Strah I Uzhass]

I just wounder why there are only 2 clan links in community section

The Oromea and Shimmergloom.

Dont get me wrong, but there are a lot more clans with websites. So to be fair - remove clans at all or put all of them there. Every clan should have same chance to be noticed by new ppl, not the only "2 choosen ones"

[Other....]

very nice guy, everything looks great. New graphics look killer, every thing every thing looks great.
Keep up the good work guys.

[Dolby]

Devspeak is a definite plus.

[Dozier]

great site, i think the next big thing to look forward to will be a gameplay video of what the player actually sees and does, so we can get a feel of what kind of play to expect, awesome job devs

[Jax]

woot, very exciting.

[Uzial]

Woot,


Great job on the site gusy and the visuals are very exciting. What a glorious day for DarkFall


Uzial

[Kajpin]

Lots of great reading, but sheesh....are you trying to make us go blind?

The text is SO small I had to copy and past it into word just to read it. I suppose you designed it to be read on a low resolution, but please make it scalable for those of us that use 1600x1200 (or higher)

K

[someguy]

btw, i dont know if it has been mentioned already, but there is a typo on this (http://www.darkfallonline.com/world_lore/timeline_1.html) page. It says "Timeline of Argon" on two links. If my memory serves me correctly, your world's name is "Agon"

[Dude]

The new website is cooler then even me!!!! :D :P

[Figrix Voidstar]

I love the site, can't wait for the steady updates & dev chats especially. This is certainly a landmark for the progress of DF and is a great omen of whats to come.
Keep up the fantastic work, I speak only for myself but i'm certain other fans and eager players enthusiasticly support and cheer your effort to sculpt this amazing game. DF is finally beginning to blossom for all to behold.

I'm so excited :D

[Baragon]

Umm search didn't find it, so I assume no one's reported it - this link doesn't work for me - does it work for anyone else?

http://www.darkfallonline.com/subcontinents.html

[Baragon]

OK, I take back my earlier comment about wanting more - on detailed read, there's a lot of info here, just doesn't jump out and grab you at first glance (still would like more on the gameplay, but that's just cause I'm impatient - but then I've been waiting 12 months, what's a few more :] )

Nice one guys!!

[Ander]

Great looking website!

I m starting to ache so bad for this game now, hope its as good as the info you put out :)

[kparton]

I only found aout about DF yesterday, and the website was different then but I think the new one is better.

You shouldn't use flash tho, you just alienated about 15% of the population but then again, the majority is still there.

[Roman]

are you the kparton from infinity server SWG

[Birger[SUN]]

The new site looks awesome... Well done :)

[Cahl]

Great work guys, thanks for the update :)

[invertedinsult]

Looks beautiful, and alot new info for me to read :-D

GET ME IN BETA! Lineage 2 sucks (im in beta) and CoH looks dumb but i got in beta, this is the only game im interested in!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nosferu]

Very good site, I really look forward to playing the game.

Good luck Dev team

[Gowel]

I'm really happy with everything I've seen and read. I do have a few friendly first-impression suggestions though.

In the gallery, when you click on a thumbnail, it takes you to a slightly larger version of the screenshot with a set of >> and << arrows to navigate to next & previous, which is nice. However, when you click for a second time on a screenshot from that page, to get a full sized version of it, it simply pops up in a seperate box and you can no longer navigate forward or backward. So, in order to view all of the screenshots at their full sizes, you have to do a bunch of back-clicking and closing of windows or use the "slideshow" feature. I think it would be a much smoother navigation if someone could view them both in full size and with previous & next buttons, allowing you to view them all in full size more easily.



The .gif animations I really like, but it would be neat to have more .gif animations. On the old site, it was necessary to have both a "renders" section as well as a "animations" section. But with this new site, I think there's a good opportunity to have both of those things combined in one section.

What I mean is that, in the monsters section, it would be cool to have it set up exactly like it is now, but give a simple animation to each of the monsters, much like the Goblin Warrior, Troll, Ghoul and Revenant animations that are shown on other pages of the site. An example: http://www.darkfallonline.com/swf/ghoul_gif_anim2b.gif

While looking at the Ogre in the monsters section http://www.darkfallonline.com/images/monsters/ogre.gif, I was almost expecting it to swing it's club down in a short animation like the other animated gifs. I'm not sure if this is planned in the future and what we're seeing now are just place holders, but I think it would be a very nice way of displaying the game's creatures.


Congratulations to the entire Darkfall team. I'm looking forward to seeing all the other aspects of the game come together in the future.





Edit:
And get that Visual-preview-thumb with the orc infront of the burning castle into the gallery, i want to see that pic in big

Is this the picture you mean? http://www.darkfallonline.com/images/home/visuals_4.jpg

I too would like to see a full size version of it, but think it's important to point out that it isn't a burning castle, but rather the part that looks to be "burning" is actually the moon, in the sky, behind the building.

[Myrd[SUN]]

The site looks graphically nice and i am looking forward to see the flaws that are pointed out on these boards and probably through e-mail removed.

1 last thing i saw:
all pages link to /gallery/visuals while on the visuals it only points to /gallery which seems the correct url to me.

[Branora]

*dies*

[Kro]

New site looks great indeed.

I will not be bored at work today that is for certain!!

[-DarkRaver-]

yes yes yes yes ooou yess! give me some more!! thats right! aaaauuii! aah that hit the spot!! ooh oooh.... this is almost better then you know what :D

[Taneos]

Site looks really good .. and quite a bit of lore and stuff too.

Shame Alfars are still as ugly as before ;)

[Thrash]

Yes !!!! B)


Thanks devs, keep up the great work!

[Filip]

Good site, little sugestion though, since this game focus' pretty highly on warfare, could we get some info about racial mounts, weapons, armor, siege weapons, tactics (that may have used in former wars), what kind of boats they use, and maybe what kind of magic they prefer (like which racial magic they have) in one of the daily updates, this or next week :)

[musys]

I am new memeber but already I am impressed with the interaction from the Dev team. Nice Job, look forward to the game.

[aenimka]

one more time :\
Where's beta?

[Exmortis]

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE

Thank you Dev team. I am anticipating Darkfall more than ever. This IS the game I've been waiting for.

[Locco]

It is not bad however there are a few thing I would like to see. Mainly is the actual benefits of each race, I don't want an entire skills list as you probably won't release that till gold, however some innat abilities each race has would be nice. As well as what bonuses thier mounts get as well.

Mainly, I am thinking about choosing a race or 2 for my guild, and these things are the deciding factor. I would really like some info on just inat abilities or skills to each that others don't get so I can choose wisely. Granted the lore does tend to give some hints towards some things like werewolves are fastest runners and highest stanima, also strongest and tallest. Alfar have good night vision, can climb walls with spider mounts, most intelegent and dexderidous. However I would like to just have this restated seperately then having to skim through lore.

Also some more details on mounts, such as if there is any reason a werewolf should have one, since they already are fastest race now running on all 4's, riding a horse seems kind of moronic to this race, plus you can't fire special attacks off a mount which werewolves would be able to do. What I wouldn't want to see however is a werewolve's speed being compramised by mounts. If they are the fastest, then they should remain so, would be sad if they can get lapped by any other race on a mount. Granted if other races on mounts ran the same speed that might be ok since werewolves could do special attacks since they are unmounted, give them an edge for that ability otherwise it is rather pointless.

But yes, I wish we could see some race abilities ahead of time, no exact numbers just the concepts as I know numbers are subject to and most definately will be changed in order to balance the game out.

It is also stated in the FAQ that certain races will be limited in the schools of spell casting they can access due to being not so "smart" as other races. If this is the case I fear if an inbalance was to be wagered in one race's favor, such as having a school of magic that ork or mahirim cannot access inbalanced due to a patch or just overall spells within it, we may see races who do not access this power diminish. Another question which I hoped would be answered is since there is a limit on powerfull magic spells to more brutal races, then are weapon abilities capped to smart races and higher for brutal races. This would be more of a balancing to me then just jacking certain races of powerfull spells but making ALL races able to melee to the same degree.

[Riva]

Really nice information, it looks very promising.

[Silvanus Telum]

Very nice. Quite easy to navigate around. Also nice to look at. Some good animation.

[NText]

Nice to look at?

Trying really hard not to be offensive but it looks v amateurish imo.

Seriously we put together a nicer 'looking' site in php after work with 2 guys one night.

Content is all blah blah as far as I can see.

On the whole very unimpressed but i'm sure roleplayers will love it with 75 pages of racial err stuff.

[Drake Paladine]

*sigh*


- It only makes me want Beta more and more and more

But saying this means I won't get on the Beta-test squad then :(

Love the site Dev's -- keep the good stuff rollin'

[Kito]

Wow, that is really amazing. Things are going so well, beta is right around the corner. I have never really followed a game before for any length of time, this is the first. It is fun seeing it come to a head. :D

[tzellos]

Bravo guys, this is a much better site! But, what a pitty we lost the greek site. Is there any greek clans around here?

[Exodeus]

nice great fantastic.......

:blink:

the new site is just www.darkfallonline.com right?

or are you guys on a different site... cuze its not like that fancy or anything compared with the one they had before... actually, I liked the one before by layout far better...

or are we all trying to get into beta or something...

:blink:

[Jape]

I dont like the new site.

Heres some reasons:

1. It uses flash. I'm using mozilla because that browser has an option not to use flash. Flash is used mainly to display ads (usually with sound) on web pages, and thats why i dont use it.

2. Site is too small (width). Everything is too small (fonts, screenshots, etc). Looks crap at 1600x1200 resolution. I dont know who put the idea in web designer's head that everyone is still using 640x480 resolution.

IMO, old site was better.

[Jax]

Originally posted by Jape@Mar 31 2004, 06:55 AM
I dont like the new site.

Heres some reasons:

1. It uses flash. I'm using mozilla because that browser has an option not to use flash. Flash is used mainly to display ads (usually with sound) on web pages, and thats why i dont use it.

2. Site is too small (width). Everything is too small (fonts, screenshots, etc). Looks crap at 1600x1200 resolution. I dont know who put the idea in web designer's head that everyone is still using 640x480 resolution.

IMO, old site was better.
Im using mozilla 1.4 and it still works just as well as when i open it in IE.

Im running 1280x1024 and everything does look pretty damn tiny. Could only imagine how small it looks from your res. Completely agree with you on this. I think if the size was tuned up a bit I would like it much better.

[Jape]

>>> Im using mozilla 1.4 and it still works just as well as when i open it in IE.

Yes, site propably would work IF i would install flash (which i do not). Checked the site with IE.

[LaiAhna]

Looking real good, devs. :D

[Nulir V'aeh]

Thx for all the updates guys, the site was a very good read.

[Raizor]

You guys rock! The site and new screens are sweet. And, regular updates is the key to living through the anticipation. Thanks guys.

[proz]

looks great, good work

[amsedal]

You guys rule. Nice work.

[Niccoli]

Very nice, hadn't been able to get to the site this week, too busy. But was a pleasant suprise when I did. :D

[GeneralUa]

I know, I'm really afraid of following the game for such a long time and wanting the beta release date be the date that I get to finally start playing, and then getting denied on the beta. Let's just HOPE the dev's see this and take pity on my poor soul. :D

[Argonaut GR]

Originally posted by tzellos@Mar 31 2004, 12:52 PM
Bravo guys, this is a much better site! But, what a pitty we lost the greek site. Is there any greek clans around here?
i dont think so,but we surely have to gather and make some future plans B)

[zen_pollo]

JOYGASM!!!!!!

[doma]

Looks fantastic guys. This is more than what I was hoping for :) The screens is amazing, much better then what I had in mind. Also the Lore makes good read. Finally I can decide what race to go :)

cheers

[Lanfear]

It

[Wraith]

The new site looks great, I'm very impressed B)

[cedori]

Wow, very nicely done indeed and many thanks for keeping us updated.

[Back-ID]

nice i was just wondering how those pics where taken like in first persone mod or what

[Crom2169]

Yeah, Im diggin it.

[Ambrea Kaileigh]

Good news. Is there any info available regarding the start of a beta, and if so how can we apply?

[tg123]

Man Website is really cool, I love the screens. I am syked I cant wait till Darkfall gets released.

Raven

[L337Kr3W]

Keep up the good work.

[Farooq]

Great update!!!! B)

[Penneywize9]

Good stuff, glad to see things are rolling along.

When's BETA? The game I'm currently wasting my time on just took a turn for the worse.

[Sachem]

Nice.

Typos in monster section:
Troll: Trolls attack lick a pack of mad dogs: (like)
Tyrannosaur: These gigantic reptilians are only found in the jungles of Yssam, Agon?s easternmost continent. (Agon's - here and below, may be a font problem)
Ratling: their queen, who is the colony?s single female, (colony's)
Oaklord: feel that all intelligent creatures

[Havre Nakke]

hurra

[sprout]

Nice Site. Skillful layout work. The way that dragon loads on the first page is sweetness.
It's awesome to see more of the races.. and how they're shaping up in-game. I'm so happy you guys gave in and made those orc females fugly.

[cedori]

Very well done indeed, keep it coming as we're all very excited.

:D

[BGalcia]

VERY nice :) how many people can be signed in beta? is there any limit? :P

[Palomino]

Very nice update to the site guys. My guild is becoming more and more interested in DF...

[Elyssia]

Looks great, good work guys :)

Cant wait to play

[Filip]

What has been updated on the last site the last days? (remember daily updates?)

if anyone can tell me?

[Rouzuki]

I wasn't sure where to post this, i guess this is the best place since I didn't see any "Bugs or errors" sections, but under the monster section, for the troll's description it reads: "Trolls attack lick a pack of mad dogs:" It should say "like a pack of mad dogs" right? Well just wanted to let you know if someone already hasn't. Website looks fantastic, can't wait for more!

[Sachem]

Another one: On the News page, the PKHQ link should be:
http://207.44.239.212/community/showthread...?threadid=83181 (http://207.44.239.212/community/showthread.php?threadid=83181)
:)

[Divine_One]

i love you guys so much thank you

[Tryn]

I like the new web layout. Looks nice. Keep up the good work!

[Malevolent]

I like the flash.

[Skinwalker]

nice. keep it up.

[Lomyr]

Looks awsome!
Can't wait to play :D

[CrimsonDawn]

keep the great work up. Keeps me well informed and hoping for more!

[Baal]

Very good layout and fantastic flash animations ;)

[Sylver Nyte]

Great job :D

[Pestilence]

Whewww! That took some time but unless you added content while I was reading today, I'd say I've covered just about every page... :huh:

Now for the forums... :o :P

[Drist]

*quivers with excitement*
I can't wait to play!

[shmil]

Awesome!!!

Keep it up guys!!! I will have all my guildies buy this game!

[thunderfists]

:P Well my very first post and I will say...wow great work guys and (gals) if applicable. :P What is the staus on a beta date? :huh:

[Sonn Fere]

New site looks great! Thanks guys!!(finally, lol)

[Kin]

Updates are <3

[Orchid]

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ^_^

[Orchid]

me wants me wants !

[Archibald]

the front page, where is says do you have what it takes to become a legend?
underneath should be... YES/NO , instead of darkfall features, if you click yes, you goto darkfall features, if you click no, you goto the WoW features :lol:

or any other "bland and boring" game ;)

[horizon]

Not sure if this has already been posted but any idea of what the anticipated release date of the game will be. Thank you.

[Hornett]

I just want to say that I am really liking the new layout. There are so many new features that I haven't gotten to check them all out yet, but it's looking really nice so far.

Later.

- Hornett

[TheBigBadWolf]

Nice (the dragon is nice) site but a few comments.
While I like the new layout, the home page should allow navigation to all parts of the site. As it stands, I have to enter "features" to get to the racial info. ALL INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE EXCESSABLE FROM THE HOME PAGE.

And somehow it seems there is less information about the game then before the release of this new website. I and my friends thought this was poorly done and reflected badly on the game. It was a dissappointment and seemed more of a "step back" then a "step forward". There were even WAY less screenies. Less descriptive lore. No info on game mechanics. Less racial info. LESS all the way around.
Actually a let-down in terms of what we were told to expect (like the new website release coinciding with beta sign up) and what we got.
Sorry but this is honestly the way it looks and I have been following this game for a while.
Last comment...
As it stands, alot of promises about the game have made (features for example) and alot of promises on have been made on delivery of the site, info on lore, beta sign-up and whatever else. Most deadlines have been blown through and there is no more info out about the game then there was 6 months ago, less actually if you compare it to what was available 6 months ago.
While their may be alot of "fanboys" out there who you can do no wrong for, alot of these missed time tables and lack of information makes you look like SB or alot of other failed games. Please try not to make any more promises (like DF being released in 2004) if this is not a realistic thing.
And to all you who would flame me for telling the truth, get over it. The truth will be there regardless of whether someone tells you it or not.

[XpliZiT]

GOOD point TheBigBadWolf , with the accessibility on the new DF page, you SHOULD be able to access everything from the main page. And concerning the 'visuals', there are only 9 of them and basically all of them show the same except different characters. Should show more of the game it self.

I have only recently stumbled on to this game, and I was wandering if the characters are as limited as the visuals of them are??? :blink:

[MecKill]

thx

[Genie]

I'm new to these forums, and I've been looking at Darkfall for a long time. It looks like a game I would really enjoy after playing Shadowbane and Lineage 2. I'm looking for something kind of in between, with little leveling and more pvp action, and Darkfall sounds great right about now. It's looking really good, keep up the good work.

-genie

[Belzarrath]

First off THe website looks GOOD. The changes that others are asking for are valid. I would like a to see more mechanics, describe how skills are going to work, expected pvp battles sequences, town and clan battles. Most my friends are asking about game play issues. The description of game play and events are vague. The people who have been playing mmog for 6 years now need a more indepth view of the mechanics.

About release dates,, people should expect delays, and a few aren't too harmful. However, to many delays will cuase people to loes interest. I suggest if you miss Two posted dates then i would say stop posting dates and just say we will anounce the release one month befoure the actual date.

[Protostar]

nice site, I can't wait for this game!

[dustyman]

the new one looks great even thouggh i didnt see the old one :eek:

[Crusader]

I really enjoy the site. :)

[Arkon Lighthammer]

its a nice page, and i like the lore and everything. keep up the good work. this can be something we all have waited for so long. even if they give us half of what they promise, we would have a revolutionary game, compared to the stupid games we have of todays date.

[_Void_]

I like the site aswell...good graphics, layout and it provides a lot of good information about the game.

[Aldgorn]

Site is great, loads more content than the last one for those who never saw it... but it did have great lanscape pics which they dont show anymore!!

I'd like to see some more pics tbh, only a page atm and they are limited combat shots.

Regards

[PurpleHaze]

Good work on the site, i like the FAQ it actually gives some information other than most games where they just explain what an MMORPG is... though i did notice that question in there!! ^^

And on the landscape pictures note... Put them back on the site if you could please, i'd like to take a look at them :)

[Rina]

site could use an update rlly :p
more screenies preferably.

btw any word on character graphics ? the characters in 'races' look rlly crappy , i cant imagine them looking like that by this time, must of have improved so show us what u guys have allrdy achieved :)

[Rhiven]

Nice work on the site. I found this link via Lineage 2 boards and I must say this game looks very good and am now anxious to see more ;)

[Tryn]

Well Done Guys

[Tich]

Nice one..

[DefenderOfHonor77]

Hey Devs nicejob man! Sweet monsters so far and nice new site. I like the screenshots keep up the good work man. My friends and I are anticipating this game my friends being Brayden and Honor24 who got me into this game keep the information and new screenshots comming thanks. If anyone is looking to join a clan and you are a fight for whats right kinda guy email me

Defenderofhonor77@yahoo.com

Dylaz

[Crito]

Wow everything is looking great! Keep up the excellent work, can't wait to be able to play this amazing game.

Ziet if you are out there let me know!

[Holyroller]

Hadn't checked for updates for a few months, and I was met with some much needed info. Nice site.

[Saiith]

nice setup!

[henchster]

nice and cool cant wait to play beta

[Xastur]

saiith is a dirty sb biznatch =p =p

[squall24]

i think its time to change the name of this thread from "The New Darkfall Website" to "The Darkfall Website". :p

[mouser001]

I think this game is going to be awsum once i get to finally play it
:D

[Sack]

The more I read on this website, the more excited I become. This is sort of scary since SB had the same affect on me, and consequently I got sucked into reading every damn post on the forums, and wasting my life away waiting for my beta invititation.

[Saintluk2]

wow I just finished reading the Features section, particulerly the Item & Crafting, and the "limitless item creator system", sounds hot. I'd like further information on how this works =). This game just sounds too good...:P. If it delivers ( PLEASE DELIVER ), it will blow away my favorite mmorpg, Shadowbane. Can't wait for the oppertunity to Beta-test this. :ninja:

[Nil Einne]

Cool man never been so exicited :-)

[Baasha]

I appreciate the somewhat ambiguous nature of your racial descriptions, does this mean that there is a variance in the attributes that each individual within a race has, or will each individual have the same stats as every other of the same race?

[Baasha]

As a follow-up to the last question... Will there be customization allowed in character creation for attributes? This would allow you to restrict some of the classes, skills and spells based on the basic character makeup.

What I mean is... Similar to AD&D which allowed variable Str, Int, Wis, etc... and a minimum score could be required for certain advanced skills/spells.

I like the idea that we can learn anything that our hearts desire, but there should be restrictions on how much can be learned, and probably would be best if it was based on the choices that a player makes on character makeup and composition.

[Nil Einne]

(Note I'm just a fan not a developer)

For your first Q, the answer will be yes. As in most other MMORPGs, there will be some advantages and disadvantages in being a certain race. But what skills etc you choose is totally up to you within the limitations your race places on you. Dwarves might be better at combat then magic but that doesn't mean there won't be any 'wizard'? dwarves. It's up to the player. Of course, the basic advantages and limitation to being a certain race will remain the same for all players but precisely what you choose to do within these limitations and advantages will remain up to the player.

These following FAQ Q may help:


Will I need to level?
There is no leveling in Darkfall. Our advancement system is 100% skill based. If you want to learn to use the sword for example, you pick up the swordsmanship skill by learning it from an NPC or from another player and you advance this skill with use. You become a better swordsman over time and with practice, by actually using your sword while hunting or in combat.


What about character classes? How does character development work in Darkfall?
The rule is that there are no traditional character classes, or templates. We want to give the players total control of what and how they want to play. Customize your own character to suit your playing style best, without traditional templates to limit you. If you want to be an axe wielding Dwarven fighter you simply pick up the Axe skill, Axe Mastery, Parry, Dodge, Cleave and other linked skills. If you later decide that some magic would be nice as support, you pick up a few magic skills and spells as well. The same goes for trade skills. Want to be able to create weapons? Pick up Smithing and Weapon Crafting. Want to make clothing or work as a tailor for a while? Pick up Tailoring. No need to re-roll your character.
There is no way to "gimp" your character by picking the "wrong" skills or spells.
Get what you want, play as you want.
That being said - There is an option available to follow a class system: the Prestige classes described below.


[quote]
Does each race have unique properties?
Yes they do. We

[biculeh]

nice stuff, keep it up =)

[Sarin]

nice stuff, keep it up =)


Wow did they add something the past 4 months that I missed? besides ToA? Wish they would update the main with some new screenies or something to be honest... just tease us a bit plz :D

[Pestilence]

Hey Sarin!
:rolleyes:

Read the forum and send me a summary?... :p

[Nebula-Nova]

Nice web site, I miss upld option, I don

[Evil_Eric]

Tasos, I'm not begging for a status update, but could you say hello just so we all know you didnt die? pls? :D

[Evil_Eric]

i give up.... this whole thing is a joke and nobodys laughing

[Evil_Eric]

hey, could we like, get an update as to when the next update will be?

[Loskrel]

punk arse :p

[Pestilence]

Tasos, I'm not begging for a status update, but could you say hello just so we all know you didnt die? pls? :D

:(
maybe he has?! :eek:

Can anyone hear any breating?... anyone???... :o