Monthly Archives: May 2009

Urge to play… fading

Posted on May 29, 2009 by SynCaine

I’ve stated all along that one of my favorite aspects of playing an MMO is the continual progression, both from an individual perspective and for the game overall. I like knowing that as I play, I continue to get stronger … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP | 27 Comments

Big DarkFall update, Aventurine-style of course

Posted on May 28, 2009 by SynCaine

It’s not often (ever?) that Aventurine gives it’s fans a preview of what’s ahead for everyone’s favorite and 100% perfect MMO, Darkfall, yet we got just that yesterday from Tasos. Or at least, we got a long post with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes, PvP | 8 Comments

DarkFall: US server population (non)issue

Posted on May 27, 2009 by SynCaine

With the all-but-confirmed US-1 (or NA-1) server being geared up for release, many in the DarkFall (and ForumFall) community are wondering if the player base can support two separate servers, using the current in-game population as a barometer. The all … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Mass Media, MMO design, Patch Notes | 7 Comments

DarkFall: NA-1 and quick in-game update.

Posted on May 26, 2009 by SynCaine

Rumor has it the DarkFall NA-1 server is coming in June. Consider the release history for DarkFall overall, would anyone be surprised if it’s a bit late? Granted setting up hardware and launching an MMO are two very different things, … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online | 7 Comments

DarkFall: 3 month review

Posted on May 21, 2009 by SynCaine

Edit: My newer, one year review of DarkFall can be found here. DarkFall has been out just shy of three months now, and for me it’s been the most interesting three months of any MMO since UO, for a variety … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP, Site update | 23 Comments

DarkFall: New home, new friends

Posted on May 20, 2009 by SynCaine

Having worked out a deal with TheMercs alliance, we now have access to the city they took from Mortis Consortium. Most of our members are bound at the old NPC city TheMercs worked out of, which is just a short … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP | 27 Comments

DarkFall: Still looking for a new home

Posted on May 18, 2009 by SynCaine

It would seem that Inquisition is cursed when it comes to sieging. Every time we set something up, bad luck seems to follow. This really only happens when it’s our guild/alliance launching the siege, as anytime we attend someone else’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP | 17 Comments

SOE one-ups Turbine on awesome achievements

Posted on May 15, 2009 by SynCaine

While this is indeed impressive, ‘selling’ a free product to so many people so quickly, we all know the REAL measure of success is how many characters have been created, right Turbine? (Yes yes, FR will likely make SOE good … Continue reading →

Posted in FreeRealms, Mass Media, Random, Rant | 3 Comments

500th Post Milestone

Posted on May 15, 2009 by SynCaine

Grats self on 500 posts. I would like to thank all the mouth breathing, helmet wearing, shortbus riding WoW players for making it all possible. Without your constant cries for the bar to be lowered, your lemming-like acceptance of dailies … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Random, Site update, World of Warcraft | 15 Comments

Darkfall 5/15 patch thoughts.

Posted on May 15, 2009 by SynCaine

Oh nooz, one step towards Trammel! Patch day for Darkfall, and with it some (on paper) interesting balance tweaks, gameplay changes, and more quests revolving around the zero lore that is Darkfall… The biggest change, without doubt, is the increased … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Patch Notes | 3 Comments