Monthly Archives: January 2010

Rumor has it a siege might happen?

Posted on January 30, 2010 by SynCaine

Busy Friday night… 08:00:44 PM Black Watch was challenged by BIood Thirst for control over Vellenyth. The challenge will active in 22.0 hours. 08:48:53 PM brutaLity was challenged by FruitaLity for control over Aradoth. The challenge will active in 22.0 … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, PvP | 24 Comments

DarkFall review prep work

Posted on January 29, 2010 by SynCaine

I’m planning to do a review of DarkFall soon (since our 1yr anniversary is coming up and I want to get it something special), but I’m trying to decide the best way to write it. I know for the thousands … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Site update | 20 Comments

Why you DON’T want to hit the cap

Posted on January 28, 2010 by SynCaine

The topic of character progression, and more specifically how long it should take to reach ‘the end’, came up when a noted member of the community (ValRoth, the guy who did the newbie videos linked on the right) made a … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, EVE Online, MMO design | 25 Comments

Out for some solo PvP

Posted on January 27, 2010 by SynCaine

I’ve been bound to VAMP’s city of Dagamyr (near the center of the map) for a few weeks now, mainly due to its ideal local PvE. Between Shadow Knights that drop Full Plate, Blood Knights that drop a ton of … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, PvP | 7 Comments

Bank Heists in DarkFall

Posted on January 26, 2010 by SynCaine

A player by the name of Darwoth recently compiled and posted 20 of his DarkFall clan vault heists (part one here, part two here), including how he did it, the conversations related to the events, and the contents of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 28 Comments

More on Friday’s fighting.

Posted on January 25, 2010 by SynCaine

In addition to the great video I linked in the post just below this one, here is another video from Covert Operations that not only shows off more of the action, but also give a brief intro about the war. … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, PvP | 9 Comments

DarkFall: When superpowers collide preview

Posted on January 25, 2010 by SynCaine

The entire NA1 server went to war on Friday, here is just one video of some of the fighting. More about all of this in a bit, but I think to a man everyone agrees that night was the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, PvP | 3 Comments

A bit about the old dinosaur that is MMO pricing

Posted on January 22, 2010 by SynCaine

We have a new blogger in our midst (thanks for the link KTR), and his first post is so good that I’ve already added him to my daily list of sites to visit (feed readers are for nerds). The post … Continue reading →

Posted in Mass Media, MMO design, Random, RMT | 18 Comments

Making the big trade

Posted on January 21, 2010 by SynCaine

In a move I’ve been planning for some time now, last night I sold all of my rare ore/ingots for the total price of 130,000 gold, effectively doubling my current gold stash. The trade itself was done at the Sanguine … Continue reading →

Posted in crafting, Darkfall Online, Housing, Patch Notes | 13 Comments

This is the story of five friends, looking to live out of a house, to have their lives raped. The real world, Agon.

Posted on January 20, 2010 by SynCaine

As previously mentioned, the resident lucky bastard in Inquisition, Megummi, found a Villa deed inside a chaos chest recently, and last night five of us set out to find a spot to place it. Four epic hours, miles of Agon … Continue reading →

Posted in Darkfall Online, Housing, Inquisition Clan, PvP | 24 Comments