Category Archives: Combat Systems

DF:UW – Pirate dreams can come true

Posted on July 22, 2013 by SynCaine

Over the last few patches AV has been adding more boats to Darkfall, including two utility boats, one that scoops up fish for mastery-level cooking, and another that scoops up ‘sea junk’ like ship cannons and building mods. Both ships … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, PvP | 4 Comments

The choices you can make

Posted on June 25, 2013 by SynCaine

Over at KTR, thanks to a RSS trigger from TAGN, the topic of groups has been brought up. I’m generally a “pro groups” person, but playing DF:UW has reminded me why and how most MMOs get the basics wrong. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP, Rift, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

DF:UW – Dungeon content in a virtual world

Posted on June 3, 2013 by SynCaine

Last Friday the latest patch for DF:UW was released, and it included the first dungeon added to the game. Sunday night OTG and allies put together a group of eight to go check it out. Entering the dungeon works like … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Housing, MMO design, Old Timers Guild, PvP | 3 Comments

DF:UW – Sieging Alden Enak

Posted on May 16, 2013 by SynCaine

Last night OTG had a siege against The Empire for their hamlet of Alden Enak (AE), located just south of our city of Kvit. The nice thing about this siege was that the numbers, gear, and player skill were about … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Housing, Old Timers Guild, PvP | 12 Comments

DF:UW – Across the world and back to base

Posted on May 8, 2013 by SynCaine

Last week OTG had a planned event to take down the red dragon on Cairn. We had a nice turnout (I believe we had 40ish), and after about 30 minutes we took the beast down. The fight itself is fairly … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Old Timers Guild, PvP | 3 Comments

DF:UW – Review after two weeks

Posted on April 26, 2013 by SynCaine

(Note: I write this sitting on my just-crafted boat, fishing away far off the Agon coast. Let’s see what I end up with at the end.) MMO sequels are tricky. When you create a sequel, you generally do so because … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP | 13 Comments

DF:UW – Weekend update

Posted on April 22, 2013 by SynCaine

I had a very busy weekend in DF:UW. Here are a few of the highlights and what I’m liking so far. On Friday I spent most of my time trying to finish up kill feats for the mobs available around … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, PvP | 9 Comments

Darkfall: Unholy Wars – End of beta and the plan going forward

Posted on April 15, 2013 by SynCaine

Originally I was going to chronicle the DF:UW beta from day one to close, but a lot of what I had down no longer applies, and after re-reading it, it was honestly not that interesting. Instead, I’ll just type up … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, Inquisition Clan, MMO design, PvP | 15 Comments

Devilish details

Posted on March 27, 2013 by SynCaine

Yesterday’s post got some interesting replies, not the least of which is this post over at KTR. It got me wondering if I just over-focus on some things, or if other MMO players don’t see them or don’t care about … Continue reading →

Posted in Asheron's Call, beta, Combat Systems, Darkfall Online, MMO design | 38 Comments

DF:UW – The brilliance of the prowess system

Posted on March 25, 2013 by SynCaine

The appeal of a “use and improve” system to character progression is easy to understand, in part because it mimics real life. Want to get better at something? Do it (practice). Unfortunately sometimes being ‘realistic’ does not work in the … Continue reading →

Posted in beta, Combat Systems, crafting, Darkfall Online, MMO design, PvP | 48 Comments