"My View" - Leaker Impressions

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ok, im new posting on these forums and i came here everyday untill i got my key through so im keen to give something back.

for the past few days, darkfall has changed for me. at first, i was over the moon with the whole game - graphics, ideas, races etc. and the combat in it although not varying greatly is still fun.

however recently, i found that this is not at all a solo game - i mean, you cannot play this on your own, you need a party of friends or people you trust. i have found darkfall to be one of the most unforgiving games with the most inconsiderate players, this however makes it both fun, and annoying.

doing the starting missions, u are continually harrassed by gank teams, which [i was farming goblins] jump infront of your attacks and once you are rouge, gank you for everything u have earned in the past hours. the irony is they get no penalties for this as you were considered rouge... although this is a good tactic if u just want to gank people, it severly messes up the people who have just got in and are trying to start playing. it is near impossible atm to solo kill a goblin as all the spawns are crawling with gankers and/or players looking to kill goblins too so it is exceedingly hard to start the game.

saying all this, once u get past this stage, get good armour and a team, the game is quite possibly the funnest MMOs i have ever played.

at the moment, the world is empty, u can run for ages and not find anything, and all of the cities are pretty dire, having a minute number of NPCs - this all should be fixed by the release - but with so few days to go, my friends and i are worried about whether it will be released ontime as it feels very incomplete.

to conclude, this game will quite possibly be the next greatest MMO, the only negative points i could give is the attitudes of players, i just recommend you play with people you know or trust, as i know people will turn on you if they dont know you.

o i almost forgot,,,the armour feels quite limited, there are only 5 or 6 different types from what i can tell, but i cant be sure untill they turn on all the npcs...

i wouldnt reccomend this game if u give up easily as yes you probably will get ganked on your first day several times but if you have a pair [and some friends] you will thoroughly enjoy this game

Cheers