Darkfall: Many people have probably heard of this game, as it has been developed since 2002. The idea of the game is to have an open PvP MMORPG world that gave minimal limitations to the player. Now, most MMO's will claim this... but this is the closest I have ever seen. All the attacking is manual (similar to oblivion) range/magic first person and Melee 3rd person, with still click to attack. It has no levels and is based 100% of skills (which appears to be a balanced way to effectively incorporate levels). Most important part that makes it amazing for PVP: You can kill anyone anywhere, anytime. There are obviously guards in major cities, but that doesn't necessarily stop you from a kamazi.
If you don't feel like reading anything (or are interested in getting a head start on the download), here is a link to the newest game play video:
http://media.darkfallonline.com/Darkfall_gameplay_trailer.zip
It is 100% gameplay. I thought it was impressive.
Edit: This is a shorter video that does a really good job showing the features, I suggest you check this out before first. Note that it is a couple years old... so the graphics are somewhat outdated.
High detail: http://www.mediafire.com/?5ltdu0nmzzy (1 minute download)
Need a player FLV compatible (http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-13632_4-10467081.html?cdlPid=10896762)
For lazy people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bYYT6Wg3Gg
Some of the key features in bullet notes. Yay.
• Six playable races, Dwarves, Alfar, Humans, Mahirim, Mirdain, Orks
• At least 500 skills and 500 spells in the retail
• Real-Time Combat, with manually aiming and firing/fighting
• Fighting from your horse or from ships, with your crew being able to man the cannons
• Collision detection and friendly fire makes it possible for a small, skilled group of players to be able to take on a larger group
• There's no target selection in Darkfall; all attacks are aimed
• Character control is maintained while riding; the character can equip items, attack, look around
• There are no safe zones in Darkfall
• The game fully supports siege warfare for towns between rivaling Alliances and Clans
• Players can install entire kingdoms, this is fully supported by the game
• When a character dies, all of his belongings that he carried with him stay on his corpse and can completely be looted by others
• Monsters will spawn dynamically, spawns do not appear in the very same place, up to the point where a species becomes extinct in a given area for a while
• All items in the world can be made by players
• There are no floating nametags over player's heads
• Players will be able to set up houses of various sizes and design, ranging from small cottages to huge castles and citadels
• The world is huge, possibly the largest single online game world ever create
• They are hoping to allow for up to 10.000 Players on each server
• Darkfall doesn't have zones. Only when you enter a dungeon or a structure there will be a loading screen
• Player defined legal systems are supported by the game
• You can effectively perform stealth activities by using tactics such as knowing your terrain, moving silently, using cover, using weather and darkness, wearing non-reflective armor, clothing that blends with the environment, keeping your weapon sheathed, crouching through tall grass, staying in shadows, moving slowly, trying not to make noise, being aware of where your enemy is looking
There are MANY more features, check out the full list below.
Main Website:
http://www.darkfallonline.com
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkfall
Entire list of features:
http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=43318
Darkfall FAQ's
Darkfall FAQ - Skills
http://hem.bredband.net/mongobash/DF-FAQ/skillsfaq.htm
Darkfall FAQ - Prestige class
http://hem.bredband.net/mongobash/DF...restigefaq.htm
Darkfall FAQ - Combat
http://hem.bredband.net/mongobash/DF-FAQ/combatfaq.htm
Darkfall FAQ - Rules of the world
http://hem.bredband.net/mongobash/DF-FAQ/rulesfaq.htm
Darkfall FAQ - Cities
http://hem.bredband.net/mongobash/DF-FAQ/citiesfaq.htm
Let me know what you think... make sure you check out the game play video (http://media.darkfallonline.com/Darkfall_gameplay_trailer.zip)
Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on Nov 14 2008, 11:38 pm by Joker47.
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