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Why hasn't their website been updated after a month?

prowprow Member Posts: 188

Ok, we all know their crappy looking website has been there for years and years... it looks like a 6 year old kid made it... but come on... the game has "officially" been out for over a month now and its still the same template... does this company have any clue what they are doing?

 

PS - These pictures were taken on April 2nd, 2009

 

 

Here is their outdated community portal:

 

haha... check out their "first wave of invites" for their beta... its still on their front page...

 

also... look at this... still has their launch back in January...

 

 

 

 

 










 

UPDATE

Taken from a post here - www.dslreports.com/forum/r22180009-Darkfall-Drama-is-their-customer-support-that-bad

 

 

 

 








 

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  • Die_ScreamDie_Scream Member Posts: 1,785

    I guess it doesn't matter if they even have a website at all now. What they should work on as far as outside the game itself is the purchase and billing.

    I am curious why they don't pay some dude a few bucks (even get a rabid fanboy who could do it for free) to design an updated site. Just more evidence of ineptitude, but not really important imo.

  • prowprow Member Posts: 188
    Originally posted by Die_Scream


    I guess it doesn't matter if they even have a website at all now. What they should work on as far as outside the game itself is the purchase and billing.
    I am curious why they don't pay some dude a few bucks (even get a rabid fanboy who could do it for free) to design an updated site. Just more evidence of ineptitude, but not really important imo.

     

    True, seems that they are only using their forums to tell people whats going on... Why should they have a site at all since they are only making posts on their forums...  Makes no sense to me, they are very, very unprofessional looking right now...

  • OrderoOrdero Member Posts: 86

    Amusingly enough, they have a set of forum moderators who are very quick to close and lock down "unsuitable" threads on the official forums, so the claim to be short-staffed and "everyone's busy working on the game itself" doesn't really hold true does it; said forum moderators could so easily spend five minutes updating the website...if they (or Lord Tasos) really wanted to.

  • tombear81tombear81 Member Posts: 810

     Stupity, incompetence, disrepect and outright lieing about the features in the product. Its AV take yer pick of one or ALL of them :)

     

    "Hello Mr Lord Tasos, Please update your website as its still got stuff from pre beta which is not even in the game." 

  • GorillaGorilla Member UncommonPosts: 2,235

    In a nutshell because they are arsehats. And Taco Belle's mum hasn't finished the book on 'web site design for dummys' that he got her for Mothers day. kind of academic really as she is doing customer service and accounts right now so no time for a web site update. Tasos left with a suitcase of pre-order money round Xmas.

    I find it incomprehensible that sme one can not find half an hour to at least go through and update the text. 

  • daarcodaarco Member UncommonPosts: 4,275

    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works excellent : )

     

     

     

    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

  • egotripegotrip Member Posts: 875
    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works in the exact opposite manner than it was intended : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

    Fixed !!!

    Iiii-iiiiiit's.... me!!! *Hooray*

  • GorillaGorilla Member UncommonPosts: 2,235

     Doesn't have to be 'amazing' most would settle for vaguely accurate. Seems to me to be a poor marketing plan to drive away potential customers whether they are idiots or not.  

  • daarcodaarco Member UncommonPosts: 4,275
    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works in the exact opposite manner than it was intended : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

    Fixed !!!



     

    How you do that?

  • egotripegotrip Member Posts: 875
    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works in the exact opposite manner than it was intended : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

    Fixed !!!



     

    How you do that?

    I use reverse fanboy mentality !

    Most people just use logic on a fanboy, i simply reverse their words and achieve the same outcome as logic would, but logic works too !!

    Iiii-iiiiiit's.... me!!! *Hooray*

  • daarcodaarco Member UncommonPosts: 4,275
    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works in the exact opposite manner than it was intended : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

    Fixed !!!



     

    How you do that?

    I use reverse fanboy mentality !

    Most people just use logic on a fanboy, i simply reverse their words and achieve the same outcome as logic would, but logic works too !!



     

    No, i actually mean how do you do to write in someone elses "post"?

  • robertbrobertb Member UncommonPosts: 684

     Wouldn't it be funny if the actual answer was that they simply don't care?

     

    (I do believe that this is, in fact, the case.)

  • redcap036redcap036 Member UncommonPosts: 1,230
    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works in the exact opposite manner than it was intended : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

    Fixed !!!



     

    How you do that?

    I use reverse fanboy mentality !

    Most people just use logic on a fanboy, i simply reverse their words and achieve the same outcome as logic would, but logic works too !!



     

    No, i actually mean how do you do to write in someone elses "post"?



     

    Yer I wouldn't mind knowing that as well, How do you do that?

  • egotripegotrip Member Posts: 875
    Originally posted by redcap036

    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works in the exact opposite manner than it was intended : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

    Fixed !!!



     

    How you do that?

    I use reverse fanboy mentality !

    Most people just use logic on a fanboy, i simply reverse their words and achieve the same outcome as logic would, but logic works too !!



     

    No, i actually mean how do you do to write in someone elses "post"?



     

    Yer I wouldn't mind knowing that as well, How do you do that?

     With uber l33t internet haxx skillz FTW ??

    Iiii-iiiiiit's.... me!!! *Hooray*

  • RaknarRaknar Member Posts: 192
    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works in the exact opposite manner than it was intended : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

    Fixed !!!



     

    How you do that?

    I use reverse fanboy mentality !

    Most people just use logic on a fanboy, i simply reverse their words and achieve the same outcome as logic would, but logic works too !!



     

    No, i actually mean how do you do get laid in RL?

     

    First of all, don't tell her you play Darkfall :P

  • daarcodaarco Member UncommonPosts: 4,275
    Originally posted by Raknar

    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works in the exact opposite manner than it was intended : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

    Fixed !!!



     

    How you do that?

    I use reverse fanboy mentality !

    Most people just use logic on a fanboy, i simply reverse their words and achieve the same outcome as logic would, but logic works too !!



     

    No, i actually mean how do you do get laid in RL?

     

    First of all, don't tell her you play Darkfall :P



     

    ROFL Awesome.

  • egotripegotrip Member Posts: 875
    Originally posted by zymurgeist

    Originally posted by egotrip

    Originally posted by redcap036

    Originally posted by daarco




     
    No, i actually mean how do you do to write in someone elses "post"?



     

    Yer I wouldn't mind knowing that as well, How do you do that?

     With uber l33t internet quote editing skillz FTW ??



     

    Fixt.

    He didn't change your post, he edited the quote. Just double click in the quote box and start changing stuff.

    .....................you stole my powers !!!!!!!

     

     

    EDIT: Wait daarco meant it for real??? I thought he was yanking my chain !!!!

    3000+ posts and he doesn't even know to do that??? lol

    Iiii-iiiiiit's.... me!!! *Hooray*

  • altairzqaltairzq Member Posts: 3,811

    As every fanbot will tell you, they are focusing on improving  the game and making it awsome, not wasting their time on the website.

  • ValetmanValetman Member Posts: 102
    Originally posted by robertb


     Wouldn't it be funny if the actual answer was that they simply don't care?
     
    (I do believe that this is, in fact, the case.)

    Not funny in the slightest. Possibly a sad enictement on how completely unprofessional they are, but not funny at all.

     

    What also isnt funny are exactly how strict distance selling rules are in Europe, and the  extremely large fines that come as a result of openly flouting them.

     

    Unless , of course, you think that not being bothered to spend an hour updating your sales page and leaving yourself open to banckrupcy and the end of darkfall as a game is funny.

  • robertbrobertb Member UncommonPosts: 684
    Originally posted by Valetman

    Originally posted by robertb


     Wouldn't it be funny if the actual answer was that they simply don't care?
     
    (I do believe that this is, in fact, the case.)

    Not funny in the slightest. Possibly a sad enictement on how completely unprofessional they are, but not funny at all.

     

    What also isnt funny are exactly how strict distance selling rules are in Europe, and the  extremely large fines that come as a result of openly flouting them.

     

    Unless , of course, you think that not being bothered to spend an hour updating your sales page and leaving yourself open to banckrupcy and the end of darkfall as a game is funny.

     

    I work in a fairly large corporation. My experience is that these types of issues are usually handled by marketing and that, for the most part, the production guys are fairly oblivious to things like web pages.

     

    If, in fact, AV is lacking a marketing department and they are, in fact, simply a bunch of production guys doing their thing, I actually find the current situation with the web site anything, but surprising.

  • VorretVorret Member Posts: 101
    Originally posted by robertb

    Originally posted by Valetman

    Originally posted by robertb


     Wouldn't it be funny if the actual answer was that they simply don't care?
     
    (I do believe that this is, in fact, the case.)

    Not funny in the slightest. Possibly a sad enictement on how completely unprofessional they are, but not funny at all.

     

    What also isnt funny are exactly how strict distance selling rules are in Europe, and the  extremely large fines that come as a result of openly flouting them.

     

    Unless , of course, you think that not being bothered to spend an hour updating your sales page and leaving yourself open to banckrupcy and the end of darkfall as a game is funny.

     

    I work in a fairly large corporation. My experience is that these types of issues are usually handled by marketing and that, for the most part, the production guys are fairly oblivious to things like web pages.

     

    If, in fact, AV is lacking a marketing department and they are, in fact, simply a bunch of production guys doing their thing, I actually find the current situation with the web site anything, but surprising.



     

    Dunno but where I work the dev usually update the website as well as other needed softwares...

    Mind you we're not a HUUUUUGE company (1k employees) but it's big enough.

    I think the problem is that anyone who has worked more than 5 minutes in web design knows it takes only a few hours to make a decent, update website and AV can't even take the time to do it which says alot ...

  • robertbrobertb Member UncommonPosts: 684
    Originally posted by Vorret 
    I think the problem is that anyone who has worked more than 5 minutes in web design knows it takes only a few hours to make a decent, update website and AV can't even take the time to do it which says alot ...

     

    Perhaps, or perhaps it simply says that they don't care about it.

  • The_KorriganThe_Korrigan Member RarePosts: 3,460

    Actually, if someone cared enough, they could be sued for "false advertisement", since not even half the features listed on that dated website are in the game. Greece is part of the European Union, and I doubt that country tolerates selling stuff that doesn't deliver what is promised on the box.

    Now, of course, nobody cares enough... so it's irrelevant.

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  • VorretVorret Member Posts: 101
    Originally posted by robertb

    Originally posted by Vorret 
    I think the problem is that anyone who has worked more than 5 minutes in web design knows it takes only a few hours to make a decent, update website and AV can't even take the time to do it which says alot ...

     

    Perhaps, or perhaps it simply says that they don't care about it.



     

    And you don't think that's a bit alarming?

    If you went to a grocery store and it smelled bad, there was old food on the ground and the employees we're scratching their buttcracks before touching vegetables... would you say : Bah, their image doesn't matter the cereals are awesome.

    I dunno....

  • Lizard_SFLizard_SF Member Posts: 348
    Originally posted by daarco


    I think Aventurine have that site  as a "bullet" to catch of idiotes that might otherwise end up in the game. And from what i know, it works excellent : )
     
     
     
    PS, Funcoms AoC have an amazing webpage.

     

    Because remember folks: A tiny player base is proof Darkfall is a big success!

    Also: Losing means you're winning! Up is down! Night is day!

    Darkfall: Made on Htrae, but played here!

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