wow, thats really clever. I kinda feel dumb for not thinking it up myself.
This. The solution was so simple, all along.
You'll never get to experience the kind of all-out war I enjoyed last night in seven days....but it should give you just a taste of what the game has to offer.
This is one of the smartest ideas for anything involving an open beta/ trial/ demo. They get some extra money, they can keep gold sellers out, they can blocked the credit card of an exploiter, and they can finally get the word out on their game. I do have a question about downloading the client. I live in germany and will be for about another 4 months, then I will return to the US. Since the EU client is downloading so much faster, can i use the eu client with a us account? thanks
I don't believe you can, I think they may have different authentication.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Definitely going to have to start patrolling the newbie lands to protect all these sheep that are about to join the slaughter. I welcome all of you! : )
Oh, and here's to hoping that Queuefall doesn't happen again.....
Nice. Certainly takes the wind out of the sails for those who set its not a good thing, AV doesn't want the subs right now, and similar.
Gotta give them credit, this is a unique and, in my opinion, good approach for this particular game. Glad to see they didn't go for the "trial island" approach (As far as I can tell). Now I just need a little more free time to be able to try it out.
-mklinic
"Do something right, no one remembers. Do something wrong, no one forgets" -from No One Remembers by In Strict Confidence
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Normally I'd be like, "Why a dollar...?" but I understand why -- they can ban the payment methods of people caught hacking this way; protects the player base a bit. Not a bad move at all.
Oh shoot. Now I've got to try it! lol. Normally I'd be like, "Why a dollar...?" but I understand why -- they can ban the payment methods of people caught hacking this way; protects the player base a bit. Not a bad move at all.
Just hope people don't start griefing all the new people even more and scare them off right away... You know there are going to be those dorks that will think its kewl to attack noobs that don't even stand a chance.
Just hope people don't start griefing all the new people even more and scare them off right away... You know there are going to be those dorks that will think its kewl to attack noobs that don't even stand a chance.
Of course, it's Darkfall, however, I bet we'll be seeing a lot of veterans protecting new players as well.... I know I will be!
Just hope people don't start griefing all the new people even more and scare them off right away... You know there are going to be those dorks that will think its kewl to attack noobs that don't even stand a chance.
Of course, it's Darkfall, however, I bet we'll be seeing a lot of veterans protecting new players as well.... I know I will be!
Yeah, same in the Orc lands. I'll stop ganking lowbies unless they are part of a rival clan.
Just hope people don't start griefing all the new people even more and scare them off right away... You know there are going to be those dorks that will think its kewl to attack noobs that don't even stand a chance.
Of course, it's Darkfall, however, I bet we'll be seeing a lot of veterans protecting new players as well.... I know I will be!
Yeah, same in the Orc lands. I'll stop ganking lowbies unless they are part of a rival clan.
Well, they also now get 24 hours of protection from players as long as they stay inside a certain newbie zone radius. That will help greatly to get people acclimated with the game without being ganked all the time.
Just hope people don't start griefing all the new people even more and scare them off right away... You know there are going to be those dorks that will think its kewl to attack noobs that don't even stand a chance.
agree on that but whit one exception ppl should farm furrys
To reply to your post from another topic highly related to these topic. You quoted me with
"Fear of ban has probably keeping a lot of people away from hacking. But knowing it would be just a free trial alt who would receive ban probably would make em care less ?"
(So is $1 enough to keep people from hacking?)
Not the $1 but i hope what Tasos said in the Trial announcement..
"We’ve also taken major steps to further improving our cheat detection and GM tools. We have a no-tolerance policy to exploiting and cheating and we will be strictly enforcing our policies as always."
In the hope of hackers run out of CC's.hehe
-----MY-TERMS-OF-USE-------------------------------------------------- $OE - eternal enemy of online gaming -We finally WON !!!! 2011 $OE accepted that they have been fired 2005 by the playerbase and closed down ridiculous NGE !!
"There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE)
I think a week will be long enough. The trial will serve the exact purpose that people like me are seeking: a taste of how Darkfall "feels". Not so much whether the design "feels right", but whether it feels "right for me".
MMO tastes are so subjective that you can never rely on forums, even a forum consensus, to figure out if something is right for your own style.
Of course, right now the torrent download for the client isn't up yet, but downloading it via the patcher is still fast. We'll see how fast it is later today. lol
Ahh crap lol. I can see the problems with not having enough resources already.
"Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever." - Noam Chomsky
@xzyax To reply to your post from another topic highly related to these topic. You quoted me with "Fear of ban has probably keeping a lot of people away from hacking. But knowing it would be just a free trial alt who would receive ban probably would make em care less ?" (So is $1 enough to keep people from hacking?) Not the $1 but i hope what Tasos said in the Trial announcement.. "We’ve also taken major steps to further improving our cheat detection and GM tools. We have a no-tolerance policy to exploiting and cheating and we will be strictly enforcing our policies as always."
In the hope of hackers run out of CC's.hehe
no 1$ wont but u just have to take a look at CC details and mac to ban the main account
Ill have to go check it out now. Ill pay a buck for a few days to see how it is. My new laptop is coming in today so Ill check it out next week! Outstanding find people!
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Regardless of what people might say about this game in general, I believe this is a great example of how to handle trials. I know people love the idea of a free trial, but this stops many problems associated with people or farmers or whathaveyou using untraceable trial accounts to do some of their operations, and it will put a limit to people running trials two or three times for whatever reason. And, in truth, if you are unwilling to drop such a small amount of money to try the game, you are not going to do well when you have to pay each month to continue playing. This is kind of the best of both worlds.
It is always good to see indie companies doing things that are not really in the mold.
"Gamers will no longer buy the argument that every MMO requires a subscription fee to offset server and bandwidth costs. It's not true you know it, and they know it." Jeff Strain, co-founder of ArenaNet, 2007
Yes, while I was not willing to pay $50 for DF, I will now try it for 7 days for 1$. I would have paid $15 for a one month trial as well. Depending on whether the game is anygood, I may sign up for a month, but I hate paying $50 for the client. Just charge me $15 a month.
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This. The solution was so simple, all along.
You'll never get to experience the kind of all-out war I enjoyed last night in seven days....but it should give you just a taste of what the game has to offer.
I don't believe you can, I think they may have different authentication.
For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson
Definitely going to have to start patrolling the newbie lands to protect all these sheep that are about to join the slaughter. I welcome all of you! : )
Oh, and here's to hoping that Queuefall doesn't happen again.....
Nice. Certainly takes the wind out of the sails for those who set its not a good thing, AV doesn't want the subs right now, and similar.
Gotta give them credit, this is a unique and, in my opinion, good approach for this particular game. Glad to see they didn't go for the "trial island" approach (As far as I can tell). Now I just need a little more free time to be able to try it out.
-mklinic
"Do something right, no one remembers.
Do something wrong, no one forgets"
-from No One Remembers by In Strict Confidence
"For a single Dollar More"
The Saga continues....
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-We finally WON !!!! 2011 $OE accepted that they have been fired 2005 by the playerbase and closed down ridiculous NGE !!
"There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE)
Well hell! Even I'm going to have to try it out now!
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Oh shoot. Now I've got to try it! lol.
Normally I'd be like, "Why a dollar...?" but I understand why -- they can ban the payment methods of people caught hacking this way; protects the player base a bit. Not a bad move at all.
Yup. This is absolutely brilliant on their part.
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I will be seeing some of you on the NA-1 server. If you have any questions or want some extra protection around Orc lands, PM me:
Xanphia Angelicus
Just hope people don't start griefing all the new people even more and scare them off right away... You know there are going to be those dorks that will think its kewl to attack noobs that don't even stand a chance.
Of course, it's Darkfall, however, I bet we'll be seeing a lot of veterans protecting new players as well.... I know I will be!
Of course, it's Darkfall, however, I bet we'll be seeing a lot of veterans protecting new players as well.... I know I will be!
Yeah, same in the Orc lands. I'll stop ganking lowbies unless they are part of a rival clan.
People ask for a free trial, they get it, and with newb protections.
One of the reasons why I love AV. Sure they may not be the best devs, but they care about their gem.
THEY LISTEN TO THE PLAYER BASE, you can tell, whenever they change fix something, it is usually from player feedback.
People dont have the excuse to not try it now.
1 Week may be to short, but it may be just amount of time needed for a player to make up their mind on continueing after the trial expires.
Smooth move AV.
Of course, it's Darkfall, however, I bet we'll be seeing a lot of veterans protecting new players as well.... I know I will be!
Yeah, same in the Orc lands. I'll stop ganking lowbies unless they are part of a rival clan.
Well, they also now get 24 hours of protection from players as long as they stay inside a certain newbie zone radius. That will help greatly to get people acclimated with the game without being ganked all the time.
agree on that but whit one exception ppl should farm furrys
BestSigEver :P
Remember that both on EU and NA there is a NEW clan for new players.
If you need help on EU see here:
http://forums.darkfallonline.com/showthread.php?t=234932
http://www.dfonewclan.altervista.org/
http://new.mmobb.com/
@xzyax
To reply to your post from another topic highly related to these topic. You quoted me with
"Fear of ban has probably keeping a lot of people away from hacking. But knowing it would be just a free trial alt who would receive ban probably would make em care less ?"
(So is $1 enough to keep people from hacking?)
Not the $1 but i hope what Tasos said in the Trial announcement..
"We’ve also taken major steps to further improving our cheat detection and GM tools. We have a no-tolerance policy to exploiting and cheating and we will be strictly enforcing our policies as always."
In the hope of hackers run out of CC's.hehe
-----MY-TERMS-OF-USE--------------------------------------------------
$OE - eternal enemy of online gaming
-We finally WON !!!! 2011 $OE accepted that they have been fired 2005 by the playerbase and closed down ridiculous NGE !!
"There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE)
I think a week will be long enough. The trial will serve the exact purpose that people like me are seeking: a taste of how Darkfall "feels". Not so much whether the design "feels right", but whether it feels "right for me".
MMO tastes are so subjective that you can never rely on forums, even a forum consensus, to figure out if something is right for your own style.
Of course, right now the torrent download for the client isn't up yet, but downloading it via the patcher is still fast. We'll see how fast it is later today. lol
Ahh crap lol. I can see the problems with not having enough resources already.
"Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever." - Noam Chomsky
no 1$ wont but u just have to take a look at CC details and mac to ban the main account
BestSigEver :P
Well, I know what I'm doing this weekend.
/anxious
Prax
Ill have to go check it out now. Ill pay a buck for a few days to see how it is. My new laptop is coming in today so Ill check it out next week! Outstanding find people!
(BBBBBBWWWWWAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! finally raises a plunger in salute to adventurie! (never saw this coming did you!)
All my opinions are just that..opinions. If you like my opinions..coolness.If you dont like my opinion....I really dont care.
Playing: ESO, WOT, Smite, and Marvel Heroes
Regardless of what people might say about this game in general, I believe this is a great example of how to handle trials. I know people love the idea of a free trial, but this stops many problems associated with people or farmers or whathaveyou using untraceable trial accounts to do some of their operations, and it will put a limit to people running trials two or three times for whatever reason. And, in truth, if you are unwilling to drop such a small amount of money to try the game, you are not going to do well when you have to pay each month to continue playing. This is kind of the best of both worlds.
It is always good to see indie companies doing things that are not really in the mold.
"Gamers will no longer buy the argument that every MMO requires a subscription fee to offset server and bandwidth costs. It's not true you know it, and they know it." Jeff Strain, co-founder of ArenaNet, 2007
WTF? No subscription fee?
Yes, while I was not willing to pay $50 for DF, I will now try it for 7 days for 1$. I would have paid $15 for a one month trial as well. Depending on whether the game is anygood, I may sign up for a month, but I hate paying $50 for the client. Just charge me $15 a month.
Good for Adventurine! Though the cheats will use pre loaded disposable credit cards I would guess.